Notes From The Club Leader:
The 2009 Official Match Program
The American Legion sponsors a program of marksmanship and gun safety education for high school age youth. As part of the program, The American Legion conducts a Junior Position Air Rifle Tournament, which provides competitors an opportunity to test their marksmanship ability in competition with other junior competitors throughout the nation.
- The Individual Tournament has three phases of competition:
- 1) Preliminary Round - State/Regional Championships
- 2) Qualification Round
- 3) National Championships.
- The Team Tournament has two phases of competition:
- 1) Preliminary Round - State/Regional Championships
- 2) National Championships.
- The Preliminary Round - State/Regional and Qualification Round of the Individual Tournament are postal matches whereas the National Championship of the Individual Tournament is a shoulder-to-shoulder competition.
- The Preliminary Round - State/Regional and National Championship phases of the Team Tournament are postal matches.The Individual and Team Tournaments will be conducted in accordance with this Official Match Program (OMP) and the National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rules (current edition).
1. Who May Compete:
- Sponsorship: Entry in either the Individual or Team tournaments is limited to competitors who are active members of a Junior Shooting Club sponsored by an American Legion Post. A competitor CAN COMPETE IN BOTH the Individual and Team Tournaments, firing on separate target sets.
- Age Limits: Competitors who have reached their 18th birthday or are a graduate of high school, class of 2009 and those younger are eligible.
- Teams: A team is composed of four firing members who represent the same Junior Shooting Club. More than one team may represent a Junior Shooting Club; however, firing members can only participate on one team.
- Other Limitations: Each competitor may fire on only one set of “official match targets” during the State/Regional Championship phase of either tournament. A competitor is ineligible to compete in the National Championship (Individual Tournament shoulder-to-shoulder match having previously competed in the National Finals competition in Colorado Springs) in successive years UNLESS he/she is moving FROM the Sporter Category TO the Precision Category. Additionally, an athlete can NEVER repeat in the Sporter category after having previously competed in the National Finals competition in Colorado Springs.
2. Categories of Air Rifle:
- Competitors may enter one of two categories in the tournament based on the type of air rifle they wish to use.
- Precision Air Rifle Category: as described in the National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rule 4.4.
- Sporter Air Rifle Category: as described in National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rule 4.2 with the following limitations:
- Sights: As described in National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rule 4.2.8 (Sporter) and 4.5 (Precision). The sight must be factory issue for the Sporter air rifle being used. Telescopic sights are not permitted.
- A Precision air rifle CAN NOT be modified in any way in order for it to comply as a Sporter Air Rifle.
- A competitor may compete in only one category. If a competitor competes in both the Individual and Team Tournaments, the competitor MUST compete in the same category for both tournaments.
3. Course of Fire:
- The Preliminary Round - State/Regional Championship level (Individual and Team Tournament) of this air rifle match will consist of 60 rounds for record (3 x 20), fired at ten (10) meters.
- Twenty rounds from the prone position.
- Twenty rounds from the standing position.
- Twenty rounds from the kneeling position.
- The Qualification Round (Individual) and the National Championship (Team Tournament) of competition will also consist of 20 rounds in each of the three positions.
- The 10-meter Air Rifle Target AR 5/10 will be used at all rounds of the tournament.
4. Clothing:
- Precision Air Rifle: As specified in the National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rule 4.6.
- Sporter Air Rifle: As specified in the National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle Rule 4.3. All shooting clothing must be made of soft, flexible, pliable material, which does not give artificial support to the competitor. No special shooting jackets or pants are allowed.
5. How to Order Official Targets:
- Official postal targets for this tournament must be ordered using the Target Set Order Form. The Target Set Order form must be postmarked not later than January 16, 2009.
- Clubs/teams must be affiliated with The American Legion Junior Shooting Sports Program. There is no cost to affiliate. Information regarding affiliation is available from The American Legion, Attn: Junior Shooting Sports Program, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206.
- There is a match entry fee of $7.50 for each target set ordered for the Individual Tournament and match entry fee of $30.00 for each target set ordered for the Team Tournament. The entry fee should be paid by check or money order payable to The American Legion. Payment must accompany the order form. Please do not send cash!
- A team roster must accompany the target set order. The roster is to include the first and last name, CMP ID Number, and category (Precision or Sporter) for EACH athlete that will compete in the match (both individual and team). Failure to submit this roster will delay the fulfillment of the order.
- CMP ID#’s can be obtained by going to the Civilian Marksmanship Program WebPage @ http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/contactIDLookup.cgi
- Mail the Target Set Order Form to: The American Legion, Attn: Junior Shooting Sports Program, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206.
