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Our athletes at the 2010 Ontario Provincial Championships

Posted on by Florin
Congratulations to all Trapshooting Academy athletes who performed again at their highest level.
Here are their accomplishments:
  • Dal Bean (Sponsored – Sub Jr.) – first registered shoot; highest score from 16 yards: 90
  • Henry Kristofferson (Sponsored – Sub Jr.) – first registered shoot; highest score from 16 yards: 70
  • Chloe MacDonald (Sponsored – Jr.) – Handicap Champion; HAA Lady Co-champion
  • Garret MacDonald (Sponsored – Jr.) – Class D Doubles (preliminary); Class C Doubles Champion; Junior Handicap; Class D HAA
  • Graham Marshall (Sponsored – Sub Jr.) – first registered shoot; highest score from 16 yards: 77 (Graham just started shooting in January 2010 – he trained for only 10 sessions, way to go Graham!)
  • Matthew VanHaren (Sponsored – Sub Jr.) – shot wonderful and ended with his best ever from 16 yards: 90 (up from an average of 65% last year!)
  • Keith A. – his personal best: 90 from 16 yards (up from a 72% average from last year); Keith successfully applied Bob Palmer’s techniques
  • Alex L. – amazing shooting (with borrowed guns & great disposition)
  • Dave L. – his personal best: 96 (Dave has started training just 2 months ago and had a total of 3 training sessions so far)
  • Phil M. – Class D Doubles; Handicap 18-21 yards; Class C HOA
  • Gyl M. – his personal best: 90 from 16 yards (up from a 73% average last year)
  • Dan M. – his personal best: 93 (Dan didn’t get a chance to train in almost a year)
  • Doug S. – his personal best: 97 from 16 yards (up from a 55% average last year)
  • Ben C. – improving every day, always positive, always ready to shoot, thanks for leading – with excellent form – our youth team in the preliminaries!
  • Alireza A. – your enthusiasm is contagious and your determination is impressive! Looking forward to seeing the same drive in international trap!
  • Ryan K. – First year of registered competitions broke a 97! Congratulations!
Congratulations to the All American Cody Davis for his Non-Resident HAA, it was a pleasure to have you and Gen again on Canadian soil. We are looking forward to your next visit, see you soon “down south”. Good luck at the Grand American!
We had lots of first 25 straight & a good number of first 50 straight.
Many thanks to all the Development Team members who came during the weekend and supported their Teams.
Special thanks to the Khan family – who arrived every day early in the morning, vigorously supported the Teams throughout the day, and were the last ones to say ‘see you tomorrow’ to their coaches every evening. Your dedication and amazing demeanor is greatly appreciated.
Thank you all our sponsors – another great year was made possible by your support. Thank you to the families of all the LTS athletes.
All in all – an amazing weekend!
Congratulations again to all Trapshooting Academy athletes (past and present): we are proud of you!
Your coaches

Canada’s Official Distributor for Castellani

Posted on by Florin

Burlington, Ontario

For immediate release

The Trapshooting Academy selected as the Canadian Distributor for Castellani.

“At Trapshooting Academy, we are proud to welcome the Castellani brand to Canada. Well known for their design, durability and quality, Castellani vests and trapshooting accessories are highly regarded worldwide. Top athletes relay on the Castellani products to assist in their quest to the top of the podium and we are thrilled to be able to bring them to the Canadian shooting community” says Florin Marinache co-founder and Head Coach of Trapshooting Academy.

Based in Ontario, Canada, Trapshooting Academy provides excellent instruction, coaching and access to quality trapshooting programs to people of all ages, genders or physical abilities in a safe, enjoyable and rewarding environment. ATA trap, Olympic Trap (international trap), development programs, introductory lessons. To contact Trapshooting Academy Canada click here.

