2009 Gary Anderson Invitational

Gary Anderson Invitational History: This major junior competition began in 1996 as the Atlanta 500 Air Rifle Championship. From 1997 through 2000, it was known as the Wolf Creek 600. In 2001, the match location changed from the Wolf Creek Olympic Complex near Atlanta to the Army Marksmanship Unit ranges at Fort Benning. That year the Wolf Creek Young Shooters Association renamed the match the Gary Anderson Invitational. Starting this year, 2009, the CMP is taking over the sponsorship of the Gary Anderson Invitational and will conduct it at its new Anniston Marksmanship Center in Anniston, Alabama. The center has 80 firing points, all equipped with electronic targets. The Civilian Marksmanship Program is sponsoring this three-position air rifle invitational as an open sanctioned competition to permit participation by high school teams as well as by club teams.

INVITATION

You and your shooters are cordially invited to participate in the 2009 Gary Anderson Invitational. The Gary Anderson Invitational is one of the major junior shooting championships in the country. The invitational offers three-position air rifle competition for middle and high school individuals and teams. Teams may choose to fire in one of five relays on Friday evening, all day Saturday or on Sunday morning on 4-6 December. The Gary Anderson Invitational is an outstanding competition opportunity for every school or club shooting team, whether they are contenders for championship honors or want to participate in a major competition to see how their shooters compare with other junior shooters from all over the United States. The 2009 program includes precision and sporter class divisions. Both divisions will have awards for competitors who fire the top individual and team scores. There will also be special awards for the best new shooters and junior varsity teams. The winning precision and sporter teams will receive trophy plaques and have their team information engraved on the Gary Anderson Invitational Trophy. This rotating trophy will be on display at the event and housed on permanent display at CMP Headquarters. The top three sporter and precision teams will also receive cash awards of $500, $300 and $200 respectively. Medals will be awarded to the top 25 open and top 15 new shooters in both the sporter and precision classes. Every shooter and team, regardless of the type of equipment they use or their level of experience, will have an opportunity to compete for awards in a truly high quality competition on one of the finest air gun shooting facilities in the world. This Excellence-in-Competition championship is one that every team should attend—we sincerely hope you and your team will join us in Anniston in December for a great competition.

The CMP Competition Center - South, Anniston Alabama

Shooting on the electronic target systems is truly a special experience. Electronic targets instantly display the exact result of every shot. Shooters will not need spotting scopes. Electronic scoreboards make shooting in Anniston a great spectator event. Parents and friends who want to see your team compete are welcome. The targets on the Anniston range can be changed from the prone to standing and kneeling heights—there is no shooting on tables at the Anniston range. Since the targets are electronic, no competitors need to bring spotting scopes, but they will need to bring shooting mats. No shooting mats are available at the Anniston range. Range staff will brief all competitors before every relay to explain the target system and range operation. The range will be available for open training during the day on Friday, 4 December, for teams that wish to arrive early. The training fee is $5.00 per competitor; contact the Match Director to make arrangements (256-835-8455, ext. 1145; jhall@odcmp.com).

How to Find South Competition Center in Anniston

1.Head north on Golden Springs Rd/Leon Smith Pkwy,
Continue to follow Golden Springs Rd 1.2 mi

3.Turn left at Sentinel Dr (after traveling 400 feet, look for CMP sign on right)

Registration office and equipment inspection hours

Three-Position Air Rifle Tournament

This tournament has four competition events: Individual Sporter, Individual Precision, Team Sporter and Team Precision. All competitors will fire a three-position 3X20 course of fire and a 10-shot final that will be fired at the end of each relay. For individual rankings, the 10-shot final round scores will be added to the 60-shot scores of the competitors who had the top eight sporter and precision class 60-shot totals. The 3X20 qualification total will rank all remaining shooters. See Rule 10.1.5. Everyone who competes in the Gary Anderson Invitational will have the experience of shooting in a final. The individual 3X20 scores fired by the four members each team will be used to determine team winners. Final round scores are not used for team totals.

Rules and Sanctioning

The competition will be governed by the 7th Edition 2008-2010 National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rules. Copies of the rules may be downloaded from the CMP website at http://www.odcmp.com/3P/Rules.pdf. The match is sanctioned by the National Three-Position Air Rifle Council as a CMP Cup Match so that scores may be recognized as National Records and competitors can earn EIC credit points that count towards earning the Junior Distinguished Badge.

Food Service Available

Various fast food places are available in the area of the competition center, but are not within walking distance. No food or open drink containers are allowed in the shooting range.

