These requirements are subject to change and questions should be forwarded to the head coach for clarification

FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATION

Students may obtain their firearms safety certificate in a classroom or online followed by field training to obtain their valid certificate. Athletes may participate if they have a certificate from a different state. The Head Coach is responsible for ensuring that each registered athlete’s firearms safety training certificate is valid and the team has a readable copy on file.

SHOTGUNS

Student athletes are required to supply their own shotgun. All types of smooth-bore shotguns, including semi-automatics, may be used provided their caliber does not exceed 12 gauge. All guns should be equipped (ie: shell catcher on a pump-action shotgun), fitted and utilized so as not to eject empty shells in a manner that substantially disturbs or interferes with other student athletes.

The student athlete cannot:

• Use a shotgun with any form of “release” trigger actions.
• Use slings or straps on a shotgun.
• Change a properly functioning gun or parts of shotgun in the same round.
• Use devices fitted to the shotgun that have magnifying, light emitting, or give visual enhancement of the target.

Safe Gun Handling

All shotguns must have the action open and contain no live or empty shells at any time, except while the shooter is on the station. A break open gun’s action may be closed when it is in a gun rack but it shall not contain a live or empty shell.

When Not Shooting

All shotguns will be carried with the action open and must be pointed in a safe direction down range. Student athletes will place their shotguns on a designated gun rack. Immediately after shooting a student athlete’s shotgun should either be placed back onto the gun rack or cased and returned to the athlete’s vehicle.

Shotgun and Ammunition Transportation

All students and coaches will follow state law and their school’s policy regarding shotguns and ammunition. Shotguns and ammunition are picked up at home and brought to gun club by parents or students. Some shooting ranges may have secured firearm storage available.

AMMUNITION

All student athletes must use factory ammunition. A student athlete cannot use:

• Reloaded cartridges.
• Any load other than lead shot.
• Tracers, copper and nickel coated shot.
• Any load heavier than 3 dram equivalent of powder.
• Loads containing more than 1-1/8 oz. of shot.
• Loads with a velocity greater than 1200 FPS (Feet Per Second).

Gun clubs may have different ammunition regulations than listed above and their regulations supersedes any League requirements.

REQUIRED ATTIRE

Each student athlete will promote a positive image by wearing appropriate attire during all events. Prohibited items include:

• Clothing that exposes any part of the torso, including but not limited to, cutoff t-shirts, halter tops, tank tops, etc.
• Short shorts and low riding shorts or pants revealing undergarments or buttocks.
• Flip-flops or opened-toed shoes/sandals.
• Any clothing with pictures, caricatures, designs, messages, writings, or other embellishments with direct or indirect references to alcohol, tobacco, sex or sexual connotations, drugs, gambling or profanities.

Eye & Ear Protection

All athletes and coaches are responsible for proper eye and ear protection while on any part of the range.

Foot Pads

Athletes are not allowed to rest muzzles on their feet and should not use any type of foot pads. Magnetic muzzle pads are allowed if placed on the ground.

Inclement Weather

Please dress for the weather! The field is usually 10-20 degrees cooler due to open field winds. We often shoot in the snow and rain.