Supplier of more than 30 national shooting federations and an official supplier of the IISF, Castellani is a leading sportswear manufacturer specializing in shooting and hunting apparel. Castellani also manufactures accessories like sunglasses, hats, bags, gloves and pants and distribute their products in 53 different countries.  Working with some of the most famous fashion designers and benefiting from over twenty years of experience, Castellani products are well known worldwide and have been seen at every major international trapshooting tournament including the World Cup and 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

For media relations contact

Maurizio Castellani, Via IV Novembre, 36
25010 San Zeno Naviglio (BS) – Italy
Phone: +39 030 35 34 102 – +39 030 34 69 095
Fax: +39 030 21 06 760

info@castellani.brescia.it

2009 ATA Shooting Coach of the Year

Posted on by Florin

Burlington Ontario
For immediate release

Florin Marinache, Head Coach of the Trapshooting Academy is honored at the 2009 ATA Grand American with the 2009 ATA Shooting Coach of the Year award.

“Thank you, athletes, supporters, and staff for making this possible, I am looking forward to a new and exciting trapshooting season in 2010. See you all on the range! Florin”

Coach of the Year, 2009

The ATA serves as the faithful protector of the sport of trapshooting.  As the largest clay target shooting organization in the world, the ATA governs the sport’s rules and regulations and seeks ways to further enhance the sport and increase participation.   You can contact the ATA at Amateur Trapshooting Association 601 W. National Road Vandalia, Ohio 45377

Based in Ontario, Canada, Trapshooting Academy provides excellent instruction, coaching, and access to quality trapshooting programs to people of all ages, genders or physical abilities in a safe, enjoyable and rewarding environment. ATA trap, Olympic Trap (international trap), development programs, introductory lessons. To contact Trapshooting Academy click here.

National Post

Posted on by Alicia Marinache

Today there is an article in the National Post about trapshooting, our school, and its Head Coach, Florin.

It’s a small miracle to have an article in a national newspaper about shooting – in a positive way!

I’ve been singing and dancing all day and as the article made my day, I am sure I made some people’s day with my exuberance…

For all who love this beautiful sport: Summer School: On the firing line

First ATA registered shoot of the season – amazing trapshooting!

Posted on by Florin

LearnTrapshooting.ca athletes shot their first registered tournament of the season at Hamilton Gun Club. Five athletes shot their first ATA competition ever! Welcome to registered shooting. The team performed amazing, personal records got blasted and extremely high scores were recorded: 99, 98, 95 in singles and an amazing 95 in doubles, Learntrapshooting Canada athletes broke a record of NINE 25 straights in one single day! Congratulations, your coaches are very proud of each and every one of you.

Youth Trapshooting Games

Posted on by Florin

2009/05/18 Youth Trapshooting Games

The first edition of our Youth Spring Trapshooting Games concluded today at the Hamilton Gun Club. Beautiful weather, friendly atmosphere, the fun of the games smoking lots, and lots of clay targets, all made for a great start to our first competition season!

Thank you again to President Ken George and Donna George for hosting our event. We also need to acknowledge the generosity of our sponsors without whom none of this would have been possible. Please visit the sponsors’ page on our website to find out more.

Youth Trapshooting Games 2009
Trapshooting Academy’s First Youth Trapshooting Games

Last but not least, thank you to all our athletes, coaches, staff, supporters, parents, and friends who attended our trapshooting season kick-off meet, it’s been a pleasure to have you all at the Trapshooting Academy – LearnTrapshooting Canada.

Victoria Day

Posted on by Alicia Marinache

After a winter that doesn’t really want to go away and a few weeks of so-and-so temperatures but extreme wind, we had finally had a perfect spring day. And I mean perfect in any way: a crystal clear blue sky, a shinning and bones-warming sun, a light breeze, and a ‘house’ full of friends. What else more can one ask for on Victoria Day?

It was the very first event of the year with the extended LTS family: the Teams were announced, the gold uniforms were given to everyone, the official photoshoot took place, and then… oh… then… it was time for FUN!

