Text Box: 14 August 2008

Text Box: Seven new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter.  Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0808/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles.  The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum.  The latest articles posted are described below.

Text Box: Register Now for Junior Leadership Training Conference - Junior shooting coaches, leaders and parents from all over the country have one common annual opportunity to participate in training courses that are structured to increase their knowledge and skills as junior shooting sports leaders.

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Text Box: 2008 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches Ready for Entries - The 2008 Western CMP Games and Creedmoor Cup Matches will take place at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility North of Phoenix, Arizona on 11-19 October. Shooters who want detailed information about the events on the program should examine the match program at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/WesternGames.htm. Shooters can now register on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3773.   Beijing Olympic Shooting Reports Posted on CMP Website Daily.  CMP Director Gary Anderson is sending in daily reports from the Olympic Shooting Events in Beijing.  Anderson is serving as the Chairman of the Jury of Appeal for Shooting.  These reports and accompanying photos are posted on the CMP website at http://www.odcmp.com/OlympicShooting.htm.  We encourage you to view the articles and plan to check this site on a daily basis.   The Muskegon Pistol & Rifle Club (MPRC) in Holton, Michigan, will hold the first CMP Michigan State Championship John C. Garand Match on Sunday, 17 August.  The course of fire is John C. Garand Course “A” using standard 200 Yd. SR Highpower Rifle Targets.  There is an Entry Fee of $35.00 per competitor which includes ammo.  Registration is limited to the first 66 competitors.  You can pre-register by contacting Art Curow at (616) 780-3203 or tcaf85@yahoo.com.  Visit http://www.odcmp.org/0808/MIStateGarand.pdf for more information.   Target Sports Marketing is conducting an online survey for registered competitive shooters who participated in Camp Perry events this year.  The survey is located at http://NM08Survey .targetsportsmarketing.com.  The survey will be open till August 16.  All registered competitors completing a survey will be eligible for discounts on selected products and get a chance to win $750.   JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Course (JMIC) to be held in Monroe, Michigan on October 11 at Jefferson High School, 5707 Williams Road.  The class will begin at 0800.  This JMIC course is open to any service JROTC Instructor who needs to take the JMIC course to conduct marksmanship training and competitions at their school.  If you are interested in attending, please contact CDR Michael O Connor, JMIC Master Instructor, at 734.289.5699 or email oconnormp@training.navy.mil.   JMIC (JROTC Marksmanship) Classes Announced for South Carolina Area.  Master Chief Tim Strickland, JMIC Master Instructor, will be conducting a Marksmanship JMIC class on August 23, 2008  at West Ashley H.S. NJROTC, Charleston, SC.  The class will be conducted in Room 608 starting at 8:00AM till 4:00 PM. Cost is $5.00 for lunch. Please call (843) 573-1201 Ext.5201or email MCPO Strickland at strickland@training.navy.mil if you would like to attend.  There are spots for 31 attendees.   Please Share. . .Forward this copy of CMP Shooters’ News to coaches, parents, friends and fellow shooters whom you know would enjoy reading it.  They can also subscribe to these CMP email updates at http://clubs.odcmp.com/subscribe.

Text Box: Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Perry - Though the names have changed the commitment to service and tradition will remain the same for Ohio National Guard Camp Perry leadership, according to Colonel Dean Brown, incoming commander of the Ohio National Guard’s Fort Ohio Installations and Camp Perry Training Site Detachment.   More Details

Text Box: California’s Shawn McKenna wins National Trophy Individual Rifle Match - In a close-fought match, Shawn McKenna, 30, of Fountain Valley, California defeated Trenton Hering of Corvallis, Oregon by one point to win the National Trophy Individual Rifle Match, Tuesday, 29 July.   More Details

Text Box: Virginia’s Ben Amonette Becomes Triple Distinguished - For a man who considers himself on the “back side of life” at age 53, Ben Amonette feels fortunate to still be amongst the elite in the world of shooting sports. Amonette, of Radford, Virginia scored the final four points he needed to earn his Distinguished Rifleman Badge in service rifle in the National Trophy Individual Match on Tuesday, 28 July.   More Details

Text Box: Arizona Juniors win Whistler Boy Team Match - Junior shooters beware, there’s trouble brewing in Arizona and it looks like it’s just beginning to reach a boil.  Tyler Rico, 14, of Tucson and his partner Andrew Swazey, 18, of Phoenix just added the Whistler Boy Highpower Trophy to their growing list of recent accomplishments at the National Trophy Matches on Wednesday, 30 July.   More Details

Text Box: M1 for Vets compete in National Matches - For wounded military veterans returning from the Global War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, the idea of picking up a rifle again might seem like it would be the furthest thing from their minds.  But John “JJ” O’Shea, founder of M1 for Vets, an organization founded in 2005 to reintroduce wounded vets to highpower rifle shooting, sees the connection between their plight and the rifle range, and says it’s not a stretch.   More Details

Text Box: Mathew Amore participates in his First National Matches - His name says it all. “Amore,” the Italian word for “love” captures one junior shooter’s passion for participating in his first appearance at the National Matches and CMP Games.   But his love of the sport requires Mathew Amore, 14, of Howell, New Jersey to overcome the thorny obstacle of being a Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic, a condition he has had since birth but wasn’t properly diagnosed until he was 14 months old.   More Details

Text Box: This one national-level training week occurs each fall as either the National Youth Shooting Sports Leadership Conference (hosted by CMP in even-numbered years) or the National Shooting Coaches College (hosted by USA Shooting in odd-numbered years). The NRA Education & Training Division also plays a major role in each year’s program.   More Details