Competitors shoot shoulder-to-shoulder during the semi-final rounds of The American Legion 3-Position Junior Air Rifle Championship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, July 22. Photo by Rachel Woolf

Registration open for 2022-23 Junior Shooting Sports tournament

The American Legion's Junior 3-Postion Air Rifle Tournament for 2022-23 is now underway. This competition provides American Legion-affiliated youth competitors an opportunity to test their marksmanship skills in competition with other junior competitors throughout the nation

The individual tournament has two phases of competition – first round is state championships, and second round is qualification for national championships. The first round and second round of the individual tournament are postal matches, whereas the national championship is an individual event that is a shoulder-to-shoulder competition. The team tournament has two phases of competition – first round is state championships, and second round is recognition of top teams in the nation.

Visit legion.org/jssp-club-registration to register. Registration ends Dec. 15.

Order target set forms here.

More information on how to participate in the postal tournament is online at legion.org/shooting/postal-match.