2024 Canadian  International Skeet National Championships* - 2024 Championnat national canadien de skeet*

Saskatoon Gun Club 

August 21 to 25, 2024  21 au 25 août 2024

Deadline: August 7, 2024  - Date limite : 7 août 2024

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Entry fees will be $285 - which includes a championship dinner ($260 for Juniors).  You will receive more information regarding the Championships from the Organizing Committees once registered.

Match Director and Saskatoon Gun Club Contact:

Richard McBride

1-306-222-4764

* 2025 SFC- High Performance program Qualifying skeet event

Detailed High Performance selection criteria program can be found at: https://sfc-ftc.ca/hpc

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Match events: Individual Men / Individual Women / Masters / Individual Men Junior / Individual Women Junior

Open Training: Practice rounds other than Pre-Event Training (PET) will be $10.00 paid in cash or credit card at the range.

Qualification: 2 courses of fire, 250 targets total.

Top 6 after qualification eligible for final to determine Canadian Champion.

2 fields to be used for training and competition

Location: From Saskatoon, travel east on Hwy #5 to Old 27 Road. Turn north on Old 27 Road, then go 5.63 km north to Gun Club Road. Turn east onto Gun Club Road and go to the T-junction at the end (3.2 km), then turn right to the range.

Safety

All pertinent firearms safety practices will be observed. Failure to follow safety rules or direction from Officials or Jury may be cause for disqualification and/or removal.

Eye protection and ear protection are mandatory for all competitors and officials on ranges while shooting is in progress. Any medical emergencies should be immediately reported to a range official.

Spectators, visitors and coaches must follow and adhere to all safety instructions from officials, range safety officers and facility staff. Failure to comply with safety requirements may result in removal from the facility. The Saskatoon Gun Club, Organizing Committee and the Shooting Federation of Canada will not be responsible for any articles lost or stolen or any article left at the range during the competition.

Accommodation: The Saskatoon Gun Club 20 minutes from the east edge of Saskatoon. There are many hotels available in the east part of Saskatoon.

Food

There will be on-site food service at the Clubhouse during this event (Aug 21-25).

Ammunition

Will be available for purchase at the club at $14.00 per box.

Rules & Regulations

• The event will be conducted according to the ISSF Rules and Regulations, currently posted in the ISSF website at www.issf-sports.org It is the responsibility of the athlete and coaches to be familiar with the current ISSF rules.

• The Jury reserves the right to make exceptions to the Rules, procedures and times as and when necessary. All changes will be announced in writing and posted at the range. The Chief Referee will coordinate with the match director to select an appropriate number of jury members.

• All shooters are expected to serve as sideline referees or flankers. If an athlete is scheduled to shoot the next round, immediately following flanking duty, there will be at least a 20-minute break between flanking and shooting. If an athlete fails to act as a sideline referee when he/she is required to do so, they shall be penalized as per the ISSF Rules.

• An up-to-date program schedule (with changes to time or added information) will be posted on site prior to the match.

• Equipment control, if conducted, will be conducted according to the ISSF Rules and Regulation (9.4.1) using approved instruments.

Targets

The shooting range for skeet is equipped with White Flyer international orange targets.

Protests

Warnings/penalties will be given according to the current ISSF Official Statutes, Rules and Regulations. Protest forms will be available by the Chief Referee’s desk.

Protests will be handled by the Jury. Cost is $50.00 each. The Jury’s decisions are final.

Finals

Finals will be shot according to the current ISSF Rules and Regulations Format. Only Canadian citizens will be eligible.

Dress Code

All competitors, officials, coaches, volunteers and any other parties involved in this event must adhere to the ISSF Dress Code policy. Prohibited clothing items include blue jeans, camouflage clothing, sleeveless T-shirts, ragged cut-off shorts, all types of sandals, as well as shirts or trousers with non-sporting or inappropriate messages.

Anti-doping Controls

Athletes, and officials may be subject to anti-doping controls conducted by the Canadian Centre for Drug-free Sport in accordance with ISSF and International Olympic Committee anti-doping regulations. The Global DRO website is one resource available to athletes: https://www.globaldro.com/CA/search

Code of Ethics

All competitors, officials, coaches, volunteers, and any other parties involved in this event must adhere to the SFC Code of Conduct & the ISSF Code of Ethics policy. If these policies are violated in any way, please immediately make a formal report of such breach to the Match Director.

Behavior Issues

Please be aware that the Organizing Committee will not tolerate abuse of any kind between of our volunteers, officials or competitors. If the organizing committee determines that such abuse has occurred or that the SFC or ISSF Codes have been breached, the organizing committee will eject any individual responsible for such abuse. The individual may be ejected from any venue.

Dinner & Social

Dinner and Social will be held on Friday, August 23th at the clubhouse and is included (1 ticket) with your entry fee. Additional tickets are available for $35/each on the Entry Form.

Permits for International Competitors

For additional information and ‘Letters of Invitation’, please email the Shooting Federation of Canada at: admin@sfc-ftc.ca or call: 613-727-7483

For visitors to Canada please see the RCMP website at:

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm for more information about requirements to bring firearms into Canada.

Additional Conditions

• Registration will NOT be accepted without payment in full at the time of registration.

• All participants must be members of the SFC. SFC membership (sold separately online). 

• All participants must read and sign the waivers and required forms as a condition of participation.

• All Participants must be a Canadian citizen to be eligible to compete in SFC High-Performance program skeet qualifying event

• All international  participants must be a member of the ISSF Member Federation of the nation of their citizenship.

All Members, Guests and visitors to the Saskatoon Gun Club must sign the following: 

WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF RISKS

No athlete may participate without signing all waiver forms.