Please join us at the Cardinal Shooting Center May 12-13 for a regional championship event featuring trap, skeet, sporting clays and international bunker trap! Teams may shoot any or all events!
All registrations are done through the SHOT system
Open to all SCTP Registered Teams!
Categories = Varsity, JV and Intermediate
*NSSA/NSCA/ATA rules apply. Event coordinator has final word relating to this event. Teams must be registered with the SCTP prior to event. College athlete scores will not be used for HOA.
Registration will be through the SSSF SHOT System and will be available on April 9th.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), the National Governing Body of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP), is once again offering a scholarship program to reward deserving SCTP/SASP graduating seniors with needed college assistance. The main objective is to award as many scholarships as possible to qualifying SCTP / SASP graduating seniors.
Since 2013 SSSF has awarded over $300,000 in scholarship funds benefiting over 300 student athletes from 39 different states in the Scholastic Clay Target and Scholastic Action Shooting programs.
SSSF is establishing minimal guidelines for the selection procedure, thus allowing the final selection to be as simple as possible.
General Procedures: Each applicant must be a graduating senior within the year of the awarded scholarship and must be registered for college before the scholarship is awarded in that same year.
Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average through the most recent grading period ending on or before April 1, 2018.
Each prospective recipient must be registered as a full-time college student before the scholarship is awarded and must provide the name of the post-secondary college or community/ junior college to receive the scholarship proceeds. Each scholarship check will be mailed to the appropriate college in the student’s name by October 1, 2018. The scholarship funds are to be used for tuition, fees, etc. This is a one-time, non-renewable scholarship.
Applicants may not be in receipt of any “full” scholarship funds in order to qualify (i.e., athletics, military academy, academic, etc.).
Applicants must have participated during 2017-2018 in one of their SCTP / SASP State Championships, National Championships, or regional events in Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, or Olympic Bunker; Olympic Skeet Championships, Pistol or Rifle.
Applicants must be able to complete all parts of the application packet:
Application / Personal Information Page:
One Page Student Resume or School and Non-School Activities and Honors
One Page Essay (see Essay Guidelines)
Must attach current high school transcript or home school transcript!
Registration for the Scholastic Clay Target Program 2018 Virtual League Series is now open. The virtual league series is a fun, easy and FREE way to compete with other teams across the nation without leaving your home range! Competition opportunities are available in trap and skeet for youth of all ages!
Who can participate?
Any fully registered SCTP athlete in good standing may participate in the virtual league series. There will be two sets of leagues in 2018 based on age:
Grades 12 and under
Collegiate
When and where are the competitions?
Each virtual series is a 150 target league that will run for 6 weeks (25 targets / week). Targets are shot at your home range or wherever it is most convenient for your team on a given week. Targets may be shot on any day of the week and scores must be recorded in the SHOT system that same week. Dates for the series are as follows:
Trap and skeet grades 12 and under Winter Virtual Series: February 19 to April 1
Registration deadline is February 18
Trap and skeet collegiate Spring Virtual Series: April 2 to May 13
Registration deadline is April 1
Trap and skeet grades 12 and under Spring Virtual Series: April 16 to May 27
Registration deadline is April 15
How can my team participate?
Teams and athletes must be fully registered with the Scholastic Clay Target Program and have their team setup in the SHOT system. After initial team registration, a coach must sign up their athletes for the Virtual League Series prior to the virtual league series registration deadlines noted above.
To complete the series, athletes must shoot 25 targets each week and coaches must record those scores to the SHOT System that same week prior to midnight each Sunday in order to successfully complete the league. Athletes may shoot their virtual scores anytime during the week including regular practices but must declare the round to count towards the virtual series prior to shooting. Coaches must collect and retain the score sheets used for virtual league series scores. Late scores cannot be accepted and athletes missing a week or coaches not turning in a score on time will result in a score of zero for the week.
Are there any prizes?
Priorities for the virtual league series include having fun, encouraging camaraderie among teammates and providing exposure to a competition atmosphere. All SCTP teams with athletes who participate and have scores entered into SHOT for all six weeks will be entered into a random drawing for a Tristar setter over/under shotgun! This gun may be used as a team firearm or for team fundraising purposes.
How do I register and enter scores for the virtual league?
Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) teams from across the country will be in action this weekend at the Cardinal Shooting Center in Marengo, OH competing for national and regional titles.
The 2017 SCTP College National Championships starts Friday with 239 athletes from 16 states pre-registered. College athletes will compete in trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand and international bunker trap over three days. Over 700 event entries are currently registered with Martin Methodist College and others back to defend their 2016 titles.
The 2017 SASP Ohio Regional event will feature over 100 athletes from six states competing for titles in rimfire pistol, centerfire pistol, rimfire rifle (iron sights), rimfire rifle (optics) and the new 1911 division.
The Cardinal Center will be decked out in Halloween decor with student-athletes participating in costume contests on Saturday. Everyone will be sure to have a “spooktacular” time!
