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Fall 2009 Workshop
October 9-11, 2009
Camp Galilee
El Dorado Springs Registration (doc)
Registration is
limited and will close when session is full. Priority will be given to those seeking their
first certification and to archery participants that were enrolled in the
spring workshop that cancelled until September 5. All other registrations accepted on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Schedule
Check In
1st Time participants
Friday check in from 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Others- previously certified
Friday night from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. OR Saturday 7:00 –
7:45 a.m.
Instructional Sessions
Friday - 7:15 – 9:30 pm No evening meal. Required for first time participants.
(optional for previously certified leaders)
Saturday – Breakfast 7:00 a.m.
Instruction begins: 8:00 a.m.
Last session concludes approximately 9:00
p.m. –followed by auction
Sunday – workshop concludes Sunday at 3:15 p.m.
Cost
Cost is $50.00
(includes 5 meals, overnight lodging
for one or two nights, and workshop materials)
County 4-H Councils are
encouraged to assist volunteer leaders attending the Certification Workshop
by providing for partial or complete sponsorship of the fee. Funds from the National Wild
Turkey Federation, Federal Cartridge Co.
and the St.Louis Big Game Hunters Foundation are being used to reduce the
cost to the volunteer.
Directions
Enter
El Dorado Springs on Highway 54. Turn north on S. Park Street (stoplight).
Stay on S. Park Street turning right on E. Broadway. Continue east as far
as the road allows then turn left on Vernon Street. You will turn back to
the right as soon as possible and will be at the gates of Camp Galilee.
Lodging and
facilities
Camp Galilee is a Methodist church camp facility. Men and female are housed separately in
dormitory type lodging. Bring
bedding and towels, etc.
Participants have the option of making their own lodging
arrangements in the nearby towns, but there will be no cost reduction.
Why be
certified?
Missouri 4-H policy states that in order to
serve as a project leader for:
741-Archery,
742-Air & Pellet Rifle, 743-.22 caliber small-bore rifle, 744- Pistol,
745-Shotgun, 748-Muzzle Loading or 749-Hunter Skills, the volunteer must
successfully complete a 4-H Certification workshop. No Hunting Skills discipline offered at this
workshop.
State policy also requires a leader to be
active (teach) in the project at least once every two years in order to
maintain that certification. If a
formerly certified leader has not led a 4-H project group within the last
two years, his/her certification is no longer valid.
What is the
workshop all about?
The workshop will be composed of 16-20 hours of
training. Twelve hours of that time will
be for a specific discipline (project). Training will include covering the
curriculum and lesson plans from the National 4-H Shooting Sports program,
opportunities to teach to your peer group, and a range practicum. The
philosophy and principles of working with 4-H youth is a critical part of
the training.
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Requirements
A certified leader (instructor) must be at
least 21 years of age. Volunteers
19-20 years of age may attend and may serve as Assistant Leaders- but will
not be recognized as a Certified Leader (instructor). A certified instructor may not have any
felony convictions, nor any game and fish law violations within the past
two years.
Requirement for 1st time
participants! 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm session on Friday
night. If you have never
participated in one of the weekend 4-H leader workshops, you must attend
the required session on Friday evening.
Certification will not be granted if you do not attend this
session. This requirement is only
for first time participants.
Options
A
participant must select only ONE of the following disciplines in
which to receive training. It is
suggested that leaders from a county coordinate efforts and cover as many
different disciplines as possible.
Discipline choices are :
Rifle (.22, BB, pellet)
Shotgun
Archery
Muzzleloading
Pistol (Air & .22)
County Coordinator – (
volunteer program manager)
All
disciplines class size is limited.
Please mark a second choice – IF you are willing to be trained in another
discipline.
Think County Programs
Suggested
guidelines recommend that programs be “county” programs rather than “club”
programs. One reason is that of
leader recruitment. The best
programs in Missouri
are run as county programs. County
programs allow leaders to specialize in a discipline rather than a leader
having to cross certify in several disciplines in order to meet the needs
of 4-H members. County programs also
allow for coordination of resource development -cash or equipment. Instructors in county-wide programs are
also less likely to “burn out”. In
addition, a county program relies on several leaders and is therefore more
easily maintained from year to year.
County Coordinator
The
coordinator position is a volunteer middle manager. He/she is responsible for the overall
coordination and management of the county 4-H shooting sports program. Direct supervision is provided by the
Extension professional or paraprofessional in charge of 4-H youth programs
in the county.
Specific Coordinator Responsibilities
- Coordinate
planning and delivery of the program
- Schedule
training, meetings, tours, and service projects
- Communicate
plans with members, parents, instructors, and extension staff
- Recruit
and supervise county instructors & volunteers
- Develop
resources
- Promote
the 4-H Shooting Sports program
- Liaison
with the local 4-H advisory committee, 4-H council, county Extension
Council and University
of Missouri Extension
- Cooperate
with staff in completing required paperwork, meeting state guidelines,
state forms and deadlines.
A County Coordinator
attending the workshop is strongly encouraged to participate in the
Coordinator training - but is not required to. If it is in the best interest of a county
to certify in a shooting discipline, the coordinator may opt to participate
in the shooting discipline training this time and return for Coordinator
training next time.
Shooting
Sports mini-grants are awarded only to counties with a “certified” county coordinator.
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