NSSA - National Skeet Shooting Association

The National Skeet Shooting Association is the world's largest organization dedicated to the sport of Skeet Shooting.

No Change of Plans in Recognition Programs

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At this time, the NSSA is continuing as planned with our 2021 Krieghoff All-American Teams, Class All-American Teams, High Average Leaders, Honor Squad, SCTP All-Americans, and Clubs of the Year as reflected in the current target minimums and the associated teams and club criteria.

NSSA will continue our bimonthly All-American points processing. The All-American, Rules, and Executive Committees will continue their collaboration and monitor the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and the impact to our members and clubs as they strive to make the best decisions for the association. We will communicate any changes via your Zone Committeemen, Directors, and the NSSA website as the shooting season progresses.

COVID-19 Update: Postponed or Canceled Events

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With concerns about the spread of COVID-19, many shooters and member clubs are making decisions about continuing with planned events. Because our member clubs and their events are throughout the U.S. and beyond, where circumstances vary greatly, each club will make its own decision about any changes in plans. We urge our member clubs and individual members to heed the advice of medical experts and advisories/requirements of their local and state governments regarding hosting and attending events. Please contact clubs directly for any questions about specific events. As we learn about canceled or postponed events, we will add them to the list below, post on our social media pages, and announce in Target Talk.

If an event does not appear below, we have not been notified of cancellation or postponement.

Clubs: If you are cancelling or postponing an event, please notify Sherry Kerr, skerr@nssa-nsca.com, to be included on this list.

Below are events we currently know have been postponed or canceled, as of September 18, 2020, 9:00 a.m.:

Original Date

Event

Club

Status
March 21-22 South River Open South River Gun Club (GA) Postponed, New Date TBD
March 23-28 ACUI Collegiate National Championship National Shooting Complex (TX) Postponed, New Date TBD
April 3-5 Arizona State Skeet Championship Clay Busters of Arizona (AZ) Postponed, New Date TBD
April 30-May 3 duPont/Krieghoff – Krieghoff – White Flyer Masters Skeet Shoot Forest City Gun Club (GA) Rescheduled for August 27-30
May 2-3 Ironman Invitational Sportsmens Club (WA) Postponed to September 19-20
May 3 Big Gun Open Union City Sportsmen's Club Postponed to September 13
May 22-24 Larry Steward Memorial DuPont Fish & Game (MD) Postponed, New Dates TBD
May 28-31 Tildon Downing Challenge Durham Co Wildlife Club (NC) Rescheduled for October 23-25
May 29-31 Alabama State Championship Fort Rucker Skeet Club (AL) Rescheduled for September 4-6
June 5-7 Louisiana State Skeet Championship Lafayette Skeet Club (LA) Rescheduled for October 9-11
June 5-7 Florida State Skeet Championship Jacksonville Clay Target Sports (FL) Reschedule for Nov 13-15 at Imperial Polk Co Gun Club
June 11-14 Texas State Skeet Championships Greater Houston Sports Club (TX) Rescheduled for October 30 - November 1
June 12-14 Utah State Skeet Championship Lee Kay Shotgun Center (UT) Rescheduled for October 9-11
July 24-26 New Mexico State Championship High Desert Sportsmen (NM) Rescheduled for September 11-13
July 31 - August 2 Kansas State Championship Ark Valley Gun Club (KS) Rescheduled for October 16-18
August 22-23 Got Doubles Stockton Trap & Skeet (CA) Canceled
August 28-29 Chili Peppers 20-28 Polk County Gun Club (NC) Canceled
August 28-30 The Magnolia Whitetail Ridge Outdoors (MS) Canceled
August 28-30 C. H. Metcalf/Joe George Open Sudlersville Skeet Club (MD) Canceled
September 5 Waco Doubles Classic Waco Skeet & Trap Club (TX) Canceled
September 11-13 Thunder Bird Open Memphis Sport Shooting Association (TN) Canceled
September 11-13 Hurricane Open Hurlburt Clay Target Sports Club (FL) Canceled
September 12 Lone Star Doubles Amarillo Gun Club (TX) Rescheduled for September 18
September 18-20 Idaho State Championship Boise Gun Club (ID) Canceled
October 10 Poule D'eau Open (28ga Marathon) Lafayette Skeet Club (LA) Canceled
October 11 Poule D'eau Open (.410 Marathon) Lafayette Skeet Club (LA) Canceled
October 17 Big Game Open Ben Avery Clay Target Center (AZ) Canceled
October 23-25 The Tildon Downing Challenge Durham County Wildlife Club (NC) Canceled
December 5-7 Cold & Snowy Open Imperial Polk Gun Club (FL) Renamed JB Maszk Hall of Fame

