Category Archives: Shooting Sports

SSSF

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Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation

founded in 2000

a team-based youth development program that uses the shotgun sports of trap, skeet, and sporting clays to instill life skills such as discipline, safety, teamwork, ethics, self-confidence and other life values

  • 2000 founded and funded by the partnership of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Amateur Trapshooting Association
    (American Trap was the only program)
  • 2002 the National Skeet Shooting Association and the National Sporting Clay Association joined the partnership
    (American Skeet and Sporting Clays added)
  • 2007 the SSSF (Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation) was created as a public charity

    Scholastic Clay Target Program

  • 2012 the Scholastic Action Shooting Program was added
  • USA Shooting became involved
    (Olympic Games, Bunker Trap and International Skeet were added)

SSSF FOUNDATION OFFICE
5931 Roft Road
San Antonio, TX 78253

210-448-8946

https://sssfonline.org/

USA Veterans Rifle Team

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1999

 

  • brainchild of Scotty Nicholas of New Zealand (NZ)
  • an individual at least 60 years of age the year of the competition
  • 1995 first Veterans Rifle team match was held
  • 1999 third match
  • 1999 USA Veterans Team was the first official USA Veterans Rifle Team ever to represent the United States.
  • The trophy is made from a very unique piece of tree trunk that is indigenous to New Zealand

 

U.S. Veterans Rifle Team 2019
39559 Windsome Drive
Northville, Michigan 48167

(248) 318-5116

https://usveteran39srifleteam.wildapricot.org/

PVA

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Paralyzed Veterans of America

since 1998
Washington, DC

  • Spearheading passage of the Disabled Sportsmen’s Access Act of 1998
  • Furthering the 37 Action Points of the 2000 National Shooting Sports Foundation Summit
  • Organizing shooting events nationwide

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 Eighteenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517

1-800-424-8200

https://www.pva.org/adaptive-sports/trapshooting/

IDPA

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founded in 1996

International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)

  •  IDPA is the use of practical equipment including full charge service ammunition to solve simulated “real world” self-defense scenarios using practical handguns and holsters that are suitable for self-defense use.
  • The main goal is to test the skill and ability of an individual
  • http://www.idpa.com/about/introduction
International Defensive Pistol Association is the international organization governing a type of pistol events requiring practical handguns and holsters that are truly suitable for self-defense use. No “competition only” equipment is permitted in IDPA matches since the main goal is to test the skill and ability of an individual, not his or her equipment or gamesmanship.

 International Defensive Pistol Association 
150 CR 4603
Bogata, TX 75417
(870) 545-3886

CMP

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Civilian Marksmanship Program

1996

  • 1916 -1996 the CMP was administered by the U.S. Army
  • February 10, 1996 Title XVI of the National Defense Authorization Act for 1996 created the CMP

 not an agency of the U.S. government

CMP Facilities

federal law (Title 36 U. S. Code, 40701-40733)
that created the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety, Inc. (CPRPFS, the formal legal name of the CMP)

 In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many youth participants as possible.

these key “functions for the corporation:

    • To instruct citizens of the United States in marksmanship;
    • To promote practice and safety in the use of firearms;
    • To conduct competitions in the use of firearms and to award trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia to competitors.
  • CMP is governed by a Board of Directors
  •  eleven members with extensive experience and leadership credentials in military and business
  • Chairman of the Board serves as the Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer directs CMP sales programs

governing body for the National Trophy Matches, the Excellence-in-Competition system and a major supporter of firearms safety and junior shooting training. They also award the Distinguished Rifleman Badge, the Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge and the United States Distinguished International Shooter Badge

CMP 
Camp Perry Training Site
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

old.thecmp.org

USA Shooting

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Amateur Sports Act of 1978

1978 – the National Governing Body for shooting at the time established National Teams and National Development Teams, a national coaching staff, year-round training programs, and a main training site for Olympic shooting sports.

  • April 1995, USA Shooting was formed
  • 1995 USA Shooting became the full-time National Governing Body for the international shooting sports in the United States

National Governing Body for Olympic-type shooting in the USA including international rifle, international pistol, international shotgun and running target. They host the USA Shooting National Championships, the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships, U.S. Shooting Team Trials and Preliminary Tryouts

CMSA

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Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association

founded mid 1990s

  • Fastest Growing Equestrian Sport
  •  two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition
  • It is required that you dress western
  • You can use any horse or mule

 Live rounds are strictly prohibited at competitions

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association
PO Box 157
Roswell, NM 88202

888.960.0003

https://www.cmsaevents.com/

MMA

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Military Marksmanship Association

Military Marksmanship Association is primarily the alumni group of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, but includes alumni of other military marksmanship programs too. The USAMU trains Army shooters to compete in National and International shooting events.

  • 1994 established
  • October 19, 2001 incorporated s a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation State of Georgia
  • March 23, 2004, the Internal Revenue Service recognized the association as a tax exempt Veteran’s Organization under IRC section 501(c)(19)
  • Veterans’ Organization under Internal Revenue Service Code section 501(c)(19)
  • Past or present members of the U.S. Armed Forces must provide their branch of military service and the dates of their military service and other applicants must check mark the appropriate block on the Membership Application Form.
  • MMA is a Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) affiliated club
  • Military Marksmanship Association, Inc.
    PO Box 52025
    Fort Benning, GA 31995-2025

http://militarymarksmanship.org/index.html

 

NBSA

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National Benchrest Shooters Association

since 1990s?

The development and encouragement of extreme accuracy in rifles, ammuntion, equipment and shooting methods

 

  • To standardize on a national basis the entire Bench Rest Shooting program so that targets, ranges, scoring methods, records and match procedure will be uniform and comparable.
  •  governing organization for bench rest shooting in the United States
  • between 100 and 500 yards
  • 1991 first international benchrest competition, in France

National Benchrest Shooters Association
PO Box 349
Concord, VA 24538

(434) 993-9201

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