2014 State 4-H Shotgun Championship

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1 2014 State 4-H Shotgun Championship Cost: $55 per shooter (Non-Refundable) Where: Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club and Selwood Farm When: Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, 2014 Registration Deadline: Thursday, May 1, 2014 (entry fee is due at time of registration) Late Registration: If registration and entry fee is not in the Clay County Office (not postmarked) by May 1, 2014 a late fee of $25 per shooter will be assessed. Please read thoroughly as there are many changes this year. Eric Massey Memorial Shotgun Fund: Long time 4-H Shotgun Club volunteer and leader from Lauderdale County, Eric Massey, passed away in December 2012 after a long fight with cancer. We will be accepting donations at the State 4-H Shotgun Championship to continue increasing the funds of the Eric Massey Memorial Shotgun Fund with the Alabama 4-H Foundation. These funds will be used to support statewide 4-H shotgun programs. Lunch Available on Site: Nichols Lawson Middle School and Sylacauga High School 4-H Shooting Sports Clubs will be providing lunch on Saturday as a fundraiser. Lunch cost will be $4 per person. Lunch will be hotdog, chips, dessert and canned drink. If you bring a check for lunch make them payable to NLMS 4-H Club. 5 Stand: Red Eagle now has a five stand on field 6. It will be open on Saturday for $10 per round per person for those that would like to shoot 5 Stand. Event: The 2014 Alabama State 4-H Shotgun Championship will be held at Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club in Childersburg, Alabama (skeet and trap) and Selwood Farm in Alpine, Alabama (sporting clays) on Friday, May 16, 2014 and Saturday, May 17, On Friday, May 16 sporting clays at Selwood and skeet at Red Eagle will be completed. Check-in will begin at 7:00 AM on Friday May 16, 2014 at Selwood Farms. Teams will check in before their scheduled start time at Selwood Farms. Teams will be notified the week prior to the Championship of their start time. A safety video will be placed on the Alabama 4-H website for all team members to view prior to their arrival at Selwood Farms. Safety orientation will be held a Red Eagle 30 minutes prior to the teams start time there. On Saturday, May 17 competition will begin at 8:00 AM at Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club. We will continue to rotate through lunch on Friday and Saturday. Participants should eat when they have time between rotations. Competition will continue until all teams have completed their scheduled courses of fire and all (if any) shoot-offs are complete. Shoot-offs may be held under lights. We will wrap up the event with awards on Saturday.

2 Each participant and their parent or guardian must complete and sign an Alabama Parent and Youth Consent Form and Selwood Farm Relesase, Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement for each 4-H er at the Match. The Alabama Parent and Youth Consent Form can be found HERE. This document contains the Alabama 4-H Youth Code of Conduct, make sure that 4-H members read and understand this part of the document before signing. The Selwood Farm Relesase, Waiver of Liability and Indemnity Agreement can be found at the end of this document. These forms must be returned with registration. The ranges at Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club will be open at 12:00 NOON on Thursday, May 15, 2014 if you wish to come early and familiarize yourselves with the ranges. Club members may be available upon request to coach your teams at this practice. The range fee for 4-H members at Red Eagle is $5.00 per 25 targets. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, May 1, 2014 (Registration is Non-refundable) CONTACTS: Kim Good at (256) or Jay Conway at (256) or Shannon Andress at (334) or ELIGIBILITY: 4-H events are open to active members of a chartered Alabama 4-H club that has experiential learning in regularly scheduled and planned meetings. Participation is limited to those members who are actively participating in the 4-H program and have been a member for a 90 day minimum. The Alabama 4-H Club Year begins on August 1 and ends on July 31. Age eligibility is determined by how old the youth is prior to January 1 of the Alabama 4-H Club Year. To be eligible for 4-H the youth must be nine (9) years old and not older than 18 years old prior to January 1 of the Alabama 4-H Club Year. Checking the Alabama 4-H Age and Eligibility Chart for H Club Year will help families, volunteers and staff to determine the divisions of 4-H Membership. This Match is limited to bona fide Alabama 4-H members who have completed the 4-H Basic Shotgun Course. Each county may bring as many 4-Hers as they want, but each coach can have only one junior team and one senior team. Coaches have two options for determining their teams: 1) predetermine their Junior and Senior teams (4 members) and bring additional 4-Hers to compete for individual awards, or 2) have all of their Juniors and Seniors shoot and then determine each team by the top four individual total scores. Alabama 4-H will decide whether or not to certify this event for national competition. If it is certified, then the winning Senior team may elect to represent Alabama at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational June 24 - June 29, 2014 at Grand Island, Nebraska with limited funding from the State 4-H Office.

