English Sporting
Welcome to the English Sporting Team page. Everything you need to know about representing England in this discipline can be found here.
Shooting for England
To be eligible to represent any England Clay Target Shooting Team please see England Team Handbook.
Please note that if a shooter has already represented another Country/Team in any discipline:
He/she must have been officially resident in the country he/she wishes to represent for a minimum continual period of one year.
A minimum period of two calendar years would have to elapse in which the member has not shot for any country.
Please read the England Team Handbook for England Team full eligibility rules, link above.
Team Selection Process
2025 Team
Below is the process used to decide selection for the English Sporting (ESP) Team for Home International Team matches only (under the jurisdiction of the ICTSC).
There are 6 selection shoots that run between March and August each year. One is held in each CPSA Region.
We also include the English Open Sporting as one of the selection shoots.
Scores are submitted after the last shoot but the best 4 from 6 scores may only be needed to count.
Points are calculated from High Gun of each day and shooters with the lowest points go through to represent England.
Please note High Gun will be taken from each day.
In the event of a tie for a place in the England Team, the highest score from the English Open will be used to decide the place. If the tie still exists a count back from a Selection Shoot attended by all parties concerned will be used to decide the place.
2026 Team Onward
The England team for both the World Championships and Home International will be selected using shoots from the previous year.
There are 7 selection shoots that run between March and September each year (one is held in each CPSA Region) this also include the English Open Sporting and British Open Sporting as part of the selection.
Scores are submitted after the last shoot but the best 5 from 7 scores may only be needed to count.
Please note High Gun will be overall from each event.
In the event of a tie for a place in the England Team, the highest score from the British Open will be used to decide the place. If the tie still exists a count back from a Selection Shoot attended by all parties concerned will be used to decide the place.
2025/2026 Team Selection Shoots
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| WESP 25 | ICTSF Worlds 25 | HCIT25 | WESP & HCIT 26 | Ground | Book via | Results | ||||||
| SE Selection Shoot | 15 - 16 March 2025 | X | X | X | X | Southdown | Ground | Results | ||||
| SW Selection Shoot | 4 - 5 April 2025 | X | X | X | X | Barbury | Ground | Results | ||||
| English Open ESP | 14 - 18 May 2025 | X | X | X | X | High Lodge | CPSA | Results | ||||
| EM Selection Shoot | 30 - 31 May 2025 | X | X | East of England | Ground | Results | ||||||
| WM Selection Shoot | 28 - 29 June 2025 | X | X | Eaton Hall | Ground | Results | ||||||
| N Selection Shoot | 2 - 3 August 2025 | X | X | Oak Lodge | Ground | Results | ||||||
| British Open ESP | 26 -30 August 2025 | X | Eaton Hall | CPSA |
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The Home International Team
- 15 Seniors
- 3 Ladies
- 3 Juniors
- 3 Veterans
- 3 Super Veterans
World Sporting Team
- 5 Seniors
- 3 Ladies
- 3 Juniors
- 3 Veterans
- 3 Super Veterans
Category Ages for ICTSC Events
Junior: A Junior is under the age of 21 on the 1st January in the year of competition
Veteran: A Veteran is 55 or over on the 1st January in the year of competition
Super Veteran: A Super Veteran is 65 or over on the 1st January in the year of competition
England Team Captaincy
- The Team Captain will be the member with most number of appearances (cpsa) in the specific event’s team, irrespective of category. If any team member has already been Captain at any time in the past, their appearances will be counted from the year following their last captaincy.
- In the event of two or more members having the same number of caps, the member with the earliest first team appearance will become Captain. If there is still a tie, the lowest ORIGINAL CPSA number will determine the captaincy for that year.
Please Note: The CPSA reserve the right to change this selection process as necessary due to government restrictions or exceptional circumstances.
Team Manager Information
We are delighted to announce that Colin Burrows has accepted the role of England Team Manager for the English Sporting Team.
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Colin started shooting seriously nearly 20 years ago whilst running a large TV production company which he sold in 2022. He remains as a consultant to some of the Hollywood studios but his focus is now firmly on shooting.
He is a CPSA Level 2 ESP Coach and instructs at Bisley Shooting Ground as well as being the Senior Coach for Oxford University working with their student teams.
A Board Member of the CPSA as an Independent Director since 2023, Colin also has extensive experience in the US where he was the England Delegate to the NSCA for a decade whilst owning Gulf Coast Clays in Florida, a 65-acre ground in the Everglades with Trap, Skeet and Sporting layouts. He continues to shoot major competitions in the US every year whilst squeezing in as many UK shoots as he can.
Colin is contactable via e-mail colin@cpsa.co.uk or phone 07802 605940
HCIT ESP England Team Manager Report 2025
Events -
The ICTSC Home International 2026
- Northern Ireland - Date and Ground TBC
2026 ICTSC Home International English Sporting - England Team
World English Sporting Clays Championship 2026
- 22nd to 26th April 2026
- National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, TX
2026 World English Sporting - England Team
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ICTSF Home International 2025
World English Sporting Clays Championship 2025
2025 World English Sporting - England Team