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Skeet Shooter Lee Staska Passes

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Lee StaskaLouise Terry reports the sad news that Lee Staska, 72, long-time skeet shooter from Atlanta, GA, died on July 7, 2016 from brain cancer.

“Lee was a member of our five-man skeet team from Wolf Creek/Tom Lowe Shooting Grounds during the years when I lived in Georgia from 1986 to 1993,” said Terry. “He had a great sense of humor, always wore a smile, and loved life. Lee was passionate about his shooting and shot skeet, some sporting clays, and hunted birds right up until the time of his illness.

“He was a great friend who will be missed by all of his shooting and hunting buddies.”

Anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution in Lee’s memory can do so by sending a donation to the American Brain Tumor Association,  8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 550, Chicago, IL  60631, www.abta.org.

NSSA and Lee’s skeet friends extend our sincerest condolences to Kim, his wife of 28 years, and to his family.

Order Eye/Ear Safety Signs for Ranges

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Safety Signs
Help keep shooters at your range safer by posting these red safety signs on the property, reminding everyone that eye and ear protection are needed at all times.

The signs are being sold by NSSA-NSCA for $5.00 each, plus shipping. Printed on durable PVC plastic, the 12×8-inch signs will withstand weather conditions and last for years.

Thanks to Laporte Traps who donated the safety signs to NSSA-NSCA.

To order, contact Lori Hartmann, NSCA Club Secretary, at lhartmann@nssa-nsca.com, 210-688-3371 ext. 961.

Clubs: Sign Up for Free Range Safety Officer Course

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CRSONSSA and NSCA are offering member clubs a free staff training course for the first 20 clubs that volunteer to host one of the associations’ newest course offerings, the Club Range Safety Officer (CRSO) Certification Course. 

This one-time opportunity is being offered and fully funded by the NSSA and NSCA to promote the launch of the new Club Range Safety Officer Certification Course. The purpose of the new eight-hour $175 course is to train and certify club staff and volunteers to serve as referees and safety personnel and to serve as ambassadors for our sport when first-time shooters visit host clubs. These courses can be for sporting clays, skeet, or combo (which is encouraged).

To promote the new course and help member clubs enhance staff training, the association is waiving the $175 fee and funding up to 200 scholarships — 10 per club — to the first 20 qualified clubs to host and organize one of the inaugural courses. The course will be taught by active NSSA-NSCA Level II and Level III certified instructors, as approved by the Chief Instructor. 

To be eligible for this special offer, host a funded course, and offer the scholarships, a club must:

1) Complete and submit the simple one-page CRSO Launch Promo Host Application to Glynne Moseley.

2) Be selected / have application approved by NSSA-NSCA.

3) Recruit an absolute minimum of 10 CRSO candidates for the course.

4) Submit the names of the 10 candidates on the application form 21 days prior to the course date.

5) Work with the designated Level II or Level III certifying instructor on the logistics and support required for the course.

6) Provide up to 300 targets and ammo at no charge for use during the course.

The staff of NSSA-NSCA are excited to offer this new course and look forward to increasing the number of qualified referees and safety personnel at our member clubs.

If you have questions, contact Glynne Moseley at gmoseley@nssa-nsca.com, 210-688-3371, ext. 119 or Don Currie, NSCA Chief Instructor, at nsca@doncurrie.com, 407-697-6236.

Download the CRSO Launch Promo Host Application.

Giambrone Video: Follow-through

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If youve ever watched Paul Giambrone III shoot, you know his follow-through is distinctive. So when we wanted to get advice on the subject, he was the natural choice to ask. Why is follow-through important, and how best to follow-through on a shot?

Video by Gene Stewart

Paul Giambrone III has won 17 World Championships, including the 2014 HOA World Skeet Championship. He was inducted into the NSSA Hall of Fame in 2013 and is Captain of the 2015 Krieghoff All-American Team. You can contact Paul or sign up for his free newsletter at www.breakmoretargets.com.

New Official Magazine Launches in January

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Starting in January, 2016, you will receive a new official NSCA magazine, Clay Target Nation, a joint publication with NSSA. Our long-term contract with Sporting Clays magazine to provide a publication to you is expiring, and we have engaged Grand View Media to produce the new magazine under our direction.

Around the same time you receive the inaugural issue of Clay Target Nation, you will also receive your final issue of Sporting Clays magazine. Although its cover date will be February 2016, you should receive it in early January. That will be the only month of overlapping magazines.

The publisher of Sporting Clays has informed us that they will cease publication after the February issue. We will fulfill any regular paid subscriptions of that magazine with Clay Target Nation.

We wish to thank the publisher, editors, and writers of Sporting Clays magazine for 25 years of their partnership and service to the members of NSCA. We appreciate their coverage and promotion of our sport, our members, and our association in their pages. As we enter an exciting new era at NSCA, we wish the Sporting Clays magazine team a fulfilling and prosperous next chapter as well.

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