Transcript Presentation - USA Shooting

Victoria Croft
National Manager
Collegiate & Schools Program
NRA Competitive Shooting Division
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Why shoot in college?
What are the chances of shooting on a college team?
Are there scholarships?
What is an NRA All-American?
What school do I choose?
What if the college I choose does not have a shooting
team?
What are the college shooting disciplines?
Who governs college shooting?
How do I prepare to shoot in college?
CHALLENGE
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For the challenge!
Some of the best competitive
shooting in the U.S. takes place
during your college years
Travel opportunities
Meet new friends
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NCAA Rifle Championship
ACUI Clay Target Championship
NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championship
NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship
NRA All-American
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About 100%
◦ Recreational
◦ Competitive
Create a team! Check out
the NRA Collegiate
website for details!
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Many scholarships are available
◦ About 30 NCAA schools have scholarship money
◦ Many schools have privately funded scholarships
Ask!
◦ NRA
◦ College Coaches & Athletic Directors
◦ Scholarships remain unclaimed each year because
nobody knew to ask!
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The All-American award was created in 1936 to honor
top collegiate rifle shooters.
The award is now attainable, though elusive and
challenging, for all three disciplines of collegiate
shooting.
Selection criteria: average score for the season,
minimum number of shots fired, number of matches
fired, specific matches required, high and low scores,
GPA, and coaches recommendations.
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You must be a full-time student to become an NRA AllAmerican.
You must compete in an NRA Intercollegiate Sectional.
NRA All-Americans are exceptional men and women
recognized for their commitment and contributions as
leaders in the shooting sports community and beyond.
All Americans are presented annually at the various
Collegiate Championships.
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ACADEMICS FIRST!
Location/Opportunities
Refer to the directory and
the internet
Call the coaches
◦ Don’t wait for them to
call you!
◦ You are not violating
NCAA rules- the coaches
know the NCAA rules
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You can compete independently!
You can still compete and become an All-American
You can compete in the National Collegiate Indoor
Championship (Sectionals)
You can still qualify for the NRA & ACUI championships
You can try-out for the US Development/National Teams
You can create a new program at your school!
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Get the new book titled
“Developing a Scholastic
Shooting Program”
Offers 10 chapters of useful
information including:
◦ Choosing a type of program
◦ Writing the proposal
◦ Creating a budget
◦ Becoming a Coach or
Instructor
◦ History of collegiate
shooting
Download the book here:
http://www.issuu.com/comps
hoot/docs/shooting_program
_scholastic
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Pistol
Air
Free
Standard
Women’s Air
Women’s Sport
Rifle
Smallbore
Air
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Shotgun
 Int’l Trap
 Int’l Skeet
 American Trap
 American Skeet
 Five Stand
 Sporting Clays
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Pistol
◦ NRA
NCAA Rifle
◦ National Collegiate
Athletic Association
Club Rifle
◦ NRA
Shotgun
◦ Association of College
Unions International
(ACUI)
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Qualify through the NRA
Intercollegiate Sectionals
About 100-150 competitors
compete
The 33rd Annual
Championships will be
hosted by the USAMU at
Fort Benning, March 17-22,
2013
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Qualify through the NRA
Intercollegiate Sectionals
Over 60 student athletes
participated in 2012
The 4th annual
championships will be
held at Fort Benning,
March 22-25, 2013
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48 participants compete in the
rifle championships
Participants qualify through
the NCAA “Qualifiers”
The 2013 championships will
take place at The Ohio State
University, March 8-10, 2013
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Anyone who participates
in a college shotgun
program can participate
in this championship
The 2013 competition
will take place at the
National Shooting
Complex in San Antonio,
March 26-April1, 2013
In 2012, over 500
shooters attended the
championship
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Be active in your junior club
Shoot as many of the following as possible:
◦ Open Tournaments
◦ Junior Tournaments
◦ Sectionals, Regionals, Postals, Leagues
Shoot NRA Junior Indoor Championships
Compete in the following National Championships:
◦ National Matches- Camp Perry
◦ Junior Air Gun Championships & Training Summit
◦ Junior Olympics
(Coaches use the bulletins to compare and validate
your shooting potential)
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NCAA Clearinghouse allows
you to play Division I or II
sports
You must submit transcripts
and standardized test
scores (SAT, ACT)
You can get forms from
your school guidance
counselor
You can also register online
with the NCAA at:
www.eligibiltycenter.org
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
700 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222
Phone: (317) 917-6222
Fax: (317) 917-6888
Online: http://www.ncaa.org
Michelle Smith
One City Centre, Suite 200
120 W. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47404-3925
Phone: (812) 245- 8055
Email: [email protected]
Online: www.acuiweb.org
Victoria Croft
National Rifle Association
11250 Waples Mill Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 267-1473
Fax: (703) 267-3941
Email: [email protected]
Online: http://www.collegiateshooting
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Increased potential for new
championships
More JROTC & ROTC clinics
in upcoming years
Coaches clinics & shooters
clinics are being planned
You are the future of
collegiate shooting! So,
Keep Shooting!
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For
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your support of today’s young adults!
your support of the shooting sports!
your time, energy, strength, and passion!
supporting the NRA Collegiate Program!
But most of all, THANK YOU for being here
today - to help us grow and strengthen our
collegiate shooting community!