Welcome

Welcome…

•  Jim Sable – Executive Director •  Pledge of Allegiance •  Necessities

AM Agenda… •  Morning Session (everyone):

until 11:00 a.m. •  Lunch (on your own) & Sponsor visits:

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. – Breakfast buffet: $9.95 (+gratuity)/person –  5-minute drive: Subway, Dairy Queen, Jason’s Deli,

Eddington’s, Chili’s, TGI Friday’s, Fuddruckers, Perkins, Joe Senser’s Sports Grill, Olive Garden, Ciao Bella

Conference sponsors…

PM Agenda… •  Afternoon Session (new coach/team topics):

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. •  Jason Kelvie – Lakeville South High School Head

Coach, Firearms Safety Instructor, NRA Level 2 Coach, –  Managing team growth –  Continuing education –  Team management structure –  RSO basics

•  Team Management System, Shooter Performance Tracker, Athlete Registration, True Team Scoring, Q&A

Presentation…

•  Access will be emailed to coaches next week •  Available in TMS

Board of Directors…

•  Jim Sable – Executive Director •  John Nelson – Vice President •  Sharon Sable – Treasurer •  Justin Niederman – Director •  Scott Danielson – Director •  Mark Zauhar – Director •  Paul Dietz – Director •  Ray Alvey – Director

Coach Advisory Council… •  Assist new teams and policies and procedures •  Appointed by Board of Directors •  Members (new)

–  Tom Townsend – Alexandria –  Ken Sonnenfeld – St. Francis –  Mike Hammer – Brainerd –  Pam Koenen – Alden-Conger –  Scott Berning – St. Michael Albertville –  John Miller – Apple Valley –  Dan Sorum – NRHEG –  Joe Meyer – Burnsville

2015 headlines… •  Record number of participating teams, athletes, volunteers,

schools, gun clubs •  Trap Championship largest shooting sport event in world •  Spring skeet league’s first year •  More scholarships awarded •  New technology – Clay Target Leaderboard, websites •  Minnesota State High School League’s State Tournament •  Shooting range expansion •  National media recognition •  No injuries

Shooting Range Cost-Share Grant Totals…

•  2014: $425,000 •  2015: $1.2 million •  2016-17: $2 million

$3,625,000 x 2 =

$7,250,000 (4 years)

REPRINTED FROM NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 ISSUE OF TRAPSHOOTINGUSA

BIGSUCCESS

MINNESOTAHIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE

A REPORT BY DANA FARRELL

When Jim Sable looked around the room at hisfellow Plymouth, Minnesota, gun club membersback in 2001, the outlook was bleak. With agingmembers and very little youth participation, the writingwas on the wall. Unless something miraculous happened,his gun club, like many others in this part of the country,would likely wither and die as older members faded fromthe scene.

Sable knew a little something about informationgathering, having recently retired from a successful

advertising and communications company he and his wifeowned. He contacted the Minnesota Department ofNatural Resources and asked if they knew what theaverage age of gun club members was around the State.They didn’t – so Sable put together a survey that the DNRagreed to mail out and sat back, waiting for the results.

The first thing they learned from the survey was quiteshocking. Approximately 10 percent of the clubs inMinnesota had already gone out of business and another10 percent were barely hanging on by a thread. Sable

EIGHT YEARS AFTERITS INCEPTION, THEMINNESOTA STATE

HIGH SCHOOL CLAYTARGET LEAGUE

BOASTS AMEMBERSHIP OF

8,600 STUDENTS. ITSSTATE CHAMPIONSHIP

THIS YEAR DREW5,100 KIDS –

PROBABLY THELARGEST SHOOTING

SPORTS EVENT INTHE WORLD.

