Register Now for Junior Leadership Training Conference
By Gary Anderson, DCM
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The 2008 Youth Leadership Conference will be hosted by the CMP, in cooperation with the NRA Education & Training Division and USA Shooting. |
Junior shooting coaches, leaders and parents from all over the country have one common annual opportunity to participate in training courses that are structured to increase their knowledge and skills as junior shooting sports leaders. This one national-level training week occurs each fall as either the National Youth Shooting Sports Leadership Conference (hosted by CMP in even-numbered years) or the National Shooting Coaches College (hosted by USA Shooting in odd-numbered years). The NRA Education & Training Division also plays a major role in each year’s program.
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The 2008 Youth Leadership Conference and Training Week offers a series of training courses and instructional presentations that will help junior leaders and coaches work more effectively with youth in their programs. |
This year’s training event is the National Shooting Sports Leadership Conference and Training Week that takes place at Camp Perry, Ohio. The training schedule includes these events:
23-25 Sept., Advanced Rifle and Pistol Coaching Courses
23-24 Sept., Basic Rifle and Pistol Coaching Courses.
20-24 Sept., National Coach Development Staff Course.
26-28 Sept., Youth Shooting Sports Leadership Conference. This is the major event that is attended by all CMP State Junior Directors and a wide variety of other active junior leaders.
28 Sept. (PM), CMP State Junior Director Workshop.
The official conference program with details on each of these courses and events is posted on the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/programs/youthleadership.htm.
You can either register on-line through the CMP web site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3793 or complete and send in the Conference Application Form. If you register on-line, you can also pay your conference fees on-line or you can send your registration to: Civilian Marksmanship Program, Attn: Vicki Donoho, P.O. Box 576, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
If you are involved in junior shooting, whether as a coach, instructor, parent or volunteer, you can improve your knowledge and effectiveness as a junior leader by attending this year’s training conference at Camp Perry. By registering for conference events, you can:
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The 2008 Youth Leadership Conference will include an opportunity for all attendees to shoot a Sporter Air Rifle Match on the new electronic range. Rifles and ammunition will be available for attendees. |
Complete training courses that lead to basic or advanced coaching certifications.
Learn about new programs and new shooting equipment that can benefit the juniors in your program.
Participate in a sporter air rifle match on our new air rifle range equipped with 80 electronic firing points.
Network with junior leaders from around the country and meet your State Junior Director; the common meals and receptions are often the best opportunities to learn great new program ideas.
Attend presentations on how to teach specific phases of marksmanship instruction; learn about instructional points that are most frequently not properly taught to juniors who attend CMP junior camps; hear about lessons learned from the coach training courses offered by the NRA-USA Shooting-CMP coach training program; dialogue with some of the best shooting teachers in the country as they present their ideas on the best shooting techniques.
Featured presenter includes author and coach Ralf Horneber, Sport Director of the Bavarian Sport Shooting Federation, plus there will be insider reports from the 2008 Olympic Games shooting in Beijing.
A full, dynamic program with lots of learning opportunities and fun is in store for everyone who attends the 2008 National Youth Shooting Sports Leadership Conference and Training Week. Register now by going to the CMP web site at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=3793.