3 Starting this year: If a Senior teams wins the 2014 State 4-H Shotgun Championship and chooses not to attend the National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational June 24 - June 29, 2014 at Grand Island, Nebraska they will be eligible to participate in the Alabama State 4-H Shotgun Championship in the future. The second place team will have the option to attend National and must notify Kim Good (256) by 4:30 PM on May 19, DIVISIONS: Junior 4-H ers are those between the ages of 9 & 13. Senior 4-H ers are years old. Click HERE to determine 4-H ages. EQUIPMENT: Participants will provide their own shotgun(s), ammunition (no reloads) and eye & ear protection. Each participant should have a means of carrying enough shells (25) to complete a round of fire. Must be able to carry 50 rounds of ammunition at Selwood Farm. ALL EQUIPMENT AND AMMUNITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION BY RANGE OFFICIALS PRIOR TO AND/OR DURING USAGE AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SAFETY. REGISTRATION: The registration fee will be $55 per shooter to cover the cost of range fees, awards and insurance. There is an additional cost of $4 per person for lunch. (See information above) Checks or Money orders, payable to ACES must be submitted with your registration and is due May 1, Cash is acceptable for lunch. See registration and Safety Certification forms below. The following must be included with registration: 1) Payment of $55 per shooter 2) Registration form 3) Alabama Parent and Youth Consent Form 4) Safety Certification List 5) Selwood Liability Waiver (1 per shooter, must be signed by parent/guardian) 6) Selwood Farm Safety Video Certification If you have any questions about the 2 day format please call Kim Good at CONDUCT OF THE MATCH: Juniors and Seniors will shoot two rounds (50 targets) of trap, two rounds (50 targets) of skeet and 5 stations (50 targets) of sporting clays. Junior teams will be determined by scores. The top four scores will determine the team and the top three scores will determine the team score for each awards category (skeet, trap, sporting clays and high over all). Teams must be comprised of at least three shooters. Senior teams can be determined by one of the following: 1) The top four scores will determine the team and the top three scores will determine the team score for each awards category (skeet, trap, sporting clays and high over all). 2) As designated by the team coach. Teams must be comprised of at least three shooters. Everyone at the range, including coaches, parents and others observing the competition, will wear eye and ear protection. Anyone not wearing eye and ear protection while on or behind a range will be asked to put them on or move to a safe location.

4 At Selwood Farms: Carts will be provided to transport youth to and from the Selwood Farms entrance to the shooting stations. Once at the stations youth will walk while rotating stations. Carts will be available for parents to rent for $20. Rented carts can only be used to transport immediate family members. 4-H members participating in the State 4-H Shotgun Championship will not be allowed to be transported in carts rented by parents. All shooters must initial their score after each round on the score sheet. Once a shooter leaves the range the score is final. Issues on the range will be arbitrated by the chief referee. SKEET: Event: Standard NSSA (American) Skeet Course of Fire: Juniors & Seniors - Two (2) rounds (50 targets) consisting of singles and doubles. Doubles from stations 1, 2, 6, and 7 and singles from stations 3, 4, 5, and 8. Time Limits: Shooters will fire in an expeditious manner, avoiding unnecessary delay, shooters should be prepared to take the field 30 minutes before their scheduled firing time. Equipment: Any shotgun 12 gauge or smaller firing a shot charge not to exceed 1-1/8 ounces with shot no larger than US 7-1/2 fine or smaller than US 9 fine at velocities approximating 1200 feet per second. Coaches: Once a team has entered the field for competition, only team members, range officers and judges will be allowed on the range. Coaches must remain behind the range. TRAP: Event: Standard ATA (American) Trap. Course of Fire: Juniors & Seniors - Two (2) rounds (50 targets) consisting of five targets from each of five shooting stations at 16 yards. Time Limits: Shooters will fire in an expeditious manner, avoiding unnecessary delay, shooters should be prepared to take the field 30 minutes before their scheduled firing time. Equipment: Any shotgun 12 gauge or smaller firing a shot charge not to exceed 1-1/8 ounces with shot no larger than US 7-1/2 fine or smaller than US 9 fine at velocities approximating 1200 feet per second. Coaches: Once a team has entered the field for competition, only team members, range officers and judges will be allowed on the range. Coaches must remain behind the range. Sporting Clays: Event: Standard NSCA (American ) Sporting Clays Course of Fire: Juniors & Seniors 10 targets at 5 stations.

