Youth Trapshooting in the Granite State
AIM 4 NH
AIM stands for Academics, Integrity, Marksmanship. It is the official youth program of the Amateur Trapshooting Association, and AIM 4 NH is the New Hampshire chapter.
About the Program
What AIM is about
The purpose of AIM is to provide a safe and positive experience with firearms and registered trapshooting for youth, elementary school through college age. AIM encourages good sportsmanship and personal responsibility through competition, while establishing the foundation to make trapshooting a lifelong avocation.
Academics
School comes first. AIM athletes compete from elementary school through college age.
Integrity
Good sportsmanship and personal responsibility, built through competition.
Marksmanship
A safe, positive introduction to firearms and ATA registered trapshooting.
Program Leadership
State Director
Melissa Foley-Riley
Manchester, NH
State Director, AIM4NH
Annual Fundraiser
Badges & Barrels
Every year, AIM4NH student athletes square off against New Hampshire Conservation Officers in the Badges & Barrels event, a head-to-head trapshooting competition that raises money for the youth program. It has become a tradition: team versus badge, with bragging rights and the program's budget on the line.
The 2026 edition was held Saturday, May 30, 2026 at Horseshoe Fish & Game Club in Merrimack, NH. Watch the AIM4NH Facebook page for photos and next year's date.
Saturday, July 18, 2026
AIM State Shoot
New Hampshire's AIM athletes compete for state titles at Country Pond Fish & Game in Newton, NH.
Know a young shooter?
AIM is open to youth from elementary school through college age. No experience needed. Reach out and we will connect you with the program.