Maureen Trickett

Interest in shooting began 20 years ago when my children began shooting in local clubs and then moved on to completive shooting. I began to volunteer for their coaches scoring and doing match results. I moved on to traveling with the teams and volunteering at matches, both locally and nationally. When my son began shooting I started taking coaching classes preparing myself to take over the junior program at our local club. I then took the juniors at the club to the next level and formed a team to which we started traveling, first locally and then competing in several national matches across the country. I progressed with my coaches training as with the growth of my junior program. I later took over the State coaching position to which I held for over 6 years, before resigning to return to developing a club team in my area. I have now spread my advanced shooting program to cover three clubs in my area for any junior who wishes to do competitive shooting and if there are more my door will just open wider to let them come. I also help juniors develop who wish to someday achieve a position on a college or military shooting team. During the last 12 years I have expanded my knowledge and program into highpower shooting. Some juniors choose to cross train in highpower, smallbore and air rifle to improve their shooting skills. I also compete in both the smallbore, highpower disciplines and long range is my favorite. I have just added archery to my new list of loves. I am not very good yet but I am determined and love the outdoors. As a member of the National Coach Development Staff, I have developed two programs for the NRA to educate shooters at National competitions. One was on “Traveling with juniors to the National Competition’s” and “Creating a Shooting Resume’’. I have also run several junior clinics each year for smallbore, air rifle and highpower for various skill levels. During the past year I have become involved in the Para-Olympic air rifle shooting. I have been working locally with one veteran and also helping Bob Foth with the Para military team at the last World Cup held at Fort Benning.

Coaching Credentials: Club Coach for Massachusetts Rifle Association – 15 years Beginner, Intermediate and advanced rifle program Club Coach for Reading Rifle and Revolver – 7 years Advanced Rifle in smallbore and air, junior highpower rifle Massachusetts State Coach 6 years I.S.S.F B Judge NRA – Level 3 Advanced Coaching Certificate NRA – Level 2 High-Power Certified Coach NRA – Certified Referee NRA – Certified Line Official NRA – National Coach Development Staff USA Shooting Level 1 Rifle Certificate Certified in First Aid and CPR Volunteering: NRA - National Air Gun Match in Oregon as the Match Referee Camp Perry – volunteered scoring and verifying in both rifle and pistol events volunteered in cash office NCAA rifle and pistol events - volunteer on the line. This year I was trained and ran the 25 meter range during training, including the computer system and assisted in the final events and worked the finals in air pistol. USA Shooting – Volunteered in chaperoning the competitors in the dorms Volunteered in scoring in both rifle and pistol events and equipment check Nationals – anti-doping volunteer Civilian Marksmanship Program – Massachusetts State Director Guest speaker on junior marksmanship Volunteer for highpower camp in Butner North Carolina. Director of two highpower junior camps in MA Member of the (DCM) “Designated Civilian Marksman” Unit Volunteer scoring and misc. duties during the National Matches GOAL – Gun Owners Action League of Massachusetts Smallbore Director for 7 years Friends of the NRA – 2 years chairing a committee dinner

Maureen – Smallbore, Air Rifle, Highpower, Long Range – Master Husband Charlie, highpower, pistol – high master, Distinguished Daughter Kathleen – 29- rifle shooter – member of the OLE Miss Women’s rifle team 1 year Living in Malden, MA. Daughter Jennifer – 28 – Pistol Shooter – Member of Ohio State Pistol Team 4 years, multiple awards and National Record holder, All American all events, Past member of the Olympic Development team. Married living in Columbus, Ohio. Son Kevin – 23- Rifle and Highpower shooter – Set National record in air rifle at age 10, National Champion of CMP and NRA week Camp Perry as a junior, Member of the Army Marksmanship Unit for Highpower, Distinguished, 8 time Presidents 100. Stationed in Columbus, GA.

The future is never 100% as I have seen this past year dealing with my son-in-law and his battle with cancer. Seeing this has made me realize how short life can be when threatened. I do not want to say I will do or want to do things someday anymore. I want to do it as soon as I can to get things done today that I may not get to do in the future. I see many talented young men and women out there and would like to see that they are able to reach their potentials and have all the chances to achieve this. I would love to be able to do this as a full time job someday in the future or to win the lottery and build my own air range with all electronic targets in the New England Area. I love the shooting sports and the people involved and I wish to see it grow and develop and not decrease and disappear.