UC 4-H Youth Development Program

California 4-H Shooting Sports

The California 4-H Shooting Sports Program provides instruction in the safe handling of firearms and archery equipment, develops self-confidence and leadership abilities in 4‑H participants, and instills an appreciation

The 4-H Shooting Sports Program is a youth development education program. It uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people and their leaders in attaining knowledge and developing essential life skills. The program follows a standardized format, lists program components and identifies clearly intended learning outcomes.

National 4-H Shooting Sports Website

Welcome Video (3 minutes)

For more information, please contact:

Statewide 4-H Shooting Sports Advisor
John Borba
UCCE Kern 4-H Office
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307-2851
661-868-6200
jaborba@ucdavis.edu

List of Statewide 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors
(Word) (PDF)

Handbook (Program Procedures)	Word	PDF
Training Request Form	Word	PDF
Application for Certification	Word	PDF
Training Report	Word	PDF
Course Evaluation	Word	PDF
Maintenance Log	Word	PDF
Equipment Check-out Log	Word	PDF
California 4-H Shooting Sports Program Orientation Slide Show	PPT	PDF
Shotgun Proficiency Levels I-V	Word	PDF
Rifle Proficiency Levels I-V	Word	PDF

4-H Shooting Sports Workshop
Archery Discipline
Bakersfield, CA

Saturday, May 30, 2009 – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 31, 2009 – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

A 4-H shooting sports workshop for the archery discipline will be held at the UC Cooperative Extension Office, 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue in Bakersfield. Participants must attend both days of training to receive certification. Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be certified as an archery volunteer and can lead an archery project at the club level or at summer camp. The cost for the course is $20 and includes Saturday lunch, snacks, and course materials. For more information contact Robert Claffy at 661-829-1658. If you need receive certification as an (archery) leader trainer, please let Mr. Claffy know at the time you are registering.

25th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shooting (2009)

Coordinated by Siskiyou County 4-H. Jacki Zediker at jkzediker@ucdavis.edu

Past Results

24th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2008) Results (Word) (PDF)
23rd Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2007) Results (Word) (PDF)
22nd Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2006) Results (Word) (PDF)
21st Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2005) Results (Word) (PDF)
20th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2004) Results (Word) (PDF)
19th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2003) Results (Word)
18th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2002) Results (Word)
17th Annual California 4-H Statewide Postal Shoot (2001) Results (PDF)

1st Annual 4-H Archery Mail-In Invitational

Sponsored by Briones 4-H Archery of Contra Costa County. Stacey Frost at frost_stacey@hotmail.com

Entry form due postmarked May 1, 2009. More Information (PDF)

Submitted by Tyler McGee, High Desert Magic 4-H, San Bernardino County

The NRA Foundation has awarded $20,000 in scholarships to youths from all over the United States as part of the 2009 Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.) Grand Scholarship Contest. This year, there were many outstanding applications to review. Tyler McGee, 17, a junior at Apple Valley High School, President of the High Desert Magic 4-H in San Bernardino County, and Teen Leader of the Shooting Sports Project was chosen as one of the recipients and was awarded a $3,000 scholarship.

Tyler was chosen to attend the Y.E.S. program sponsored by the NRA Foundation, last summer. The seven-day, expense-paid, educational experience in the nation’s capital provided an exciting opportunity for Tyler and 45 select high school sophomores and juniors from across the United States. While in Washington, D.C., the students met members of Congress, learned the significance of the Constitution, visited with scholars and experts, and toured national landmarks. This experience gives students an understanding of the federal government while learning the importance of an individual’s active participation in government affairs.

After attending Y.E.S., the students are asked to submit two projects in a portfolio format. The first is to communicate their experience at Y.E.S., and how it has contributed to their personal growth. Tyler wrote several articles posted on the state and national 4-H websites. The second is to introduce an NRA program that they learned about during their Y.E.S. experience to their community, and relay the results of the program in their portfolio. Tyler presented the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program to all the first graders in the Apple Valley Unified School District to teach them the safety rules needed in case they find a gun of :Stop, Don't Touch, Leave the Area, Tell an Adult.

For more information about the Youth Education Summit, visit www.friendsofnra.org/yes or contact Laura Dindal, Event Services Manager, at (800) 672-3888, extension 1354, or email her at ldindal@nrahq.org.

National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Program

MISSION: Opening avenues to expand youth horizons through their voice, image, and vision.

VISION: To establish and expand a National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador Program that is replicable at the Regional, State and County levels, affording teens the opportunities to demonstrate their skills in leadership, citizenship and community service through ambassador activities that promote and encourage the 4-H Shooting Sports Program.

Past California Representatives

Kate Jewett, Contra Costa County, 2006-2007 National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador
Brennan Cackett, Orange County, 2005-2006 National 4-H Shooting Sports Teen Ambassador




		"The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program Engages Youth in Reaching Their Fullest Potential while Advancing the Field of Youth Development."