Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program
2023 State Championships
June 19-24, 2023 at Nashville Gun Club
Meet the Team

Ashley Tone
Tennessee SCTP Manager

John “J.W.” Worthen
Director of Programs

Amy Hall
Program Coordinator
Schedule of Events
Monday, June 19
Sporting Clays
11:00 AM
2:00 PM
5:00 PM
Skeet
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Tuesday, June 20
Sporting Clays
9:00 AM
12:00 PM
3:00 PM
Skeet
9:00 AM
11:00 PM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Super Sporting
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Wednesday, June 21
Super Sporting
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
Doubles Skeet
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
1:30 PM
3:00 PM
- Coach and Parent Fun Shoot
- Last Competitor Standing
- Shoot-Offs for Skeet and Sporting Clays
- Awards for Skeet, Sporting Clays, Doubles Skeet, Super Sporting, HOA Combined Skeet, and HOA Combined Sporting
Thursday, June 22
Trap
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
College Recruiting Day
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Coach and Parent Fun Shoot
Friday, June 23
Trap
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Coach and Parent Fun Shoot
Saturday, June 24
Doubles Trap
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
12:00 PM
12:45 PM
1:30 PM
Extended Yard-Line Trap
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Coach and Parent Fun Shoot
- Last Competitor Standing
- Shoot-Offs for Trap, HOA, and HAA
- Awards for Trap, Doubles Trap, Extended Yard-Line Trap, HOA Combined Trap, HOA, and HAA
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Rules and Safety Information
Nashville Gun Club Rules
Our partners at Nashville Gun Club would like to remind members of Tennessee SCTP of a few rules for the week:
- Driving a golf cart/UTV without a valid Driver’s License is prohibited.
- Abide by posted speed limits of 13 MPH.
- Cars, trucks, and SUVs are not allowed on the Sporting Clays courses.
- Abide by posted no-parking zones and trailer parking zones.
- Do not climb on the rocks near the river bank, or throw rocks.
- Pick up and properly dispose of all trash on your field after your squad is done shooting, and pick up all empty hulls on your last Sporting Clays station.
For a complete list of Nashville Gun Club’s Safety Rules, click here.
Shoot-Offs
2023 State Championships Shoot-Off Sheet
Shoot-offs will take place at the conclusion of scheduled events on Wednesday, June 21, and Saturday, June 24 for the following events:
Wednesday, June 21
- Sporting Clays
- HOA Combined Sporting Clays
- Skeet
- HOA Combined Skeet
Saturday, June 24
- Trap
- HOA Combined Trap
- HOA: High Over All
- HAA: High All-Around
Ties for all other events will be determined by reverse run.
Shoot-Off Procedures
General Rules
For any team or squad shoot-offs, all athletes must be present at the time of shoot-offs to participate. No substitutions for any athletes that have left will be permitted.
At the State Championship level and above, a full competitive squad/team is required to be eligible for team/squad awards. A full competitive squad/team in Skeet and Sporting Clays events are 3 athletes with the same classification, and a full competitive squad/team in Trap events are 5 athletes with the same classification.
Shoot-offs will be conducted for Main Events only. This includes American Trap Singles, American Skeet, Sporting Clays, and High Over All/High All Around. Alternate tiebreaker methods will be used for any side events including Skeet Doubles, Super Sporting, Doubles Trap, Extended Yard-Line Trap, or any other extra events offered. Alternate tiebreaker methods may include, reverse run, front run or long run. All tiebreaker procedures for a specific event will be posted and communicated to teams prior to the event. Event Management reserves the right to alter procedures based on the number of athletes/teams and the time of day. Front (from target one to the first lost target) and back (from the last lost target to the end) runs may be used in cases of inclement weather, insufficient light, or other circumstances that make shoot-offs impractical.
Sporting Clays
Sporting Clays Shoot-Off Procedures for Individuals
Shoot-offs will be conducted on the sporting clays course (or a five-stand field as light and time dictates). Shoot-offs for a specific category or division award will be shot on the same station for total score. Event management will predetermine which stations will be used for shoot-offs and will announce the stations at the beginning of the shoot-off. Shoot-offs will begin on one station and continue to subsequent stations until all necessary ties are broken. Event management reserves the right to choose stations not used in the main event for shoot-off stations.
