Currently there are 19 teams across Alaska, from Fairbanks to Ketchikan!  You may view our team information under the "Teams" tab, contact information for coaches, practice locations and times, fundraising, and competitions. 

Clay target sports are not just for the boys!  Girls often excel in the shotgun sports, and Alaska trains some amazing lady shooters! 

Providing this activity to our youth may be one of the best opportunities to keep our kids healthy in mind as well as body. Alaska SCTP-YESS and its member teams, coaches, volunteers, and athletes are not responsible for this or any other virus. We will, however, do our best to be sure we are complying with state, local, facility and program policies in an effort to do our part to attempt to slow the spread of the disease, while still providing an outlet for our youth to enjoy the shotgun sports in the great Alaskan outdoors!

To access a copy of the current COVID Advisory please click on the Rules & Forms tab. 

Alaska SCTP-YESS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting youth shooting on a competitive and scholastic level throughout the State of Alaska.  Our purpose is to provide funds, equipment, training and guidance to the youth shooting programs of Alaska, with the goal of developing self-confidence, self-esteem, self-reliance, respect, personal discipline, responsibility, citizenship, teamwork, and sportsmanship through regular competition at local, state, and national events.

The 19th Annual AlaskaYESS State Championship will be held at Birchwood Shooting Park in Chugiak, AK, June 5-10, 2023.  This is the largest competition for youth in the clay target sports in Alaska!  Held over six days, this event throws more than 65,000 targets of competition plus training and fun shoots!   

The Main Event will consist of 50 Trap, 50 Wobble Trap, 25 Pair Doubles, 50 Skeet, 50 Double Skeet, 50 Double Sporting, and 100 Sporting Clays for a total of 400 targets. 

Event fees are $300 and registration is limited to 125 athletes.  Registration deadline is May 10. No refunds after the deadline. Refunds prior to the deadline will incur a $15 administrative fee.  Ammo is not included with fees.

The theme for our 2023 Spring Sporting Clays Series is "Sporting Clays:  Analysis & Strategy for Success!  Sporting  I will be 50 5-Stand targets.  Sporting II will be 50-Bird Double Sporting, which is all True Pairs.  Sporting III will be our 100-Bird  Walkthrough Championship.

Click on the links below to register!

Our youth clay target sports program would like you to partner with us as we raise up our athletes to not only excel in the shotgun sports, but to excel in life! Please donate today!

To support a specific team, please contact us at alaskayess@yahoo.com for more information.

Registration is enabled for the Spring Sporting Clays Series.  Series I is 75 5-Stand targets.  Series II is a 60-Bird Walkthrough I call "Double Sporting" 30 pairs of sporting targets! The Series Finale is the Sporting Clays Walkthrough:  100 excellent Sporting Clays targets, followed by a Taco Bar potluck and awards ceremony!  Taco 'bout a great Series!  Sign up today!

This year's Fall Skeet Series will include 2 live tournaments, a virtual event, and a Championship.  The Series begins with a 50-bird American Skeet tournament on November 5, followed by a 50-bird Double Skeet tournament on November 19.  The 51-target Virtuals will consist of one round of American Skeet (25 birds) and 2 laps of Double Skeet (26 birds, stations 1 thru 7 then 7 thru 1) and must be completed and submitted by Wednesday, November 30.  The Championship will be in the same format as the Virtuals, held on December 3, followed by potluck and Series awards!  Results will be posted on the website following each tournament in the Series.  Register at the link above!

We have been keeping a very close eye on this situation and have advised our staff to follow the CDC guidelines of washing hands, practicing social distancing, and restricting participation if an athlete or volunteer has been out-of-state within 3 weeks of a scheduled activity.  We believe that the great outdoors may be the healthiest environment for our kids, and encourage our athletes to get some of that for themselves every day!

Our hearts go out to families who are suffering due to the virus, whether they have contracted the illness themselves or are experiencing financial hardship and loss of income, they are in our prayers and thoughts. 

Please stay safe, mount your shotgun 100 x a day, Keep Calm & Wash Your Hands!

AlaskaYESS hosts a lot of competition opportunities throughout the year to help our athletes test their skills, providing a venue for developing camaraderie, sportsmanship, citizenship, and fair play. 

Because of the vast distance and extremes in geography, AlaskaYESS sanctions Trap and Skeet Virtuals for all member teams across Alaska in the Spring and the Fall.  This helps our athletes prepare for the State Championship, held the second week of June each year.

We also host Regional tournaments, such as the Southeast Trap Tournament held in Juneau every year.  There are Varsity tournaments for the Trap & Skeet, Advanced Trap & Skeet and Sporting Clays Seasons throughout the school year. 

Alaska SCTP-YESS, through our affiliation with USAYESS, have partnered with NCSSAA, the National Collegiate Shooting Sports Athletic Association, to both assist in developing collegiate teams here in Alaska and to take 10th-12th graders to compete in NCSSAA-sanctioned collegiate clay target competitions across the US in the High School Division.  This puts our Varsity athletes on the field with collegiate athletes and their coaching staff. 

For more information please contact Lindy Moss, Head Coach,  AlaskaYESS Varsity Team at (907) 354-5244

AlaskaYESS is very fortunate to have the support of numerous organizations, conservation non-profits, businesses and individuals.  Please check out our Affiliates tab for more information on our generous supporters, as well as the Store tab to direct link you to businesses that support our youth.

Registration is now open at www.usayess.org!  First, Head Coaches create the team by registering and submitting their background check information.  The new national, state and borough-wide background checks may take up to 7 days to complete.  Once the Head Coach is accepted, the team's volunteers and athletes will be able to register.  Simply go to www.usayess.org and click on "Registration."  Any questions feel free to contact us!