Trapshooting Interview Essay

I interviewed head coach of the North Scott Trap Team, Dave Fredericksen. My father happens to be the head coach, however, his position in the organization is nothing more than a coincidence; I would be interviewing the coach of the team regardless of who the coach was at the time. I interviewed the coach of the trap team because it is such a different and misunderstood sport, especially in a society that questions our Second Amendment rights. I asked him questions that required him to reflect on the purpose and his personal opinions about the sport, as well as the fundamental questions from the syllabus.
For some useful background about trapshooting, it is not only a competitive Olympic sport, but is also a sport that is spreading like wildfire throughout the United States. The sport involves an individual shooting clay targets with a shotgun, preferably a 12 gauge. New shooters typically use field hunting guns; however, the more competitive and skilled the shooter gets, the better the chance …show more content…
The main concern Dave has within the sport is when communicating with assistant coaches on how to train the team. There are some coaches who teach differently than others, and this inconsistency can be extensively detrimental to many students’ athletic abilities. He states, “The athlete has to figure out for himself/herself what works best as an individual. When different coaches constantly tell the kids what works for them or to try certain things, it confuses the shooter can cloud their confidence by them starting to think they have no idea what they’re doing. There’s only so much coaches can do to help the shooter, and the rest is based off of the athlete’s personal