First Shot
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:42 am
31 March 2006
Three new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0306/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.
2006 JROTC National Air Rifle Championship - For 124 individual JROTC cadets and 23 Army, Marine Corps, and Navy JROTC teams March Madness took on a whole new meaning as they went shoulder-to-shoulder in the JROTC National Air Rifle Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia, 23-25 March.
Like the teams competing in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the road to the Championship was grueling for all those who advanced to the final round. The field began with 5,358 competitors and 974 teams, competing in their respective JROTC Service Postal Matches which concluded in December. From these Postals each Service advanced their top Sporter and Precision teams and at-large individuals to JROTC Region Championships. These competitors qualified by brigades/area commands, districts or areas to JROTC Eastern and Western Region Competitions held in February at Fort Benning (Eastern) and the Olympic Training Center in Colorado (Western).
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On Track - Many sporting events offer real time tracking of scores over the internet. Fans who cannot watch the event live or on television can still track their team with a simple click of their mouse. Did you know this can also be done for CMP shooting events? This has been made possible by CMP’s innovative system called Competitor Tracker, which provides live feeds on the internet as scores are entered into the system.
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CMP Releases 2006 Competition Rules - The 2006 10th Edition of the CMP Competition Rules has now been approved by the CMP Rules Committee and is posted on the CMP web site. The new rules contain very few changes concerning traditional service pistol and service rifle shooting, but they provide rules for new events that will be included in the 2006 National Matches and one new event that is in the CMP Western Games program.
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University of Alaska Fairbanks claims 7th NCAA Championship. This is the seventh National Championship in eight years for the Nanooks, whose winning streak was interrupted last year by Army. This is the first Championship for new head coach Dan Jordan, who is an alumnus of Alaska Fairbanks and a Paralympic Silver Medalist. “Even after having the success in my own shooting over the years, being the coach of a national championship team is a whole different feeling. After the match starts, you can't do anything about how they shoot. All you can do is sit back, and hope that you have given them the tools they need to do the job they set out to do at the end of the season. I was happy that they were able to accomplish the goals that the team had set out at the beginning of the season, and bring the championship back to Alaska. Not a bad way to end an undefeated season as well,” said Jordan. To view more on the NCAA Rifle Championships visit the NCAA website at http://www.ncaasports.com/rifle.
2006 Three-Position Summer Camp schedule is now posted on the web! The dates for the highly popular summer camps were posted this week, and applications are already coming in from across the country. Visit our website at, http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/camp.htm for a link to the 2006 schedule and application forms.
JMIC training at Ashley High School May, 13th in Wilmington, NC. The course will be taught from 0900 to 1700 at the Ashley High School NJROTC room. All materials will be provided. JROTC Instructors and volunteer coaches are welcome. A $5.00 donation is requested for the coffee and lunch. Please RSVP ASAP to CWO2 David W. Foster 910-790-2360 x233 or email at dwfcwo2@msn.com.
A Marksmanship Instructor Certification Class (JMIC) will be held in Charleston, NC on 13May06 from 0800-1600hrs. For more information, please contact MCPO Timothy Strickland at 843-573-1201 ext 5201. Lunch will be provided for $5.00.
Letters to the Editor. If you have information or stories you would like to share with The First Shot please send to swood@odcmp.com, or Attn. Sommer Wood, Camp Perry Training Site Bldg 3, P.O Box 576, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
Three new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0306/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below.
2006 JROTC National Air Rifle Championship - For 124 individual JROTC cadets and 23 Army, Marine Corps, and Navy JROTC teams March Madness took on a whole new meaning as they went shoulder-to-shoulder in the JROTC National Air Rifle Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia, 23-25 March.
Like the teams competing in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the road to the Championship was grueling for all those who advanced to the final round. The field began with 5,358 competitors and 974 teams, competing in their respective JROTC Service Postal Matches which concluded in December. From these Postals each Service advanced their top Sporter and Precision teams and at-large individuals to JROTC Region Championships. These competitors qualified by brigades/area commands, districts or areas to JROTC Eastern and Western Region Competitions held in February at Fort Benning (Eastern) and the Olympic Training Center in Colorado (Western).
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On Track - Many sporting events offer real time tracking of scores over the internet. Fans who cannot watch the event live or on television can still track their team with a simple click of their mouse. Did you know this can also be done for CMP shooting events? This has been made possible by CMP’s innovative system called Competitor Tracker, which provides live feeds on the internet as scores are entered into the system.
More Details
CMP Releases 2006 Competition Rules - The 2006 10th Edition of the CMP Competition Rules has now been approved by the CMP Rules Committee and is posted on the CMP web site. The new rules contain very few changes concerning traditional service pistol and service rifle shooting, but they provide rules for new events that will be included in the 2006 National Matches and one new event that is in the CMP Western Games program.
More Details
University of Alaska Fairbanks claims 7th NCAA Championship. This is the seventh National Championship in eight years for the Nanooks, whose winning streak was interrupted last year by Army. This is the first Championship for new head coach Dan Jordan, who is an alumnus of Alaska Fairbanks and a Paralympic Silver Medalist. “Even after having the success in my own shooting over the years, being the coach of a national championship team is a whole different feeling. After the match starts, you can't do anything about how they shoot. All you can do is sit back, and hope that you have given them the tools they need to do the job they set out to do at the end of the season. I was happy that they were able to accomplish the goals that the team had set out at the beginning of the season, and bring the championship back to Alaska. Not a bad way to end an undefeated season as well,” said Jordan. To view more on the NCAA Rifle Championships visit the NCAA website at http://www.ncaasports.com/rifle.
2006 Three-Position Summer Camp schedule is now posted on the web! The dates for the highly popular summer camps were posted this week, and applications are already coming in from across the country. Visit our website at, http://www.odcmp.com/Programs/camp.htm for a link to the 2006 schedule and application forms.
JMIC training at Ashley High School May, 13th in Wilmington, NC. The course will be taught from 0900 to 1700 at the Ashley High School NJROTC room. All materials will be provided. JROTC Instructors and volunteer coaches are welcome. A $5.00 donation is requested for the coffee and lunch. Please RSVP ASAP to CWO2 David W. Foster 910-790-2360 x233 or email at dwfcwo2@msn.com.
A Marksmanship Instructor Certification Class (JMIC) will be held in Charleston, NC on 13May06 from 0800-1600hrs. For more information, please contact MCPO Timothy Strickland at 843-573-1201 ext 5201. Lunch will be provided for $5.00.
Letters to the Editor. If you have information or stories you would like to share with The First Shot please send to swood@odcmp.com, or Attn. Sommer Wood, Camp Perry Training Site Bldg 3, P.O Box 576, Port Clinton, OH 43452.