Collegiate & School Programs

NRA Competitive Shooting Division

•Marksmanship training since

1871

•Competitive shooting events

since 1873

•Today, NRA hosts and staffs over

30 National Championships

•Today, staff manage over

100,000 competitor

classifications

•Today, staff manage 10,000+

approved and registered

tournaments annually

Pistol Programs:

Action Pistol

Conventional Pistol

Pistol Silhouette

Air Pistol

International Pistol

Muzzleloading Pistol

Rifle Programs:

High Power Rifle

Smallbore Rifle

Black Powder Rifle

Rifle Silhouette

Air Rifle

International Rifle

Muzzleloading Rifle

Approved and Registered

Tournaments

Postal Matches, Sanctioned

Leagues, Sectionals, State

Championships, Regional

Tournaments and National

Championships

NRA National Collegiate Rifle Club Championship

NRA National Collegiate Pistol Championship

ACUI Clay Target Championship (co-sponsor)

NCAA Rifle Championship (co-sponsor)

NRA National Junior Air Gun Championship

NRA National Action Pistol Championship (Bianchi Cup)

NRA National Pistol Championship (Camp Perry, Ohio)

NRA National Smallbore Championship (Camp Perry, Ohio)

NRA National High Power Rifle Championship

(Camp Perry, Ohio)

NRA National High Power Silhouette Championship

NRA National Cowboy Action Rifle Championship

NRA Disabled Indoor Air Rifle Sectional Championships

•Precision Air Rifle – 3 position•Sporter Air Rifle – 3 position•BB Gun Rules•Smallbore Rifle•High Power Rifle•High Power Sporting Rifle•Conventional Pistol•Action Pistol Shooting•Police Pistol Combat•Silhouette Rifle•Silhouette Pistol•MuzzleloadingRifle/Pistol/Shotgun•Black Powder Target Rifle•International Rifle (includes Air)•International Pistol (includes Air)

Are there scholarships?

For the challenge!

Some of the best competitive shooting in the U.S. takes place during your college years

Travel opportunities

Meet new friends

CHALLENGE

NCAA Rifle Championship

ACUI Clay Target Championship

NRA Intercollegiate Pistol Championship

NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship

NRA All-American

About 100%

◦ Recreational

◦ Competitive

Create a team! Information to follow. Check out the NRA Collegiate website for more details!

Many scholarships are available

◦ About 30 NCAA schools have scholarship money

◦ Many schools have privately funded scholarships

Ask!

◦ NRA

◦ College Coaches & Athletic Directors

◦ Scholarships remain unclaimed each year because nobody knew to ask!

Created in 1936; honors top collegiate shooters

The elusive and challenging award is now attainable for Rifle, Pistol, & Shotgun competitors

Selection criteria:◦ Average score for the season

◦ Minimum number of shots fired

◦ Number of matches fired

◦ Specific matches required

◦ High and low scores

◦ GPA

◦ Coaches recommendations

◦ Full-time student

◦ Must compete in an NRA Intercollegiate Sectional

◦ NRA All-Americans are exceptional men and women recognized for their commitment and contributions as leaders in the shooting sports community and beyond.

You can compete independently!

You can still become an All-American

You can compete in the National Collegiate Indoor Championship (Sectionals)

You can still qualify for the NRA & ACUI championships

You can try-out and potentially qualify for the US Development/National Teams

You can create a new program at your school!

Get the new book titled “Developing a Scholastic Shooting Program”

Offers 10 chapters of useful information including:◦ Choosing a type of program◦ Writing the proposal◦ Creating a budget◦ Becoming a Coach or

Instructor◦ History of collegiate

shooting

Download the book here: http://www.issuu.com/compshoot/docs/shooting_program_scholastic

Pistol (Air, Free, Standard Sport, Women’s Air, Women’s Sport)

◦ NRA

Club Rifle (Air, Smallbore)

◦ NRA

NCAA Rifle (Air, Smallbore)

◦ National Collegiate Athletic Association

Shotgun (Int’l Trap, Int’l Skeet, American Trap, American Skeet, Five Stand, Sporting Clays)

◦ Association of College Unions International (ACUI)

Qualify through the NRA Intercollegiate Sectionals

About 100-150 competitors compete

The 34th Annual Championships will be hosted by the USAMU at Fort Benning, March 8-13, 2014

Qualify through the NRA Intercollegiate Sectionals

Over 60 student athletes participated in 2013

The 5th Annual Championships will be held at Fort Benning, March 13-15, 2014

48 participants compete in the rifle championships

Participants qualify through the NCAA “Qualifiers”

The 2014 championships will take place at Murray State, March 13-15, 2014

Anyone who participates in a college shotgun program can participate in this championship

The 2014 competition will take place at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, March 25-30, 2014

In 2013, over 500 shooters attended the championship

Be active in your junior club

Shoot as many of the following as possible:

◦ Open Tournaments

◦ Junior Tournaments

◦ Sectionals, Regionals, Postals, Leagues

Shoot NRA Junior Indoor Championships

Compete in the following National Championships:

◦ National Matches- Camp Perry

◦ Junior Air Gun Championships & Training Summit

◦ Junior Olympics

(Coaches use the bulletins to compare and validate your shooting potential)

Victoria Croft

National Manager

NRA Collegiate & School Programs

National Rifle Association

11250 Waples Mill Rd.

Fairfax, VA 22030

Phone: (703) 267-1473

Fax: (703) 267-3941

Email: collegiate@nrahq.org

Online: http://www.collegiateshooting

Main Phone: 1-877-672-6282 1-877-NRA-MATCH

Main Fax: 703-267-3491 competitions@nrahq.org

Website: nrahq.org/compete

Administration 703.267.1480

Email: competitions@nrahq.org

Marketing & PR 703.267.1469

Email: warenas@nrahq.org

Collegiate & Schools 703.267.1473

Email: collegiate@nrahq.org

Volunteers 703.267.1485

Email: volunteer@nrahq.org

Disabled Shooting 703.267.1495

Email: disabled-shooting@nrahq.org

Pistol 703.267.1452

Email: pistol@nrahq.org

Rifle & Silhouette 703.267.1456

Email: rifle@nrahq.org silhouette@nrahq.org

Tournament Ops 703.267.1464

Email: tournopns@nrahq.org

Tournament Reporting 703.267.1467 Email: tournrpts@nrahq.org

For your support of today’s young adults

For your support of the shooting sports

For your time, energy, strength, and passion

For supporting the NRA Collegiate Program

But most of all, THANK YOU for being here today - to help us grow and strengthen our collegiate shooting community!