SSAA NSW

12 Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. The growing popularity of the SSAA NSW Junior Camp saw the total number of juniors grow from 20 in 2016 and 2017 to 28 juniors from all over the state coming together to take part in our biggest camp to date. The weather gods were smiling upon us as we had picture perfect and ideal conditions throughout the entirety of the camp. The camp ran over four days and offered a full and dynamic program which included 5-Stand, Big Game Rifle, Cowboy Lever Action Silhouette and Sporting Clays matches. Once again juniors were able to try a variety of different firearms with the .458 Winchester Magnum and the lever action shotgun proving popular. The pièce de résistance, though, had to be the 5-Stand Night Shoot. There aren't too many ranges around that can operate at night under floodlight in such a picturesque landscape. The SSAA NSW Griffith Branch Range is just a short 15 minute drive from the heart of town. The facilities and ranges proved to be the ideal setup to enable our juniors to try their hand at so many different disciplines. Day 1 – There were a few nervous and eager young participants as they started to arrive several hours earlier than the scheduled start time. After the initial check in, registration and a bite to eat, it wasn't long before the juniors were randomly split up into three teams and swept out to the shotgun range to get in some practice including firearm familiarisation, stances, following and leading targets. Speaking of familiarisation, we were visited by Austin Evans the local NSW Member of Parliament who joined us for the afternoon. After completing his P650 declaration, Austin tried shooting under the watchful instruction of Warren Brown, Griffith Branch President and SSAA NSW Board member. We're looking forward to seeing Austin again, as he has expressed an interest in having another shoot when his schedule allows. Later that evening we were joined by Michael Kruger-Davis, a psychologist that has been working with shooters for almost 20 years. Our juniors were introduced to a number of general sport psychological skills including goal setting, relaxation, concentration, mental rehearsal, attention training and dealing with distractions. 2018 Junior Target Shooting Camp

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