Youth partisapaction in Action Shooting Sports

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Ralph Colwell

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Greetings all;

I would like to get a feel of how many Action Shooting Clubs, train and allow youth to shoot either: IPSC, IDPA, PPC, and/or Cowboy Action. There seems to be quite the debate on this, and I would like to look at the positive on the issue. For my club is going through the debate of allowing youth the privilege of participation.

The big issue is safety and liability. As most clubs have a Youth Membership program, let me ask do your clubs insure youth and youth activities?

I know IPSC Alberta offers the BB course to youth and allows them to compete. This is good, as I have seen the IPSC Alberta youth compete and they are very well supervised. As far as I am aware in Canada, no major problems have occurred hindering the training and development of youth in the action shooting sports. The standard rule is "UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION", and to my knowledge this has always been the case with hand guns.

Any info from the fine people on CGN would be helpful.

Thanks

Ralph Colwell
 
Ralph Colwell said:
Greetings all;

I would like to get a feel of how many Action Shooting Clubs, train and allow youth to shoot either: IPSC, IDPA, PPC, and/or Cowboy Action. There seems to be quite the debate on this, and I would like to look at the positive on the issue. For my club is going through the debate of allowing youth the privilege of participation.

The big issue is safety and liability. As most clubs have a Youth Membership program, let me ask do your clubs insure youth and youth activities?

I know IPSC Alberta offers the BB course to youth and allows them to compete. This is good, as I have seen the IPSC Alberta youth compete and they are very well supervised. As far as I am aware in Canada, no major problems have occurred hindering the training and development of youth in the action shooting sports. The standard rule is "UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION", and to my knowledge this has always been the case with hand guns.

Any info from the fine people on CGN would be helpful.

Thanks

Ralph Colwell
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they have to pass the BB like anyone else. I have seen some youth that are safer on the range than some adults. Speaking of which,...anyone can have an unsafe moment :redface: on the range.
 
ralph, we had an 9 year old shooting last year, his dad made him a little leather holster and mag pouch for his walther p22 and he shot the same courses of fire we did.... as you know with idpa the SO is right next to the shooter so you cannot get more direct supervision if you tried.

I have been trying to get more youth involved but they just don;t seem to show up till they are in thier mid to late 20's...
 
I've herd the Alberta CFO had an issue with a youth on horse back playing Cowboy action Shooting. The CFO said one can not be in "Direct Control" of the youth shooting a restricted handgun if on horse back. But no legislation has been passed to prevent youth shooting action.

Food for thought.
 
Both my kids started as IPSC Juniors.

My son at 12 and my daughter at 15. Today they are 16 and 19 and we are headed off to the Ontario Provincials for the weekend.

The Junior programs are a sure fire way to keep out sport going.

Here are their very firt stages shot in Hamiltion

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