Family Shooting Center Trap League Rules
The Family Shooting Center is pleased to offer Regular Trap Leagues. League will be Wednesday evenings. A maximum of 40 participants will be accepted for League. Teams are comprised of 3 to 5 shooters.
Shooters will be competing for individual trophies and prizes. There may also be optional individual money purses every week. Trophies and prizes will be based on total participation. Silver will be awarded periodically.
The league will operate independently with an elected President, Secretary and Treasurer. There will be a Ladies Division and a Junior Division if there are enough entries.
League specific rules may be adopted at the first regular league night by vote of league members.
Dates and Times: Registration and team assignments will be on the first scheduled evening of shooting. Shooters are encouraged to preregister. League will run for a total of 10 weeks. Shoots may be postponed by weather and will be made up by either a double shoot on another league day or an additional league day will be scheduled. The first shoot will be a bank day and establishing of averages as necessary. The first competition will be the second week of league. Late registration will be allowed up until the shoot start time, on the second week of league.
Cost: Each shooter will pay an entry fee. This fee will help cover trophies and prizes. League bird fees will be paid in advance and will be determined by competition format and quantity to be shot. Youth fees are discounted. A “Lewis” purse will be optional and will be administered by the secretary each league evening. Shooter is responsible for park entry fees. An annual State parks pass, which comes with a Centennial State Shooting Club membership, is recommended. A special event fee/pass may be purchased at the range for each evening’s shoot.
Payment of League Fees: All league fees are due in full at the 2nd league night (first night for competition). A league member who cannot fulfill his obligations to the league may transfer fees to another shooter who replaces the withdrawn shooter, for the value of the remaining league days only. There is no refund of league fees. A shooter is obligated for the season. Failing to show for a league night without banked scores or withdrawing from league results in forfeiture of league fees.
Governance: Leagues will be primarily governed by Family Shooting Center. The leagues exist at the direction of FSC management who will reserve the right to determine appropriateness of league defined rules and decisions should there arise a conflict of interest. FSC management has veto power in all matters. Secretary services to maintain league records may be provided by FSC but may be relinquished by management to a league participant.
Formats Available for League Shoot: There are many format options for shooters. A 50 shot format is recommended for Spring and Fall. Summer league may shoot a 100 shot format. The league may choose to shoot at handicap positions, on the 16 yard line or a combination. Format is to be decided the first night of league. Below are examples of league format.
Team Format: All shooters will shoot with the same team every week at the 16 yard line. Shooters are welcome to organize a team of up to five shooters. Groups under five can still shoot on the same team, but the remaining slots will be filled randomly by league management. Likewise, individual shooters will be randomly placed on a team. On the first day of competition, teams will also decide on a team captain. The team captain is responsible for ensuring that all team members either attend the shoot, or have targets banked. Team captains are also responsible for checking and initialing scorecards directly after shooting.
Team Handicap: Individual scores will receive a handicap value based on 70% of the difference between the accumulated individual average for the 16 yard line and 20. For instance, a shooter shoots a 16, an 18 and a 20 over 3 weeks. The average is 18. The shooter's handicap is 70% of 20-18 or 1.4 for each round shot. In the fourth week, the shooter shoots a 19 and a 17 at the 16 yard line. The team score for this shooter will be 19 + 1.4 and 17 + 1.4 = 39.7. The raw score plus handicap can never exceed 23. If a shooter has a handicap of 4 and shoots a 20, even thought the combined score is 24, the applied score will be truncated to a maximum of 23.
Team Competition: Each week teams will be paired and shoot in direct competition on the same trap. If there are an odd number of teams, one team each week will draw a bye. If there are only 5 teams, then team No. six on the pairing list will be the bye. Teams will compete with a different team each week until all teams have shot against each other (league turn-out permitting). Teams are responsible for providing a competent puller/scorer for the team they are competing against.
Points: At the end of the season the winning team(s) will be decided on accumulation of points. One point will be given to the winner of each team match. Ties will be decided by accumulated team score.
Individual Format: Shooters will compete for individual awards by competing at handicap yardage. Awards will be given for high shooters in each of 4 divisions. The 3rd, 6th and 9th (final) day of regular shooting will be “silver” days. A maximum of six pieces of silver will be given out for the highest scores in each of 4 divisions and the junior and ladies divisions. Scores for silver will consist only of the handicap yardage scores. A minimum number of 5 shooters may be required in a division to offer silver awards. The number of silver awards available will depend upon the number of shooters and is determined by FSC management. Bank scores do not count for eligibility of silver. The shooter must be present and shooting the day of silver awarding.
Classification and Handicap Yardage: Individual shooters will be classed according to their percentage of broken targets. This will be decided as follows:
If a shooter has shot in a FSC league in the last 3 years (any of the last 9 leagues), his scores average from the last league participated in will be used to determine his initial and minimum yardage for week one. The returning shooter will not be able to move forward in yardage. For all new shooters:
1st week of league – shooters shoot bank targets at 21 yard line.
