CMP Junior Rifle Campers Get Olympic-style Training During 2016 Camps

By AmmoLand Editor JE

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer

USA -(Ammoland.com)- With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro adding an extra element of athletic prowess and national pride to the year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Junior Rifle Camps took the opportunity to teach its participants corresponding lessons on mental preparedness and fundamental skills – the same training given to two former campers who made their debut at this year’s Olympic Games.

The CMP’s Junior Rifle Camps and Clinics train high-school age (9-12 grade) junior shooters on intermediate and advanced air rifle marksmanship skills through various exercises and demonstrations.

More Outreach Clinics and Advanced Standing Camps were added for the 2016 camp season, with 12 Junior Air Rifle Camps, five Clinics and five Standing camps – the most standing camps in the history of the program.

Participation in the camps also slightly increased from 2015 and previous years, with a total of 1,131 campers attending in 2016.

The effect of these participants sharing info from camps with others gives the camp material the potential to reach roughly 6,500-7,000 additional people.

Camp events were held in 10 different states and drew participants from 37 different states, including Alaska and Hawaii, with a …Read the Rest

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