NZ shooters are to be offered the opportunity to travel to USA World Championships to compete as part of an official NZ team travelling squad. This is to be offered (every second year) in the uneven years or the years that the Glenn Trophy Team shoots against Australia in New Zealand.

The qualifying period for the first team to compete at the World Skeet Championships in San Antonio Texas in 2013 will commence from 1 November 2011 and end at the 2012 NZ Skeet Nationals. Shooters wishing to be selected for this team will have to post a minimum of two 25 target North/South scores at Island Provincial and District Championships plus five 100 target scores. Three of these scores will be 100 target North/South qualifying matches. The 2012 Kilwell 100 Target North/South qualifying event and the 100 target National Skeet Championship at the 2012 NZ Skeet Nationals will be compulsory events. The total qualifying score will be out of 550. Tiests will shoot off at the 2012 NZ Skeet Nationals. There will be no entry fee attached to this qualifying event. Shooters may submit as many 25 target scores and 100 target scores as they wish with the highest 2 x 25 scores and 3 x 100 scores to count. Selectors will be Adrienne Sears, Keith Livingstone and Gavin Searle.

This team and selection process is completely separate from the North/South Skeet teams and the Glenn Trophy team. All clubs must send in results for shooters who wish their names to be put forward to the Executive Officer within 14 days of the qualifying event. Scores will be posted on the NZCTA web site.

At conclusion of qualifying period the top 5 scores to be offered the opportunity to be part of the official travelling NZ squad which will compete individually at the USA World NSSA Skeet Championships and will be entered as an official NZ Team in (zone 8) of the Zone- 5 man team event (which is for Canada and any other country). This event is conducted in conjunction with the main 12 gauge 150 target event at the Worlds Championship.

Should individuals chose not to travel then the offer will be made to the next highest individual on the list until such time as a team of five shooters who are prepared to travel are determined.
The NZ team members can also compete in the two and five man team events in the various events as well.

The level of funding for this team will be reviewed from time to time by NZCTA executive but in the first instance a figure of $5000-00 will be allocated, equally split amongst the 5 team members. All other costs of travel, accommodation, ammunition and entry fees will be at shooters own cost. There is no provision or intention for a travelling manager to be part of this team. All arrangements of travel and entry requirements will be up to the individual shooters to complete and co-ordinate. However guidance will be available through the NZCTA National Office.

Team members who qualify in this skeet team will treated as an official NZ team. For the purposes of recognition members will be entitled to wear the official NZ Black fern Blazer.
NZCTA will supply NZ team polo shirts to team members and a quantity of NZ banners for exchange with other country shooters at no cost to the team members. Funding for this event is envisaged would be drawn from the NZCTA DTL/Skeet levy fund.

This event will expose our shooters to this level of competition and can only boost the skill level amongst the pool of NZ skeet shooters we currently have and hopefully develop new benchmarks for our NZ shooters to aspire to. Potentially participation in this event will focus the developing of the skeet shooting fraternity in NZ to a highly competitive level with clear aspirations and goals of achievement.