Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program Listserver: This listserver is targeted to those interested in the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program. Subscribers to the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program listserver will receive periodic updates regarding program information, upcoming training and events.
Program Overview:
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is a team-based clay target shooting program that is changing the lives of grade, middle, and high school students nation-wide and in Iowa. Through organized clay target shooting, youth are learning lifelong skills such as firearm safety, teamwork, respect for self and others, mental focus, and self-discipline.
Sponsored by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) and the national governing bodies of each sport, SCTP has more than 10,000 participants nationwide. In Iowa, the Scholastic Clay Target Program has joined forces with the strong tradition of Iowa high school trapshooting programs to establish a spring shooting season for organized trap, skeet, and sporting clays. Starting in March, teams are lead by certified coaches, practices are conducted, and local matches are held with neighboring teams. All of these activities lead up to the Iowa High School and SCTP Championships each May.
High School and SCTP programs can be either club or school based but high school team competitions are strictly between teams whose squad members are all from the same school.
For more information, download a brochure on the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program (*.pdf file)
The Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program Inc. has announced its 2008 grant program.
Schools starting a High School / Scholastic Clay Target Program are eligible to apply for a grant for up to $10,000 over a two year period. Complete details and application procedures are listed on the web link below. The application deadline is December 12, 2008.
www.iowasctp.org/news.htm
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Starting an Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program:
Getting started in the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program is simple. There are only three components required:
- The minimum number of participants (5 for trap, 3 for skeet and sporting clays)
- Facility to hold regular practices
- Certified Coach
The certified coach distributes the Consent and Waiver Form to students interested in the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Programs, fills out the team registration form and additional coach and adult volunteer form, then sends the team, coach, and participant information to the DNR. Once your team is signed up, participation cards will be issued to each athlete and the team may participate in and/or host shoots with other area teams. Coaches of teams participating in the Scholastic Clay Target Program must also complete the SCTP's online registration process using the completed forms prior to sending hard copies to the DNR.
Once signed up, coaches will be provided with login information to perform team management, state shoot squadding, etc. Team registration materials (including Consent and Waiver Forms for each athlete) must be received at the DNR office prior to participating in an Invitational event. All registration materials and the SCTP fees must be received in order to be eligible for liability insurance and to be eligible to participate in the state SCTP events. Online registration and fees are not required for teams participating ONLY in the high school invitational league and high school state trap championships on June 13, however, all coaches must return team, coach/volunteer, and consent and wavier forms to the DNR prior to participation in any league event.
Registration forms:
Registration Letter to Coaches (* .pdf file)
SCTP Season Info (* .pdf file)
Team Registration Form (* .pdf file)
Head Coach Registration Form (* .pdf file)
Assistant Coach and Adult Volunteer Registration Form (* .pdf file)
Consent & Waiver Form (* .pdf file)
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Training:
Scholastic Clay Target Program coaches must be 18 years of age or older. The SCTP coach's first and foremost responsibility is to ensure the safety of all participants. Coaches should hold a current certification as a firearms safety instructor, range safety officer, shooting sports instructor, hunter education instructor or as a coach or instructor from a national governing body for a shooting sport, the NRA, a governmental entity or a youth organization. Regardless of prior certification, all coaches are encouraged to complete the DNR Basic Shotgun Coach Certification Program.
DNR Basic Shotgun Coach Certification Program (Trap Certification)
Are you interested in becoming a coach and leading a team in the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program? If so, please consider attending one of the following coach certification courses:
- January 10, 2009, Ankeny Izaak Walton League, Ankeny
- February 7, 2009, Chase the Adventure Hunt and Gun Club, Calmar
- February 20, 2009, New Pioneer Clay Target Center, Waukee
- February 22, 2009, Ventura Gun Club, Ventura
- March 14, 2009, Brownells/Big Springs Shooting Complex, Montezuma
Course information and registration materials are available online at:
www.iowadnr.com/law/shootingsports/bsc.html
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2009 Shoot Schedule
Iowa High School and SCTP State Championships
Mark your calendars - these High School and SCTP State Championship shoots will be the culminating events of the 2009 shooting season! Coaches who have signed up with the Iowa High School and Scholastic Clay Target Program will receive a comprehensive event program which will be mailed in March. Please send your mailing information (physical mailing address) to Shooting Sports Coordinator Ben Berka to be included on the list for the event program. Also, anyone interested in volunteering help for these events or becoming an event sponsor, please contact Ben!
