September/October 2009: Volume 17, Number 5 - USA Shooting

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On The ComplexDirectorshort—approximately five weeks.2010 Event CalendarBy Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive OfficerWe all appreciate events that are scheduled well in advance. PublishingUSA Shooting events early allows coaches and parents to plantime off and allows athletes to develop detailed training plans. Schedulingevents with more lead time also allows the allied shooting organizationsto plan events with fewer conflicts, which in turn promotesparticipation and allows shooters more flexibility in selecting events inwhich to compete.Not long ago, the annual event calendar was not finalized untilspring of that year! Athletes and event organizers alike struggled withfrustrating date changes. The USAS competition schedule is driven bythe ISSF calendar. It has been most helpful that the ISSF has pushedWorld Cup organizers to coordinate and establish competition datesmuch earlier. World Cup and World Clay Target Championship organizershave been selected for 2011 and have been identified on apreliminary basis for 2012. Further advanced scheduling at the ISSFlevel is headed in the right direction.Once the ISSF establishes its calendar, USAS can then set dates fornational championships and selection competitions. Our first considerationis to avoid conflicts with the ISSF and allow reasonable timebetween international and domestic events. We also attempt to avoidconflicts with allied organizations at the open and junior levels. It isextremely difficult to avoid overlaps during the busy summer months;everyone tries to conduct competitions when school is out. With EastCoast schools holding classes until late June and many West Coastschools starting early August, the desirable competition window isUnfortunately, we can’t schedule all events during the summerschool break; nor is it desirable since it is important to have a competitiveseason run through most of the year, thus providing regularcompetition opportunities. Additionally, a number of events are dependentupon availability of housing and meals at the Olympic TrainingComplex. Competition scheduling may also be dependent uponrange availability or seasonal travel cost considerations.Another scheduling factor is consistency. We would love to establishannual repeating dates for at least all of the national championships.Holding events the same dates each year allows for even moreadvance planning and enhances participation. With the varying ISSFcompetition calendar, repetitive annual championship dates are notlikely. However, we have been able to consistently hold the Rifle/PistolNationals in the mid-to-late June time frame, Junior Olympics for rifleand pistol in the later March and earlier April window and ShotgunNationals over the span of late June through mid July.There are many factors to be considered in establishing the annualevent calendar. It is impossible to accommodate everyone’s desires, butit is our goal to establish a most workable annual event calendar at theearliest time possible. Events for 2010 have been set and programs willbe available on the USAS website as soon as they are finalized.ParalympicsSummer RecapBy Bob Foth, National CoachThis has been an incredible summer for Paralympic shooting sports in the U.S. After the great Europe trip I described last issue, I attendedthe Endeavor Games, a multi-sport event at the University of Central Oklahoma, and helped the NRA conduct airgun training sessions for dozensof athletes. Along with enjoying some great shooting, we laughed along with one athlete with a unique tattoo on his leg, just above where ithad been amputated: A small pair scissors and the words, “cut on dotted line” and the dotted line . . . .I flew from there to the USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) soldier JoshOlson had a great first day and was in medal contention halfway through the match. Day two didn’t go as well, but he proved to everyone that heis capable of world-class scores. Flying from Georgia to Washington, D.C., I trained marksmanship instructors from Walter Reed Army MedicalCenter and Bethesda Naval Medical Center on using airguns in their rehab programs. Vanessa Warner and Marcus Raab from the NRA bothhelped with that training.Two weeks later, I ran the Progressive Position Air Pistol Junior Olympics for the NRA and USA Shooting at the Civilian MarksmanshipProgram’s (CMP) new range at Camp Perry, Ohio. Attendance was up to 100 and numerous shooters had great performances. National PistolCoach, Sergey Luzov, was there to award spots on the National Junior Team to men’s and women’s champions Jay Raymond from Mississippi,and Kelsey Imig from Massachusetts. Complete results are available on CMP’s website at www.odcmp.com. I flew from there to the NationalVeterans’ Wheelchair Games in Spokane, Wash. Vanessa Warner directed an airgun match there serving nearly 300 athletes on 10 relays in twolong days. Many of those athletes expressed some interest in getting more involved in competitive shooting sports in the future. Back at theOlympic Training Complex (OTC), we hosted the State Games of America, including 12 rifle and pistol events for about 80 athletes from allover the U.S., and American Legion’s National Championships for 30 3-Position Air Rifle junior shooters. Upcoming events for shooters withdisabilities include the Alicante Cup in Spain and the USAS Fall Selection match at Fort Benning. Information about Paralympic Shooting isavailable on the International Shooting Committee for the Disabled website at: http://shootonline.org/The USAMU also has plans to grow their Paralympic program. Josh Olson currently trains there and is also part of the World Class AthleteProgram. Numerous sources also provide training and support for disabled athletes interested in sport. Don’t assume you can’t afford shootingas you may be pleasantly surprised by the grants and other resources available.In October, USAS will host the National Coach College and Conference at the OTC in conjunction with NRA and CMP. Level 1 CoachSchools for rifle, pistol and shotgun, Level 3 schools for rifle and pistol, the American Sport Education Program’s (ASEP) Coaching PrinciplesClass will all be offered leading up to the conference, which will feature numerous expert guest speakers and chances for coaches to interact.Registration is available on the USAS website for this event. If you are coaching or have any interest in doing so, this is a “must attend” event.30 USA Shooting News
