Amateur Trapshooting Association
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The Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA)
serves as the governing body
for the sport of American
style of trapshooting. The ATA was originally founded in 1900 and was originally named the American Trapshooting Association.
Its first president was John Philip Sousa
.
serves as the governing body
Governing body
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for the sport of American
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style of trapshooting. The ATA was originally founded in 1900 and was originally named the American Trapshooting Association.
Its first president was John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known particularly for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as "The March King" or the "American March King" due to his British counterpart Kenneth J....
.