Tetrathlon Shooting Courses

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Below are the accepted shooting courses to be a Pony Club Range Conducting Officer, and Shoot Instructor.

In order to host any Pony Club shooting, you will need to have a qualified Range Conducting Officer (RCO). This is the person that is responsible for the safety of the shooting event. We also recommend that you have an NSRA qualified shooting instructor present as well. Please note that even with a qualified shoot instructor, you must also have an RCO present at all times. The RCO will have the responsibility of following the shooting protocol which is detailed in the Pony Club Tetrathlon Rulebook.

Please see the table below for information on Pony Club accepted qualifications. 

There are two types of qualifications – a Range Conducting Officer (RCO) and a Shooting Instructor. The National Small-Bore Rifle Association (NSRA) are the Governing Body, and have worked with us to create a Pony Club Specific RCO Course.

To become an RCO you must be over 21 years of age.

Below is the link to the NSRA Coaching Structure. In order to progress to Club Instructor, you must have both the YPS Tutor and RCO.  https://www.nsra.co.uk/membership/qualifications/coaches/coaching-scheme-mainmenu-83

Please see NSRA Calendar for upcoming shoot instructor courses: https://www.nsra.co.uk/news/calendar/month.calendar/ 

If you would like to run a Shooting RCO Course, please email tetrathlon@pcuk.org to get it added to this webpage. 

Taunton - 19th Nov 23 - Fully Booked

One Day Range Conducting Course - including, NSRA RCO certification. Area 15/16 will be running a courses on 19 Nov 23 in Taunton, Somerset.

The aim of the course is to give participants the skills set and qualification they need to run a Pony Club Range confidently. This will be a full day's course covering range setup, range safety, range planning, location setup, and hints and tips on how to conduct a competition and practice session. It will include the NSRA Range Conducting Officer qualification.

Cost £95pp, same price as previous courses. Minimum 15 people, max 18 people. You can book in the Events page on Taunton Vale Pony Club website.

https://branches.pcuk.org/tauntonvale/events/

You can contact Andy Miller or James Trembath 07887638635, trem417@gmail.com for further information.

Area 6 - 21st Jan 24

Date:       

Warwickshire - 3rd March 2024

One Day Range Conducting Course (Including NSRA Range Conducting Officer qualification) 

Date: Sunday 3 Mar 2024 - entries close 12.2.24

Venue: Alderminster Village Hall, Warwickshire, CV37 8PE

Time: 8.30am to approximately 17.30pm

Cost: £95 BACS

Aim: To give skills set and range qualification needed to run Pony Club Competition and practise ranges for branch/area training sessions. The course includes range setup, range safety, running a range, range planning consideration, hints and tips for setup and introduction to a variety of pistols likely to be encountered whilst running club ranges.

The course will be run by Andy Miller and James Trembath. Please contact James on 07887 638635 (trem417@googlemail.com) for any questions or concerns you may have regarding what's involved.

Minimum age 21 years to attend.

Entry open on Taunton Vale pony club pages here: https://branches.pcuk.org/tauntonvale/events/