Description
The USA High School Clay Target League, and the USA College Clay Target League are divisions of the USA Clay Target League – a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. The League is the independent provider of clay target shooting sports as an extracurricular co-ed and adaptive activity for high schools and colleges. The organization’s priorities are safety, fun, and marksmanship – in that order.
Open To Students Of All Types
The League's co-ed and adaptive nature are key attractions to high schools across. The League is fully Title IX compliant with both male and female athletes competing on the same team. Additionally, it's an 'adaptive' sport, which allows students with physical disabilities to take part.
The League attracts student athletes to participate in shooting sports while creating a "virtual" competition among school teams throughout their state at no cost to the schools. Travel costs are minimal because practice and competition are conducted at a shooting range near the school's location. The League is also the safest sport in the nation, with no reported injuries since the inception of the League in 2001. Each student is required to pass a comprehensive firearm safety education course prior to participation.
No Benchwarmers
Conferences are determined by team size rather than geographic location for fair competition. Athletes earn True Team® scoring points as determined by their performance and ranking against all athlete scores within their team's conference.
The purpose of True Team® scoring is to recognize which team is the best overall, rather than which team has the most top finishers while providing a more enjoyable experience for the student athletes. This is accomplished while maintaining the League's mission and beliefs. Our True Team® scoring system is:
Fair for everyone
Team-focused
Scaleable to work with all team and conference sizes
Measurable for athletes and coaches for performance progress
Encouraging teams to offer open participation and introduce beginner shooters
Opportunistic by providing all athletes the ability to contribute to their team’s scoring performance
Exciting for student athletes
The team score and overall standings are calculated and posted on the League's website. Athletes and their families may track their individual and team performance on their computer via the League's website, and by the Shooter Performance Tracker® mobile app.
School-Based
The League is the only youth shooting program that is 100% School-Approved! Every one of our over 1,000 teams nationwide must be approved by their local school/district as a condition to joining the League. Most schools even offer their athletes lettering programs and yearbook access!
Nationwide, more than 32,000 students representing over 1,000 school-approved teams participated in the League during the 2018-19 school year.
Learn more about how to get a team started at your high school, or how to join your local team, by going to https://www.usaclaytarget.com/highschool/ and clicking on your state!
Already in college? Visit http://usacollegeclaytarget.com to learn more about our new college program!
Age of Participants
6th - 12th Grade, College
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