Skeet and Sporting Clays Championships - May 29/30, 2009, New Pioneer Gun Club, Waukee
This SCTP event will consist of 100 skeet and 100 sporting clays targets shot over two days. This event will be open to all eligible Scholastic Clay Target Programs and will have divisions for rookie (5th grade and below), intermediate (6th-8th grades), and senior (9th-12th grades). High school All State skeet and sporting clays teams will be assembled based on each event. More information will be included in the complete shoot program (available in March)
Trap - June 12/13, 2009, Iowa State Trapshooting Association Homegrounds, Cedar Falls
There will be two competition events conducted on June 12/13, 2009.
- High School Trap Championships June 13, 2009
This 100 target event is open only to high school (grades 9-12) shooters who have also completed all 200 targets in the High School Invitational Trap League. High School All-State trap teams and individuals will be honored based on the cumulative total of the 200 trap invitational trap league targets plus the 50 targets shot in this event. Completion of the 200 target Invitational League is a prerequisite to participate in this event at the high school level. More information will be included in the complete shoot program (available in March).
- SCTP Trap Championships June 12, 2009
This SCTP event will consist of 200 trap targets (rookie division will shoot 100 target event). The event will be open to all eligible SCTP programs and will have divisions for rookie (5th grade and below), intermediate (6th - 8th grades), and senior (9th - 12th grades). More information will be included in the complete shoot program (available in March).
(* .pdf file)
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Iowa High School and SCTP Invitational League
Starting on March 7, 2009, all Iowa high schools are invited to participate in the invitational league. This league will allow local schools to get together and conduct a competition match. Results from each match will be recorded, sent into the DNR office, and posted to the DNR webiste creating a friendly, state-wide, electronic competition. Top teams and individuals from the Invitational League will be recognized and awards will be presented at each respective state event. A comprehensive list of state-wide invitational events and invitational league standings will be posted on the DNR website starting in January. Please click 'schedule an event' link below to submit.
Skeet and Sporting Clays: March 7, 2009 through May 15, 2009
The skeet and sporting clays league will consist of 50 targets per discipline shot over 1 or more 50 target invitational league events (best scores counted).
Trap: March 7, 2009 through May 29, 2009
The trap league will consist of 200 targets shot over 4 or more 50 target invitational league events (best scores counted).
Final Invitational League Scores (* .pdf file)
Schedule an Event (* .pdf file)
View Scheduled Events (* .pdf file)
2009 Trap League Scoresheet (* .pdf file)
2009 Skeet Shooting Scoresheet(* .pdf file)
2009 Sporting Scoresheet(* .pdf file)
2009 Skeet Shoot Reporting Form(* .xls file)
2009 Trap Shoot Reporting Form(* .xls file)
2009 Sporting Shoot Report Form(* .xls file)
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Scholarship Information and Olympic Training Opportunities:
Trapshooting Hall of Fame Scholarship
Open to any high school senior who is a member of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. The scholarship is for $5,000. Applications must be submitted by July 1. Visit http://www.traphof.org for more information.
National Shooting Sports Foundation / National Skeet Shooting Association Scholarship
Open to any high school senior who is a member of the National Skeet Shooting Association. The scholarship is for $5,000. Applications must be submitted by June 1. Visit http://www.mynssa.com for more information.
National Shooting Sports Foundation / National Sporting Clays Association Scholarship
Open to any high school senior who is a member of the National Sporting Clays Association. The scholarship is for $5,000. Applications must be submitted by May 31. Visit http://www.mynsca.com for more information.
SCTP Junior Olympic Development Camp (JODC)
The JODC is a joint effort between USA Shooting (the national governing body for the Olympic clay target sports in the United States) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. This training opportunity is available to outstanding SCTP athletes and coaches. Training is conducted in September at the United States Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. A maximum of 25 slots are available (18 athletes and 10 coaches) and a 2-step application/interview process is required. Participants are housed in the Olympic Training Center and are coached by the top Olympic coaches in the international disciplines of skeet, trap and doubles trap. Applicants must be 12 years old or older and the application deadline is June 30. Visit http://www.nssf.org/sctp for more information.
2008 NRA/Laura Revitz Memorial National Advanced Junior Shooting Camp for Shotgun.
These shotgun camps are designed to identify interested young shotgun shooters with potential and train them in advanced competition skills in the Olympic Shotgun Disciplines of Trap(Bunker), Double Trap and Skeet. The AJSCs provide an excellent opportunity to hone your shotgun shooting skills this summer. All camps are lead by top-level coaches who are members of the Coach Education Program's National Coach Development Staff. This is the pdf application for interested participants. AJSC's Application (* .pdf file)
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