On The ComplexMarketingBy Buddy DuVall, Director of Marketing53rd Annual SAAMI MeetingFundraiser generates over $24,000 in team supportThe Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufactures’ Institute, Inc. (SAAMI®) held its 53rd annual meeting this year in Avon, Conn. SAAMI, establishedin 1926, is an association of the nation’s leading manufacturers of sporting firearms, ammunition and components. Since it inception, SAAMIhas been actively involved in the publication of industry standards, coordination of technical data and the promotion of safe and responsible firearmsuse. SAAMI currently publishes more than 700 voluntary standards related to quality and safety in the manufacturing, transportation and storage offirearms, ammunition and components. In addition to setting product standards for firearms and ammunition, SAAMI proposes legislative developmentsat the state and federal level and is an accredited United Nations ECOSOC Non-Government Organization.At the conclusion of the meeting, SAAMI members participated in the annual “SAAMI Shoot” held at the nearby Hartford Gun Club, followed byan awards banquet and fundraiser. Event organizers of the 53rd Annual SAAMI Meeting and Shooting Tournament continued the tradition of raisingmoney for organizations dedicated to promoting the shooting sports. For the ninth consecutive year, SAAMI selected USA Shooting as the beneficiaryof the annual fundraising event. This year’s event raised over $24,000 and exceeded last year’s recordeffort of $18,000 which pushed SAAMI’s total amount of team funding over the $100,000 mark!USA Shooting appreciates the fantastic support from the many companies in the shooting industrythat donated items for the fundraiser and helped make this event so successful. Thank you for yourgenerous contributions and support! USA Shooting looks forward to welcoming SAAMI to ColoradoSprings for next year’s SAAMI Meeting with the SAAMI Shoot taking place at the Olympic ShootingCenter and Ft. Carson facilities. For more information on SAAMI, please visit www.saami.org.Pictured left to right: Rick Patterson, SAAMI Managing Director; Jeffrey Reh, SAAMI Chairman ofthe Board; Doug Painter, SAAMI Past President; Sean McLelland 2008 Olympian; Corrie West, USASMarketing Manager; Buddy DuVall, USAS Marketing DirectorRuger Contributes $10,000 to USA Shooting TeamRuger presented USA Shooting with a $10,000 check at the Shooting Industry Masters followingthe Academy of Excellence awards in Hartford, Conn. on July 24. Proceeds from the sales of a TALODistributors exclusive limited edition Ruger Mark III .22 pistol generated this latest contribution to theshooting team. This is the fourth collaboration between TALO Distributors and Ruger on USA ShootingTeam projects. Since 2003, Ruger has produced two USA Shooting Team series Ruger 10/22 riflesand a Ruger Mark II pistol. Proceeds from these limited edition Ruger firearms have generated over$300,000 in funding for the USA Shooting Team.For more information on TALO exclusives please visit www.taloinc.com.Michel Fifer, CEO of Ruger presented the check to 2008 Olympic bronze medalist Corey Cogdell andwas joined by Chris Killoy, Executive Director of Sales for Ruger and USA Shooting Team members SeanMcLelland and Haley Dunn.CompetitionsUSA Shooting is constantly looking for ways to improve services to ourmembers. Two years ago we introduced online entry for our major com-By Lindsay Brooke, Competitions Managerpetitions, last year we started publishing squadding in advance. This yearwe are introducing Twitter to our membership. Sure, you’ve heard aboutit, but what can it do for you?Do you always have your eyes peeled to our website, waiting for thelatest results to be posted? Are you wondering how our team has doneat a World Cup or curious about squadding for one of our events? Nolonger do you need to be paranoid about missing the entry deadline forthe Selection Matches or Nationals. Twitter is a social networking andmicro-blogging service that allows you to send and read messages knownas “tweets”. USA Shooting joined Twitter as a way to enhance communi-Tweet, Tweet!cation with our members. Anytime we post newsworthy information toour website, we update our Twitter mini-feed. The message is instantlyrelayed to our followers via cell phone text message or e-mail alerts. These“tweets” keep you informed without the hassle and headache of locatinginformation on our website.In order to follow us on Twitter, you will have to create a simple profilefor yourself at www.twitter.com. From there, you can follow us at www.twitter.com/usashooting and connect with other shooting enthusiasts,merchants and clubs. You’ve heard about it, now its time to try it for yourself!Follow us today and we’ll remind you when to sign up for the WinterAirgun Championship and when the 2010 calendar has been published.We love this free service and we know you will too!www.usashooting.org 31
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Page 26 and 27: FeaturesCaitlin Connor Wins Silver
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