Tourism, Culture and Recreation
March 24, 2009The following is being
distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Air Gun Provincial Championships, Match
Bulletin
The Newfoundland and Labrador Shooting Association is
hosting the 10-metre ISSF Air Rifle, ISSF Air Pistol and 3 X 20 Air
Rifle Provincial Championships on the March 28 and 29 starting at 9:00
a.m., in the Frank Zahn High Performance Marksmanship and CSCA Training
Centre, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation room PE-1002. Both ISSF
events are divided into men�s 60 shot and women�s 40 shot, following the
ISSF rules and regulations. ISSF events will be shot on a combination of
electronic targets and target carriers. The 3 X 20 a rifle competition
is a new event and rules for this are available on request. This event
will be fired on SFC 6 bull 10-metre targets. Equipment is available to
borrow. Pellets may be purchased or shooters may supply their own .177
cal.
Junior athletes with birth dates between 1991 and 1998
inclusive attaining a minimum qualifying score, in an ISSF event, will
be eligible for a partially funded position on the Provincial Junior
team 2009 � 2010.
Shooters off the Avalon may elect to shoot at another
site but must make arrangements with the match chair first.
Pre-registration is required, please contact match
chair Dave Woolridge prior to the 28th at
dave.woolridge@mi.mun.ca
or 778 0405.
Entry Fee: $10.00 for one event $15.00 for two and
$20.00 for all three, plus NLSA membership (if not already a member).
Individual NLSA membership is $20.00 or $2.00 if attained through
membership in an affiliated club. Memberships can be done prior to
shooting the competition.
Newfoundland and Labrador Shooting Association,
Provincial Junior Shooting Team selection process
Eligibility and selection process:
The NLSA Provincial Junior Shooting Team consists of
eight able-bodied athletes, four male and four female, divided evenly
between rifle and pistol. To become a member of the provincial junior
shooting team the candidate must be born between 1991 and 1998
inclusive.
The selection process requires the shooter compete in
a minimum of two designated air gun matches held between January and
June. We will announce these matches on the provincial government media
release site and by e-mail. Successful shooters must meet or exceed the
stated Minimum Qualifying Score (MQS)* on at least one of those matches.
Shooters who meet these requirements will begin training as the
provincial team.
Should the number of athletes attaining their MQS by
the end of the selection period for a discipline exceed the number of
available team spaces, then in October they will be invited to compete
in a closed team trials. At which point the top two shooters in that
discipline will be named as the travelling team and thereby eligible for
the Grand Prix grant for that season.
A shooter can try out for both pistol and rifle but
may only hold one spot on the team.
*MQS subject to annual review at a board meeting in
the fall (November) otherwise it will be unchanged.