The Scholastic Clay Target Program would like to announce its first ever College Virtual match. This match will take place the week of September 11th and end the week of October 16th, running for 6 weeks.
Participation is open to all registered SCTP College teams including Division I, II, III as well as 2 year college teams!
Colleges can participate in Trap, Skeet or both but must be registered and scored by the end of week 1 or September 17th.
Team scoring will be used for this match with the top 5 scores making up that College teams score for the week.
Further information will be posted on our website at www.sssfonline.org and the Virtual match will be open for registration very soon!
The SCTP College Virtual match will culminate into the SCTP College National Championships which will be held Friday, October 27 through Sunday, October 29 at the Cardinal Center in Marengo, Ohio. Again, open to all registered SCTP Teams and athletes.
See how your College team stacks up against College teams from around the country and all without any travel expenses!
Save the date for the 2017 SCTP National College Championship to be held Oct. 27-29, 2017. The 2017 SCTP National College Championship will be held at the Cardinal Center Campground and Shooting Center in Marengo, Ohio.
The event is shaping up to be one of the best in SCTP history and the organization is expecting an impressive turnout. Participants are sure to have a blast, and as a bonus, the SCTP will award over $75,000 to Team Endowment Accounts at the MidwayUSA Foundation.
To celebrate the Halloween weekend, the facilities will be decked out in “spooktacular” Halloween décor and participants can take part in a Saturday night costume contest. May the best ghoul win!
Considered Ohio’s premier public shooting sports facility, the Cardinal Center offers impressive trapshooting and sporting clays ranges, as well as an indoor heated pool, lake for fishing, lots of outdoor activities, and great facilities for family camping, including 400 camp sites, with nine standard cabins and 20 deluxe cabins available to rent. Wifi service is available on the grounds as well.
The center is located at I-71 (exit 140) and St. Rt. 61, just 30 miles north of Columbus. For those not keen on camping, there are a number of additional lodging options located within 15 minutes of the Cardinal Center.
As a reminder, any athletes planning to compete in state or national SCTP events must be members of the respective national governing body (NGB). Athletes in SCTP trap singles events must be members of ATA and athletes competing in SCTP state or national skeet or sporting clays events must be members of NSSA/NSCA. All targets will be registered with the respective NGB for those events.
Coaches: When renewing or registering teams and athletes requiring NGB membership for the new season, please complete the membership registrations and payments through the SHOT system. This will ensure that SCTP gets credit for those registrations and increase the college scholarship funding available for us to award to our graduating athletes. Please complete the registrations and payments at least 30 days prior to your scheduled competition to ensure time for processing of membership credentials through the respective NGB offices.
The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), in conjunction with the Pacific International Trapshooting Association (PITA) Grand Pacific Championships, will host the SCTP Western U.S. Trap Shooting Tournament at the Evergreen Sportsman’s Club in Olympia, Washington. This will be a 200-target, 16-yard singles event on Thursday-Friday, July 23-24.
The tournament will run concurrently with PITA’s Y-E-S program and Event #13 & #15 of PITA’s Grand Pacific Championships. SCTP teams with memberships in the PITA and ATA are welcome.
Youth membership in PITA is free.
Over $30,000 in team endowment funding will be available. Squad and athlete awards will be presented in Senior and Intermediate divisions.
A limited number of slots are available, and teams must register by July 5. Registration is through the SHOT system at www.sssfonline.org.
Coaches and athletes will have two new side events to participate in at this year’s SCTP National Team Championships.
Preliminary 16-Yard Trap Singles
Athletes and teams can register to shoot some preliminary trap targets in this Monday/Tuesday side event. These targets will be registered and we will have some awards for squads and Individuals.
Preliminary 16-Yard Trap Singles – Coach/Athlete
Coaches and athletes get the chance to compete together! The coach’s score counts as one of the five squad scores. Coaches sign up in the #1 spot and squad four athletes in the next four spots. Squads with coach and four Intermediate/Rookie shooters will be in the Intermediate Division; coach and four Senior Division athletes will be in the Senior Division; and a mixed squad will be in the Open Division. Only one coach per four athletes is eligible. This is designed to be a fun competition, but targets are registered and awards will be offered. This event is sponsored by the ATA.
SCTP teams are invited to the Texas Skeet and Trap State Championships on May 24 at Ellis County Sportsman’s Club, Waxahachie, Texas.
Participants will shoot 100 American skeet targets and 100 ATA trap targets. Cost will be $32 for each event. Team and individual awards and prizes will be awarded.
The event is open to all SCTP teams.
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m., and a mandatory safety briefing starts at 9:00. Pre-registration is open through the SHOT system.
On May 22, there will also be a National Fundraising Banquet with dinner, auction, and raffle in conjunction with the State Championship. The auction and raffle items will include guns, hunting and fishing trips, and shooting accessories. Learn more about the National Banquet.