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Young Marines Shooting Sports Program The Young Marines are excited to present the 12th SMMC Gene Overstreet Shooting Sports Program Young Marines will be able to hone their skills and compete in 22 Rifle, 22 Pistol, and Centerfire Pistol Competitions Targets are round and rectangular steel plates and courses of fire are timed events www.YoungMarines.com

Scholastic Action Shooting Sports Program. Young Marines Shooting Sports Program The 12th SMMC Gene Overstreet Shooting Sports Program is being run by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation. Young Marines units will compete in their Scholastic Action Shooting Sports Program. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program All program parameters, sign-up, team formation, operating guidelines, etc. are included on the www.sssfonline.org website. To begin, click on the SASP tab and Young Marines Unit Leadership will find everything necessary to compete in this program STEP 1 To start, on the SASP Home page, click on the image below to watch their introductory video. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program STEP 2 Once you have completed the video, the next step will be for you to download the information to sign up for the SASP Program Download information about joining the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Get the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) Informational DVD Download the 2016 NSSF Industry Intelligence Report featuring the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program STEP 3 Go back to the www.ssfonline.org home page. The image below is on the upper right corner of their website. Click to get your Young Marines Shooting Squads signed up today. SPECIAL NOTICE: When you sign up your squads, you will see that the SASP season starts September 1st of each year. SASP has waved renewal fees for Young Marines units that get started in 2018. Any Young Marines units that signs up before September 1, 2018 will not have to pay again for 2019. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program STEP 3 Go back to the www.ssfonline.org home page. The image below is on the upper right corner of their website. Click to get your Young Marines Shooting Squads signed up today. www.YoungMarines.com

Intermediate Division: Young Marines Shooting Sports Program Young Marines Units must be registered as a team made up of one or more squads of 4 shooters. Squads compete in one or more of the following SASP Divisions. Rookie Division: Grades 5 and below. Rimfire rifle only. Intermediate Division: Grades 6-8 Senior Division: Grades 9-12 Open: Combination of ages/grades www.YoungMarines.com

Additional Young Marines Rule: Young Marines Shooting Sports Program Every Young Marines Unit Squad “MUST” have a Head Coach who is 21 years of age or older. The first and foremost responsibility of the Head Coach is to ENSURE THE SAFETY of all participants. Head Coaches MUST emphasize the safe handling and use of firearms in every facet of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program and must be willing to conduct the “Required Practices” as stipulated in the SASP Program Guidelines Additional Young Marines Rule: In order for a Young Marine to participate at either practice or at an event, the parent or legal guardian of the participant must be present. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program All of the program information is clearly presented on the SASP pages of the www.sssfonline.org website. Please note: Young Marines unit leadership will be expected to identify a local range(s) to set up practice sessions. Young Marines unit leadership will be required to identify one or more designated registered adults that will be responsible for managing this program including caring for and transportation of the unit’s firearms, ammo, eye and ear protection and any other safety or operational equipment needed for this program. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program For the balance of 2018, Young Marines units can practice and participate in SASP local and state matches and post scores in the SHOT System. In states where there are no local or state matches, Young Marines units can hold their own competitions and record scores to the Shot System. Beginning in 2019, in addition to local and state and national SASP competitions, Young Marines shooting squads will be able to compete in the 12th SMMC Gene Overstreet Young Marines Competitions.   www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program In July, 2019 the top 2 squads in each Young Marines Division in each category, (Rookie, Intermediate, Senior, Open) will be invited to compete in a 12thSMMC Division Competition. There will be three events in late August, 2019, one for YM divisions 1/5 a second event for YM divisions 2/3 and a third event for divisions 4/6. (Locations TBD) www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program The winning squads in each of the four divisions (Rookie, Intermediate, Senior, Open) will then compete in the SMGOSSP national competition in September, 2019. (Location TBD) www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program To honor R. Lee Ermey and his unwavering support of The Young Marines Youth Organization, each year an individual Young Marine with the highest shooting score in each shooting division will earn the R. Lee Ermey Precision Shooting Award. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program As we launch this program, we understand that there are costs involved in unit participation in shooting sports. The Midway USA Foundation has a program in place to assist youth shooting teams in fundraising activities. Please go to www.midwayusafoundation.org for more information. www.YoungMarines.com

Young Marines Shooting Sports Program For more information on any aspect of the Young Marines 12th SMMC Gene Overstreet Shooting Sports Program please contact Gary Weisbaum at gary.weisbaum@youngmarines.com For specific questions regarding the SASP program, please contact Rick Leach at rleach@sssfonline.com www.YoungMarines.com