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Volume 16, Number 7 • May/June 2008 The Official Publication of Olympic Shooting Sports TableofContents Volume 16, Number 7 • May/June 2008 Editor’s Corner: 2006 USA Shooting Athletes of the Year ..................5 Director’s Column: Board of Directors Actions.....................6 Operation Know How: A Letter to Athletes, Members, Donors, Supporters and Friends of Inside the Blue: USA Shooting........................7 On Target: The Balancing Act Inside USA Shooting on the Outdoor Channel .....................8 11 AMU Corner: Key Matches ........................10 Inside the Blue: The Balancing Act ...................11 Competitions Corner: 2008 Junior Olympic Shotgun 2008 U.S. Olympic Season Is Upon Us! .................13 Team Trials for Youth Programs/Coach The Latest in Youth Programs and Shooting (Airgun) Coach Development . .14 20 Coaches’ Corner: Routines, Rituals and Performing Under Pressure .....................15 OnTheFiringLine: Asleep On The Trigger ...............18 Feature Article: 2008 U.S. Olympic 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Airgun) ...................20 Team Trials for Feature Article: Shooting (Shotgun) 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Shotgun) .................24 24 Recent News & Events ................29 World Cup Update: Morgan Hicks Claims Gold at World Cup Rio ......................30 Around the Range: About Pellet Numbers and About Pellet Numbers Pellet Testing ......................31 and Pellet Testing Schedule of Events ...................33 31 Pictured on the cover are the 13 shooters who have already qualified for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team (cover design by Claire Landis- Tyson): Bottom row, from left: Jason Turner, Jason Parker, Beki Snyder, Stephen Scherer USA Shooting News is published six times a year, 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909. 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Visit our web site at www.usashooting.org. 4 May / June 2008 USA Shooting News Editor’sColumn By Mary Beth Vorwerk, Media and Public Relations Manager Photos courtesy of Wolfgang Schreiber, ISSF TV 2006 USA Shooting Athletes of the Year USA Shooting recently recognized Jamie Beyerle and Bret Erickson as the 2006 USAS Athletes of the Year, presenting a glass trophy to Jamie at the Airgun Olympic Trials and also to Bret at the Shotgun Olympic Trials. On Bret Erickson Jamie Beyerle behalf of USAS President James Lally and Executive Director Bob Mitchell, Selection Match and was the National Men’s Air Rifle. In addition, Emmons all of us at USA Shooting would like Champion in 3P. She also finished earned the Spring Selection titles in to extend our congratulations to these in third place in Women’s Air Rifle at Prone, 3 Position and Air Rifle. well deserving athletes, as well as a the National Championships. Bey- erle finished the 2006 season ranked Two-time Olympian Smotek (Bryan, sincere apology for not recognizing Texas) claimed the gold medal in their outstanding achievements as the number six on the international charts in Women’s 3 Position and ninth in Women’s Skeet at the 2006 Shotgun 2006 USA Shooting Athletes of the World Cup USA in Kerrville, Texas. Year sooner. Women’s Air Rifle. Due to a six month lull in the publica- Three-time Olympian Erickson (Ben- tion of USA Shooting News at the end nington, Neb./Muenster, Texas) of 2006 and beginning of 2007, USAS claimed a bronze medal in Men’s Trap unfortunately erred in failing to rec- at the 2006 World Shooting Champi- ognize our 2006 Athletes of the Year. onships, earning himself the top points Although an oversight, we realize this needed to receive the USA Shooting was a mistake, which should not have Male Athlete of the Year honor. He been made. Action has been taken to also finished in fourth place in Men’s ensure this will not happen again. Again, Trap at the World Cup Final. Erickson we apologize to the athletes who did was the Men’s Trap National Cham- Matt Emmons not receive the appropriate and timely pion in 2006 and finished in first place at the Shotgun Fall Selection Match. She also finished in sixth place at the recognition they deserved and I would 2006 World Championships. Smotek like to take the opportunity in my col- He also took second at the Shotgun Spring Selection Match. had impressive performances nation- umn this month to spotlight the 2006 ally in 2006 as well, taking second USA Shooting Athletes of the Year Jamie and Bret were selected as the place in the National Championships Jamie Beyerle and Bret Erickson as overall USAS Athletes of the Year, but and Shotgun Fall Selection Match. well as the Discipline Athletes of the USAS would also like to recognize the Year Matt Emmons (Rifle) and Connie 2006 Discipline Athletes of the Year, Smotek (Shotgun). who were the individuals with the high- These athletes were chosen based on est number of points in each discipline. the USAS Athlete of the Year Policies Matt Emmons won the honor for Men’s and Procedures and were selected by Rifle, while Connie Smotek was the a points system. top female athlete for Shotgun. There were no shooters selected in the pis- Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) earned the tol discipline in 2006 due to a lack of Female Athlete of the Year honor in points earned in competition. 2006 after success on the international circuit. She finished in fourth place in Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.), the 2004 Olympic gold medalist in Men’s Women’s 3 Position Rifle at the World Connie Smotek Cup Finals and took fifth place in 3P Prone Rifle, earned a team gold medal at World Cup Brazil. She also took in Prone at the 2006 World Cham- Congratulations again to all four of seventh place in 3P at the 2006 World pionships. He was also the National these incredible athletes! Championships. Nationally, Beyerle Champion in Prone and 3 Position as claimed first place in 3P at the Spring well as the second place finisher in USA Shooting News May / June 2008 5 Director’sColumn By Robert Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIONS The USA Shooting Board of Directors met March 29th for has allowed the Code to be organized into annexes with the their spring meeting. In addition to reports from the staff basic Code of Conduct applicable to all and Team Rules and including updates from the National Coaches, Operations Dress Code applicable only to supported Team members. A and Marketing departments, the board took a number of reminder statement will be included on all registration forms important actions. of USAS hosted competitions that participants are subject to the Code of Conduct. A recent situation has brought to In following up on my article in the last issue of USA Shoot- our attention the difficulty and confusion of the Code being ing News regarding fundraising, the Board authorized the applicable only to team members where there is a constant formation of the USA Shooting Team Foundation as a sepa- change of membership. The purpose here is to provde uni- rate organization for the purpose of fundraising in support of formity and simply reinforce general rules of conduct and the USAS mission. The foundation will be a Colorado based good sportsmanship. The Code of Conduct itself has not corporation with USA Shooting as the only voting member. been substantially changed, but rather reorganized with ad- An application will be made to obtain favorable 501(c)3 tax ministration of the Code being streamlined. The amended status from the IRS. Following initial meetings to establish Bylaws and revised Code with Annexes is posted on the business operations and adopt bylaws, the foundation will USAS website (www.usashooting.org).