Shelby Township, MI - "The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is very fortunate to have some of the best shotgun coach trainers available in the shooting sports industry, said Russ Arnold, Executive Director. "Our programs are second to none."

SCTP received a $50,000 Grant from Midway USA to supplement coach training and coach schools for youth shotgun shooting programs.

SCTP works with the NRA, USA Shooting and 4H National Shooting Sports to develop the best methods possible.
SCTP is training shotgun coaches across the United States and most of our classes are full.

The NRA/USAS/CMP Coach Programs with SCTP coach trainers are extremely popular and bring the best of all worlds. "The overwhelming success of the coach schools is a testament to the quality of our coach trainers," said SCTP National Training Chairman Chuck Peterson. "So far in 2011 we have trained over 300 new Level 1 coaches," Peterson said. The SCTP coach training staff includes:

Mike Borg, Western United States
Tom Wondrash, Central United States
Craig Hancock, Eastern United States
Jim Dickerson, Missouri
Brent Malik, Texas
Eddie Lero, Texas
Hank Garvey, Massachusetts

Craig Hancock is an example of the quality of coach trainers we have at SCTP. Coach Hancock has spent a lifetime researching what makes people successful and he works with a number of the members of the USA Shooting National Team including Vincent Hancock, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist, Jon Michael McGrath, World Champion and 2011 World Cup Gold Medalist. He is considered one of the best shotgun coaches in the world. His positive coaching techniques are sought by many top competitive shooters, businesses and other athletes across the globe.

Photo: You won't find Coach Craig Hancock very far away from Team USA's "Top Guns" former SCTP National Champions, Vincent Hancock and Jon Michael McGrath. Shown here at an indoor training session in Germany in 2010.

If you are interested in setting up a Coach Training Program contact: National Shotgun Coach Trainer, Don Sipes at (DSipes@nrahq.org) or SCTP National Training Team Chairman, Chuck Peterson at (NationalTrainer@ShootSCTP.org)

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation exists to raise funding and other resources for Youth Development Programs in the shooting sports industry.

SCTP is a youth development program where adult coaches and volunteers model sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, and team work while using shooting sports programs to teach these and other positive life skills to SCTP athletes.
To learn more about SCTP call (586) 737-0805 or visit their website at www.shootsctp.org.