June 26, 2015
Minneapolis Gun Club • Prior Lake
Welcome to the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League’s 2016 Skeet Shooting Championship!
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In order of importance, the three priorities of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League are safety, fun and marksmanship. All participants and spectators are required to adhere to all Championship rules and requirements included in the MNSHSCTL’s 2016 Policies & Procedures guidebook. Any participant or attendee who does not adhere to these rules will be disqualified and/or asked to leave the Championship. The Championship committee reserves the right to make alterations in, or amendments to these rules at any time without notice.
Please refrain from the use of alcohol or tobacco during competition on shooting facility grounds.
Important deadlines.
All athletes must register for participation in the Championship through their team. No deadline extensions will be allowed.
May 1-15: Athlete registration.
May 22: Non-refundable payment of $25 per athlete due.
Schedule.
Coach check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Opening ceremonies: 8:30 a.m.
Competition begins: 9 a.m.
Closing ceremonies/awards: Approximately 5 p.m.
Eligibility.
All registered student athletes of the skeet league of the Minnesota State High School Clay Target League are invited to participate.
Tournament registration.
Coaches will login to their Team Management System and select “Championship Registration” to select the participating athletes and designate their classification. No members can be added or changed after a team has submitted their roster. Please make sure all the information is correct prior to submission. Coaches should print a copy of your Championship roster after your submission.
Participation fee.
The Skeet Shooting Championship participation fee of $25 per student athlete. You will receive an invoice via email on 5/16/15 that can be paid electronically (credit card, debit card) or manually with a check. Payment is due May 22, 2016.
Spectator area, tents, food and chairs.
Spectators are welcomed to attend the Championship. Team setups including tents and chairs are allowed BEHIND the field sidewalk. Must stay in designated parking areas. Coolers for food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed. Grills are not allowed near the skeet fields. The area in front of the spectator sidewalk must remain clear at all times for Championship officials and maintenance vehicles. There is no cost for spectators and parking is free.
Targets and ammunition.
Targets are included with the participation fee. All athletes are responsible for providing their own ammunition. All athletes will shoot 100 targets.
Voice-released targets will be used on all fields.
Suspension of competition due to hazardous weather conditions.
In the event of inclement weather before or during the Championship, the MSHSCTL will make safety their first priority. When lightening is observed or thunder is heard, the tournament must be suspended. The occurrence of lightning or thunder is not subject to interpretation or discussion. Lightning is lightning; thunder is thunder.
Everyone will be asked to take shelter either inside of a building, shelter or vehicle. If, after lightning is seen, and it does not reoccur for 30 minutes, the tournament committee will review weather reports and the committee will decide if/or when the competition will resume.
If severe weather is forecasted, and time permits, all participants will shoot a lesser number of targets as determined by the tournament committee. If time permits, all participants will shoot more targets until the prescribed number of targets has been shot. If weather does not permit completion of the shooting, the team with the highest score of the round(s) every shooter was able to complete, will be deemed the winner of that competition.
If a competition cannot be held due to severe/inclement weather, the competition will be cancelled.
Competition format.
Student athletes shoot their assigned number of targets to compete in BOTH individual and team events. Student athlete’s classifications are determined by the athlete’s year-end average weekly score.
Individual classifications include:
Novice: 0-14.99 average per round
Junior Varsity: 15-18.99 average per round
Varsity 19-25 average per round
Individual competition.
All athletes will participate in the “High Gun” (highest number of targets hit) competitions in their corresponding classification. If a tiebreaker is required for any places, the longest run of hit targets by the athletes will be used. The longest run score will start from the last target and count backwards until a missed target is reached to determine the tiebreaker score. If there is a tie after the longest run is totaled, then a tie for first place is declared.
Team competition.
A minimum of five athletes from the same team will compete. The top five student athlete scores from a team will be used to be added to determine the overall team score. If a tiebreaker is required for any places, the highest round score will be used to break the tie. Teams awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
Coach check-in.
Coaches are required to check-in at the registration tables located in the clubhouse. They will receive athlete t-shirts for the entire team and tournament instructions.
Athlete check-in.
Athletes need to check-in with their coaches near their assigned field(s) before their assigned times. Athletes DO NOT need to check-in at the clubhouse.
Scheduled shooting times and field assignments.
Specific time and field assignments for teams are posted on the website and throughout the shooting facility during the Championship. Athletes will only be able to shoot during their team’s scheduled time on their team’s designated field(s). It is possible that final remaining members of team may be combined with another partial team to create a full squad of participants to maximize time allotment.
Squadding your team.
Coaches may squad their teams as desired. All teams will shoot in two Sessions of 50 targets each. Coaches will be provided pre-printed name labels at check-in to affix to the scoring sheets as they squad their team.
Range Safety Officials.
Range Safety Officers (RSO) are responsible to coordinating teams to shoot at their scheduled time and field. They are also responsible for following all policies and procedures in addition to ensuring the safety of everyone. RSO’s are identified blaze orange shirts or vests. Everyone is expected to comply to all instructions of the RSO’s.
Add a label to an athlete’s shotgun.
Add a label that includes the athlete’s name, school team and contact information on thier firearm. With many participants and possible similar shotguns, there is always a chance for a mistaken shotgun.
Scoring.
Official scorers are provided by the shooting facility. Scores are recorded on a scoring sheet and tallied in the clubhouse. Scores will be posted on clubhouse monitors, on the clubhouse printed scoreboard in the main hallway and on the results website page.
The only time a score may be disputed is on the trap field after a scorer has announced the round scores. Scores can be verified in the clubhouse, but not changed unless there is a published scoring error.
Championship awards.
The following awards will be awarded:
Team: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Novice, JV and Varsity high gun male and female: 1st – 3rd places
Individual high gun by gender: Highest number of targets hit overall.
Emergency preparation.
Coaches should bring emergency contact information for all their athletes for reference if needed.
Championship t-shirt.
All participating athletes will receive an official Championship t-shirt. Additional t-shirts will be available for purchase online and at the Championship. All shirts can be picked up at the Championship. A limited supply of tournament t-shirts will be available for sale at the Championship.
Parking.
Ample on-site free parking is available to all participants.
Roadway construction.
Check the MN DOT’s website for current construction projects that may affect your travel.
Thank you!
To coaches, assistants, schools and parents for everything you do to provide your student athletes this unique opportunity to participate in the finest youth shooting sport program in the country!
All rules are subject to change prior to the Championship without notice.
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