In order to help ensure the cultivation of marksmanship at the ground level, the CMP appoints State Directors to oversee programs in each of the 50 states. The mission of the State Directors is to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for junior shooting within his or her state. Found […]
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The College Experience: Remembering TCU
By Catherine Green, CMP Program Staff CMP employee Catherine Green, a former college athlete, shares her experiences on and off the firing line. As a junior, Green was the 2009 Rhode Island Junior smallbore prone champion and was also the 2009 and 2010 Rhode Island Governor’s Cup smallbore champion. She also marked a National Record […]
CMP State Director Feature: Indiana State Directors Gregg and Diane Rice, Columbia City, Ind.
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer In order to help ensure the cultivation of marksmanship at the ground level, the CMP appoints State Directors to oversee programs in each of the 50 states. The mission of the State Directors is to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for junior shooting within […]
Honoring Our 2020 High School Seniors
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer For most high school senior air rifle competitors, the spring means it’s time for the last few hurrahs with your teammates and coaches. It’s the culmination of all of your years of effort – the final opportunity to achieve all of your goals before life carries you on to new […]
CMP Awards 138 Scholarships to Student-Athletes for Upcoming 2020-2021 School Year
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, OH – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has awarded $170,000 towards outstanding junior marksmen through the Carolyn Hines Memorial Scholarship (formerly known as the CMP Scholarship Program) for the 2020-2021 term. The $1,000 CMP Scholarships are available to graduating high school JROTC, 4-H and other junior shooting club […]
CMP Creates Summer CMP Home Range Appreciation Series of Events for Adult and Junior Competitors
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has prepared a solution to allow everyone to keep shooting and compete with one another during the summer months – right from the comfort of everyone’s local range! The CMP Home Range Appreciation Series is a collection of rifle, pistol, CMP Games, smallbore and air rifle competitions […]
CMP’s Junior Rifle Camps Find New Virtual Home for Growing Athletes and Coaches
By Chance Cover, CMP Junior Rifle Camp Director As many learned earlier this year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2020 Junior Rifle Camps were cancelled due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19. Because of the complexity of rescheduling across the country throughout several venues, as well as the uncertainty the virus still presents, we are […]
CMP Club News: Rifle Team Helps to Rebuild Elementary Library Destroyed by Tornado
By Submitted By Matt Espenshade, Mt. Juliet, Tenn. In the early morning hours of March 3, 2020, tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee and left a path of destruction over 60 miles in length. Directly in its path was the city of Mount Juliet, Tenn., located just outside of Nashville. Mount Juliet Christian Academy (MJCA) was […]
Practicing During Social Distancing
By Chance Cover, CMP Junior Rifle Camp Director All the matches are cancelled, the ranges are probably not open, and we’ve been out of school for who-knows-how long. Even the Olympics have been pushed back and are now the 2020NE Tokyo Olympics, according to NBC. But what does this mean for us, stuck at home, […]
CMP-Affiliated Clubs May Continue Sanctioned Matches with Restrictions
By Steve Cooper, CMP Training and Education Manager The Civilian Marksmanship Program is encouraged to announce that affiliated clubs which would like to conduct sanctioned rifle and pistol matches may resume those events, provided state and local guidelines and safe range practices are being followed. “In the best interest of everyone involved, the CMP is […]
