It is not difficult at all. But it is a lot of work, and requires people who have a passion they wish to pass on and are deadicated to that passion.
We have a tremendous success story with that here in Minnesota.
10 years ago a High School Trap League was formed and was sanctioned by the Minnesota State High School League. This is the same League that oversees all the high school sports programs and arranges all the state tournaments. The very first state tourney that was had consisted of about 3 dozen schools, with about 170 shooters. It took one Saturday to put on the State High School Trap Shoot.
That was the beginning of an utterly fantastic venue that totally exploded. Every year this event increases in size by a thousand or more shooters. The tourney is held in Alexandria, Minn. at the Alexandria Trap Shooting club, and they have built 39 Trap houses, with plans to build more Trap fields this year.
The 11th annual 2017 MSHL sanctioned tournament was held on June 12-19. There were around 400 schools participating and had almost 1100 registered shooters. It took 9 days to complete the tournament. According to the Guinness Book of Records, for the last 3 years this has become the # 1 largest Trap shoot in the world. It's the fastest growing high school sport in Minn. and there hasn't been one accident in that time period. You don't see a lot of colored hair, body piercing or under wear and pants hanging around the knees. You do see some kids that are handling guns safely, very few sweeps. All guns are carried with actions open. I have seen some guns with closed actions, but the student them selves correct the problem rather than an adult. It just a great thing to see and witness. Some kids are carrying some pretty expensive Trap guns, some are carrying there hunting gun, and some are carrying Granpa sold single shot. I volunteer to work the tourney, I love seeing a bunch of kids enjoying and excited about it. I sit there a couple of days of my life and get to smell cordite all day and never get tired of the aroma.
Support for this program is phenomenal. Sportsman Clubs, Conservation organizations, sporting good stores, local businesses all donate money to offset the cost of shooting a round of Trap Trap ranges offer discounted rates for high school team shooters. The coaches for the teams are all volunteers, not employees of the school district.
The legislators and governor have put money in the education bonding bill to build Trap ranges for schools in the out state area who weren't close to a range and needed and wanted one.
Federal Cartridge, Rio, Remington, Fiochi, Cabelas, Scheels, Reeds, the Friends of the NRA, Ducks Unlimited, Wild Turkey Federation, Pheasants Forever, Minn Deer Hunters Assoc. and to many others to name all support the program with clay birds, ammo or monetarily.
At the tournament it is like a big bazar. There are food vendors, anything that is related to trap shooting from shooting glasses and vests to $15000 shotguns. They are all there.
As I stated earlier that there were close to 11000 shooters. Well each of them shooters brought 4 or 5 family members with them, so it is a big boost to the town that just doubled in size for 9 days. Rooms and restaurants are filled up. The Alex Trap Club has 60 acres that is full of campers trailers and tents.
This program is supported by a tremendous amount of citizens. Not just the students or parents. This year just prior to the tournament Big Lake school district has a new school board. The Trap team had their picture taken for the yearbook and they where holding there guns. The school board said that because of the "zero tolerance policy" they could not be in the yearbook. In previous years they were allowed to hold there guns for the yesrbook. When the Trap team found out that they were not allowed in the year book they all showed up at the principals office the next morning to talk to the principal about it. There is over 50 students on the team from the Sr high and not counting how many are in middle school. It got pretty noisy I suppose and the prinipal got irate when one member made reference to the baseball players holding their bats and explained that it was just as much a weapon as a gun.
It was to no avail, they didn't listen to the students, and he gave all the kids there 2 hrs of detention because they missed homeroom. That started a huge firestorm on social media. It spread rapidly amongst the students and went viral amongst the parents. Then the media got ahold of it, radio talk shows, tv news, news papers and it went state wide and into neighboring states. Big Lake school board had a big black eye, was flooded with phone calls a inundated with reporters. That was enough for the school board and 2 days later they used a statement that they had reversed there decision and would allow the Trap team pictures with them holding their guns.
Sorry this post is so long, but I hope it encourages Ann shows you that it can be done, and you don't know how big it might get until you try.
Remember, Minnesota is a Blue State, a lot of our support comes from the blue side of the aisle and we where able to make it happen here.
The best of of Luck to you on your endeavors