Targets, hot dogs, pizza, brownies, and lots of laughter – plenty of each for everyone. We all had our chances to smoke targets and we all did our best to smoke each and every one.

The Junior Team (LTS Youth Development) demonstrated amazing talent and I, for one, was extremely impressed with Mathew, Ben, and Gregory: they kept their cool and they focused on what every respectable trapshooter must focus on: breaking your next target. Considering their audience I can tell you first hand it is not an easy thing to ‘keep your head on the stock and your eyes on the rock’ when behind you are parents, grandparents, your coach, the other teams’ members and, at one point, even the President of the Hamilton Gun Club! Congratulations to our wonderful Pre-Sub-Junior team 🙂

Not to be left behind, the A-Team demonstrated that training regularly is the way to go: they started smoking targets and only the smell of Paula’s BBQ stopped them (mind you, for a very short period of time). But as soon as the last piece of pizza was washed down they couldn’t get fast enough back to the gun rack. And between smoking targets, loading up trap machines, and setting them for doubles – they all showed what a true sportsman is made of: respect for their team and coach and a great passion for their chosen sport. Congratulations Chloe, Garret, and Anthony!

And then it was time for everyone else (including some parents!) to try their hands on the triggers. We even had time for a few rounds of doubles, which are, of course, spectacular and the most fun to break, right?

Hopefully, we broke Phil’s bad-weather spell – with so much ‘golden’ energy amassed in one spot he couldn’t stand a chance! Or maybe we simply needed the team attire to make the sun jealous and to have it (the Sun) decide to come up to shine over our extended family! Whichever way – it worked!

Thank you all for the help: Paula for babying the BBQ while everyone was anxious to shot their first round; Karen & Dan for driving back and forth for the Pizza; Phil, Ed, and Perry for being the safety layer for the youngsters; Peggy and Steve for taking tons of pictures and videos; Karen & Perry for being not only overly patient with the branding but also extremely fast in producing the attire; Emma & Vanessa for scoring; grandparents for coming over to spend some time with us; siblings for having fun (and entertaining William) while the older brothers shot and for being eager to move from the ‘white team’ into the ‘gold team’ next year; and each and everyone who participated.

It was a wonderful event and we started to plan the next fun shoot – stay tuned for details!

Until then – break them all and focus on breaking them one at a time.

See, Smooth, Smoke – One!

 

Trapshooting Academy’s Head Coach now Level II

Posted on by Florin

Burlington Ontario
For immediate release

Florin Marinache the Head Coach of the Trapshooting Academy is the first trapshooting coach to achieve both ATA and NRA Certified Level 2 Trapshooting Coach status in Canada.

“The Certified Coach (Level 2) is certified by the NRA, USA Shooting and the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) that, in our opinion, and based upon the evidence available to the NRA, USA Shooting and CMP, the candidate meets the requirements, which have been set for certification. The Certified Coach (Level 2) is eligible to work at the national level in shooting camps, clinics, and other sponsored programs.” Source: NRAHQ

Widely recognized today as a major political force and as America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights, the NRA has, since its inception, been the premier firearms education organization in the world. You can contact the NRA via mail at the following address: National Rifle Association of America 11250 Waples Mill Road Fairfax, VA 22030

The ATA serves as the faithful protector of the sport of trapshooting.  As the largest clay target shooting organization in the world, the ATA governs the sport’s rules and regulations and seeks ways to further enhance the sport and increase participation.   You can contact the ATA at Amateur Trapshooting Association 601 W. National Road Vandalia, Ohio 45377

Based in Ontario, Canada, the Trapshooting Academy’s mission is to promote the beautiful sport of trapshooting (or trap shooting) in Ontario and across Canada by providing excellent training and access to quality shooting programs and coaching resources for people of all ages, gender or physical abilities in a safe, enjoyable and rewarding environment. To contact the Trapshooting Academy click here.