Lodging
(*CMP Corporate Rate” reservations must be made by direct call--ask for the "Civilian Marksmanship Program" or "CMP" Rate)

HOTEL NAME Click name to visit hotel website	ADDRESS	PHONE	ROOM TYPE *Call for current CMP Rate
Jameson Inn	161 Colonial Drive	(256) 835-2170	King
Comfort Suites	125 Davis Loop	(256) 835-8873	King, Double Suite
Holiday Inn Express	160 Colonial Drive	(256) 835-8768	King, Double Queen, King Suite
Sleep Inn	88 Colonial Drive	(256) 831-2191	King, Double
Wingate Inn	143 Colonial Drive	(256) 831-1921	King, Double
Country Inn & Suites	100 Colonial Drive	(256) 241-0950	Double Queen Suite
Hampton Inn & Suites	210 Colonial Drive	(256) 831-8958	King, Double Queen Suite

Competition Conditions

ELIGIBILITY – All competitors must be school-age juniors (grade 12 or below) who comply with Rule 3.1 of the National Standard Rules. Team entries may represent schools or clubs.

CATEGORIES - There are two rifle categories, precision and sporter, as defined by Rules 4.1.1 and 4.1.3 of the National Standard Rules.

COURSE OF FIRE – Three-Position Air Rifle 3x20 Plus Final. The course of fire for all competitors will be the 3x20 Plus Final course as defined by Rule 5.3.2 of the National Standard Rules. Shooters will be allowed to move their equipment to the line 10 minutes before the preparation period starts. Preparation time will start 10 minutes before the scheduled start time for each relay. Shooters will have 5-minute change-over periods between each position. After the kneeling position is completed and the targets are serviced, there will be a 5-minute changeover period to prepare for the final, followed by a 3-minute preparation and 5-minute sighting period before the final. All shooters will shoot the final to determine the final ranking of the top eight competitors in the 3x20 qualification round scores. Final round scores will be added to the top eight 3X20 qualifying scores.

SQUADDING – Five relays with of a maximum of 75 competitors each will be scheduled. Range capacity is 375 competitors. Coaches should request relays early because some relays are expected to fill early. We will do everything we can to squad teams on their requested relay. Firing point assignments will be available at the time of registration at the range. Relays will be mixed, but precision and sporter teams will be squadded on different parts of the firing line. Coaching of sporter teams in accordance with Rule 5.2 will be permitted.

TEAM EVENTS – All teams are 4-member teams that represent a school or club. Teams may enter as varsity sporter, varsity precision, junior varsity sporter or junior varsity precision teams. School teams must indicate if they are members of National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Non members of the National Federation will not compete against members of the National Federation. Mixed teams (precision and sporter) must shoot as precision teams. All team members must be declared at the time of registration at the range. Schools may enter as many teams as they wish. All team members do not have to shoot on the same relay as long as all team members are named at registration.

JUNIOR VARSITY AND VARSITY TEAMS - Junior Varsity teams are made up of 10^th grade students and below. A JV team may include one 11^th or 12^th grade student who is a new shooter. Varsity teams are made up of 12^th grade students and below.

NEW SHOOTER - A shooter who began his/her participation in an organized shooting program on/after 1 April 2009.

Team coaches must request their relay preference at the time they register. *GHSA High School’s that compete need to register for a Saturday Relay.

AWARDS – The awards schedule for the Gary Anderson Invitation includes the following:

The winning precision and sporter teams receive $500.00 cash awards, the second place teams will receive $300.00 and the third place teams will receive $200.00. All cash awards are payable to the non member school, member school or club.

Each of the top five varsity teams in the sporter and precision classes will receive five Gary Anderson Invitational gold, silver or bronze medallions.

Each of the top five junior varsity teams in the sporter and precisions classes will receive five gold, silver or bronze medallions.

Club teams will be in a separate category and will not compete against the High School teams and National Federation Member High School teams will not fire against non-member teams.

ENTRY FEES - $15 per shooter and $15 per team. To hold requested relays, payment must be received by 20 November. Cancellations received by 20 November will receive a full refund. Cancellations between 21 November and 4 December will receive a 50% refund. No-shows on the days of the matches are not eligible for refunds.

Registration and Contact Information

To register, visit http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=4933 and complete the online team registration. Competitors who are age 18 or older must complete and sign a notarized CMP Eligibility Affidavit and Liability Agreement. This can be completed prior to arrival or it may be signed at the Anniston Competition Center (a notary will be available). You can print the adult liability release form by going to http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/Affidavit.pdf. Competitors under the age of 18 must provide a Parent Consent Form completed upon arriving in Anniston. You can print the Junior Liability Release by going to http://www.odcmp.com/Forms/Jr_Release.pdf. Completed forms may be submitted to James Hall at, CMP, 1401 Commerce Blvd., Anniston AL 36207, or fax it to 256-831-9414 ATTN: James Hall. Email queries may be addressed to jhall@odcmp.com. Or you can call James at 256-835-8455 ext 1145.

2009 GARY ANDERSON INVITATIONAL

4-6 December 2009