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Junior Sports Shooting

Shooting is one of the few sports that encourages and caters for the participation of the young and old, males and females, able-bodied and disabled. The SSAA and sports shooting overall is a family-orientated pastime and the whole family can enjoy a newfound group of friends, as well as many challenges, once the involvement begins.

We offer SSAA junior memberships for those aged up to 18 years. The discounted membership rate makes it a perfect opportunity for young people to experience a new hobby or to further develop their recreational interests.

If you’re a family member or friend of a young person interested in the shooting sports, consider supporting them by way of sponsored junior membership and encourage them to be the best sportsperson they can be. Remember to tick the ‘Sponsored’ option and enter your SSAA membership number as the sponsorer.

If you’re already a SSAA junior shooter or hunter, thank you for being an important member of the SSAA and the future of our sport.

Junior events and programs

Most SSAA shooting disciplines include events or components specifically for junior members.

The SSAA state and territory branches also provide assistance and instruction in the skilful, proper and safe usage of firearms for field and target shooting activities. To learn more about the programs and competitions in your area, check out the following links or contact the WA State Office

The Junior Shooter

The Junior Shooter is a special newsletter intended for our junior members. Published twice a year, it features stories and helpful hints about target shooting and hunting, information about firearm safety and the legal requirements of shooting, as well as recipes, puzzles and competitions.

Juniors only competitions

The SSAA’s Australian Shooter and The Junior Shooter regularly include competitions for junior members to enter. There are always great prizes to be won, such as hats, torches, camping gear and much more.

Sponsor a junior member for your chance to win

Juniors are essential to the ongoing strength and vitality of the SSAA and ensuring the future of the shooting sports in Australia. With this in mind, SSAA National launched our ‘Sign up a Junior’ campaign, aimed at helping to introduce and retain youngsters in our sport.

If you’re a family member or friend of a young person interested in recreational shooting, consider supporting them by way of a sponsored junior membership and encourage them to be the best sportsperson they can be. For just $25, you can help a junior forge their shooting future. Plus, as an added bonus, you and your sponsored junior will go into the draw to win one of two great major prizes.

Simply complete the ‘Sign up a Junior’ form available in your Australian Shooter magazine, or fill out a membership application online. When signing up online, be sure to tick the ‘Junior’ membership category, select ‘Sponsored’ and enter your own SSAA membership number to go into the draw.

All junior members who join or renew their membership between January 1 and December 31, 2017, will go into the draw to win $500 worth of merchandise from the SSAA Store. Additionally, all adults who sponsor a junior member will go into the draw to win $1000 worth of SSAA merchandise.

2015 National Junior Challenge

Become a member

When you join SSAA you become part of Australia’s largest shooting organisation and join thousands of other people around the country in ensuring the future of the shooting sports.

As a member you’ll have access to shooting clubs, a national magazine and a great insurance package for your firearms at home and in the field along with lots of other great benefits.

Your membership gives us strength to lobby the State and Federal Governments on matters that affect our sport. The greater our membership, the more effective we are.


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