MSHSL 2014 Activity Participation Rankings… Out of 43 sports and activities

1. Vocal 32,277

2. Band 31,631

3. Boy's Football 25,487

4. Boy's Track & Field 16,488

5. Girl's Volleyball 16,102

6. Girl's Track & Field 15,589

7. Boy's Basketball 13,282

8. Boy's Baseball 13,145

9. Girl's Softball 12,737

10. Girl's Basketball 11,697

11. Boy's Soccer 8,958

12. Girl's Cross Country 8,688

13. Clay Target (SP 2015) 8,600

14. Boy's Wrestling 8,236

2016

2016 enhancements… •  Increased participation •  Policy & Procedures minor additions •  Improved Team Management System •  Registration fee process option •  Apps •  Dedicated event websites

Go Minnesota… 2015 2016 est.

Spring student athletes ……………… 8,600 10,000 Trap Teams …………………………… 243 275 Skeet Teams …………………………… 25 30 Gun clubs hosting teams …………… 135 150 Volunteers ………………………..….. 2,400 3,000 Trap championship participants …… 5,400 7,000 MSHSL State Tournament …………… 250 325 Skeet championship participants …… 140 200 Fall student athletes ………………….. 1,800 2,700

20 new teams so far… 80+ inquires Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa High School Bertha-Hewitt High School Breck School Cloquet High School Dawson-Boyd High School Dover-Eyota High School Hinkley-Finlayson High School Hope Lutheran High School Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton High School John Marshall High School

LaCrescent High School Mabel-Canton High School Mayo High School Northeast Range High School Red Wing High School Rochester Association of Christian Home Educators Royalton High School St. Charles High School Tri-City United High School West Lutheran High School

Policies & Procedures 2016... •  Download from mnclaytarget.com/rules

Shooting Range web page •  Guidelines to follow to the best of their ability •  Policies & Procedures •  Alcohol and tobacco use •  Firearms and ammunition •  Field and target recommendations

New apps coming soon…

•  Easy access •  Mobile-friendly •  SPT users can share

stats via social media •  Available in March

TMS & SPT Apps…

•  Integrated with TMS •  Record shooting environment data •  Record and submit scores •  Measure performance by post •  Include data in Shooter Performance Tracker •  Available by April

Clay Target Scoring App…

•  Multiple users from TMS

Login

•  Events from League schedule

Select event

•  Assign team members from team roster to post

Select squad

•  Record scores •  Automatically moves

to next shooter

Enter scores

•  Automatically moves shooters to next post

Review round

Finish scores

•  Submit scores Final scores

•  New squad •  Round #2 from

Round #1 squad leader names

•  Logout

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Fundraising discount card…

Brief description

Discounts

INSIDE

It’s easy to raise funds for your team…

•  Order – online with no money upfront required! •  Sell – the cards to friends and family for

$20 each. Offers expire 12/31/16! • Pay – for the cards by sending your payment

($5 per card) to the League before 4/15/16! • Spend – the money ($15 per card) you have

earned to reduce expenses this season!

Benefits… •  High profit – retain $15 from each card sold •  Instant benefit for consumers – incredible

online and in-store discounts add value •  Immediate impact – use the funds your raise

when and where they need it most •  100% control – manage all monies raised •  Targeted audience – shooting sport and

outdoor enthusiasts will love the card •  Easy participation – it is ready to go

Benefits (con’t)… •  Accurate online ordering – orders received

by coaches in 3-5 days •  No startup funds required – purchase cards

after you sell them •  Program support – Josh Kroells is ready to

help •  No limit – Sell as many cards as you can! •  Marketing support – League websites and

social media helps market the program!

Ordering… •  Pickup today •  Order online

–  Login to TMS –  Click on ad –  Enter password

Special pricing programs for teams…

•  Quality Herter’s ammo from Cabela’s •  Only $56.94/case (retail $66.99) •  Guaranteed available 6-9 days after order •  Exclusive team loyalty discount program with order •  Pickup at nearest Cabela’s •  Login to TMS to order

–  Click on ad –  Enter password

Cabela’s bulk ammunition purchase program…

Year-end events…

2016 Trap Championship… •  June 14-21 •  8 days (Tuesday - Tuesday) •  Alexandria Shooting Park •  7,000+ participants •  50+ vendors •  Largest shooting sport event in the WORLD •  Assigned Class (early-April) will determine shooting day

–  Class 1A: Tuesday, Class 2A: Thursday, Class 3A: Friday, etc...

