Tourism, Culture and Recreation
May 12, 2009The following is being
distributed at the request of Sport Newfoundland and Labrador:
Air Gun Competition, Match Bulletin
The Newfoundland and Labrador Shooting Association (NLSA)
is hosting the final 10-metre ISSF Air Rifle and Air Pistol competition
for the 2008-09 season, on May 30, 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. Equipment is available to borrow. Pellets may be purchased on
site or shooters may supply their own .177 cal.
Also, this is the final trials match for the
Provincial Junior Team 2009 -10. 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 2009-10.
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 May 29 at
dave.woolridge@mi.mun.ca
or 778-0405.
Entry Fee: $10.00 for one event $15.00 for two, 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.
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 may try out for both pistol and rifle but if
successful may only hold one spot (either air pistol or air rifle) on
the team.
*MQS subject to annual review at the NLSA fall board
meeting.