The Mississippi Scholastic Shooting Program (MSSP) is a team-based youth development program that uses the shotgun sports of 5-Stand, Skeet, and Sporting Clays to instill life skills such as discipline, safety, teamwork, ethics, self-confidence, and other life values. The program utilizes these disciplines to teach hunting skills through the safe use of hunting equipment, including firearms, and their relationship to hunting situations.
Team members can participate in any or all three of the clay target disciplines: 5-Stand, Skeet, and Sporting Clays. The MSSP is not designed to compete with 4-H or other youth-based organizations but to complement them in schools. The MSSP provides youth an opportunity to compete for their school in a scholastic shooting sports program.
The MSSP began in 2015 as a pilot program with four (4) participating schools with approximately 30 students, and the program has grown annually:
Qualifier Dates:
2023 MSSP State Championship School: East Rankin Academy
Student/Participant Registration & Login
Head or Assistant Coach/Volunteer Registration & Login
Registration is open for coaching training classes for the 2023-2024 season. To register for a class, email your request to MSSP@wfp.ms.gov and go to Hunter Education and Safety, click "Search All Courses" under "Find a Hunter Education Course", and click on "Enter Reserved Class Code". Codes are located below:
For additional information on MSSP, contact Gary Holcomb at gary.holcomb@wfp.ms.gov, or email MSSP@wfp.ms.gov.