More 2016 Trap Championship… •  Competition in classifications by

athlete’s year-end season average –  Novice 0-14.99 –  JV 15-18.99 –  Varsity 19-25

•  Awards for individual and team achievements for Championship and conferences

•  Electronic athlete registration and payment •  $25 per athlete – includes targets and t-shirt •  Team qualifier each day for MSHSL State Tournament

2016 Skeet Championship… •  June 26 (Sunday) •  Minneapolis Gun Club, Prior Lake •  200 participants expected •  Same individual competition

classification as trap •  Varsity awards for teams

•  Awards for individual and team achievements for Championship and conferences

•  Electronic athlete registration and payment •  $25 per athlete – includes targets and t-shirt

2016 Minnesota State High School League Trap State Tournament… •  Saturday, June 25th •  Minneapolis Gun Club, Prior Lake •  Same qualifications as previous

–  Teams: About 35 from Championship –  Individuals: Top 100 season average

•  Trap only •  Team: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (and ties) •  Individuals: 1st through 8th place (and ties)

2016 MSHSL State Tournament guidelines… •  Participants must be in grades 7-12 and in good

standing as defined by MSHSL rules •  Schools must be MSHSL members •  No cost to schools or participants •  Participants provide gun, ammo, ear and eye protection •  Targets are paid •  Follow MSHSCTL Policies & Procedures

Dedicated State Tournament Website

& •  Clay target league is NOT sanctioned by the MSHSL

•  “All in” or “all out” for policies and procedures

•  MSHSL “recognizes and supports” clay target league’s state tournament and participation as an activity

MSHSL & MSHSCTL alliance…

Wearables, pins, window stickers, and more…

•  Website “SHOP”

2016 Fall League… •  2015 Summary

–  92 trap teams and 19 skeet teams –  2,700 athletes (1,800) –  6 weeks (1 practice/reserve week, 5 competition weeks,

no tournament) •  Only spring league teams qualify, new athletes OK •  8/1: Team commitment deadline •  8/15 – 9/7: Athlete registration •  9/11: League begins •  10/24: League ends

Important upcoming dates… •  March 15: athlete registration ends •  March 1: team commitment to League deadline •  March 30: team registration fees due to League •  April 3: practice weeks begin •  April 10: conference announced •  April 17: reserve week •  April 24: competition weeks begin (end May 28) •  May 29: fun week •  June 14-21: trap championship (Alexandria) •  June 25: MSHSL state tournament (Prior Lake) •  June 26: skeet championship (Prior Lake)

Updates…

•  Wisconsin: 50 teams/1,400 athletes expected •  North Dakota: 20 teams/500 athletes expected •  Kansas: 12 teams/400 athletes expected •  Currently marketing programs in 17 states •  Almost every state has inquired about starting a team •  Attended National High School Athletic Directors

Conference •  Connected with National Federation of High School

Associations

NEW for 2017… Student Athlete Safety & Education Certification & Coach Certification

Benefits of League certification…

•  Easy access: year-round online certification for all •  Integrated with TMS: Verification of completion •  Affordable: costs less than other certification programs •  Relevant content: 100% specific to the League •  Single source: Student athletes and coaches learn the

same messages and expectations •  Prioritizes the League’s beliefs: safety, fun and

marksmanship

Student Athlete Safety & Education Certification… •  Many lessons with video instruction and quizzes •  New student athletes will be required to complete •  Current student athletes not required to complete •  Range days to be conducted by teams •  55% of student athletes never shot trap/skeet before

joining the team

Coach Certification… •  Many lessons with video instruction and exams •  Areas of study:

–  Coaching –  Volunteers –  Partnering With Shooting Range –  Safety planning –  Team communications –  Teaching skills of sport –  Range Safety Officer –  First aid –  Student certification –  And more…

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