Exploring the 4-H Shooting Sports Project
Kim Naber, 4-H Program Coordinator
One 4-H project that is growing in numbers of member participants across the United States is the Shooting Sports project. Nearly 450,000 youth enrolled in 4-H throughout the United States participate in 4-H Shooting Sports.
All 4-H youth development programs focus on developing critical life skills under the guidance of a caring and knowledgeable adult mentor. Shooting sports have been and continue to be a part of our American heritage and tradition. There are seventeen shooting sport events included in Olympic competition.
The 4-H Shooting Sports project enables 4-H youth to explore the sport of shooting, hunting and sportsmanship skills. This project also offers competitions at the county, regional, state and national levels. Through the Shooting Sports project, youth develop decision making skills, self-discipline, self-confidence, problem solving, and leadership skills.
4-H Shooting Sports promotes the highest standards of safety, sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Program areas offered include the following Shooting Sports disciplines: BB, Archery, Muzzle Loading, Air Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Hunting Skills and Western Heritage.
Like all 4-H projects, 4-H Shooting Sports curriculum focuses on positive youth development and teaching life skills. Through the teaching, guidance and direction of certified 4-H Shooting Sport volunteer instructors, 4-H youth learn the safe and ethical use of firearms and archery equipment.
4-H Shooting Sports volunteer instructors are screened with criminal background checks by the Kansas 4-H program and can only be certified after receiving a minimum of 12 hours of gun safety training as well as training on working with youth using 4-H curriculum. National guidelines are provided to all state Shooting Sports programs and oversight is provided by the National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee.
The Post Rock District has a certified Shooting Sports Coordinator who coordinates all Shooting Sports project activities with our certified Shooting Sports instructors. 4-H Shooting Sports participants never practice, compete or handle shooting sports equipment without the direct supervision of a 4-H certified instructor.
The Post Rock District typically has archery project meetings during the fall, air rifle project meetings in late winter and just recently Shotgun project meetings started in March.
Post Rock District Shooting Sports project members have represented the district well at local and state competitions. During the past 4-H year, three Post Rock District youth qualified and competed at the State Archery competition and one youth qualified and competed in Shotgun and Skeet competition.
The 2018 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held June 24 -29 in Grand Island, Nebraska at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. 4-H youth from across the country will compete in various Shooting Sports disciplines.
To learn more about 4-H and Post Rock District Shooting Sports programs, visit http://www.kansas4-h.org/projects/agriculture-and-natural-resources/shooting-sports/ or contact a local Post Rock District Extension Office for more information.
One 4-H project that is growing in numbers of member participants across the United States is the Shooting Sports project. Nearly 450,000 youth enrolled in 4-H throughout the United States participate in 4-H Shooting Sports.
All 4-H youth development programs focus on developing critical life skills under the guidance of a caring and knowledgeable adult mentor. Shooting sports have been and continue to be a part of our American heritage and tradition. There are seventeen shooting sport events included in Olympic competition.The 4-H Shooting Sports project enables 4-H youth to explore the sport of shooting, hunting and sportsmanship skills. This project also offers competitions at the county, regional, state and national levels. Through the Shooting Sports project, youth develop decision making skills, self-discipline, self-confidence, problem solving, and leadership skills.
4-H Shooting Sports promotes the highest standards of safety, sportsmanship and ethical behavior. Program areas offered include the following Shooting Sports disciplines: BB, Archery, Muzzle Loading, Air Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Hunting Skills and Western Heritage. Like all 4-H projects, 4-H Shooting Sports curriculum focuses on positive youth development and teaching life skills. Through the teaching, guidance and direction of certified 4-H Shooting Sport volunteer instructors, 4-H youth learn the safe and ethical use of firearms and archery equipment.
4-H Shooting Sports volunteer instructors are screened with criminal background checks by the Kansas 4-H program and can only be certified after receiving a minimum of 12 hours of gun safety training as well as training on working with youth using 4-H curriculum. National guidelines are provided to all state Shooting Sports programs and oversight is provided by the National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee.
The Post Rock District has a certified Shooting Sports Coordinator who coordinates all Shooting Sports project activities with our certified Shooting Sports instructors. 4-H Shooting Sports participants never practice, compete or handle shooting sports equipment without the direct supervision of a 4-H certified instructor.
The Post Rock District typically has archery project meetings during the fall, air rifle project meetings in late winter and just recently Shotgun project meetings started in March.Post Rock District Shooting Sports project members have represented the district well at local and state competitions. During the past 4-H year, three Post Rock District youth qualified and competed at the State Archery competition and one youth qualified and competed in Shotgun and Skeet competition.
The 2018 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held June 24 -29 in Grand Island, Nebraska at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. 4-H youth from across the country will compete in various Shooting Sports disciplines.
