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Most people believe that there are only the sports like football, volleyball, baseball and track.
The majority of people don’t know that there are other sports like clay target shooting, air rifle and pistol and even a competition. Opportunities for scholarships exist when someone does clay target shooting and even meeting world class shooters, Olympians and master class shooters who many shooters look up to.
So many scholarships for colleges are available because of clay target shooting because not many people do it.
A few people don’t understand that just because it doesn’t have a ball nor running doesn’t mean not a sport because shooting is. It requires time, dedication, frustration, a strong mental mind-set and confidence. Just like any other sports need the same thing. With shooting competitors need one of the strongest mental games because the shooters don’t have other people to have help boost us up. When the shooter misses a target, she has to move on even though it could make or break her.
So much time and dedication go into clay target shooting that people don’t seem to understand because shooting is not like a normal sport. It’s all them and their hard work.
Many people don’t know that this is a sport because they are known as bad or scary because guns are being used in the wrong way. When kids know gun safety and how to respect guns, they are less likely to do terrible things. A competition in the Dallas Fort Worth area is held that people don’t know about because this sport is so hidden by the public. Over 300 kids with guns compete and nothing bad happens.
A lot of opportunities and scholarships exist for shooting sports. Kids may not be the fastest or the strongest but they could know how to shoot clay targets, and be the leader and be able to charge when they have confidence.
Many kids that don’t feel like they fit in at school because they may not want to do a normal UIL sport because they are not good at it. Clay target shooting is one of many ways to do a sport, get outside and meet new people. Shooting is a way to gain confidence and, respect for everyone and learning how not to be stressed about the little things.