Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Program

Texas 4-H Natural Resources Program

• Shooting Sports• Sport Fishing• Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP)• Outdoor Education• Hunter Education

Disciplines Offered• Archery

– Compound, Recurve, Barebow– F.I.T.A., Field, 3D, Clout, Wand

• Hunting & Wildlife– Wildlife Identification & Management, Hunting Skills & Safety, Outdoor Skills, Live Fire (all firearms)

• Muzzleloading– Rifle, pistol, cap and ball pistol– Paper targets and silhouettes

• Pistol– Air, smallbore, centerfire, .45 (senior level only)– Paper targets and silhouettes– Slow, timed, & rapid fire

• Rifle– BB gun, air, smallbore, high power sporter & military– Paper targets and silhouette– 3 position, CMP, light rifle, running target

• Shotgun– Trap (American & International), skeet (American & International, 5 stand, and sporting clays

Coach Training Opportunities

• Discipline certifications: archery, coordinator, muzzleloading, pistol, rifle, and shotgun• Two day classes that prepare coaches for working with their local clubs

– basics of and history of 4-H– risk management procedures– range safety and regulations– proper practices for coaching youth audiences– discipline specific aspects of shooting sports

• Registration on 4-H Connect– Counties must certify participants– Good way to maintain list of certified coaches in your county!

• Youth Assistants - age 14 by September 1 of the current 4-H year– Accompanied by an adult leader who will serve as their sponsor at the training– Parent or guardian must fill out the Youth Assistant Acknowledgement form that can be found on the website

• Cost– $110 – participants who do not own Shooting Sports Guide and will receive one at training– $88 – participants who own Shooting Sports Guide and will bring their own (typically a returning coach for additional

certification)– FREE – County Extension Agents

Coach Training Opportunities

 2011 Training Schedule

REGION DATE LOCATION

Headquarters January 29-30, 2011 College Station

North March 25-26, 2011 Lubbock

East May 21-22, 2011 TBA

State Games July 16-17, 2011 National Shooting Complex, San Antonio

West August 13-14, 2011 San Angelo

South October 22-23, 2011 Victoria

Resources

• 4-H website• Curriculum

– Currently not in electronic format

• Various teaching aids• We do not have shooting

equipment to loan.

Program Calendar

Calendar can be accessed through website.

Updated regularlyAvailable for club, county, or district

programs

Monthly Newsletter

• Published 1st of each month• Includes monthly calendar of deadlines and

events• Results of recent events• Announcements of upcoming events and

activities• Available for local announcements and news

4-H Shooting Sports Program Annual Events ScheduleAugust

– Texas Team & Ambassador Applications Due in State Office

September– Trap & Skeet Postal League Scores

Reporting DeadlineOctoberNovember

– Archery, Pistol, Rifle Postal Registration Deadline

DecemberJanuaryFebruary

– Indoor Archery Registration DeadlineMarch

– Extravaganza Registration Deadline– Indoor Archery Matches (Graham & Bay

City)

April– Archery, Pistol, Rifle Postal League

Scores/Targets Return Deadline– Extravaganza (Brownwood)

May – JOSC Registration Deadline– Roundup – Indoor Rifle Registration

Deadline– State Games Registration Deadline

June– Trap & Skeet Postal Registration

Deadline– JOSC Camps (College Station)– Roundup – Indoor Rifle Match – National 4-H Shooting Sports

InvitationalJuly

– State Games (San Antonio)

Postal Leagues

• Events are shot at the local level and either scores or targets are submitted to the State Office for compilation, tabulation, and awards structuring

• Registration on 4-H Connect• Events include:– 3-P smallbore rifle, air pistol, archery, BB gun, light

rifle, precision air rifle, sporter air, and trap and skeet (spring/summer)

Extravaganza - April, Texas 4-H Center• Open match for beginning shooters requiring only basic knowledge of safety, rules and format • Emphasis is on fun and exploring new shooting activities• Not intended to be a match for our top level shooters, but an introduction to competitive

shooting for beginners• Advanced shooters are encouraged to participate as coaches or mentors for younger, less

experienced shooters• Participants have opportunity to stay on site at Texas 4-H Center

Indoor Archery Matches

Two locations– Graham– Bay City

Scores from two locations are compiled for high overall awards.

18 meter indoor – Recurve– Compound

Roundup Indoor Rifle Match• State Roundup contest• Held during week of State Roundup• Must qualify on District level as team or individual (1st-3rd

places)• 3-position smallbore rifle • 2 day event• Second day features a high individual shoot off round

• High individuals/teams are recognized at Roundup Assembly

State Games – July, San Antonio

• Week long competition at the National Shooting Complex

• All disciplines represented in various games and events (approximately 40)

• Close to 1,000 4-H participants currently• No qualifications except experience in and

knowledge of the disciplines registered• Volunteer ran – Any volunteers?

National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational/Texas Team

• Rotates every two years to a new host state• 9 teams of 4 participants represent Texas at

the annual Invitational• Team members selected by discipline sub-

committees within Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Training Team

• Applications due annually in August

Ambassador Program

• Represent 4-H and specifically 4-H Shooting Sports for public relations purposes at special events such as donor/supporter functions and with the general public, peer groups, 4-H groups, community service groups, schools and media contacts.

• Serve as spokespersons for the 4-H Shooting Sports program, helping to make 4-H Shooting Sports programs more visible.

• The Ambassadors further develop their skills in leadership, public presentation, citizenship, community service, public relations and team building.

• Represent the four Extension regions of Texas, five per region• Volunteer lead – one overall director and four regional directors

• Applications for the Texas 4-H Shooting Sports Ambassadors are due annually at the end of August.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information on this topicplease contact:

Larry Hysmith orKaren Kubos

4180 State Highway 6College Station, TX 77845

(979) 845-12144HShootingSports@ag.tamu.edu

http://texas4-h.tamu.edu