Junior Shooting Sports


​The American Legion Junior Shooting Sports Program is a marksmanship program encompassing the basic elements of gun safety, education, enjoyment, and competition. Male and female shooters age 18 and younger learn from NRA-trained instructors and compete using the .177 caliber air rifle. Both males and females can participate,

Through Legion sponsorship, disabled youth are encouraged to join, as competitive shooting is a sport that creates an equal playing field for all competitors.

Contact your local Legion post, Sons of The American Legion squadron or Auxiliary unit for information about affiliating as a club or individual.Junior Shooting Sports is a three-part program that combines the Basic Marksmanship Course, Qualification Awards and Air Rifle Competition into a well-rounded activity.

2016 Department of Indiana Junior Shooting Sports Winners

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Congratulations to all of our 2016 Department Junior Shooting Sports Winners and thank you to all you participated and volunteered to support.
Kneeling - All
First Place - Seitz, Emilee
Second Place - Sorah, Taylor
Third Place - Dylan Hendricks

Individual - All
First Place - Sorah, Taylor
Second Place - Hendricks, Dylan
Third Place - Teeguarden, Hailey
Prone - All
First Place - Guise, Maree
Second Place - Lauck, Charlie
Third Place - Teeguarden, Hailey

Standing - All
First Place - Teeguarden, Hailey
Second Place - Sorah, Taylor
Third Place - Guise, Eli

National champions in two categories receive $5,000 college scholarships



National Championships held at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado 



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Become an NRA trained and certified Junior Shooting Sports coach and mentor


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Teach youth gun safety through education, enjoyment and healthy competition
​Basic Marksmanship Course
The Basic Marksmanship Course, given to Shooting Sports participants, offers comprehensive instruction for beginning shooters with little or no marksmanship experience. Designed for an instructor’s easy use, the course teaches gun safety and marksmanship fundamentals, using short lectures or discussions, followed by hands-on activities. The package includes:

Instructor's guide
Detailed information for teaching the course. Download from the JSSP Resources page, or by clicking here.

Student handbook
Now in its third edition, a comprehensive reference text for beginners that thoroughly covers the fundamentals of position shooting. Download from the JSSP Resources page, or by clicking here.

Learning tools
Six quizzes and a final exam.

Qualification Awards
Graduates who want to keep improving their skills can enroll in air-rifle qualification courses provided by the National Rifle Association and the Civilian Marksmanship Programs. These courses offer personal skill-development ladders for shooters to achieve established performance standards.

Air Rifle Competition
​The annual 3-Position Junior Air Rifle National Championship is a tournament that begins with postal matches. State and/or regional champions are determined and advance to a qualification round (also a postal match) to determine the athletes who will earn expense-paid trips to compete in the national championship. The national championship is a shoulder-to-shoulder match held each August at the USA Shooting range facilities at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

Shooting Sports Tournament
Saturday, March 18, 2017

JSSP Tools
(Click to Download)
2017 Match Program
JSSP Rule Book

Click the button below to download the entry form. Registration deadline is Friday, February 24, 2017. Fill out form and mail to:
The American Legion, Department of Indiana
Attn: Butch Miller
5440 Herbert Lord Rd
​Indianapolis, IN 46216
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Fill out the online entry form and be sure to click submit!

    2017 Junior Shooting Sports Entry Form (Deadline February 24, 2017)
    ​Match entry fee is $5.00 per participant shooter. Match entry fee payment MUST accompany entry form submission. Entry fee payment may be in the form of check or credit card information. ENTRY FEE PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE! 

NRA Level 1
​Rifle Coach School

​NRA Coach School Announcment
Rifle Coaching Clinic Schedule

​Click the button below to download the entry form. Registration deadline is Friday, April 7, 2017. Fill out form and mail to:
The American Legion, Department of Indiana
Attn: Butch Miller
5440 Herbert Lord Rd
​Indianapolis, IN 46216
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​Fill out the online entry form and be sure to click submit!

    2017 NRA Level 1 Rifle Coach School (Deadline Friday, April 7, 2017)

    ​By submitting this fully executed form to The American Legion, Department of Indiana, I am hereby authorizing the online submission of the below information for registration on the NRA Training website at: www.nrainstructors.org.
    REGISTRATION IS LIMITED AND WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS! 
    If $150.00 registration fee is being paid by credit/debit card, fax form to (317) 237-9891 or email form to bmiller@indlegion.org. If paying fee by check (payable to “Dept of IN/JSSP”), mail form and $150 registration fee check to:
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    The American Legion, Department of Indiana
    ATTN: Junior Shooting Sports
    5440 Herbert Lord Rd.
    Indianapolis, IN 46216
    By clicking submit, you certify the information provided above is true and correct.