5 Time Limits: Due to time constraint each squad will have 15 minutes to shoot each station, shooters should be prepared to take the field 30 minutes before their scheduled firing time. Equipment: Any shotgun 12 gauge or smaller firing a shot charge not to exceed 1-1/8 ounces with shot no larger than US 7-1/2 fine or smaller than US 9 fine at velocities approximating 1200 feet per second. Coaches: One screened and trained 4-H Volunteer and another adult will be required to be with each team on the Sporting Clays range. Once a team has entered the field for competition, only team members, range officers and judges will be allowed on the range. Coaches must remain 10 feet behind the shooter. TEAM TIES: In the event two or more teams tie for one or more placings, in skeet or trap, a shoot-off will be held. Each team representing the tie will fire a complete round of skeet or trap following the rules above. Team ties in sporting clays will be broken by using the longest run from the final target. INDIVIDUAL TIES: Individual ties in skeet will be broken by shooting doubles at stations 3, 4 and 5 on the skeet range. Individual ties in trap will be broken by shooting complete rounds of 25 targets until the tie is broken. Individual ties in sporting clays will be broken by using the longest run from the final target. POSTAL MATCH: If a 4-H Shotgun Team or individual has a compelling reason they can't attend the State 4-H Shotgun Championship at Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club and Selwood Farm on May 16-17, 2014 the team members can shoot what is called a "Postal Match". What is a Postal Match? It is a means by which an absentee 4-H Shotgun team or individual s scores may be counted towards the State competition. Your 4-H Team members or individual each shoot rounds strictly following the 4-H rules, under the supervision of an adult range owner or officer who has no affiliation with the 4-H Club (not a relative or close friend, nor the 4-H team's coach). The person to certify the team's scores must be approved by either the State 4-H Shooting Sports Committee Chairman (Shannon Andress) or Match Director (Kim Good) in advance. The approved scorekeeper must sign off on each scorecard. The signed scorecards must be in Kim Good's hand by Friday, May 9, 2014, to be tabulated with the other scores. Teams or individuals who opt to have a "postal match" in lieu of attending the State Championship will be responsible for their own target, ammo, and range fees, and the fee to submit scores for the State Championship will be $110 per person H SHOTGUN CHAMPIONSHIP POSTAL MATCH RULES: targets (50 trap, 50 skeet, 50 sporting clays) must be shot by 4-H team members with *no breaks*. For scores to count as team scores, all members must shoot together at the same time and location. 2. Postal Matches must be shot on a commercial range, not in someone's backyard. Please confirm your range's eligibility with Jimmy Smitherman (smithji@aces.edu).

6 3. Postal Match scores must be supervised and certified by a nonbiased third-party Scorekeeper. The team's 4-H Coach nor anyone associated with the team will not be approved to certify Postal Match scores. 4. The Scorekeeper must be approved in advance by the State 4-H Shooting Sports Committee Chairman, Event Range Officer, or Match Director. Scores must be recorded on standard shotgun scorecards. The scorekeeper must legibly sign each submitted scorecard with the Scorekeeper's -name -address -phone - -date of Postal Match -start and end times of Postal Match -location of Postal Match 5. In the event of a tie between an on-site team or individual, and postal match teams, the on-site participants will have preference over postal match entries. 6. Postal Match scores, Alabama Parent and Youth Consent Form for each person shooting in the postal match and a check in the appropriate amount (made payable to ACES) must be "in hand" not post marked to Kim Good by Friday, May 9, 2014 in order to be counted. Send Scores and check to: Kim Good 93 County Road 31 Ashland, AL AWARDS: Awards will be given to competing teams. Individual accomplishments will be recognized during the team awards presentation. Junior and Senior team awards as well as Junior and Senior individual awards in skeet, trap, sporting clays and high individual will be presented. PROTESTS: Any questions regarding the rules including protests and appeals will be directed to the event rules committee consisting of the Match Director and/or a representative of the State 4-H Shooting Sports Committee. Upon appeal, all decisions by the rules committee will be final. CONDUCT AND DRESS: All participants are expected to behave in an appropriate manner consistent with the 4-H Code of Conduct (this is on the Alabama 4-H Parent and Youth Consent Form) and dress according to the 4-H Dress Code. Any participant, parent, coach or spectator deemed to be behaving in an inappropriate manner may be asked to leave the facilities for the remainder of the event. No animals allowed without approval of the Shotgun Championship Match Director. Closed toed and heeled shoes must be worn at all times while on the shooting range. No participants will be allowed on the shooting range with cell phones. CLUB REPORT FORM: The Club Report form should be brought to the contest and turned in at registration. LODGING: Lodging is available in Childersburg. You might want to camp at Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club or stay in a local motel. Two motels to consider are: Day's Inn / or

