Northern Colorado Jr. Rams

Greetings Shotgun Athletes:

Well the new season is upon us and we need to get things started. I understand that your shooting schedule is not the only thing on your calendar, but I need you to consider how serious you all want to compete. We shoot every week and sometimes several times over the whole week.

We would love for you to compete in all the programs we have to offer, but would enjoy you, no matter what.

We practice on Friday evenings at 6:00 at the Weld County Fish & Wildlife Range, (Galeton). This is typical unless we have a registered shoot on Saturday.

We offer several programs for you as athletes to compete with, one of them being the Amateur Trap Association (ATA); this membership can be used nationwide. For more information on the ATA program the website can be seen at http://www.shootata.com/. The next program of shooting that we offer to you is the Colorado Trap Shooting Association (CSTP); their website can be found at http://www.rmclaysports.com/CSTA.html. We also shoot a brand new program started by the ATA, this program is called AIM (Academics, Integrity, and Marksmanship), and their website is www.aim4ata.com . We think this is going to be a great program for youth. AIM is the official Youth program of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. Members of AIM will enjoy the thrill of shooting registered competition on a level playing field either as a team or as an individual. The purpose of AIM is to provide a safe and positive experience with firearms and registered trapshooting for youth, elementary school through college age. AIM encourages good sportsmanship and personal responsibility through competition while establishing the foundation to make trapshooting a lifelong avocation. Then the last program we shoot is call Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), their website is http://sssfonline.org/. This is a program that has been around for several years, but has just this year, been taken over by a new foundation, and we are excited to have it on our agenda of shoots. The SCTP program provides school-age participants in grades 12 and under with the opportunity to showcase their competitive shooting skills and earn state and national recognition. The program is designed to instill in participants safe firearm handling, commitment, responsibility, leadership and teamwork.

I am very excited for the new season. This is a new season with new shooters and a new environment for us. Feel free to call me or email me with any questions or concerns. Watch the website for updates and schedules.

Here’s to a great sharp shooting season.

Tiffany Hester
NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
Colorado 4-H Certified Shotgun and Rifle Instructor
Ata Certified Shotgun Instructor
Certified Level 2 National Shotgun Coach
620-338-2129 (cell)
970-686-5570 ( home)
Tiffany.hester@JrRams.org