Practice

• Athletes are expected to attend at least one practice each week.

  • The official season schedule will be released at orientation and will be posted here once released.

  • Practices will generally be after school on selected weekdays and certain Saturdays.

• Athletes can use team firearms during practice or bring their own.

  • Personal firearms must be in an appropriate case, with any ammunition stored in a separate pocket or in a separate case.

  • Many students have a separate case, a "Range Bag", in which to carry their ammunition, safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.

  • Approved firearms for practice are the following:

    • Semi-automatic rifle and/or handgun in .22 or 9mm caliber.

  • *Note that students that drive themselves to practice are NOT allowed to transport weapons unless the student is age 18yrs or older.

Locations:

• SharpShooters Indoor Range, 1345 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609

• Squirrel Outdoor Range, 300 Old Rutherford Road, Taylors, SC 29687

• Belton Gun Club, 300 Corner Road, Belton, SC 29627

Regular times:

• Monday, 4:00-5:00pm, Squirrel Range

• Tuesday, 4:00-5:00pm, Squirrel Range

• Wednesday??, 9:30-11:00am, SharpShooters

• Wednesday, 4:00-5:00pm, Squirrel Range

• Thursday, 3:30-4:30pm, Squirrel Range

• Thursday, 4:30-5:30pm, Squirrel Range

• Saturday, at least once a month at various locations and times to be announced.

• Sunday, last Sunday of the month, 2:00-5:00pm, Belton Gun Club.

If weather prevents us from safely using the outdoor range Mon-Thur, then we will use the indoor range.

What to Bring: Eye and Ear Protection, Ammunition, Unloaded and cased guns, ideally 6 magazines for your guns.

What to wear: Comfortable clothing, consider wearing team colors- Red, Black, Gray, White, preferably with Hurricane Marksmanship logo, OR sport-associated logo and closed-toe shoes normally used for exercising, running, hiking. Boots are also a good choice if the event is outdoors.

Attendance: Attending at least one practice a week is required. If missed, it can be made up by attending 2 in another week.

Each athlete must sign in upon arrival and sign out before departure.

Registered athletes may attend practice, but may not shoot without a parent until NRA certification is completed.

Practice format: Sign in, Set up, Prayer, Announcements, Conditioning, Safety Brief, Laser Drills, Live Fire Drills, Live Fire Stages, Pack up, Clean up, Sign out, Continue practicing at home.