3M Club Trap and Skeet Club
Trap League Rules and Information
Changes for 2026
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The 16 Yard league seasons will once again be split into two 8 week halves. There will continue to be a shoot off between the first and second half winners, if necessary, to determine the overall league champion.
NEW: If a tie occurs within a half, a non-shooting tie breaker method will be used instead of a shoot off.
The tie breaker will be determined by the following, using the first half or second half data, until a single team remains:
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Head to head records of the tied teams using 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. Higher point total wins.
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Sum the top 5 weekly shooter scores with handicap for each team. Higher total wins. (This is the normal team score from each week.)
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Sum of the top 5 weekly shooter scores without handicap for each team. Higher total wins.
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Sum the number of 25s scored by each team. Higher total wins.
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Sum the number of 24s scored by each team. Higher total wins.
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Flip a coin.
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NEW: The mid season tournament will take place after week 10 (instead of after week 8) of the season to avoid conflicting with the high school tournaments.
Midseason Tournament Week 1:
AAA League: June 30
AA and A Leagues: July 1
Midseason Tournament Week 2:
AAA League: July 7
AA and A Leagues: July 8
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NEW: For the mid season tournament, the teams will be seeded into the bracket based on the first half (week 8) standings instead of using a random draw. Any ties will be broken using the method described above for within half ties.
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NEW: For week 2 of the mid season tournament, the trap house loading will be be done by the winning AAA team for July 7 and the winning A team for July 8. In the past when scheduling teams for this week, it often occurred that the scheduled teams were no longer in the tournament and therefore were not at the range to load the houses.
Season Rules
16 Yard Team Trap League Shooting Rules
3M Trap Summer League Shooting Rules (RRL 04-22-2016).pdf
Trap 16 Yard Senior League Rules
Trap Common Clay Target Rules
Midseason Tournament Rules
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Practice is available from 3:30 PM until 4:30 PM. The last practice(s) cannot begin after 4:30 PM.
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Teams will be seeded into the bracket based on the first half (week 8) standings. Any ties will be broken using the method described for within half ties.
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Teams will be paired for the first round with the highest seed against the lowest seed, the second highest seed against the second lowest seed, etc.
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A "Bye" team will be used when a trap league has an odd number of teams and will be the lowest seeded team.
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Your team shoots only at it's scheduled time(s).
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Teams shoot in head-to-head matches on adjacent fields at the same time.
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There is no individual or team shoot-aheads.
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Please have your team's scoresheet filled out and rounds paid at least 15-minutes before your scheduled time.
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Only five team members shoot for score in each match.
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Shooting team members can changed between matches.
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Shooter scores will use the handicap determined after week 8 scores.
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If your team cannot field a full squad of five shooters up to two "Blind" shooters will be given a default score of 15.
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Please return your team's scoresheet promptly to the clubhouse so your team score can be calculated and posted.
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For matches ending in a tied score, the winning team determined by using the following method:
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The "Longest Dead Run" from the back (25th target).
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If still tied, then the "Longest Dead Run" from the front (1st target).
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If still tied, then by coin flip.
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Your team will be eliminated from the tournament if it loses twice.