Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports Program Article

"The National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee is pleased to announce that West Virginia and Colorado will be hosting 2010 National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshops."

Colorado Named 2010 National Training Site

Posted on: 11/23/2009 From: Jim Hamilton

Below is an e-mail I recently received. I am very pleased that we will be hosting one of the 2010 training sites here in Colorado. I will be getting more information about this to you soon. -- Jim

From: National 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors [mailto:NAT4-HSHSPTS-INSTR@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Conrad Arnold
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:52 PM To: NAT4-HSHSPTS-INSTR@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: [NAT4-HSHSPTS-INSTR] 2010 NATIONAL 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOPS

EAST & WEST

The National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee is pleased to announce that West Virginia and Colorado will be hosting 2010 National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshops.

DATES & LOCATIONS:
WEST VIRGINIA - MAY 3RD THRU MAY 8th, 2010 - JACKSON'S MILL STATE 4-H CAMP, NEAR WESTON, WV
COLORADO - MAY 10TH TO 15th, 2010 - GRAND JUNCTION, CO

These workshops are designed to prepare adult volunteers to teach other adult volunteers through state workshops. This is an excellent opportunity to expand or improve your state training team. Workshop participants share ideas and information about their state 4-H Shooting Sports programs while enhancing skills for teaching adults and volunteers in the use of the national curriculum.

In order for a participant to attend a National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop, he/she must meet the following guidelines:

1. Have state level certification in the discipline in which they are enrolling.
2. Have a minimum level of experience in the discipline to be determined by each discipline instructor(s).
3. Have interest in 4-H and youth development.
4. Endorse the train-the trainer concept in basic shooting skills.
5. Must have previous experience teaching youth and/or adults in your respective state.
6. Have current 4-H Volunteer status or Extension Faculty status in their state.
7. Must be recommended by the respective State 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator.

We look forward to your state's participation in the 2010 National 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop - EAST OR WEST. For questions about program content, please contact Conrad Arnold

Conrad N. Arnold National 4-H Shooting Sports Committee Extension Educator 4-H /CED P.O. Box 299 Cambridge, MD 21613 Phone: 410-228-8800 Fax: 410-228-3868 Email: carnold@umd.edu