PROJECT COORDINATOR
Brian Deatherage
bdeatherage@diamondven.com
COUNTY 4-H OFFICE CONTACT
Ashlea Gideon
agideon@arizona.edu
The Pima County 4-H Shooting Sports Education Coordinator has the option to hold competitions at the Pima County Fairgrounds, or other venues. All leaders and youth will be notified of the Date, Location, and time of the competitions. The Coordinator is the final authority for any questions arising during the competitions.
The Pima County 4-H Shooting Sports Event is designed to be as similar and as practical as the state and national 4-H Shooting Sports Events. Event for Juniors and Sub-Juniors are tailored to the capabilities of the age groups.
Competitors must be capable of safely and competently completing an event within the time allotted with minimal supervision or coaching. Competitors are responsible for providing their own equipment, safety items, arrows, pellets, and ammunition. Competitions will start promptly, late starts by competitors will not be allowed. Safe behavior is mandatory; infractions will be cause for penalty to be deducted from the competitions score up to immediate removal from the event.
The Project Coordinator and County 4-H Staff will dismiss any parent, youth, or spectator who creates an unsafe environment during any 4-H shooting sports event. Immaturity or continual exhibits of unsafe behavior will result in expulsion from the 4-H Shooting Sports Program.
Individual and team registration is due to the Pima County 4-H Extension Office no later than (Date will be announced).
All 4-H Members must be actively enrolled in the 4-H Shooting Sports Education Disciplines by Dec. 15th, 2022. All 4-H members must also have been under the direction of a Certified Level 1 Shooting Sports Instructor by the Fair Registration Deadline.
1- SUB-JUNIORS (8-11)-- must be 8 years old but not 12 years old by January 1 of the current 4-H Year.
2- JUNIORS (12-13)-- must be 12 years old but not 14 years old by January 1 of the current 4-H Year.
3- SENIORS (14-18)-- must be 14 years old but not 19 years old by January 1 of the current 4-H Year.
The sum of the equalized event competition scores will determine the overall event score. Safety deductions will be applied to the competition scores.
Teams will consist of three or four members from one club. Sub-juniors and juniors may compete in their next older age classification to complete a team; however individual scores will be ranked within the actual age group. The top three event scores for a team will count for the team score; if there are four members on a team the lowest score is dropped. Clubs do not have to send complete teams to compete.
For each event, team and individual awards will be given.
These following synopses are provided for information only. The individual events and competitions described herein are governed solely by the 2022-2023 Pima County Shooting Sports Rules and Contest Guidelines as described by the National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee for each discipline.
Traditional and compound archery are different events with different teams, but will shoot the same competitions. Competitors must select only one archery event (traditional or compound archery). Target distances are comparable to the state and national events; the use of sights is highly recommended. The archery event will consist of competitions in the 3-D (FITA Rules), Olympic (FITA), and Field (NFAA) disciplines.
The air gun event will consist of competitions in the air rifle 3-position bullseye, air rifle silhouette, and air pistol bullseye disciplines.
The shotgun event will consist of competitions in the skeet and trap disciplines.
Shotgun Rules (Click for link)
The muzzle loading event will consist of competitions using novelty and bullseye targets.
The smallbore (.22) rifle event will consist of selected stages from the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) rimfire sporter match.
County Shoot Entry Form (Click for link)