Tourism, Culture and Recreation
October 23, 2007
The following is being distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland
and Labrador:NLSA Olympic
Target Pistol Marksmanship Clinic
The Newfoundland and Labrador Shooting Association
will be offering an Olympic target pistol marksmanship clinic, November
11-12. Lead instructor Patrick Haynes is former National Team coach,
Team Ontario Canada Games pistol coach and personal coach to Avianna
Chao, an athlete with a quota spot for the 2008 Summer Olympics. His
coaching experience has allowed him to work many Canadian shooters
competing at the Canada Winter Games, the World Cup, Commonwealth Games
and Pan Am Games. Patrick is certified NCCP level 3 in pistol coaching
and is currently working towards international certification. This
clinic will be held in the High Performance Marksmanship and CSCA
Training Facility, Room PE 1002 on the lower level of the School of
Human Kinetics and Recreation.
The Olympic target pistol marksmanship clinic is for both Canada Games
age athletes interested in training for air pistol and senior
experienced pistol shooters. This clinic will focus upon teaching the
technical skills needed to compete effectively in International Shooting
Sport Federation styled competition. These skills will be developed in
the context of air pistol but can be applied to free pistol, standard
pistol, sport pistol and rapid fire. This clinic begins on the afternoon
of November 11 and concludes late afternoon on November 12. Space is
limited, so register early. Registration cut off is November 5, 2007 and
can be done by e-mail (dave.woolridge@mi.mun.ca)
. Cost: $60.00 for non CGMTG or non HPMTG members or $10.00 for CGMTG or
HPMTG members.
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Media contact:
Dave Woolridge
709-778-0405
dave.woolridge@mi.mun.ca
2007 10 23
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