Final Shots: George Kenneth “Pappy” Beavers

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George Kenneth Beavers, known in the skeet world as GK Beavers or Pappy, passed away on May 28, 2020. Born in 1931, he served in the Army 45th Infantry and was a Korean Veteran, where he was awarded the Army Occupation Medal in Japan, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and Combat Infantry Badge. George retired from Tinker Air Force Base civil service in 1989.

Pappy’s favorite activity was skeet shooting. He started the sport in 1966 and made numerous friends and memories throughout his career, winning several awards and trophies, as well as volunteering as a shoot manager, referee, or whatever capacity he was needed to fill. He shot 215,750 lifetime targets, attended 23 World Skeet Championships, and was an active NSSA member for 49 years.

He was a longtime member of the Tinker Gun Club, Ada Gun Club and OKC Gun Club. He was inducted into the OSSA Hall of Fame in 1986. He and his wife Betty traveled nationwide for skeet shoots and made lifelong friends along the way. He never knew a stranger and was liked and loved by everyone. NSSA extends its condolences to Pappy’s many friends and family.

Donations in his memory can be made to the Lupus Foundation of America, 2121 K Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037.

 

 

Order Skeet Records Annual by August 1

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NSSA members have until August 1 to order a printed copy of the 2020 Records Annual (based on 2019 scores). The Records Annual is FREE to all Life Members, but you must send in a completed order form or email with your current mailing address requesting your copy by the deadline. All other non-life members may purchase a Records Annual for $10 by sending a completed order form and payment by August 1. The $10 fee includes shipping.

All World Skeet Shoot attendees will be offered a complimentary copy at the event. Member clubs will also receive a complimentary copy mailed to the address we have on file. All NSSA members will receive a digital copy emailed to the email address we have on file.

A written request for the Records Annual must be submitted by August 1 by all members who wish to receive one. Even if you requested one in previous years, you will not automatically be sent one this year. After the deadline has passed, the Records Annual may be available for purchase for $10, subject to availability. After the deadline, Life Members will also be charged the $10 fee for any copies purchased. Click to view the order form.

Please submit all completed order forms to NSSA Headquarters, Attn: Angela Toman, 5931 Roft Road, San Antonio, TX 78253 or email Angela at atoman@nssa-nsca.com. Requests for annuals will not be taken over the phone.

 

NSSA-NSCA IT Project Update

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NSSA-NSCA is currently undertaking a modernization of our IT and software infrastructure to improve communication, services, and data management of our 48,000 members and 600-plus clubs.

The first phase, replacing our 20-year-old database system, started in 2018 and is due to complete in early 2021. The new system allows us to integrate our member services into an online suite of applications that will provide a quicker and simpler way for you to securely interact with Headquarters, clubs, and shoot management.

Our vision for members and member clubs is to use this new application, via secure online access, to view and/or update information for member demographics, shoot registration, annual points competitions, shoot results, shoot searches, and overall records archive.

Your primary online point of access will be through your new member/club portal. You will login to your portal from the NSSA-NSCA website. Once logged in, you will have access to a plethora of information about yourself and NSSA-NSCA. One of the actions we will need you all to undertake when we go live will be to login and validate your personal information.

To have full access to your member information, each member must use an individual email address. An email address can only be registered to one member. If multiple members of your family or shooting squad have previously used one email address, please take a moment to update your contact information at one of these links:

      NSSA Members Update

      NSCA Members Update

As we progress through this multi-phased project, we will post updates to Clay Target Nation, Target Talk, our website, and emails to members with additional information as we prepare to launch our new system. Meanwhile, please stay safe and shoot safe.

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