The Powder Creek Shooting Park began supporting the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) in Trapshooting in 2003. The SCTP provides junior and senior high school-age young adults with the opportunity to develop and showcase their competitive shooting skills and earn state and national recognition. The program is designed to install in participants safe firearms handling, commitment, responsibility, leadership and teamwork.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program is a cooperative effort between the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the firearms industry's largest and most diverse trade association with 2,200 members, and the governing bodies for Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays Shooting - the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), the National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) and the National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA), respectively.

Check out our SCTP Gallery for additional pictures of SCTP Shooters.

Program Goals

SAFE and Responsible Handling and Use of Firearms.
Character and Citizenship Development through Teamwork
Introduction to a Lifetime Sport that Families can Enjoy Together.

Program Sponsorship

The Nation Shooting Sports Foundation along with its partners, the Amateur Trapshooting Association, the National Skeet Association and the National Sporting Clays Association.

Program Disciplines

Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays.

Program Focus

TEAMS! Participation in the SCTP requires that one be a member of a team. Each team must register with the SCTP National Program Office.

Registration Cost

FREE!

Team Supervision

An adult Coach leads each team.

Participant Eligibility

Students enrolled in Elementary, Middle, Junior or Senior High School.

Basic Competitive Unit

The SQUAD. For Trap and Skeet the minimum squad size is five. Teams must have at least one full squad to become an officially recognized SCTP Team. There is no upper limit to the number of members on a team or to the number of squads a team may field.

Competitive Divisions

Rookie Division - 5th graders and below.
Junior Division - 6th, 7th and 8th graders.
Senior Division - 9th - 12th graders.

Balanced Skill Levels

Novice and Experienced Categories in the Junior and Senior Divisions.

Competitive Levels

Competition is conducted at Local, Regional, State and National levels

Special Team Awards

SCTP awards are presented to the starting members of the top three squads in each Division and Category at the SCTP State and National Championships in Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays.

Program Materials

Each registered team member receives a free SCTP Hat and T-Shirt.

Program Assistance

A limited number of Program Support Packages are available from NSSF to help qualifying new teams get started. These packages include ammunition, targets, eye and ear protection and shell pouches. In addition, targets and shells have been provided by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to help underwrite the costs of participating shooters. Fiocchi Ammunition is providing shells as a reduced price to minimize shooting costs as well.

Additional Information

Complete information on eligibility, registration procedures, awards and more can be found in the Scholastic Clay Target Program's OFFICIAL HANDBOOK.