All target presentations will be true pairs. Shoot-off will be from one station with each athlete shooting at two true pair (four targets per athlete) for a total score. Shoot order will be determined by the station in which the individual began the main event with the lower number going first.
The total number of targets broken by the individual will be used to determine the winner. If there are tie scores between individuals, those athletes with the highest scores will continue to the next station and repeat the process until one individual is declared the winner.
Sporting Clays Shoot-Off Procedures for Teams
Shoot-offs will be conducted on the sporting clays course. Shoot-offs for a specific category or division award will be shot on the same station for total score. Event management will predetermine which stations will be used for shoot-offs and will announce the stations at the beginning of the shoot-off. Shoot-offs will begin on one station and continue to subsequent stations until all necessary ties are broken. Event management reserves the right to choose stations not used in the main event for shoot-off stations.
All team members will participate in the shoot-off round(s). Order will be determined at random. The Tennessee SCTP Manager reserves the right to use any random method to determine the order.
The team members will consist of the top three (3) athletes from the team. Positions will be set by score. If there are multiple athletes with the same score, then the score from a randomly selected station from the main event will be used to determine the specific athlete(s). Order for the teams will be determined by when the team shot. In the event that the teams shot at the same time, order will be determined by the first station shot by the team in the main event.
All target presentations will be true pairs. Shoot-offs will be from one station with each athlete shooting at two true pair (four targets per athlete) for a team total score. All team members must shoot from the same cage or stand. The total number of targets broken by the team will be used to determine the winner. If there are tie scores between or among teams, those teams with the highest scores will continue to the next station and repeat the process until one team is declared the winner.
Event Management reserves the right to use scores from randomly selected stations from the main event to break ties in cases of inclement weather, insufficient light, or other circumstances that make shoot-offs impractical.
Skeet
Skeet Shoot-Off Procedures for Individuals
Individuals in a shoot-off for a specific category or division award will shoot on the same field. Shooting order will be determined at random. The Tennessee SCTP Manager reserves the right to choose any random method to determine the shooting order.
Shoot-offs shall consist of shooting doubles from stations 3 (high-low), 4 (high-low), and 5 (low-high) in that order (six targets per athlete), for total score. The total number of targets broken by the individual will be used to determine the winner. If there are tie scores between individuals, the tied individuals continue on to the next round.
If two or more individuals are tied after the first round, those individuals will continue shooting doubles in a “sudden death” format per station in the following rotation: from station 3 (high-low), station 4 (high-low), station 5 (low-high), station 4 (low-high), station 3 (high-low), station 4 (high-low) until one individual is declared the winner.
Skeet Shoot-Off Procedures for Teams
Teams in the shoot-offs for a specific category or division award will shoot on the same field. All team members will participate in the shoot-off round(s). Shooting order will be determined at random. The Tennessee SCTP Manager reserves the right to choose any random method to determine shooting order. Team members shoot all shoot-off targets in the same order as they did in the main event.
For team shoot-offs, the team members will be the top three athletes from the team. Positions will be set by score with the highest scorer shooting first. If there are multiple athletes with the same score, then a countback will be used to determine the specific athlete(s). The athletes with the highest score in the last competition round of 25 will be selected. The order for the teams will be determined by when the team shot. In the event that the teams shot at the same time, the order will be determined by the field number shot by the team in the main event.
Shoot-offs shall consist of shooting doubles from stations 3 (high-low), 4 (high-low), and 5 (low-high), in that order (six targets per athlete), for total score. The total number of targets broken by the team will be used to determine the winner. If there are tie scores among teams, the tied teams continue on to the next round.
If two or more teams are tied after the first round, those teams will continue in a “sudden death” format per station in the following rotation: from station 3 (high-low), station 4 (high-low), station 5 (low-high), station 4 (low-high), station 3 (high-low), station 4 (high-low) until one team is declared the winner.
Event Management reserves the right to use front (from target one to the first lost target) and back (from the last lost target to the end) runs in cases of inclement weather, insufficient light, or other circumstances that make shoot-offs impractical.
