Selection to Team USA is the highest annual honor earned by NSCA members, allowing them to represent the association and the USA in international competition. Team USA designation is determined by points earned in a series of selection shoots.
Five teams each are selected for Sporting Clays and FITASC: Senior (Open), Lady, Junior, Veteran, and Super Veteran. For Sporting, five (5) members are selected to the Open team and three (3) to concurrents. For FITASC, four (4) members are selected to the Open team and three (3) to concurrents. One alternate is named for each team.
2013 Team Selection
Beginning with 2013 teams for shooting during the 2012 season, Team USA points races are based on the World Cup points system, which is a shooter’s score divided by the HOA score. Example: If your score is 178 and the HOA score is 197, you would earn 0.90355 World Cup points.
There is no minimum number of selection shoots a member must enter, but he/she must participate in the US Open or National Sporting Clays Championship to qualify for Team USA. Points are awarded only for Sporting Clays main event and FITASC event at designated selection shoots. Team USA selection is based on World Cup points earned at a shooter’s top four selection shoots, one of which must be the US Open or National Championship, regardless of how many he/she has entered.
Selection Shoots
| Date | Event | Venue | Sporting | FITASC | Registration |
| March 30 – April 1 | Southcentral Regional | Rio Brazos Hunting Preserve | √ | √ | Register |
| April 19 – 22 | Western Regional | Camanche Hills Sporting Clays | √ | √ | Register |
| May 17 – 20 | Northeast Regional | M&M Sporting Clays | √ | √ | Register |
| May 30 – June 3 | North American FITASC | Flint Oak Shooting Resort | √ | Register | |
| June 28 – July 1 | Southeast Regional | Nashville Gun Club | √ | √ | Register |
| July 16 – 22 | US Open | Caribou Gun Club | √ | √ | Register |
| August 13 – 19 | World FITASC | Northbrook Sports Club | √ | Register | |
| September 13 – 16 | Northcentral Regional | J&H Game Farm | √ | √ | Register |
| October 23 – October 28 | National Championship | National Shooting Complex | √ | √ | Register |
2012 Team Selection
The 2012 Team USA selection process was based on five (5) shoots for Sporting and five (5) shoots for FITASC in 2011.
Points were awarded for only the main event at selection shoots, with the exception of the National Sporting Clays Championship FITASC and US Open FITASC. Points were awarded 10 down to 1. In each of these shoots, the high score and all ties in each division received 10 points, 2nd high score and all ties 9 points, etc. Only the top four (4) scores counted in the case where a shooter participated in all five selection events, but there was no minimum event attendance requirement.
The World Cup points system was used to break any ties in selection shoot scores. The shooter’s WC points corresponding to the top four selection shoot scores were used as tie breakers.
2012 Selection Shoots – Sporting
Gamaliel Cup – Nashville Gun Club – April 14-17, 2011
World English Sporting – National Shooting Complex – April 28-May 1, 2011
US Open – M&M Hunting Preserve & Sporting Clays – May 17-22, 2011
*Columbus Cup – Claythorne Lodge – October 6-9, 2011*
National Championship – National Shooting Complex – October 25-30, 2011
* Note: This replaced the Blue Grass Open originally scheduled for September 30-October 2 at Blue Grass Sportsmen’s League.
2012 Selection Shoots – FITASC
North American FITASC Grand Prix – Hunter’s Pointe Sporting Clays – March 17-20, 2011
US Open FITASC – M&M Hunting Preserve & Sporting Clays – May 17-22, 2011
North American FITASC Championship – Caribou Gun Club – June 23-26, 2011
FITASC Nationals – Claythorne Lodge – October 6-9, 2011
National Championship FITASC – National Shooting Complex – October 25-30, 2011