The TSAA is a 501(c)3 non-profit state chapter of USA Archery,
the NGB for the USOC
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NADA is the official source for NAA/USA Archery Level I and II courses Past Events 2/16/2009: Updated message from Doug Engh of NADA:
2/13/2009 From Doug Engh of NADA: I'm sending you an exciting job announcement for qualified USAA Level 3-4-5 coaches. Easton Sports Development Foundation (ESDF) is hiring a full-time regional coach to work out of the new regional archery training center now being constructed in Newberry, Florida (next to Gainesville). This training center has been a long time in the planning, and the coach position has been an important part of that planning. NADA will be moving into the facility upon it's completion to oversee archery programs there. The Newberry Recreation Department will move in to oversee general community recreation. Go to: http://www.worldarcherycenter.com/GroundbreakingPresentation.pdf to read about the training center. The file includes the floorplan and schematics for the 100 acre outdoor complex as well. Actual construction photos are also available upon request. The coaching position will held open until a suitable candidate is selected. The coach will relocate to Gainesville hopefully prior to the opening of the facility (Labor Day 2009) in order to oversee the selection and installation of the target systems, the equipment tuning shop, and various training aids. Facility construction has begun and is ahead of schedule. During this interim time prior to move-in, this coach may also be asked to work side-by-side with the USA Archery National Coach for a short time, if needed, for additional training. Dubbed "Easton-Newberry Sports Complex," this regional facility has already garnered the support of USA Archery, FITA, National Field Archery Association, Archery Shooters Association, Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission, Florida Sports Commission, and a host of other future user groups. Our relationships with Newberry Parks and Recreation and the Alachua County Schools are going to enable us to lead one of the largest and most active after school programs in northern Florida to conduct JOAD, ASAP and other youth archery programs. The University of Florida, and Sante Fe College are located in Gainesville and have a combined student population of nearly 60,000.making this area ripe to create a top-level collegiate archery team. In addition, Gainesville hosts top ranked medical centers and a VA hospital for the recruiting of the physically disabled into archery and the Paralympics. Our proximity to both the Atlanta and Miami airports mean we're only a 3-hour plane ride for 200 million people in the US (Gainesville Regional Airport is a one-hour flight from either). In addition, 70% of the travelers from western Europe and the southern latin countries enter the US through these two airports. We'll be hosting national and international events and clinics for archers and coaches as a result. This will be a mixed-use complex, including general community recreation as well as archery programs. The archery coach will work with NADA and the Newberry Rec Dept for event scheduling, and work with the Florida Sports Commission and Gainesville Sports Commission who will assist us in recruiting events and covering costs. The coach will have their own office that will overlook the indoor archery range and repair shop, and an ESDF program budget. We will also be conducting coaches training programs on behalf of USA Archery and NFAA, archery camps, day camps, after school programs, act as the host of an archery club, act as an educational resource to the nearby proshops, possibly conduct bowhunting clinics, and conduct other programs to promote the sport. Some of these clinics might mean the bringing in of temporary specialty coaches for those events. Gainesville is a great blend of college enthusiasm and family-oriented lifestyle. My wife and I moved here 12 years ago, and enjoy the climate, the proximity to the either coast, and the protection from major storms that sometimes hit the coast line. Just west of Gainesville, the City of Newberry is a small progressive town that has focused on sports tourism as a major focus for future economic development. Their commitment to the facility is unmatched. NADA has strong national relationships with recreation organizations, for 8 years has been the facilitator for instructor training programs for both USA Archery and NFAA, and oversees the training over 7,000 new instructors each year. The Easton-Newberry Sports Complex archery program promises to be a hub of activity, for sure! These are exciting times for coaching archery! NADA has always stood for the professional archery coach, and we look forward to a positive and energetic relationship. A great "thanks!" to ESDF and the City of Newberry for making this facility possible. Please consider applying for this unique position. If you have any questions, please contact ESDF or myself. Regards, Doug Engh National Alliance for the Development of Archery (NADA)
Click here to go to US ArcheryHouse.Com Our ultimate goal/game plan is to help market the sport of archery, by acting as an agent to aid coaches and athletes. For athletes: For coaches:
Larry Skinner's Website
I have been coaching for a long time and I wanted a way to reach out to the archery community. Please feel free to look around and explore. For those archers looking for a coach, look no further! I am fully qualified to teach Recurve, Compound, Traditional, Long Bow and pretty much any other discipline you can throw at me. I have taught archers from beginner to World and Olympic team members. Take a look at my Current link to see some of the archers I have been coaching. I live in a quiet town in Missouri where I have a fully equipped Training Facility that allows for shooting throughout the year. If you are interested in learning how to shoot please see my Contact page and get back to me however you see fit. Thanks for stopping by! Larry Skinner, Coach 
Here are links to acrobat documents on the USOC website - these are COACHING tips.
