The National Junior Olympic program provides competitions year-round for shooters to partake in. The program runs matches throughout the country, making it accessible for all interested juniors. Junior shooters are able to participate in State Competitions sanctioned by USA Shooting, allowing them the chance to receive an invitation to shoot at the National Junior Olympic Championships hosted by USA Shooting in Colorado Spring, Colorado. The program serves as an important element of our pipeline development system in promoting the shooting sports. Junior Olympic goals are to allow the skilled junior athletes to obtain National competitive experience for future development. The program also serves as an opportunity to appoint the top finishers to the National Junior Team.

The National Junior Olympic Rifle & Pistol program runs from fall to early spring, with the NJOSC held in April. The National Junior Olympic Shotgun program runs from late spring to mid-summer, with the NJOSC held in July.

For information or questions, please contact Pete Carson (Competitions Coordinator) at pete.carson@usashooting.org.

2012 NJOSC Shotgun Information

Dates for the 2012 National Junior Olympic Shotgun Championships are as follows:

July 10-17, 2012 in Colorado Springs, CO

2012 Shotgun NJOSC Host Information (Application)

2012 NJOSC Rifle & Pistol Information

Travel Information:

Athlete travel dates were misprinted in the official program, the correct travel dates are below:

Women's Rifle: 4/13- Arrival Day 4/18-Departure Day

Men's Rifle: 4/19- Arrival Day 4/25-Departure Day

Pistol: 4/26-Arrival Day 5/1-Departure Day

Please see the list, linked below, for first round invitee's:

2012 NJOSC Rifle & Pistol Schedules:

Women's Rifle

Men's Rifle

Men's & Women's Pistol

*please note schedules are subject to change

2012 NJOSC Rifle & Pistol Invitees - First Round

First round invites will be issued on 2/3/2012

First round invites are due back on 2/24/2012

Second round invites will be issued on 2/29/2012

Second round invites are due back 3/16/2012 

2012 Rifle/Pistol Newsletter

2012 Rifle/Pistol NJOSC Host Information (Application)

Official State JO Score Reporting Spreadsheet

2012 NJOSC Pin Request Form

2012 NJOSC Entry Form

2012 NJOSC Fee Reporting Form

2012 NJOSC Rifle & Pistol  Official Host's (as of 1/9/2012)

Dates for the 2012 National Junior Olympic Rifle & Pistol Championships are as follows:

Women's Rifle: April 13-18, 2012

Men's Rifle: April 19-25, 2012

Men's & Women's Pistol: April 26-May 1, 2012

State champions (the competitor with the highest score within the state) will be invited provided they shoot the minimum scores listed below:

Women’s Air Pistol – 300, Men’s Air Pistol – 490, Men’s & Women’s Sport Pistol- 460, Women’s Air Rifle – 300, Men’s Air Rifle 500, Men’s & Women’s Smallbore– 500.

*These minimum scores were implemented to allow representation from all states at National’s. The scores listed above are cutoffs for state champions, not for individual age categories.

Listed below are the invitation (automatic invite) scores for the 2012 NJOSC Rifle & Pistol year. Provided that a junior competitor shoots these scores, they will receive an invitation out for National’s in Colorado this upcoming April.