| Where: | Indoor Range: Lower Field |
| When: | Lunchtime sessions, Wednesday afternoons and also after school: 4.00 – 5.00pm |
| Who: | 1 – VI |
| i/c: | LM / Mr A Smith (Shooting Coach) |
Pupils may sign up for shooting at the start of the year and are expected to commit themselves to one afternoon weekly. No experience is necessary since training is provided. Those who wear glasses are at no disadvantage (some of our best shots do). There is a trophy for the best beginner. Once at a reasonable standard, pupils are formed into teams and entered for postal competitions against other schools. We now have the opportunity to shoot in international matches against European schools. There is also an opportunity to participate in our annual exchange with the Stade team in Germany during the Easter holidays.
Lower School boys may sign up for the eight-week Air Rifle Youth Proficiency Scheme. Successful completion of this course allows Lower School boys to move on to .22 rifle shooting. There is a charge for coaching and ammunition; pupils should expect to pay approximately £65 per term for air rifle and £68 per term for .22.
Recently, members of the Rifle Club have won County titles, and some have taken part in GB development training.