Middle School Clay Target Shooting Team

EDS CLAY TARGET SHOOTING TEAM INFORMATION

Who: Students must be 11yrs and older

What: EDS Interscholastic Shooting team. Clay and Target competitions

When: EDS (GISA) Season is from August 1 to December 8. Roughly 16 weeks

Cost:

• Each athlete will assume all costs during the season (EDS will provide a team jersey)
• Gun – prices vary from the $300’s to thousands of dollars
• PGC has loaner guns available on a first come first serve basis
• Ammo – $228 (minimum) ○ Practice fee at Pinetucky Gun Range – $235 (minimum)
• Safety equipment such as eye and ear protection. ○ Tournaments – $320 (minimum)
• Total minimum cost for practice and meets not including the gun is about $783
  • We will apply for a DNR Ammunition grant that will reduce this cost

Requirements:

• Students must first take the Hunters Safety Course as required by the Georgia Department of National Resources. (This course can be found online.)
• Your own legal 12 or 20 gauge shotgun
• Purchase all ammunition needed for practice and competition
• All required safety gear. (Eye and ear protection) Location: Pinetucky Gun Club

Practices:

• At Pinetucky Gun Club
• Friday after school from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Tournaments: 

• Held at many different gun clubs in Georgia
• The local tournaments are held at Pinetucky Gun Club
• Saturdays are all day events
• Thursday usually take a few hours

Season:

• The Interscholastic season runs from August to December
• In the offseason, (Jan to July) there are other possible tournaments to participate in.

Schedule:

• Practice once a week at Pinetucky Gun Club (Fridays)
• Participate in tournaments through early December as the EDS Shooting team (Thursday and Saturdays)

Transportation:

• Team members will need to be transported to practice by family or friends
• At no time can team members bring their guns to the campuses of Episcopal Day School

Coaching:

• We need several parent coaches
• You will need to take a 16 hour DNR safety course
• Email Jaye Cohen if you are interested in coaching
• We will need 1 coach for every 6 shooters