Join Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters!
Gateway Gun Club Youth Shooters is a fun, competitive youth American
Trapshooting team founded in 2011 that operates out of Gateway Gun Club in
Bridgeton, MO. Athletes range from age 7 to 22. There is no minimum age as
long as the athlete can be coached to safely operate a shotgun. As a youth team, we prioritize AIM sponsored events and a few Amateur Trap Shooting Association (ATA). AIM is the youth program of the ATA.
What Is trap shooting?
Trapshooting is one of the three main types of competitive clay target shooting, the other two being skeet and sporting clays. In trapshooting, athletes aim at clay targets launched from a single “house” positioned 16 yards in front of them. These targets are thrown in a fan-shaped pattern, with some traveling straight ahead and others veering off to the left or right.
Athletes normally use a 12-gauge shotgun (some younger or smaller athletes start with a 20-gauge shotgun) and must react quickly with proper aim to break the target or “bird”.
Why choose trap shooting and GGCYS?
● Safest sport for kids
● Teaches gun safety
● Builds teamwork and sportsmanship
● Develops social skills
● Great coaches
● Local practice field located off of 370 in Bridgeton, MO
Additional Information
● Season runs from February to early August and concludes with the AIM Grand Championship in Sparta, IL
● Team registration and new athlete practices occur in February
● Practices consist of a brief meeting/classroom instruction before moving to the trap field(s)
● March practices are on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
● In April, practices move to Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to no later than 8:00 p.m.
● All practices and competitions are overseen by qualified and trained coaches and volunteers
● 8 - 10 competitions per season
To join our team, visit www.ggcys.org or contact the head coach:
Ed Koeller
Phone: 314-602-3170 (call or text)
email: headcoach@ggcys.org