Breaking Barriers to Breaking Clays
Who We Are
Pennsylvania has over 500 high schools, 300 colleges and universities, and 120 shooting clubs. We seek to help these organizations partner, create, and grow youth shooting in our region by:
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1. Reducing the knowledge, financial, and support barriers for youth oriented organization to create youth teams.
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2. Providing organization guidance, coaching, and instruction that lead to well run and well coached youth teams.
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3. Aligning resources and providing incentives for teams that encourage behaviors that secure their future.
Our Story
3RSSA's Vision
To make youth participation in the shooting sports as easily accessible and professionally run as other school sponsored sports in the Western PA area.
3RSSA's Mission
Provide welcoming, expert, and professional entry to recreational and competitive level shooting instruction for teams focused on youth development and the parents and organizations that support youth athletes.
Get to Know Us
With a foundation of over 30 years of coaching, developing, and building youth shooting teams, Carl and Paul returned home and partnered with Don Miller, a life long conservationist and youth sports enthusiast, to dedicate themselves to building a sustainable, youth-focused shooting program in Western Pennsylvania.
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Born in Central Pennsylvania, Carl and Paul grew up working alongside each other in their family's general store. Together they broke their first clay
targets at Generations Skeet Club in Patton, PA, where owner Ralph Holtz went out of his way to make every new shooter feel welcome. With
Pennsylvania values, a desire to serve others, and a love for the shooting sports, Carl and Paul both attended service Academies, earned spots on their collegiate shooting teams, and served their Nation in the military.
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Throughout their careers, Carl and Paul remained connected to the shooting sports through their involvement with youth shooting programs in the Northeast. Appreciating the impact of professional instruction in their own lives,
they hold multiple instructor and coaching certification. They compliment these credentials by establishing sustainable youth programs, leveraging their leadership and business acumen, securing financial support, investing in
facilities, and training youth coaches.
​Don, Paul, and Carl have enjoyed success in life — success they attribute to the opportunities and lessons learned from the shooting sports.
They are now eager to give back and pursue a passion they all share — building confidence, opportunity, and strong values through the youth shooting sports. Proud sons of PA, they can think of no better place to invest their talent than the place they call home.
Don Miller
Director & Board Member
Don's passion for conservation, youth shooting, and Western PA drives our organization. With family roots in the region going back two centuries and decades of personal experience in philanthropic efforts, Don's ability to pick up the phone, connect organizations, and build strong networks of support is a critical component of 3RSSA's mission and success.
Carl Wojtaszek
Director & Board Member
Carl's background as a college professor, collegiate head coach, shooting instructor, and career Army officer at West Point give 3RSSA leadership and expertise that drive our organization to understand and reduce barriers to the youth shooting sports and expertly engage industry, schools, and universities to build and resource successful teams.
Paul Wojtaszek
Director & Board Member
Paul has helped build and coach youth teams and athletes across the country. His background as a project manager, USA Shooting and SCTP coach, and former Naval officer connects 3RSSA to national supporters and organizing bodies. Paul helps drive 3RSSA's mission with his passion for developing youth confidence and life skills through the shooting sports.