| St Hubertus Schützenverein San Diego announces the formation of it’s youth shooting sports team open to club youth. (Please see details below) View this email in your browser |
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| St Hubertus Schützenverein San Diego Jungschützen The Jungschützen or youth shooting sports team of San Diego will open to youth club members ages approx. 10 (depending on height and ability) to 17. Shooters under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by a guardian while at the range. All members are required to pay annual dues, which are payable at the time of joining the Group. Dues are not prorated. Annual Jungschützen membership dues will be $40. Membership includes pellets, targets, and a group polo shirt. Membership may be obtained by any person: That consents to the bylaws of this group and those of the German American Societies of San Diego, Inc.. Is a current member in good standing of the German American Societies Inc. of San Diego. The Youth Group will have monthly meetings at the indoor air rifle and air pistol shooting range at the German American Societies of San Diego on Sundays. The program will have a hiatus from mid-September through October for Oktoberfest. Inaugural year: Informal uniforms, in-house competitions, and Fundraising to better establish the expansion of the youth program. The youth shooting sports program will be monitored by instructors/coaches and Range Safety personnel focusing on weapon and range safety, technical shooting sports skills, and sports discipline. There are a number of future award and recognition programs currently being researched that the youth can participate in to measure progress. Some programs that well-established Phoenix Club in Anaheim, CA utilizes are listed below and are a fine example of the direction we want the San Diego Youth Group to follow. Marksmanship Qualification Program for International Air Rifle, Air Pistol and International Air Pistol. San Diego Schützen club awards and pins A progressive “Zielschuss” program A monthly “Meisterschaft” program An end of the season team match Postal and Facebook matches with teams across the USA and in other countries Participants may use the club provided equipment which are classified as Competition or Match Grade manufactured by Feinwerkbau, Aushutz, Daisy Avanti, and Crossman. Youth may also provide their own rifle or pistol only in .177 caliber pellets (no BB-guns) with velocity less than 620 FPS. Competition guns typically fire in the 450-600 FPS range. Coach Peter Battaglia can be reached via email at pbattaglia619@gmail.com with any questions. |