2nd week of league – shooter handicap yard line is determined by first week scores
3rd week of league – shooter handicap yard line is determined by first 2 weeks scores 4th week of league – shooter handicap yard line is determined by first 3 weeks scores Classification can be changed if a shooter consistently shoots significantly higher than his or her classification average, (at the league management’s discretion). There will also be a class for ladies and juniors but requires a minimum of 3 shooters. The averages and yardage assignments are as follows:
Division 1 95 - 100% = 27 yard line Ave. = 23.75 - 25
90 – 94.99% = 26 yard line = 22.50 - 23.74
Division 2 85 – 89.99% = 25 yard line = 21.25 - 22.49
80 – 84.99% = 24 yard line = 20.00 - 21.24
Division 3 75 – 79.99% = 23 yard line = 18.75 - 19.99
70 – 74.99% = 22 yard line = 17.50 - 18.74
Division 4 65 – 69.99% = 21 yard line = 16.25 - 17.49
60 – 64.99% = 20 yard line = 15.00 - 16.24
55 – 59.99% = 19 yard line = 13.75 - 14.99
Ladies and juniors may compete among themselves in a Ladies division and a Junior division. A junior may shoot in the mens division and receive a classification or he may choose to remain a junior (under 18 yrs. old on the date of first league play). A junior lady may also choose either the ladies or the junior division. But the choice must be made at league sign up and cannot be changed during the course of league shooting. Ladies and juniors will shoot at their respective yard line based on their cumulative scores, just as the men. After the 3rd week of shooting, the shooter’s average cannot revert them back to the shorter yardage even if average drops. It is possible to move up to a higher division for the last day of league. The division that the shooter moves into after the 8th regular league night is the division that the shooter competes in for silver and trophies on the final night of league.
Divisions will generally break down into the categories identified above. In the event that a large number of shooters group in a division, the decision can be made to split into 2 divisions. For instance, if Division 3 has 17 shooters in yardage 22-23 yards, (8 in 22 and 9 in 23) then division 3 can be split into 2 divisions, a 22 yard with 8 shooters and a 23 yard with 9 shooters. There are potentially 11 divisions (19-27 and ladies and juniors). As a rule, there will be no more than 6 paying divisions at any time silver is offered. This will be at the discretion of Family Shooting Center management.
Banking Targets: A shooter may “bank” 16 yard and handicap targets. The first day of shooting will be a bank day; all shooters bank 16 yard targets and handicap targets (from the 21 yard line). Scores for banked targets will be added to the shooter’s scores for shoots missed. Banked targets must be shot prior to the day and time that the scores are used to fill for an absent shooter. Shooters will receive a “Bank Card” when they check in at the office. The card will be filled out by the puller. The shooter must declare bank rounds prior to shooting. 2 bank cards will be issued to the shooter (needed for 4 rounds of trap). The shooter keeps one side of the card for his records and the puller turns in the second card to the office. Special arrangements can be made to bank targets if a shooter is out of town for more than a week, or has some other legitimate reason for missing a shoot. It is the shooter’s responsibility to attend the shoot or have banked scores ready every week. Also, if a shooter approaches the last weeks of league with excess banked rounds, the banked rounds will be applied to the team and individual week scores first. If a shooter has more than one week of banked scores on the final week of league, he will not be allowed to shoot league for score. His excess banked rounds will be applied first. A shooter cannot have more that one week of banked scores at the end of league. The combined number of paid trap rounds for the league is 40. Any rounds shot in excess of this amount are an additional cost at $5.50 per round.
Shooters will be allowed one “dog score” (shooter’s average minus two targets), if they miss a shoot and do not have targets banked. After the dog score is used, a team with a missing shooter will take a team dog score. The team dog score is the average score of all team shooters as of the day of the shoot. A “league dog score” will be calculated for team score. The individual will score a zero for his handicap scores if he has taken his one time dog score and has no banked scores. A team’s chances of winning are obviously greatly diminished if a shooter fails to turn in scores for the week. Don’t let your team down! Also, no more than 4 bank days will be allowed to count for score. A shooter must shoot at the regular league times for at least 5 of the 9 regular league days (not including the first bank week of league). Shooters who miss more than 4 league shoots may forfeit all prizes for which they might otherwise be eligible.
No Show and Withdrawal: If a shooter withdraws from league or does not show for league and has no bank score, the team may replace the shooter with a new member. The withdrawn shooter shall forfeit the league fees, at the discretion of FSC management, and shall not be eligible for any league prizes. If a team cannot replace a withdrawn/no show team member, the team will use a “league dog score” which is defined as the combined score of all league members - not just the shooters team.
Weather: League shooting may be cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions. League management will strive to make cancellation decisions as far in advance as possible. If the weather looks threatening please call ahead at (303) 680-5401 for a status report.
Shooter Agreement: By entering the league all shooters agree to abide by these rules and regulations. For safety concerns, all shooters must obey all range rules, including but not limited to; consumption of drugs or alcohol, ammunition restrictions, gun safety, and pets. By signing the league signup sheet, the shooter agrees to be bound by the FSC shooters waiver and all of its content. Please stop by the range office or visit our website for a complete list of range rules. All situations not covered above or in the FSC range rules may be governed by official ATA guidelines and rules. These rules can also be amended by a majority vote by the league membership.
More details will be available the first day of league.
Family Shooting Center office number is 303-680-5401
Click HERE for a printable registration sheet.
Application may be mailed to:
Family Shooting Center
4201 S. Parker Rd.
Aurora, CO 80014
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