Shooting Sports experience is not required to be a camp counselor at shooting sports camp. We just need them to be GREAT camp counselors. For Junior Camp, we follow the 14 as of Jan. 1st guidelines. For Senior Camp, we ask that they be 18 as of Jan. 1st, which is a great opportunity for alumni who you would like to recruit back into your county program as volunteers or those camp counselors who just want to keep going to camp! This might be a great option for those who aged out last year and didn’t get that last year at camp.
How does this work? They will apply online via Qualtrics and it is explained in the application they need to communicate with their county 4-H professional about training; they even have to sign off specifically on this. I will then follow-up with you on different points. One to let you know they applied, two to get a reference, and three to confirm they have completed the training to your satisfaction. Would you let them be a camp counselor for you? Yes? GREAT! Then they come into camp the night before campers and I do some onsite training with them. For alumni, they will need to go through the volunteer process in addition to applying to be a counselor, and completing additional training requirements to serve in this role.
The direct link to the counselor application is: http://go.osu.edu/shootingsportscounselor
The application can also be found on the state website here: https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/4-h-shooting-ed-camp
The deadline to apply is March 1st!
Camps are held at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp and are scheduled for:
Junior Shooting Sports: June 25-27 (counselors arrive evening of the 24)
Senior Shooting Sports: July 18-23 (counselors arrive evening of the 17)