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California 4-H Shooting Sports

The California 4-H Shooting Sports Program provides instruction in the safe handling of firearms and archery equipment, develops self-confidence and leadership abilities in 4‑H participants, and instills an appreciation

The 4-H Shooting Sports Program is a youth development education program.  It uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people and their leaders in attaining knowledge and developing essential life skills. The program follows a standardized format, lists program components and identifies clearly intended learning outcomes.

National 4-H Shooting Sports Website

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For more information, please contact:

Statewide 4-H Shooting Sports Advisor
John Borba
UCCE Kern 4-H Office
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307-2851
661-868-6200
jaborba@ucdavis.edu

Shooting Sports Committee

List of Statewide 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors
(Word) (PDF)

Handbook (Program Procedures) Word PDF
Training Request Form Word PDF
Application for Certification Word PDF
Training Report Word PDF
Course Evaluation Word PDF
Maintenance Log Word PDF
Equipment Check-out Log Word PDF
California 4-H Shooting Sports Program Orientation Slide Show PPT PDF
Archery Proficiency Levels I-V Word PDF
Shotgun Proficiency Levels I-V Word PDF
Rifle Proficiency Levels I-V Word PDF

4-H Shooting Sports Workshop
Rifle Discipline
Tulare, CA

Saturday, January 9, 2010 – 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 10, 2010 – 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A 4-H shooting sports workshop for the rifle discipline will be held at Rankin Field Range, 20000 Road 140 in Tulare. Participants must attend both days of training to receive certification. Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be certified as rifle trainer and can lead a rifle project at the club level or serve as county trainer to certify other leaders. There is no cost for the course. To register for the course and receive more information contact John Borba at: jaborba@ucdavis.edu

For information about the facility and a map, please visit the range website at:

http://www.tcdsa.org/documents/rankin_field.htm

Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shooting

Shooting SportsCoordinated by Siskiyou County 4-H.  Jacki Zediker at jkzediker@ucdavis.edu

Past Results
  • 25th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2009) Results (Word) (PDF)
  • 24th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2008) Results (Word) (PDF)
  • 23rd Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2007) Results (Word) (PDF)
  • 22nd Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2006) Results (Word) (PDF)
  • 21st Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2005) Results (Word) (PDF)
  • 20th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2004) Results (Word) (PDF)
  • 19th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2003) Results (Word)
  • 18th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2002) Results (Word)
  • 17th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2001) Results (PDF)

Submitted by Tyler McGee, High Desert Magic 4-H, San Bernardino County

The NRA Foundation has awarded $20,000 in scholarships to youths from all over the United States as part of the 2009 Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.) Grand Scholarship Contest. This year, there were many outstanding applications to review.  Tyler McGee, 17, a junior at Apple Valley High School, President of the High Desert Magic 4-H in San Bernardino County, and Teen Leader of the Shooting Sports Project was chosen as one of the recipients and was awarded a $3,000 scholarship. 

Tyler was chosen to attend the Y.E.S. program sponsored by the NRA Foundation, last summer. The seven-day, expense-paid, educational experience in the nation’s capital provided an exciting opportunity for Tyler and 45 select high school sophomores and juniors from across the United States. While in Washington, D.C., the students met members of Congress, learned the significance of the Constitution, visited with scholars and experts, and toured national landmarks. This experience gives students an understanding of the federal government while learning the importance of an individual’s active participation in government affairs.

After attending Y.E.S., the students are asked to submit two projects in a portfolio format. The first is to communicate their experience at Y.E.S., and how it has contributed to their personal growth. Tyler wrote several articles posted on the state and national 4-H websites. The second is to introduce an NRA program that they learned about during their Y.E.S. experience to their community, and relay the results of the program in their portfolio. Tyler presented the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program to all the first graders in the Apple Valley Unified School District to teach them the safety rules needed in case they find a gun of :Stop, Don't Touch, Leave the Area, Tell an Adult.

For more information about the Youth Education Summit, visit www.friendsofnra.org/yes or contact Laura Dindal, Event Services Manager, at (800) 672-3888, extension 1354, or email her at ldindal@nrahq.org.


National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Program

MISSION: Opening avenues to expand youth horizons through their voice, image, and vision.

VISION: To establish and expand a National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Program that is replicable at the Regional, State and County levels, affording teens the opportunities to demonstrate their skills in leadership, citizenship and community service through ambassador activities that promote and encourage the 4-H Shooting Sports Program.

Past California Representatives
  • Kate Jewett, Contra Costa County, 2006-2007 National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador
  • Brennan Cackett, Orange County, 2005-2006 National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador
     

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