Trap
Trap Shoot-Off Procedures for Individuals
All shoot-offs for a specific category or division award will be conducted from the 16-yard line in a 10-target round, unless specified by shoot management. All individuals will shoot at the same time. Starting post assignments will be determined at random and assigned to the following posts:
- If 2 athletes – post numbers 2 and 4.
- If 3 athletes – post numbers 2, 3, and 4.
- If 4 athletes – post numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5.
- If 5 athletes – post numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
- If more than five athletes are involved in the tie, they shall be divided as equally as possible into two or more squads as directed by the management.
The total number of targets broken by the individual during the round of 10 (2 targets per post) will be used to determine the winner. If two or more individuals tie, the tied individuals continue on to the next round.
Round two – Two or more individuals still in the running from round one move back to the 22-yard line and continue the same shoot-off process. If there are tie scores between or among individuals, the tied athletes continue on to round three.
Round three – Two or more individuals still in the running move to the 25-yard line and follow the shoot-off procedures used in the preceding two rounds. If there are tie scores between or among individuals, the tied athletes continue on to round four.
Round four – Two or more individuals still in the running move to the 27-yard line and follow the shoot-off procedures used in the preceding two rounds. The next and all required subsequent rounds will be shot from the 27-yard line.
Trap Shoot-Off Procedures for Teams
All shoot-offs for a specific category or division award will be conducted from the 16-yard line in a 10-target round, unless specified by shoot management. All squads or teams will shoot at the same time. Field assignments will be determined at random. The Tennessee SCTP Manager reserves the right to choose any random method to assign a field. Squad members shoot all shoot-off targets from the same post as they did in the main event.
For team shoot-offs, the team members will be the top five athletes from the team. Positions will be set by score with the highest score on post one. If there are multiple athletes with the same score, then a countback will be used to determine the specific athlete(s). The athletes with the highest score in the last competition round of 25 will be selected.
The total number of targets broken by the team during the round will be used to determine the winner. If there are tie scores between or among teams, the tied teams continue on to the next round.
Round two – Two or more teams still in the running from round one move back to the 22-yard line with their teammates and continue the same shoot-off process. If two or more teams tie, those teams continue on to round three.
Round three – Two or more teams still in the running move to the 25-yard line and follow the shoot-off procedures used in the preceding two rounds. The next and all required subsequent rounds will be shot from the 25-yard line.
Round four – Two or more teams still in the running move to the 27-yard line and follow the shoot-off procedures used in the preceding two rounds. The next and all required subsequent rounds will be shot from the 27-yard line.
Event Management reserves the right to begin shoot-offs from any yard line based on the number of athletes/teams and time of day. Front (from target one to the first lost target) and back (from the last lost target to the end) runs may be used in cases of inclement weather, insufficient light, or other circumstances that make shoot-offs impractical.
Shoot-Off Procedure for High Overall/All Around Individual and Team at the State Championships
Individuals and squads/teams will shoot-off in all three disciplines. The shoot-off procedures for the events are the same as they were for the individual events.
The order of the events will be sporting clays, skeet, and then trap.
The individual or teams who wins a discipline specific shoot-off (i.e. wins the sporting clays shoot-off) will be rewarded a point. The first individual or teams to reach two points is the winner.
The order of athletes will be determined by a random method. The Tennessee SCTP Manager reserves the right to use any random method to determine the order.
