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Recognition Programs


The National Skeet Shooting Association and its generous sponsors honor competitive shooters through a number of recognition programs at regional, national, and international levels. Inclusion is based on highest placement in points races for each category, with points being based on shoot scores and finish, the number of shooters in an event, shoot difficulty factor, and other criteria.

  • Points Races

    How do you stack up in recognition program races?
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  • High Volume Shooters

    Recognition of high-volume shooters registering a minimum of 500 targets in a year
  • Honor Squads

    Shooters honored for meeting NSSA standards and showing greatest improvement
  • All-Zone Teams

    Zone recognition for 2003-2008, now replaced by Pilla Class All-American
  • NSSA Hall of Fame

    The most prestigious honor given to an NSSA member, based on lifetime achievement

  Skeet Shooting Hall of Fame Articles

2012 World Skeet Championship Changes 2012 World Skeet Championship Changes

Due to the recent increase in target cost, it has become necessary for clubs across the country to consider the fees they charge for tournaments, and many are raising their fees. The National Skeet Shooting Association and the National Shooting Complex are, unfortunately, in the same position. NSSA is raising fees for the World Skeet Shoot for the first time in many years by $2.00 per 100 targets. Also, the Advisory Committee submitted a World Shoot... [more...]


Meritorious Advancement Awards Meritorious Advancement Awards

This year’s NSSA Hall of Fame Banquet will include a special honor for four individuals whose innovations in the shooting industry changed the sport of skeet, allowing shooters to shoot more targets and with more consistency. The NSSA will present the Meritorious Advancement Award to Jess Briley and Don Mainland, and posthumously to Larry Kolar and Claude Purbaugh for their lifetime contribution to shooting sports with their innovative achievement... [more...]