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World Shoot Awards: Commemorative Guns

July 8, 2016 By Sherry Kerr

World Shoot Commemorative GunsThe 2016 World Skeet Championships will offer an impressive new award for all class champions in the 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge, .410 Bore, and Doubles events. Each champion will receive a custom-engraved 2016 World Skeet Championships commemorative shotgun as part of the awards package!

A commemorative Remington 1100 with select, high-gloss wood, deep bluing, a gold-plated trigger and engraving will be awarded to each of the 31 class winners. The matching gauge or bore of the gun will coincide with the event for which it is won. For example, the 12 gauge E class champion will be awarded a 12 gauge gun.

The new gun award presents an exciting new opportunity for shooters of all levels to win a classic shotgun at a world-class event.

If you haven’t yet registered for the 2016 World Skeet Championships, sign up today.

Filed Under: National Shooting Complex, NSSA News Tagged With: commemorative gun, Remington 1100, shotgun, World Skeet Championships

The Challenges and Opportunities of Member Communications

July 8, 2016 By Sherry Kerr

clay-target-magYou probably can’t name a sport with memberships more diverse than skeet and sporting clays. Because they can be pursued successfully and with enjoyment by people of virtually any age or gender, we have the good fortune of memberships from young to old, male and female, novice to world championship levels. Members span wide-ranging income levels, vocations, and locations. Some participate in sporting clays or skeet exclusively, while others shoot both sports through dual memberships or the Crossfire program. Our members span all levels of technological expertise.

Target TalkOur diversity presents us not only with the great opportunity to grow our sports and our membership ranks among many demographics, but also with a number of challenges — none greater than how to communicate effectively with everyone when their ages, genders, resources, professions, skills and other measures vary so widely. We need to be able to reach and fill the needs of our current, diverse members while looking ahead to those we hope to attract to membership in the future. At any given time, if we’re not considering both those of us who are already members and our potential future members, we are being short-sighted.

ScreenshotOne element of our approach to that has been to offer a variety of channels of communications so there is something for everyone. We offer a printed magazine, Clay Target Nation, for content that is less time-sensitive and for those who prefer the printed format. We have a digital version of the same for those who like the convenience of their reading materials on an e-reader and who enjoy its interactivity. We produce a weekly e-newsletter, Target Talk, for more time-sensitive content and virtually everything we need to impart to our members. If a member uses a computer, tablet, or smartphone, Target Talk is easily accessible. But did you know we make it available free to anyone who wishes to subscribe, even non-members, for the marketing benefits it offers? We now have over 76,000 subscribers.

Our websites are important communications tools both for regular pages that are always maintained as well as for timely news stories that can be found on the home pages. The websites are so important that we have invested in an all-new platform that can grow as needed and allow us to offer new features in the coming weeks, months, and years. The websites are not only essential to member business but also to prospective members, for whom the website is often our first means of communication.

On an as-needed basis when a particular topic needs attention or we need to reach a segment of our membership, we do email blasts. We maintain social media pages where we distribute content and respond to members who reach out to us there. We provide a text-messaging service at major events and have assisted some member clubs in offering a similar service.

There is more on the way, and we’re sure there are other niches we can fill. For example, we know our member clubs are your day-to-day connection to the sports, and we want to help them communicate better with you. Some of our clubs do a wonderful job of communicating with shooters already, while others could benefit from some guidance to help them improve. We want to offer them that help, in part by sharing the good practices of those clubs doing it well. One way we will be offering help to clubs is through a club newsletter we will launch soon.

Communication goes in both directions. That’s why every issue of Target Talk includes multiple links to reach us. It also tells you how to reach Clay Target Nation. Did you know you can click “Reply” on any issue of Target Talk — or any other email you get from us, for that matter — to send us an email? Every issue of Clay Target Nation also includes our contact information. At the top of our website, on every page, you will find a “Contact” link that takes you to contact information for any person at headquarters you need to reach. Our “Sound Off” feature in Clay Target Nation is a small way of asking any and every member for their thoughts.

Because communicating well with our members is so important to us, the September issue of Clay Target Nation will launch a new column from Director of Communications, Sherry Kerr. She will use it to tell you more about the communications channels we’re offering, how we’re expanding them, and how you can participate.

For now, you should know this:

We want you to contribute to your publications, and your ideas are always welcome. Have a question? Why not get the answer straight from us? You can email us at ClayTargetNation@nssa-nsca.com, TargetTalk@nssa-nsca.com, or to a specific person listed on our Staff Directory.

Filed Under: Clay Target Nation Magazine, NSCA News, NSSA News Tagged With: Clay Target Nation, communications, Target Talk, website

Skeet Shooter Lee Staska Passes

July 7, 2016 By Sherry Kerr

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.

Filed Under: Final Shots, NSSA News Tagged With: obituary

Order Eye/Ear Safety Signs for Ranges

May 24, 2016 By Sherry Kerr

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.

Filed Under: NSCA News, NSSA News Tagged With: clubs, safety signs

Clubs: Sign Up for Free Range Safety Officer Course

May 10, 2016 By nssaadmin

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.

Filed Under: NSSA News

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