Trap and Field's Around the ATA article from the Atlantic Provinces ATA Delegate
November, 2020
Hello from the Atlantic Provinces.
The 2020 Atlantic Provinces ATA Provincial Shoot was held September 5th and 6th, 2020 at the Highland Gun Club, the Petitcodiac Sportsman’s Club, the Stephenville Shooting Club and the St. John’s Rod and Gun Club. The decision to host this year’s annual shoot in a satellite shoot format was made to help clubs and shooters deal with COVID-19 restrictions and provincial health guidelines. It wasn’t our preferred shoot format, but allowed us to hold our annual ATA Provincial Shoot.
Organizers at each satellite site were responsible for cashiering and classifying shooters competing at their site. Scores were entered into a cloud based spreadsheet which provided real time score reporting and enabled the shoot committee to quickly sort results, declare winners and coordinate shoot-offs. It was certainly a team effort. The satellite shoot format also allowed the smaller Petitcodiac and Stephenville clubs an opportunity to host our annual shoot.
Congratulations to 2020 Singles Champion Doug Blades, Doubles Champion Troy Coldwell and Handicap Champion Ken d’Eon. Eight new ATA members signed up for this year’s shoot – including father and son Ward and Cole Nickerson. Sub Junior Cole shot his first 25 straight and collected 2 Sub Junior trophies during this year’s championships. Well done, Cole! Congratulations also goes out to Kevin Healey for his first 50 straight and a personal best score in the second half of the singles championships. Complete results and photos are available on shootatlantic.com. Our 2021 shoot will return to the Highland Gun Club in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on the Labour Day weekend.
Trapshooters at the St. John’s Rod and Gun Club completed Phase 2 of their Trap Improvement Project just in time for this year’s ATA Provincial Shoot. The concrete block walls of the club’s oldest traphouse (circa 1975) had deteriorated beyond repair and was replaced with a new concrete traphouse. The cracked and crumbling walkways were also replaced with wider concrete walkways. The St. John’s Rod and Gun Club was selected a 2020 recipient of the ATA Gun Club Fund and used the grant to partially fund the project. The club thanks the ATA for making these grants available to gun clubs working on projects focused on improving trapshooting at their club. A special thank you also goes out to the club volunteers that made this work possible. Phases 3 and 4 of the club’s improvement project will continue next year with the 3 remaining trapfield walkways being replaced, along with more landscape improvements that were started in 2019. The club’s goal is to have the project completed for when they next host the Atlantic Provinces ATA Provincial Shoot in 2022.
The Atlantic Provinces Trapshooting Association’s website will undergo a design change this fall. We will have the same great content but with a new look and feel. Look us up and tell us what you think.
For more information on the Atlantic Provinces Trapshooting Association, feel free to contact me or visit shootatlantic.com.
Regards,
Andrea
Andrea Bassan
shootatlantic.com