Head Coach/School Advisor: 

Difficulty Level 5

Adults needed 1

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Update MSHSCTL Team Page.

2. Coordinate Spring Registration and Recruitment within the district.

3. Coordinate and send registration announcement to 7-12 parents & students.

4. Determine cost of program for the season. (Shot Shells, Targets, Shirts)

5. Reserve Practice times and dates with Park Sportsman's Club.

6. Secure and distribute Shot Shells for the season (Federal Youth Shot Shell Program)

7. Design, Purchase and Distribute Team apparel.

8. Submit payments for - Shot Shells - Team Shirts - Targets - Misc.

9. Contact Assistant Coaches. Vet & Hire when needed.

10. Communicate with MSHSCTL.

11. Register All Athletes with the MSHSCTL.

12. Make sure volunteers are in place for the season. (Pull - Score - Range Safety - Sign up)

13. Hold annual Athlete Safety/Chemical Meeting

14. Communication of Safety and Conduct expectations to Athletes

15. Weekly communication to coaches, parents and athletes

16. Track Performance Lettering of Athletes. (Submit names to HHS Athletic Department)

17. Take Yearbook Photos - Submit to HHS Yearbook Supervisor

18. Submission of weekly scores to the MSHSCTL website.

19. Implementation of Weekly Practice plan.

20. Organize Fun Shoot - (Tuesday after Memorial Day)

21. Organize communications regarding the MSHSCTL Championship

22. Responsible for all District #270 related communications

23. Update software and charge Garmin Xero's

24. Provide Scoring Sheets & Pencils

25. General Coaching Responsibilities

26. Oversee Assistant Coaches Performance Evaluations

27. Write and Submit final season summary to Athletes, Parents District #270 Staff & Admin.

Assistant Coach 

Difficulty Level 4

Adults needed 2-5

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Tasks as designated by the head coach.

2. Coaching of Athletes (Must be knowlegable in the sport of Trap shooting and the safe handling of firearms.)

3. Range Safety - Making sure that ALL athletes are being safe on the range at all times.

4. Filling of Trap Houses and Loading of Machines

5. Assisting Athletes with any questions or concerns regarding their performance.

6. Attend and assist at the MSHSCTL State Championship in Alexandria, MN.

7. Help with stations at Fun Shoot

Puller and Scorers: 

Difficulty Level 2

Adults needed 4-5

At first glance, this position seems complicated; however, after pulling and scoring two

rounds of 25 traps, volunteers usually find themselves feeling comfortable.

Puller/Scorers sit one person per trap stand and pull traps using a trap machine release.

The release is an electronic trigger that throws a target when the button is pressed.

The puller presses the button when the athlete gives the command “pull.”

Scoring: The target is determined as a hit or a miss and recorded on the score sheet by

placing either a slanted line for a hit or broken target. or a circle for a missed or lost target.

 Any target that is chipped is considered a broken target. In the case of a dispute

between the athlete and the scorer, the target in question must be verified as hit or

miss by other athletes on the range, otherwise the scorer’s decision is final.

 The puller should call all missed targets by saying “loss” after each missed shot.

 The puller does not need to call broken or hit targets.

 In the case of a target flying broken out of the trap house, the puller/scorer should

call “no bird.” In this instance, the athlete receives another target.

 After each athlete has shot five times at their station, the puller gives the command

“dead and move.” At this time, the athletes all move to the station to their immediate

right. The athlete standing on station number five should move behind the other

athletes and assume his/her position on station one.

 Puller/ scores should watch to see that chambers are open and the all barrels (with

the exception of break open) are in the upwards position.

 Remind athletes to pick up their empty hulls when they complete their round.

 Keep track of how many rounds are shot, as the house needs to be loaded after every

three rounds.

 Reminder: It is the Squad Leader’s (station #1) responsibility to begin the round not

the Puller/Scorer’s determination. The Squad Leader should begin by checking with

their teammates on the line and they should use the following commands. “Squad

Ready”, “Puller Ready”, “Can we see a bird” at that point the puller should throw a

“Free” target for all athletes to see. Then, the round will begin with the athlete in the

first position command, “Pull.

