T.E.N.S. - Team England
National Squad.
TENS was formed to train and select teams to
represent England at various Championships and is regarded as the
way forward for our sport.
The concept of TENS first originated
after the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur 1998. It was felt, by
the then management team, that a formal squad was required in order
to gain funding to best prepare teams to enhance the medal prospects
for future Commonwealth Games.
The process was a long one with
the first squad not being formed until September 2004 and even then
without any funding in place. Fortunately this became available in
the October of 2004. The first squad was formed with the view of selecting
the team to represent England at the Commonwealth Shooting Federation
Championships in March 2005. This proved to be a very successful Championships
with the Smallbore section winning 10 medals out of the overall England
total of 18.