A couple of things:
First, the Buffalo Gun Club is hosting a special prize for the High SubJunior or Junior during their National Trapshooting Day on Sunday, September 18th. Yes, it was originally scheduled for September 25th but a couple things are happening that weekend, including the MN DNR's change of Duck Opener to September 24th! As many of us are also hunters, we appreciate BGC's accommodation of the date and look forward to two great weekends of shooting fun. For more information click on the link below.
Second, I am behind on updating the website with pictures from all our Youth Shoots as well as Youth Day and the AIM Championships from the State Shoot. That's what happens when you are a competitive shooter, a coach, mom of a new University student (yes, I cried!) and proud host for a Swedish Exchange student. Please be patient with me a little longer as the 2011 competitive trap seasons ends on August 31 and I'll have a little more time to dedicate to behind the computer work.
If you ever have any questions please contact me at 763-486-0853 or Coach at 612-703-6155. The best part of our year is being able to coach so your calls are never a bother.
Sally
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Click HERE to see the book we made for the Wright County Friends of the NRA!
BGCYP is underway!
Registration, introductory trap and gun safety class is completed as is our first class focusing on STANCE. We had a beautiful night--FINALLY--for shooting and our return youth shooters are shaking off some of those cobwebs while new shooters are getting the feel of trapshooting. We will be building on this lesson with VISION--Coach's specialty! Parents are invited to participate in our beginning non-shooting activity to highlight the importance of vision in trapshooting and learn some activities to improve eye movement. We'll also show you how different coloured lenses can make a tremendous difference in trapshooting, as well as check for eye dominance in all shooters.
Some Great Information
Thanks to John Farrell for sharing these links with us. These pamphlet downloads are provided by Remington and have excellent information for shooters about shotguns, shells and trapshooting.
The Safe Use & Care of a Shotgun
Shotguns & Shotshell Information
Firearms Responsibility in Homes
Click HERE for April 2011 newsletter
Registration for the BGCYP's 2011 program will be held on April 19 from 5-7pm and is limited to the first 40 registrants. One parent or guardian MUST attend registration. A registration packet must be filled out on April 19th to participate.
Thanks to a very generous grant from Friends of the NRA, fees for 2011 will be set at $150/shooter which includes 20 rounds of trap, 20 boxes shells, basic eye and ear protection, ATA and AIM annual membership, and all instruction. Any shells used for special events, such as some training exercises, shoot-offs, or games are provided by the program. Payment of $150 must be received in full to hold your youth shooter's spot. Shells will be distributed on registration night but only to a parent.
For more information please contact Coach Stevens at coach.stevens@me.com or 612-703-6155. Thanks and see you there!
The Buffalo Gun Club Youth Program has just received word that our Wright County Friends of the NRA committee generously awarded us a large grant request! Coaches submitted the grant back in August 2010 for this year's program. This grant provides two flats of shells, a savings of $112.00 per youth shooter. Thank you so much for your support!
Through their fundraising banquets, Friends of the NRA raises funds and distributes them to local clubs and organizations such as ours. Their funding focus is primarily to promote the shooting sports with youth and women shooters. Of the 20 Minnesota chapters, our local Wright County Friends of the NRA has be #1 in the state for the 9 years that it has existed. Please consider supporting their work by attending our local banquet on Monday, August 22rd, 2011 at the Maple Lake VFW in Maple Lake, Minnesota. For more information on the Friends of the NRA and the banquet please contact Dave Zumbusch, chairman, at 763-682-9000.
The Buffalo Gun Club Youth Program
The BGCYP was created four years ago to provide youth shooters an opportunity to learn the sport of trapshooting in a safe, learning environment.
The program is headed by Coach Mark Stevens, an ATA/NRA Certified Shotgun Coach (Level II) and co-recipient of the Amateur Trapshooting Association's 2008 Coach of the Year award. Together with BGC President Wally Shelstad and a group of dedicated volunteers, including several ATA/NRA registered coaches, more than 135 youth shooters have attended the program in a four year period.
AIM -- Academics, Integrity and Marksmanship
For their third year straight, the BGCYP is proud to partner with AIM, the official Youth program of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. Members of AIM will enjoy the thrill of shooting registered competition on a level playing field either as a team or as an individual. The purpose of AIM is to provide a safe and positive experience with firearms and registered trapshooting for youth, elementary school through college age. AIM encourages good sportsmanship and personal responsibility through competition while establishing the foundation to make trapshooting a lifelong avocation.
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