Collegiate Communiqué
RIFLE • PISTOL • SHOTGUN
NRA Collegiate & School Programs Established 1979
Fall 2011 In This Issue… 2012 USA Shooting/ACUI Invitation Only Event… … 1 VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship… …………… 2 Important 2012 Dates… … 2
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2012 ACUI Championships By Invitation Only
International Trap Competition USA Shooting will host a special by invitation only Internationaal Trap competition at the 2012 ACUI National Championships to be held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, TX.
tion if you have a desire and motivation to be an Olympic-level shotgun athlete.
The National Shooting Complex equipped and opened a single International Trap field this year which will be available during the 2012 ACUI Championships. Unfortunately a single International Trap range cannot accommodate 400+ ACUI collegiate athletes in one day. USA Shooting will invite the top 36 collegiate International Trap athletes to compete for two USAS National Development Team slots (one male and one female). The top male athlete must break a minimum of 92/100 targets and the top female athlete must break a minimum of 86/100 targets to be awarded a slot on the USAS National Development Team. To be considered for an invitation to this special ACUI/USAS International Trap event you must compete in at least one USAS sanctioned International Trap competition on or before March 5, 2012. You can locate a sanctioned event on the USAS competition calendar web site: http://www.usashooting.org/membership/ everyone/149-calendar Check this web page periodically during the school year for new sanctioned International Trap competitions. We know that true International Trap bunkers are limited across the US, but for those who are willing to travel or are lucky enough to have access to an International bunker, we strongly encourage your participa-
How to register for this invitation only event: 1. Compete in at least one USAS sanctioned International Trap competition on or before March 5, 2012. You can compete in as many sanctioned International Trap competitions as you like and your best score will be used for selection purposes. (If you have access to an International Trap bunker, please consider hosting a competition that you and others can compete in.) 2. After you have competed in a USAS sanctioned International Trap competition, email your name, contact information, date of the sanctioned competition, name and location of the sanctioned competition, your USAS member #, and your score from this sanctioned competition to: michael.theimer@usashooting.org You must send this information to Michael Theimer on or before March 5, 2012.
Win Up to $30,000 in the VFW’s E nte r k Voice of Democracy c e Ch t! Now! u O Scholarship Competition It It’s time once again for VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition! For more than 60 years, VFW has supported the education of our country’s most promising and talented students (grades 9-12) with impressive scholarships. First prize is a $30,000 scholarship paid directly to the American college, university or vocational/technical school of the student’s choice! Please help us get the word out to: High School Students, Teachers, Youth Groups, Parent-Teacher Associations, School Boards
But hurry! The deadline to submit an audio-essay to VFW Posts is November 1, 2011.
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Mark Your Calendars! The 2012 collegiate championship schedule has been determined: NRA Sectionals: Sectional Scores Due: All Americans Due:
January 14 - February 12 February 15 February 22
NCAA Rifle March 8-10, 2012 Ohio State
NRA Rifle Club March 13-16, 2012 Fort Benning, GA
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Nationwide NRA NRA NRA Pistol March 13-17, 2012 Fort Benning, GA
ACUI Clay Target March 27-April 2, 2012 San Antonio, TX
Look for the 2012 NRA All-American applications here: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/coldir.asp
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Coming Soon! Developing a Scholastic Shooting Program The NRA’s Developing a Scholastic Shooting Program book has been newly updated and will be available online in the coming weeks. Please visit: http://www.nrahq.org/compete/coldir.asp
Developing a Scholastic Shooting Program
This book covers everything from choosing a shooting program and selecting the discipline to writing a proposal, budgeting, and becoming a coach or instructor. There is a wealth of information contained in this book for anyone interested in starting a new scholastic shooting program.
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