7 Key West Inn - 256/ Red Eagle Skeet & Trap Club has electrical and water hook-ups available for $15.00 per day. If you do not need the utilities, camping is free. Contact Kim Good at (256) or goodkim@aces.edu if you need a hook up. DIRECTIONS TO RED EAGLE SKEET & TRAP: 332 Hollywood Blvd, Childersburg, AL From the North: From Birmingham take Hwy. 280 East to Childersburg. After crossing the Childersburg Veterans Memorial Bridge, turn left at the first traffic signal onto Hwy. 235N. Proceed 1.2 miles and turn right onto Pinecrest Ave. After crossing the RR tracks, immediately turn left onto Hollywood Blvd. Proceed approximately 200 yards and look to the right for the road sign "Red Eagle" turn on the gravel road and proceed to the Red Eagle Clubhouse. From I-65 South: North of Clanton, take Al. Hwy. 145 to Wilsonville. Turn right on Al. Hwy. 25. Turn right on Al. Hwy 76 and follow to U.S Turn right on U.S. 280, cross Coosa River bridge and turn left at the first traffic light (Al. Hwy. 235N). Proceed 1.2 miles and turn right onto Pinecrest Ave. After crossing the RR tracks, immediately turn left onto Hollywood Blvd. Proceed approximately 200 yards and look to the right for the road sign "Red Eagle" turn on the gravel road and proceed to the Red Eagle Clubhouse. From Auburn: Follow U.S. 280 West to Childersburg. Turn right on Al. Hwy 235N. Proceed 1.2 miles and turn right onto Pinecrest Ave. After crossing the RR tracks, immediately turn left onto Hollywood Blvd.. Proceed approximately 200 yards and look to the right for the road sign "Red Eagle", turn on the gravel road and drive to the Red Eagle Clubhouse. From Talladega: Take Hwy 21 South, approx. 10 miles and take Hwy 76 West (Desoto Caverns Pkwy.) approx. 10 miles to Hwy Turn right on 280 and proceed to the next traffic signal and turn right on Hwy. 235N. Proceed 1.2 miles and turn right on Pinecrest Ave. After crossing the RR tracks, immediately turn left onto Hollywood Blvd. Proceed approximately 200 yards and look to the right for the road sign "Red Eagle", turn on the gravel road and drive to the Red Eagle Clubhouse. DIRECTIONS TO SELWOOD FARM: 706 Selwood Road Alpine, AL From Sylacauga on Highway 280 go West to Childersburg, turn right on Highway 76. Go 6 miles to Selwood Rd. Turn right. Go 1/2 mile to Stone entrance, parking lot and office. From Birmingham on Highway 280, go East to Childersburg, turn left on Highway 76, Go 6 miles to Selwood Rd. Turn right. Go 1/2 mile to Stone entrance, parking lot and office.

8 DIRECTIONS FROM RED EAGLE TO SELWOOD Go back out of Red Eagle and when you get to the paved road lurn left onto Hollywood Blvd. Turn left onto Pinecrest Drive take the first right onto Hillcrest Lane. At the dead end turn left onto Forest Hills Drive. At the dead end turn left onto AL 76 go 4 miles. Turn right onto Selwood Road. Go 1/2 mile to Stone entrance, parking lot and office. DIRECTIONS FROM SELWOOD TO RED EAGLE When you get back to AL 76 turn left and go 4 miles. Turn right on Forest hills Drive and go 1.4 miles, Turn right onto Hillcrest Lane, at the dead end turn left onto Pinecrest drive, take the first right onto Hollywood Blvd and follow the signs to Red Eagle.

