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SASP Wisconsin State Advisors

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SASP welcomes two new Wisconsin State Advisors – Curt Kowalczyk and Jeff Haupt.

Curt Kowalczyk
Curt Kowalczyk

Curt Kowalczyk

Kowalczyk started shooting at a very young age.  His father was an avid trap and skeet shooter who taught him and his brother about firearm safety and shooting. He also started shooting air rifles for the Jaycee’s when he was 10 years old and shot with the organization for many years at tournaments around Wisconsin and the Midwest. Kowalczyk continued to shoot trap and skeet and added sporting clays when he became an adult.  He also started shooting pistols and shot Bullseye league and PPC and added action pistol shooting six years ago.

He is a certified NRA pistol coach and an assistant coach on the Union Grove Bronco Shooting Club’s SASP pistol and rifle team for three years.   Kowalczyk enjoys coaching and mentoring the athletes.  He has three sons and his two younger sons are involved with SASP and the oldest was involved with SCTP and is in the navy now. Kowalczyk looks forward to continuing coaching and is very excited to help spread the great benefits of the SASP.

Jeff Haupt
Jeff Haupt

Jeff Haupt

Haupt is an avid hunter and archer who also enjoys Great Lakes fishing and shooting trap league. He is a member of the Kenosha Bowmen and Wisconsin Sportsmens Association. Haupt became interested in pistol when his children joined the school shooting club. He then became an assistant pistol/rifle coach for the UGES shooting team.

Through this he developed a determination to teach, educate and promote the shooting sport to both young people and their parents. He looks forward creating opportunities for today’s youth.

Brownells Continues Support of SASP

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BrownellsThe Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) announces its continued support from Brownells as a Bronze level sponsor.  Brownells is a shooters super site for gunsmiths and fans of firearms. It features gun parts, firearm accessories, gunsmithing tools and shooting supplies.

“Participation in the shooting sports benefits young people greatly,” said Brownells CEO Pete Brownell. “Not only do they learn safe gun handling and marksmanship, they also learn personal responsibility, integrity, teamwork, and the value of discipline and practice. Brownells is proud to once again sponsor the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation.”

Tammy Mowry, national director, Scholastic Action Shooting Program, said, “We are so pleased to have Brownells once again as a Bronze level sponsor.  The folks at Brownells realize and understand the need to keep our youth involved in the shooting sports.  We appreciate the support that Brownells has given over our program over the years.”

Spring Rimfire Ammo Program

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SASP coaches, be on the lookout for the announcement of the 2017 Spring Rimfire Ammo Program from Vista Outdoor.  The Spring Rimfire program ordering dates will be March 1-22, 2017.  Vista Outdoor manages this program and it always sends out an email reminder.  One of the first things you will need to do is to register your local team with the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) and submit the directory listing with your order (when it’s time).  www.youthshootingsa.com

Virtual Match Series – Gun Drawings

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Hey SASP teams, here’s a new addition for this year’s virtual match series. To add incentive for teams to participate, at the end of April and the end of August, we’ll do a random drawing for one gun that can be used by the winning team as it sees fit to either raise money for the team or do a team drawing.  For every team entry, it will receive once chance into the drawings.

Register Now for the SASP College National Championships

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SASP College teams, just a reminder that the College National Championships will be taking place March 11 and 12 at the CMP Range in Talladega, Alabama.  Match registration is open on the SHOT System.  If you need any assistance in getting your team registered for Nationals, please contact Rich Leach (rleach@sssfonline.com).

Level 1 Pistol Coach Class

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SASP coaches don’t miss out on your opportunity to attend the next upcoming Level 1 Pistol Coaches Class.  This class will take place March 18 (Saturday) and 19 (Sunday) at the Benchrest Rifle Club in Wright City, Missouri.  Class hours are: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.  The club website is:   http://www.shootingstl.com/location.html.

The Level 1 pistol coach’s course covers all required coaching fundamentals for pistol coaches in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) in addition to other disciplines of pistol competition. The training is provided by the SASP/NRA/USAS National Coach Development Staff (NCDS).  Contact Rick Leach, rleach@sssfonline.com for copy of the registration form.  Pre-registration is required for this class.

The cost of the course is $200 which includes all printed materials, 3-year coaching credentials with the NRA, and lunch/refreshments each day.

The coach school is two days of sports-specific lessons and practical coaching exercises designed to teach the coach candidate the basics of coaching. The following general subjects are taught:

Introduction to Coaching ProgramCoaching Ethics
Safety and Risk ManagementCoaching Methodology
Competition EventsSports Psychology
Rulebook UseTraining Planning
Equipment and FacilitiesRunning Quality Programs
Fundamentals of ShootingHow to Conduct Match

Ohio and Michigan Welcome New SASP State Advisors

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Lisa and Scott Poet
Scott and Lisa Poet
Tom Kilbane - Ohio
Tom Kilbane

Both Ohio and Michigan welcome new SASP state advisors.  In Ohio Tom Kilbane with the Ohio Steel Stingers has come on board as the volunteer state advisor.

In Michigan, the husband and wife team of Scott and Lisa Poet from the Pistol Prodigies SASP team are the new state advisors.

The SASP is looking forward to more opportunities of spreading the program in these great states.

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation Seeks IT Developer

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The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), the nation’s leader in youth development shooting sports programs, is seeking a part-time IT programmer as an independent contractor (IC) resource to assist in the creation of the next version of SSSF-proprietary Shooting Organizational Technology (SHOT) software. Successful applicant must be well-educated and experienced in ASP.NET programming and SQL Server administrative practices and functionality. For more information, read the complete Request for Proposal at www.sssfonline.org.

High School Seniors: Apply for NSSA-NSCA Scholarships

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NSCA-LOGO-TransparentHigh school seniors, apply now for National Sporting Clays Association (NSSA) and National Skeet Shooting Association (NSCA) scholarship money. NSSA-NSCA has increased the number of scholarships being awarded to graduating seniors in 2017, and it’s doubled the amount of money to fund the scholarship program. Each organization will award four $2,500 scholarships for a total of eight recipients.

us_nssaApplicants for the 2017 scholarships must be 2017 high school graduates with plans to enter a four-year college program by this fall. They must also be active participants in NSSA or NSCA.

The application process will also occur earlier for the 2017 program. The application deadline is March 1, 2017, which will allow the NSSA-NSCA to determine winners in time for presentations by school year-end and to help recipients make financial plans for their college education. Click here for applications.

 

Conservation Career Fair and Shooting Sports Clinic – February 18, Minneapolis, MN

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9457ace8-228e-47bb-8e4e-9b7dbc3de593Register now to attend the Conservation Career Fair and Shooting Sports Clinic taking place at Pheasant Fest on February 18th from 9:00AM to Noon at the Minneapolis Convention Center. All registered coaches and youth will be receive free admission to Pheasant Fest.

Pre-registration by February 1st is required! Register now!

This year’s keynote speaker will be professional shooter Steve Gould of Long Prarie, MN. Steve will inspire you to be intentional about your future by creating a vision, getting focused and pulling the trigger!

Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) national staff members are also included in the lineup of presentations and SCTP will also have a booth at Pheasant Fest for folks to drop by.

Attend our presentation and/or stop by the booth to learn more about the SCTP in 2017, new competition and fundraising opportunities plus MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment opportunities through the SCTP.

As a bonus, Pheasants Forever will be providing a $1,000 donation to your MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment account when you sign up for a MidwayUSA Foundation fundraising item at the show!

Pre-registration by February 1st is required! Register now!

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