| Shooting sports can be gratifying for youngsters. Weld County Fish & Wildlife’s range is host to many youth shooting sports programs. These programs provide a supportive environment in which young people can experience hands-on, fun learning experiences. | |||
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| 4-H Shooting Sports | |||
| Each year, 4-H teaches a shooting sport to more than 300,000
boys and girls. 4-H members have opportunities to test their shooting, hunting, and sportsmanship skills in county, regional, state, and national competitions. In fact, they could ultimately set Olympic competition as their goal. There are seventeen Olympic shooting sports events, which continue to draw the third-greatest number of countries. |
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| The AIM Program | |||
| AIM is the official Youth program of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. Members of AIM will enjoy the thrill of shooting registered competition on a level playing field either as a team or as an individual. The purpose of AIM is to provide a safe and positive experience with firearms and registered trapshooting for youth, elementary school through college age. AIM encourages good sportsmanship and personal responsibility through competition while establishing the foundation to make trapshooting a lifelong avocation. | |||
| SCTP | |||
| The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is an educational-athletic organization that exists to introduce school-age youths to the clay target sports and to facilitate their continued involvement by providing, promoting, and perpetuating opportunities to safely and enjoyably participate and compete in a high-quality, team-based sport led by trained adult coaches focused on enhancing the personal growth and development of their athletes. | |||
| Youth Program Contacts: | |||
| 4-H Shooting Sports Stephen Walters stphnwalters@aol.com 970-336-9607 |
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| www.JrRams.org | AIM Trapshooting Marvin Taylor TaylorL830@msn.com 970-482-7096 |
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| www.CYTTour.org | SCTP Shotgun Sports Kelly Stout kelly@wcfw.org 970-454-0963 |
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