NSSA - National Skeet Shooting Association
The National Skeet Shooting Association is the world's largest organization dedicated to the sport of Skeet Shooting.
To allow our staff to enjoy the holidays with their families, NSSA-NSCA headquarters will be closed from December 23 through January 5. We will reopen on Monday, January 6.
The National Shooting Complex will reopen on Friday, January 3 for Members Only and on Saturday, January 4 for Open Public Shooting.
We wish the happiest of holiday seasons to you and your families.
The December issue of Clay Target Nation is loaded with coverage of the National Sporting Clays Championship as well as some helpful tips, event coverage and more for skeet and sporting clays shooters.
In our Training Tips columns, Clayton Rue uses a guitar analogy (“playing the neck”) to encourage shooters to play with the placement of their hand on their gun, while NSSA Instructor Barry Hartmann offers some helpful advice about apprehension.
The National Sporting Clays Championship gets complete coverage in this issue, from the Hall of Fame to an impressive photo gallery and, of course, all the shooting action of the main event down to Brandon Powell’s big victory. We’ve also got wrap-ups of the 2024 Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester, and the FITASC Grand Slam.
You might not have given much thought to your recoil pad, but this issue has a deep dive on the subject, as well as a review of a neat doubles trainer by Robert Louis Co. John Shima also digs into how starting shooting as an adult is different from starting as a young person, and former World Skeet Champion Stuart Brown takes a look at what good sportsmanship is all about.
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Clay Target Nation is available monthly to all members in digital and/or print form. Not a member? You can receive the next issue when you join at http://nssa-nsca.org/join-nssa-nsca/.
We are pleased to report that Sportsman’s Insurance Agency, Inc. (SIAI) has notified NSSA-NSCA of an update regarding the gun, gun club and instructor coverages they offer to our members and member clubs.
“Sportsman’s Insurance Agency is excited to announce the continuation of our regular operations with our customers,” said Leslie Casanova, president of SIAI.
If your firearm, gun club, or instructor’s coverage recently expired, please contact Sportsman’s at 386-677-2588 to discuss resuming these valuable coverages.
If your policy expires on a future date, your coverage will remain in force until the expiration date listed on your Certificate of Coverage. SIAI will contact you for renewal of your coverage at that time.
Please contact SIAI at 386-677-2588 with any questions regarding your existing or lapsed coverage.
“We thank you for your patience, understanding and support,” said Leslie. “We are happy to continue to support the NSSA/NSCA and its members, member clubs, and instructors the same as we have for the past 33 years. Again, thank you from the SIAI team.”
Active NSSA and NSCA members who will graduate from high school this academic year are invited to apply for one of the eight $5,000 scholarships that will be awarded to deserving students this year. Four scholarships will be presented to NSSA members and four to NSCA members. The scholarship program is open not only to students pursuing a four-year degree but also to students attending two-year colleges and technical colleges. Recipients must begin their advanced studies in 2025.
Selection is based on a combination of participation in NSSA-NSCA, academic achievement, citizenship and need. The application process involves writing a short essay, completing an application form, providing grades and a letter of recommendation, and detailing your NSSA-NSCA participation and accomplishments. The deadline to apply is March 1, 2025.