Awards
Sporting Clays
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
Skeet
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
Doubles Skeet
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
Super Sporting
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
HOA Combined Sporting Clays
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-2
- Senior Team, 1-2
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-2
- Intermediate Men, 1-2
- Senior Men, 1-2
- Collegiate Men, 1-2
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-2
- Intermediate Lady, 1-2
- Senior Lady, 1-2
- Collegiate Lady, 1-2
HOA Combined Skeet
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-2
- Senior Team, 1-2
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-2
- Intermediate Men, 1-2
- Senior Men, 1-2
- Collegiate Men, 1-2
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-2
- Intermediate Lady, 1-2
- Senior Lady, 1-2
- Collegiate Lady, 1-2
Trap
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
Doubles Trap
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
Extended Yard-Line Trap
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-3
- Senior Team, 1-3
Squad
-
- Rookie Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Squad, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Squad, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Squad, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Squad, 1-3
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Men, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Men, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Men, 1-3
- Collegiate Men, 1-3
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Entry Lady, 1-3
- Intermediate Advanced Lady, 1-3
- Junior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Senior Varsity Lady, 1-3
- Collegiate Lady, 1-3
HOA Combined Trap
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-2
- Senior Team, 1-2
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-2
- Intermediate Men, 1-2
- Senior Men, 1-2
- Collegiate Men, 1-2
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-2
- Intermediate Lady, 1-2
- Senior Lady, 1-2
- Collegiate Lady, 1-2
HOA: High Overall
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-2
- Senior Team, 1-2
Individual
-
- Grand Champion*
(Athletes cannot win both Grand Champion and their division)
- Grand Champion*
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-2
- Intermediate Men, 1-2
- Senior Men, 1-2
- Collegiate Men, 1-2
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-2
- Intermediate Lady, 1-2
- Senior Lady, 1-2
- Collegiate Lady, 1-2
HAA: High All-Around
Team
-
- Intermediate Team, 1-2
- Senior Team, 1-2
Individual
-
- Grand Champion*
(Athletes cannot win both Grand Champion and their division)
- Grand Champion*
Men
-
- Rookie Men, 1-2
- Intermediate Men, 1-2
- Senior Men, 1-2
- Collegiate Men, 1-2
Lady
-
- Rookie Lady, 1-2
- Intermediate Lady, 1-2
- Senior Lady, 1-2
- Collegiate Lady, 1-2
Camping Reservations
To reserve a camp spot at Nashville Gun Club, call Lindsey at 615-742-5297 or email events@nashvillegunclub.com.
Pricing:
- 30 amp: $50 + tax per night
- 50 amp: $65 + tax per night
Golf Cart Rentals
Golf Cart Rentals will be provided by Boswell’s. For availability and to make reservations call Brett Heard or Boone Carlson at (615) 242-0214 (ext. 5) or email boswellsrentals@gmail.com.
All reservations need to be placed by Monday, June 13 by 5:00 PM CST.
Rates:
- 2-Passenger Cart: $90.00 per day + tax
- 4-Passenger Cart: $125.00 per day + tax
Full credit card payment is required to secure a rental. (Cash will no longer be accepted on site.)
There will be no additional carts to rent on-site the week of the event.
Boswell’s will have a booth set up by the clubhouse Monday, June 19-Thursday, June 22.
Food and Retail Vendors
Food
Monday, June 19
Blackbox Ice Cream
Livvi’s Lunchbox
Mojo Taco
Tuesday, June 20
Nashbowl Acai
Livvi’s Lunchbox
Dough Box
Wednesday, June 21
Buns on the Run
No Fuss Taco
Kona Ice
Hunt Brothers *(sponsoring a pizza dinner for everyone Wednesday evening at awards)*
Thursday, June 22
Kona Ice
TBD
TBD
Friday, June 23
Grilled Cheeserie
Kona Ice
Buns on the Run
Saturday, June 24
Dan Ivy BBQ
Buns on the Run
Kona Ice
Retail
Nashville Gun Club Pro Shop
Shotguns, Ammunition, Pilla Shooting Glasses, Vests, and Apparel
June 19-24
Gamaliel Shooting Supply
Shotguns, Ammunition, Gear and Accessories
June 19-24
Country Gentlemen Gun Fitter
Custom Gun Fitting and Stock Adjustments
June 19-24
Pro-Tec
Custom-Molded Ear Plugs
June 19-24
Storytime Boutique
Shooting Sports-Themed Apparel
June 21-23
T-Shirt Orders
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Premium Shirts: $30
Next Level Extra Soft in Royal, Black, Heather Heavy Metal
Standard Shirts: $24
Gildan Heavy Cotton, White
Pre-order your 2023 Tennessee SCTP State Championship shirt by June 1 at 11:59 pm for guaranteed delivery before state.
*After June 1 the t-shirts will still be available, but will not ship until after the event.
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