Oo this page you will find the SLP Clay Target team season info, athlete forms and when it becomes available, the registration link.

The registration link will be available on Feb 1 on the bottom of this page with registration closing on Feb 16.

 

Welcome to the 2024 Trap, Skeet and Sporting Clays Spring Season Registration!

(Spring Lake Park,MN)

 

Registration will be closing on Feb 16th. Please make sure you read this information carefully and do not hesitate to reach out to the team with any questions. The teams email address is info@springlakeparkclaytarget.com

 

The Spring 2024 season will run several weeks, starting Tuesday, February 20, 2024, with a MANDATORY Team Information/Safety meeting. Registration fees will include 8 weeks of shooting. There will also be a couple optional practices with the fees not included in this registration - details will be available on our team website.

 

Who:

Any Spring Lake Park School District male or female student, grades 7-12, who possess a State Firearm Training Certificate AND meets all school curricular eligibility requirements.

Also, to be eligible to participate on the Spring Lake Park Clay Target Team, you must meet one of the two following requirements:

1. Be attending the Spring Lake Park High School or Westwood Middle School.

OR

2. The school you are attending does not have a Clay Target Team AND your home address is within the Spring Lake Park School District 16 boundary.

 

Dates:

Spring season will run several weeks, starting Tuesday, February 20, 2024, with a MANDATORY Team Information/Safety meeting. Registration fees will include 8 weeks of shooting. There will also be a couple weeks of optional practices with the fees not included in this registration - details are available on our team website.

This year we will be shooting over three evenings at two different ranges.

• Tuesdays will be Skeet at Metro Gun Club in Blaine.
• Wednesdays will be Trap at Metro Gun Club in Blaine.
• Thursdays will be Sporting Clays at Forest Lake Sportsmen's Club in Forest Lake.

Depending on enrollments, our approximate start times will be 6:00 for Trap and Skeet and 5:30 for Sporting Clays. These times can be adjusted slightly, especially early in the season as daylight hours are shorter.

Once you get through the team registration, you will be added to our roster with the USA Clay Target League. Once you are added you will receive an email from USA Clay Target with a link to register. This registration also needs to be completed before participating. The fee for this league portion of the registration will  be $40 per discipline - trap, skeet, sporting clays.

 

Mandatory Team Info Meeting - February, 20, 2024

The team information/safety meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Attending this meeting is REQUIRED for athletes. For the Spring  2024 season we will be offering two options for this meeting.

• Team Information/Safety Meeting Option 1: This option is open to all returning athletes.
  • Date: Tuesday, February 20
  • Time: 3:00, immediately after school
  • Location: SLP High School
  • Parents:  Parents are not required to attend.
  • Forms: Please have your team forms pre-filled out. They are available on the team website.
  • Firearm Safety: Please bring your firearm safety card.
• Team Information/Safety Meeting Option 2: This option is open to all new athletes.
  • Date: Tuesday, February 20
  • Time: 6:00
  • Location: Metro Gun Club
  • Parents:  Parents of new athletes are required to attend.
  • Forms: If possible, please have your team forms pre-filled out. They are available on the team website.
  • Firearm Safety: Please bring your firearm safety card.
  • Be prepared to shoot a round of trap with other new athletes. Bring your shotgun, ammo, hearing and eye protection.

 

Parent Volunteer Requirements:

Metro will once again be requiring that we have adult volunteers score and pull for our athletes. Watch for a sign-up form to sign up for a time to pull and score. If every family supplies one parent for one day, we should have the season covered. There will be a signup form shared soon for you to signup for any day throughout our season. When you signup you will be the puller and scorer for a designated field for the entire evening. Please be prepared for any weather situation. Training will be provided on your designated evening.

 

Rates Overall:

The registration cost of each sport is:

Trap: $140 (plus small processing fee and league fee of $40)

Skeet: $140 (plus small processing fee and league fee of $40)

Sporting Clays: $120 (plus small processing fee and league fee of $40)

** Due to a very generous donation, the league fee of $40 per athlete per sport will be covered.
**There is also a team fee of $18. Every athlete will pay this one time regardless of the number of disciplines they participate in.
***The cost of ammo is NOT included with this registration. All athletes must provide their own ammo.

 

Trap Location and Rates Detail:

1.) All Trap team events will take place at Metro Gun Club in Blaine.

2.) $140 (plus processing fee) due at the time of registration. Fee will cover shooting range fees and the use of a team shooting vest to be turned in at the end of the season. The league fee of $40 will be covered by a generous donation. There is also a team fee of $18 - each athlete will pay this once regardless of the number of disciplines they participate in.

3.) Cost of 16+ boxes (25 rounds each) factory ammunition, estimated at $100 - $200 (out of pocket for student, not included with registration).

4.) Student athlete must provide own shotgun, shells, shell pouch (optional), and eyes/ears protection.

5.) Optional practices start on Wednesday, Feb 28. Optional practice range fees are not included with registration.

6.) Our regular season starts Wednesday, March 27.

 

Skeet Location and Rates Detail:

1.) All Skeet team events will take place at Metro Gun Club in Blaine.

2.) $140 (plus processing fee ) due at the time of registration. Fee will cover shooting range fees and the use of a team shooting vest to be turned in at the end of the season. The league fee of $40 will be covered by a generous donation. There is also a team fee of $18 - each athlete will pay this once regardless of the number of disciplines they participate in.

3.) Cost of 16+ boxes (25 rounds each) factory ammunition, estimated at $100 - $200 (out of pocket for student, not included with registration).

4.) Student athlete must provide own shotgun, shells, shell pouch (optional), and eyes/ears protection.

5.) Optional practices start on Tuesday, Feb 27. Optional practice range fees are not included with registration.

6.) Our regular season starts Tuesday, Mar 26.

 

Sporting Clays Location and Rates Detail:

1.) All Sporting Clays team events will take place at the Forest Lake Sportsmen's Club in Forest Lake.

2.$120 (plus processing fee) due at time of registration. Fee will cover shooting range fees and the use of a team shooting vest to be turned in at the end of the season. The league fee of $40 will be covered by a generous donation. There is also a team fee of $18 - each athlete will pay this once regardless of the number of disciplines they participate in.

3.) Cost of 20+ boxes (25 rounds each) factory ammunition, estimated at $150 - $250 (out of pocket for student, not included with registration).

4.) Student athlete must provide own shotgun, shells, shell pouch (optional), and eyes/ears protection.

5.) Optional practices start on Thursday, Feb 29. Optional practice range fees are not included with registration.

6.) Our regular season starts Thursday, Mar 28.

 

Ammo:

We have 12ga ammo ready for purchase. If you shoot something other than a 12ga, you will be on your own to find ammo. Watch for details about ammo purchase and handout.

Watch here for the registration link. It will be available from Feb 1 - Feb 16.