12-13-2007, 07:10 PM
The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Skeet Shooting Association are launching a new course to train and certify field referees for skeet shooting throughout the state.
The new two-hour certification course, Skeet Referee 101, will consist of a specially produced training video, classroom instruction and administering the National Skeet Shooting Association referee test. Cost will be $10, which will include the National Skeet Shooting Association test submission fee. Certification is good for 2008.
"This is a revolutionary new program, not only for Arizona, but for the rest of the nation," said ASSA President and course co-creator, Woody Wilson. "Refereeing a skeet event is more than just pushing buttons. With the new Ben Avery Clay Target Center now on line, our goal is to bring more major registered skeet events to Arizona. One of the most important factors in attracting those events is the quality and professionalism of our field referees."
The first course session will be offered at the Arizona Game and Fish Department headquarters building on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 from 1-3 p.m. To register for the course and test contact Ashley Lynch, shooting sports coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, at (623) 236-7305, or e-mail alynch@azgfd.com. Applicants are asked to leave their name, address and phone number, and they will receive a free copy of the NSSA Referee Handbook to study prior to the session.
The new two-hour certification course, Skeet Referee 101, will consist of a specially produced training video, classroom instruction and administering the National Skeet Shooting Association referee test. Cost will be $10, which will include the National Skeet Shooting Association test submission fee. Certification is good for 2008.
"This is a revolutionary new program, not only for Arizona, but for the rest of the nation," said ASSA President and course co-creator, Woody Wilson. "Refereeing a skeet event is more than just pushing buttons. With the new Ben Avery Clay Target Center now on line, our goal is to bring more major registered skeet events to Arizona. One of the most important factors in attracting those events is the quality and professionalism of our field referees."
The first course session will be offered at the Arizona Game and Fish Department headquarters building on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 from 1-3 p.m. To register for the course and test contact Ashley Lynch, shooting sports coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department, at (623) 236-7305, or e-mail alynch@azgfd.com. Applicants are asked to leave their name, address and phone number, and they will receive a free copy of the NSSA Referee Handbook to study prior to the session.