9 REGISTRATION FORM 2014 STATE 4-H SHOTGUN COMPETITION COUNTY: CLUB: COACH(ES): The team members and individual shooters listed below are bona fide members of 4-H in this county. Signed: County Extension Coordinator, Regional 4-H Agent or County Extension Agent Juniors: Name Gender Age Birthdate Team/Individual

10 Seniors: Name Gender Age Birthdate Team/Individual Please include this form with your registration fee by May 1, 2014

11 SAFETY CERTIFICATION LIST: Please include this form with your registration fee by May 1, Alabama 4 H Shotgun Championship Safety Certification COUNTY: CLUB: COACH(ES) Name of Senior Team Members Age Race Sex Name of Junior Team Members Age Race Sex Name of Individual Shooters Age Race Sex I certify that each of the individuals listed above has completed the 4-H Basic Shotgun course. (Signature)... Please include this form with your registration fee by May 1, 2014

12 2014 CLUB REPORT FORM Club County Number of Volunteer Leaders: Male Female Number of 4-Hers: Male Female Juniors Seniors Location of Meetings Average Length of Each Meeting Date of First Meeting Date of Final Meeting before State Event Highlights of this club s H year: Please send this form to Ms. Shannon Andress, Montgomery County Extension Office, 5340 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, AL before the state event OR bring them to the state event.

13 Selwood Farm Safety Video Certification I, (Coach), with (name of club) in (county) certify that the following 4-H Members, that are participating in the 2014 State 4-H Shotgun Championship, have viewed and understand the video on safety for Selwood Farm. Name Age Signature Date

14 RELEASE, WATVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT IN CONSIDERATION, of being permitted to enter for any purpose the sporting clays and hunting facilities (the "Facilities") operated by SELWOOD FARM, INC. ("SELWOOD"), THE UNDERSIGNED, individually and on behalf of the undersigned's personal representatives, heirs, and next of kin (individually and collectively, the "Undersigned"), acknowledges, agrees and represents that the Undersigned: 1. HEREBY RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE SELWOOD, shooters, guides, trappers, any other person on the Facilities, owners and lessees of premises used in operating the Facilities, and each of them, their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, successors, assigns, heirs, next of kin and personal representatives (all herein referred to as "Releasees") from all liability to the Undersigned for any and all loss, damage or expense, and any claim, demand or suit therefor on account of injury to the person or property or resulting in death of the Undersigned, whether caused by the negligence of Releasees or otherwise, while the Undersigned is in or upon the Facilities, and/or, competing in, guiding, officiating, observing, working for, or for any other purpose participating in shooting or hunting activities on the Facilities; 2. HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS the Releasees and each of them from any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense they may incur due to the presence of the Undersigned in or upon the Facilities or in any way competing in, guiding, officiating, observing, working for, or for any other purpose participating in shooting or hunting activities on the Facilities, whether caused by the negligence of Releasees or otherwise; 3. HEREBY ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND RISK OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE (includes but not limited to Selwood guns, golf carts and furnishings) due to the negligence of Releasees or otherwise while in or upon the Facilities and/or while competing in, guiding, officiating, observing, working for, or for any other purpose participating in shooting or hunting activities on the Facilities; and 4. HAS READ, UNDERSTOOD AND HEREBY AGREES TO ABIDE BY THE RULES LISTED ON THE REVERSE HEREOF. 5. HEREBY AGREES THAT THIS RELEASE, WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONTINUING 6. HEREBY AGREES THAT NO ORAL REPRESENTATIONS, STATEMENTS OR INDUCEMENTS APART FROM THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE: THE UNDERSIGNED UNDERSTANDS THE INHERENT RISKS AND DANGERS INVOLVED IN SHOOTING CLAY TARGETS AND HUNTING, AND HAS READ, UNDERSTOOD AND VOLUNTARILY SIGNS THIS RELEASE, WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT. PRINT NAME: PHONE: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE PLEASE PUT ZIP Date: SIGNATURE(Parent or Guardian) Print: WARNING: Some areas of the Facilities are subject to occasional minor shotfall from other areas. Where these areas are concerned, persons on the Facilities may notice shotfall. There is also the possibility of pellet deflection off of trees, targets, and other solid objects. Likewise, pieces of clay targets (and even whole targets) may fall near or even strike persons on the Facilities.