SHOOTING FOR THE STARS

A college coach's perspective
on education, friendship and clay target competitions

In this ZoneTalk episode, Bob sits down with Jordan Hintz, a clays coach at Hillsdale College in Michigan, whom he has worked with in the past. Bob asks Jordan for some insights into just what is involved in competing in clays shooting for a college team. What he discovered sounds really exciting.  

Although Hillsdale has limited places each year on their clay target team, they do have spots available. Better yet, Jordan believes that there is a school match across the US for just about any student who wants to pursue the sport of clays shooting while studying for their degree. But his advice is that students will need to reach out to colleges and coaches themselves, as coaches can’t keep track of the many thousands of young athletes across the country. 

He also recommends that students need to start as soon as they can, perhaps in their sophomore year in high school. Their senior year would be too late to find a placement with schools that actively recruit. 

However, the good news is that many other colleges have clubs that can be joined while at college. One of Bob's athletes recently started at one club at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Watch the video below for the entire discussion with Jordan Hintz.