American
Legion
Department
of Virginia
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 of Virginia conducts a Junior Three Positions Air Rifle
Tournament, which provides shooters an opportunity to test their marksmanship
ability in competition with other junior shooters throughout the state.
The Individual Tournament has two phases of competition:
Regional Qualification Round and State Championship.
Both phases of the Tournament are shoulder-to-shoulder competition.
The Tournaments will be conducted in accordance with this
Official Match Program (OMP) and the National Standard Three-Position Air Rifle
Rules.
Who
May Compete
Sponsorship:
Entry in tournament is limited to shooters who are active
members of a Junior Shooting Club sponsored by an American Legion
Post, Unit or Squadron.
AGE
Limits:
Competitors who have reached their 18th birthday
or a graduate of high school, class of 2006 and those younger are eligible to
compete.
Teams:
A team is composed of four firing members who represent the
same Junior Shooting Club.
Clubs may enter up to ten shooters for the
regional Tournaments but only four will advance to the State May match.
Other Limitations: Four top scores
will be used for a team score.
Individual Tournament: The top three in each position and overall will advance
to the State Match in May. The three top scoring teams will be invited to the
state match. In the event that the Fourth place score at another regional is
higher than a third place finisher that fourth place winner will receive an
invite. This will be for all shooting position competition.
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 4.2.7 (Sporter). The sight must be factory
issue for the Sporter air rifle being used.
Telescopic sights are not permitted.
A Precision air rifle CANNOT be modified in
any way in order for it to comply as a Sporter Air
Rifle.
Co2 Air rifle competitors are responsible to
supply their own refills.
Course
of Fire:
The State/Regional Championship level of this air rifle
match will consist of 30 rounds for record (3x10) fired at ten (10) meters (33
feet).
Ten rounds from the prone position.
Ten rounds from the standing position.
Ten rounds from the kneeling position.
The 10-meter Air Rifle Target AR 5/10 will be sued at all
rounds of the tournament.
Clothing:
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 shooter. No special shooting jackets or pants are allowed.
How
to Enter:
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 http://www.va16thdistrict.org Junior
Shooting Sports.
Tournament
Results Bulletins:
Will be posted at the end of the
Regional and after the State match.
Regional
Match dates and Place:
Regions are identified as
Northern: March
3 Prince William Fairgrounds, Post 10
Jim Porter
Eastern: March
17
Western: March 10
Recognition
and Awards:
Department Championship (Individual
Tournament): Awards
will be presented in each of the three positions and overall high scores as
well as the three high scoring teams. The
top seven overall shooters will advance to a 10-round shoot-off from the
standing position; the shoot-off is fired and the scores are not added to the
earlier match scores, Saving Bonds are award with Medallions to the top five.
The Department Team Award: Medallions will be presented to of
each team member and a plaque to the coach.
Phases of the Tournament:
Regional Championships
If you cannot make it to your
regional contest and the other regions contest has room you may travel to that
region. The out of region team will score for their region and cannot represent
the host region.
Example: Team A from the west goes to the northern
region tournament has a score that is number two at the contest but is lower
than the third place team from the west competition. Team A would be a wildcard
from the west but three northern teams would still advance.
Entry Fee: Cost of $70. Per team
Send Entries and Fees:
American
Legion JSSP
C/O
Patricia Meadows
175 Brush
Arbor Court
Point of Contact:
Bob Brady
540-347-7431
Email: alvajssp@msn.com
Fax 540-347-3953