Range Safety Adults: 

Difficulty Level 2

Adults needed 1 - 2

This may appear to be an easy job but it is perhaps the most important.

Each practice, volunteers ensure correct fire safety at the gun range.

Range Safety Adult should wear a Orange Vest obtained from the head coach’s truck.

Safety volunteers should be looking for three things:

1. Safe muzzle control – barrel should be up when moving about the range.

2. All Chambers should be visible and open when moving about the range and from station

to station.

3. Fingers should not be on triggers.

4. Athletes may load a shell immediately after they shoot their target, BUT THEY MAY NOT

CLOSE THEIR CHAMBER OR BREAK ACTION UNTIL IT IS THEIR TURN TO SHOOT.

5. Range Safety Adults should position themselves to observe one specific Trap House.

6. On warmer days, watch for athletes that are wearing open toed footwear – If a athlete

wears open toed footwear, they are not allowed to shoot.

Range safety adults should notify the head coach or an assistant coach immediately

regarding any issues that arise during the practice.

Check-In / Squading Station Adults: 

Difficulty Level 2

Adults needed 1-2

Volunteers assist with the check in of athletes at each practice. They obtain the round sign

up sheets form the head coach’s truck. They remind athletes to attend their wall chart

sessions.

Check-In Station Adults assist with determining the athlete’s level: Beginning, Intermediate

or Advanced. Each level has its assigned Trap Houses. Athletes are not allowed to change

houses. The attendance sheet indicates each athlete’s level. Levels are adjusted weekly

based upon past week’s scores.

 Make sure that athletes do not sign up for back-to-back rounds.

 Make sure that score sheets are dated and numbered in consecutively by level.

Other ways to help: - Collect fees as needed. Sharpen pencils used for recording scores.

Distribute ear protection. Provide directions to the gun club for lost parents/athletes. Be

the eyes and ears for the head coach while he is working with athletes.

Trap House Loaders: 

Difficulty Level 2

Needed 1-2

Each loaded Trap House can service approximately three rounds of 50 trap. As a

machine/house nears empty, Trap House Loaders are needed to go into the house and load

the machine while the next round is being shot.

1. Approach the house only when asked by a coach to do so and only when the athletes are

unloaded and the trap house is safe.

2. Reach around to the inside of the house and turn the machine off – The machine will

throw a target when it is turn to the off position. Therefore, it is VERY important not to

expose yourself to the front of the house while the machine is on.

3. Enter the house, move behind the machine and turn the machine back to the on position.

4. Get a feel for how and when the machine moves.

5 Targets may be placed into the machine in stacks. Be careful to set the targets gently as

dropping them will cause them to crack resulting in a broken target when it is thrown.

6. STAY IN THE HOUSE UNTIL A COACH COMES TO GET YOU OUT.

7. Turn the machine to the off position (a target will be thrown), exit the house, move to the

side of the house and then turn the machine back to the on position.

Wall Chart Instructors: 

Difficulty Level 2

Adults needed 1

This job can really get our practice and our kids off to a good start. The Wall Chart is the

athlete’s most overlooked and underused tool, yet it provides perhaps the fastest path to

success without firing a shot. Wall Chart Instructors help students with:

1. Make sure the athlete knows what their lesson is for the day. (The coach will have

assigned a daily lesson for each level.)

2. Help with proper stance/footwork.

3. Make certain that the shoulder mount and the head set are completed in two separate

moves.

4. Make certain the athlete swings smoothly to the target.

5. Make sure all athletes have snap caps before stepping to the line.

Club Opener Volunteers - 

Difficulty Level 1

Adults needed - 1

Help to open the club on each practice day.

1. Open Houses.

2. Checks houses are filled and/or loads traps.

3. Plugs in and extends Trap Trigger cords to each trap house stand.

4. Distributes shell buckets to each trap house.

Target Unloaders

Difficulty Level 4

Adults & Athletes needed - No limit.

Physical lifting is involved in this job. Twice per year, volunteers unload and stack heavy

boxes of traps that arrive on pallets via a semi truck. 

Time commitment (3 – 5 hours) varies on the number of participating volunteers.

Gloves and long pants are suggested.