KRGC August, 2010 Newsletter |
Potluck Meeting at the range!! NO BBQ
General membership meeting
Tue
Aug. 17th
Potluck
dinner at 6:00PM and the meeting to follow at 6:30 pm.
The club
will supply the water and place settings, Last name A - M Side dish
Last
name N - Z Entree
**NO DESSERT**
Upcoming Events
Sun, Aug 8th Handgun Shoot
Sat, Aug. 28th, NRA Rimfire Silhouette 8AM
Sat, Aug. 28th Rimfire Varmint Silhouette following NRA match
Sat, Sept. 4th Handgun Shoot
Sat, Sept. 25th, NRA Rimfire Silhouette 8AM
Sat, Sept. 25th Rimfire Varmint Silhouette following NRA match
Pistol range closures
Aug. 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th,
18th, 22nd
Sept. 1st, 2nd,
8th, 18th, 19th
NOTICE
Two more bullet holes were found in the range cover. Safety is our NUMBER ONE issue at
the range!! If things don't improve very quickly, there will be a new lock on the gate, only allowing use when a Range
Safety Officer is present. I know of only one card carrying RSO in the club and he is a busy guy already. We need to clean
up our act or it will be done for us.
Program
Update - Youth Shooting Sports by Rick Walker
I wish to describe to the membership as a whole how the Youth Shooting
Sports Program is organized so that we may all feel comfortable, confident and proud of supporting our youth in the shooting
sports program.
At the July General Meeting an inaccurate portrayal of how the Youth Shooting Sports Program is conducted
was presented by an individual who is not familiar with my program. Since I was out of town and could not attend the July
meeting I was not able to refute the information.
My name is Rick Walker and I am the KRGC Youth Shooting Sports Chairman.
I have been a board member of this club for 8 years. I was recruited by KRGC to run the youth shooting program. I was asked
to bring my successful 4-H shooting program into the club and open up the program to KRGC youth. I have been the Lake County
4-H Shooting Sports Instructor, trainer and coordinator for 10 years.
I use and teach the safety standards of the
NRA and 4-H Shooting Sports. The standards are nearly identical except that 4-H is more strict because it addresses Youth
needs specifically. I combined the KRGC and 4-H program together to utilize both standards. It is also a benefit for our non-profit
club to interact with other organizations within the community. Many of our youth are both 4-H and KRGC members. I also run
two Boy Scout Rifle Merit Badge shoots and a Boy Scout Venture Crew shoot each year at our range allowing them to complete
their badge requirements.
My program has
been building for the last 8 years and the 4-H portion has become the largest 4-H Shooting Sports Program in California. All
4-H Leaders involved have been fingerprinted and background checked to work with children. Importantly, our training includes
how to instruct youth shooters without touching, to maintain propriety. This is why I don't usually ask general membership
to assist at my youth shooting events. One parent from each participant is required to stay and assist in supervising, no
drop and runs. New shooters have one on one coaching from the bench with one of my coaches and an adult supervising the coaching,
for additional safety back up. Experienced shooters (determined by me) shoot from the bench with a safety supervisor overseeing
several positions.
At every meeting, safety and proper handling of a firearm is reviewed. Range rules are
gone over and they learn how to set up various targets safely and to clean up when the fun is over. A variety of firearms
and targets are introduced to shooters depending on their experience level and all are eligible to participate in the NRA
qualification program. We try to have meetings once a month from spring to fall. The meetings are 4 hours in length. We are
trained to help kids become marksman and to enjoy the shooting sports safely. Our number one goal is to teach kids how to
be safe around guns and in using them. Through the process they learn patience, dedication and develop life skills, such as
mental discipline and focused concentration. If we want the sport to continue the gun club to prosper and pro gun laws to
happen we have to support youth shooting sports and remember that youth grow into adults who vote. This information is to
assure the KRGC members that our Youth Program is on track, growing, and not going anywhere.
Adult Leaders
Rick Walker - 10 years in Youth Shooting Sports -
4-H State Rifle Trainer - Trains Adults to be trainers
so they can train adults to be instructors.
4-H State Black Powder Rifle and Pistol Trainer
4-H Rifle Instructor
4-H Pistol Instructor
4-H Shotgun Instructor
NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
NRA Pistol Instructor
NRA
Shotgun Instructor
NRA Range Safety Officer
Olympic Small Bore Pairs Coach Course
BSA approved Merit Badge
Councilor
Former USMC Marksmanship Instructor
Karen Hayes
- 6 Years 4-H
Shooting Sports
4-H State Black Powder Rifle and Pistol Trainer
KRGC Youth Coaching Course
Nicholaj Murray
- 6 Years 4-H
Shooting Sports
4-H State Black Powder Rifle and Pistol Trainer
4-H State Rifle Trainer
KRGC Youth Coaching
Course
David Andrade - 10 Years 4-H Shooting Sports
4-H Rifle Instructor
KRGC Youth Coaching Course
Kimberly
Walker - 10 Years in Youth Shooting Sports
4-H Rifle Instructor - Ran the rifle range at the 4-H Summer Camp
2010
4-H Shotgun Instructor
Olympic Small Bore Rifle Pairs Course
NRA Distinguished Expert Rifle
NRA
Distinguished Expert Pistol
KRGC Youth Coaching Course
Youth Coaches
Carl Walker 15
- 7 Years Youth Shooting Sports
4-H State Black Powder Rifle and Pistol Trainer Course - No certificate due to age.
4-H State Rifle Trainer Course - No certificate due to age.
NRA Distinguished Expert Pistol
KRGC Youth Coaching
Course
Victoria Hayes 15 - 6 Years 4-H Youth Shooting Sports
NRA Distinguished Expert Pistol
KRGC Youth Coaching
Course
Travis Thorn 15 - 6 Years 4-H Youth Shooting Sports
KRGC Youth Coaching Course
Asia Jones
15 - 4 Years 4-H Youth Shooting Sports
KRGC Youth Coaching Course
