BJ McDaniel began as an International Skeet shooter and continued to compete until 1984. Since then he has been an assistant shotgun coach for USA Shooting in every phase of the international sport of shotgun shooting. He has developed young shooters from entry level to medal winning world level athletes. He has contributed as the primary instructor and co-author (with Mark Taylor) of the USA Shooting Shotgun Coach Certification Course. He is a Level Four Certified International Coach and holds an ISSF Class A Judge license. He has also co-authored a book on clay target shooting entitled "Break 'em All".

BJ served as the Team Leader to several World Cups and as an assistant Team Leader during the 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007 World Clay Target Championships. He was an official for the shotgun events at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Throughout the years, he has also been involved internationally as a Team Leader and Judge resulting in establishing a reputation as a most knowledgeable and capable expert of the shotgun sport. BJ was selected in 2002 as the Development Coach of The Year (Shooting) by USA Shooting and the United States Olympic Committee.

Currently, BJ lives in the Sacramento CA area and teaches at Coon Creek Trap and Skeet Club outside of Lincoln, CA and Stockton Trap and Skeet Club in Stockton, CA. He is available to travel to your location for multi-day adult and youth clinics as well as private lessons. You can reach him at the link above.