Reminder: Shooting Sports Programs at Camp
March 20, 2014
Do your camp’s shooting sports programs meet the current requirements? Take a look.
Day Camp, Family Camp, or Resident Camp Leadership Requirements
BB gun ranges, archery ranges, and sling shot (wrist rockets) ranges require a trained range master with a 1-to-8 ratio of range master to Wolf, Bear, or Webelos shooters. Tiger Cubs is an adult partner/youth program and requires an adult to serve as a coach on the range.
Range masters are trained by a currently certified National Camp School shooting sports director or an NRA rifle instructor. A training agenda is found in the Shooting Sports Manual starting on page 84.
Boy Scout or Venturing Resident Camp Requirements
Rifle and shotgun ranges must be operated under the leadership of a currently certified National Camp School shooting sports director or an NRA rifle or shotgun instructor. A camp operating more than one range must have one NCS shooting sports director on-site with additional ranges led by an NRA instructor for the discipline.
Currently pistol shooting is not permitted as an activity in council resident camps. Fourteen councils have been selected by the National Council in 2014 to participate in the Pistol/Revolver Pilot Program as part of their resident camp program. If approved after testing, pistol programs will be expanded to other camps.
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