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SASP Athlete Jenna Jones Receives 2A Heritage Scholarship

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A Girl & A Gun (AG & AG) announces that 14-year-old Jenna Jones, an AG & AG Youth Member from Comfort, TX, is the recipient of scholarship from AG & AG to be a 2A Heritage camper. Jenna earned High Junior at 3-Gun University on March 19, at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park.

The 2017 2A Heritage Junior Camps will take place this summer in Forest Lake, MN, and Topton, PA. Only 25 campers will be accepted into each event. Classes will take place on the first two days, followed by a match-style shοot on the last day. Juniors will receive instruction on pistol, rifle, shotgun (basic), long-range rifle, shotgun on the move/slugs/buckshot, advanced pistol skills, and transitions and stage planning.

“AG & AG has welcomed thousands of women into the shooting community, so we have seen an increase in family participation as well,” says Julianna Crowder, Founder of AG & AG. “Shooting sports have traditionally been a family activity; however, over the past 20 years, participation tapered so that most children only touched on marksmanship with pellet gυns at summer camps. 2A Heritage gives juniors the shοoting skills at the highest level. We are proud to support their programs to educate the next generation of competitive shooters.”

AG & AG sponsors the 2A Heritage website and will host a pizza dinner for the participants and their parents during the events. More information can be found at www.2AHeritage.org and AG & AG Youth Memberships.

*Reprinted by permission from A Girl and A Gun. Learn more at AGirlandAGun.org.

 

NOTE: Jenna is an SASP athlete with the Texas Hill Country Junior Marksmen. This is new SASP team that competed in their first SASP match at the Southwest Winter Regional in February.

Georgia/South Carolina State Match

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GA-SC Match PhotoOn February 11, 2017, the inaugural Georgia/South Carolina state match was held in Athens, Georgia, at the Athens Rifle Club.

Twenty nine athletes participated from Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.   The weather was a beautiful day in Georgia in the mid 60’s and everyone had a great time.

Plans are already underway for the second annual Georgia South Carolina state match for February 2018.

A special thanks to Bob Jones University and the Athens Rifle Club for hosting this event.

Congratulations to SCTP/SASP Finalists of Double Goal Coach Award

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Joseph Gans
Joseph Gans

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) congratulates Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) coach Joseph Gans and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) coaches Scott Poet and David Richman for being nominated as finalists for Positive Coaching Alliance’s prestigious Double-Goal Coach® Award presented by Deloitte.

PCA’s Double-Goal Coach Award is given to youth and high school sports coaches from throughout the U.S. who embody the ideals of the Double-Goal Coach, striving to win, while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life lessons through sports. Fifty coaches will be selected from the finalist for the award.

The coaches said they are honored and humbled that their teams nominated them for the award.

Joseph Gans, coach of the Hazelton Area High School Cougars in Pennsylvania, said, “I normally don’t look for accolades, but it is quite an honor to be chosen among all the coaches out there. I am gratified my contribution to the sport of shooting and helping these young men and women achieve greatness has been recognized.”

David Richman
David Richman

Gans said aside from learning shooting skills and safety, he encourages the shooters to develop self-determination, proper attitude, self-control and focus.

Richman, coach of the Lake Country Action Shooters in Wisconsin, said he was elated and humbled to find out he’d been nominated as a finalist.

“I was so excited that someone had done this for me,” Richman said.  “It makes me feel good inside. I’ve been coaching for more than 25 years and can say that the best reward is when a shooter comes back later to say thanks for helping him or her out.”

Richman says his goal as a coach is to show the shooters they’re in control and they have the ability to succeed.

“I never coach to win,” Richman said. “Preparation leads to practice, practice leads to performance and performance provides an outcome. That outcome doesn’t matter as long as the athletes are doing their best and giving it their all.”

Scott and Lisa Poet
Scott and Lisa Poet

Scott Poet, SASP state advisor (with his wife, Lisa) and coach of the Pistol Prodigies in Michigan, said he was shocked and “blown away” by the nomination.

“It was humbling and flattering to hear that our families went ahead and did that for us.”

Poet said he wants his shooters to learn team work and how to work with others.

“I also work to teach them about responsibility, safety and commitment to their team.”

The 50 national award winners will receive $200; a certificate; recognition in PCA’s website, newsletters and media campaigns; and the chance to win an all-expense paid trip to California to accept the honor during PCA’s National Youth Sports Awards Dinner and Auction Presented by Deloitte on Saturday, April 22, 2017 in Palo Alto, California.

 

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.

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