{"id":5691,"date":"2012-10-14T18:25:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T17:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/?p=5691"},"modified":"2012-10-16T16:18:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T15:18:39","slug":"2012-10-13-yps-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/?p=5691","title":{"rendered":"2012-10-13 &#8211; YPS Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/yps6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-568\" title=\"yps6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/yps6-227x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a>Over the past 6 weeks, we&#8217;ve been instructing 17 of our\u00a0members\u00a0to become proficient in the sport of air rifle target shooting with the NSRA Youth Proficiency Scheme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The course concluded with an exam, in which a minimum of 70% must be attained before progressing to the shooting part of the test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u201cShoot off\u201d consisted of a practice card upon which as many \u201csighting\u201d shots could be fired in a limited time period, in order for the participants to familiarise themselves with the rifle they had been allocated.\u00a0 Thereafter, a further 4 cards were issued where 5 pellets were shot at each.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to grade the participant\u2019s capability, the NSRA created the following grade bands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong>50 \u2013 109 \u2013 Skilled Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>110 \u2013 149 \u2013 Marksman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>150 \u2013 174 \u2013 Expert Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>175+ Master Shot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0level of competence from our members increases each time we run this course and this year every attendee passed with flying colours with 7 Skilled Shots, 7 Marksmen, 2 Expert Shots and 1 Master shot.\u00a0\u00a0A special mention to\u00a0Jessica Boreham &amp;\u00a0Henry McCarron for attaining the <strong>&#8216;Expert shot&#8217;<\/strong> and to elder brother George for attaining\u00a0&#8216;<strong>Master Shot&#8217;<\/strong> \u2013 The highest possible grade within the NSRA\u2019s YPS scheme and only the 2nd one\u00a0the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Dartford Scout Group has been awarded.\u00a0 Thankfully, all three of\u00a0these Scouters and nine of the others\u00a0attendees will be representing Dartford at this year\u2019s\u00a0National Scout\u2019s Rifle Target Shooting Competition at NSRA Bisley next weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/YPS-Targets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5709\" title=\"YPS Targets\" src=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/YPS-Targets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/yps2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5704\" title=\"yps2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.5thdartfordscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/yps2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past 6 weeks, we&#8217;ve been instructing 17 of our\u00a0members\u00a0to become proficient in the sport of air rifle target shooting with the NSRA Youth Proficiency Scheme. 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