NASP (National Archery In Schools Programs) in Texas has established a training agenda for instructors. Other states: please send me your agendas as well!
MEMO To: Instructors From: Michelle Horne, Project Coordinator Date: April 2006 Regarding: ACCESS Classes
NADA would like to invite you to the first ACCESS Classes (Archery Coaches Continuing Education Seminar Series)! We are offering these classes to any Level 2 Intermediate and above instructors who may be interested. NADA has created a series of neutral regional instructor courses designed for Level 2 instructors and above to make them stronger at their craft. ACCESS is a number of training modules, that combine the latest coaching techniques with re-curve and compound bows. There are a dozen top level coaches to act as official facilitators of ACCESS to teach courses in their geographical area. Our new program web site, www.accessarchery.com, is up and running, to handle online registration. Get a jump start and call today to register! Participants will be able to register for single or multiple classes. For further information please contact NADA at 352-472-2388, email at info@teacharchery.org, or visit our new website.
Prices: 1 day class- $200.00 2 day class- $300.00 3 ½ day class- $350.00
Units of Modules: Unit 1- Shooting & Form Analysis, Teaching Optimal Form Unit 2- Compound Bow Dynamics, Tuning Examined, Archery Crafts Unit 3- Aiming & Sighting, The Release, The Mental Side
Schedule: Date Location Facilitator Topic
4/22/2006
5/4/2006
5/5/2006
5/6/2006
5/6/2006
5/13/2006
5/20/06
Grass Valley, CA
5/21/06
5/26/2006
5/27/2006
5/28/2006
Current ACCESS modules:
Unit 1 Shooting Form Analysis- The facilitator will be actually coaching the participants (so they can experience being professionally coached- many participants have not been), videotaping them shooting for later analysis, and leading the video sessions using the videotape of the participants as well as stock video clips on the accompanying disk.
Teaching Optimal Form- This module is a key module for the ACCESS series. In it, the most favorable and forgiving archery form is described and exercises to teach it are shared. This module is scheduled for at least a half day of instruction time and spent on the range trying those elements of optimum form with which the participants may be unfamiliar.
Unit 2 Compound Bow Dynamics- This is a topic in which it is expected that participants’ understanding will be widely varied. Some re-curve bow archers do no understand compound bows at all. Even some compound bow archers do no understand compound bows at all. This module will bring everyone to the same level. This module is scheduled for three hours of instruction time, with about the last hour spent showing the use of a bow press (inserting peep sites, replacing bow strings, adjusting cable lengths, etc.)
Tuning Examined- This module is scheduled for 4.5 hours of instruction time, including the “Bow Tuning Game” at the end. Each of the tuning principals (re-curve, compound, and arrow tuning) with its accompanying chart should be discussed in detail.
Archery Crafts- This module will be demonstrating and guiding the participants in performing: Arrow assembly (fletching, gluing on nocks, inserting points, & inserts) Arrow disassembly (stripping vanes, removing nocks, points, & inserts) Arrow straightening (use of straightener, stripping jig) Bow string work( instead of focusing on making a whole new bow string, we will have the participants make a center serving, tie on a nocking point locator, and create a D- loop) It is scheduled for a total of 4.0 hours of instruction time.
Unit 3 Aiming and Sighting- In this module the topic is aiming and sighting, a topic which it is expected that the participants understanding will be widely varied. This module will bring everyone to the same page. This module is scheduled for 2.5 hours of instruction time with about the last hour spent on the range trying out those methods of aiming of which the participants are unfamiliar.
The Release- This module topic is the release (both fingers and with release aids) which is expected the participants understanding is widely varied. Some re-curve archers have never experienced release aids. Some compound archers start with a release and have not shot fingers or have not tried a “live” release with a re-curve. Many archers do not know the basic traditional aiming techniques (gap shooting, sting walking). This module is scheduled for 4.5 hours of instruction time with the last hour spent on the range trying out those methods of releasing which are new to the participants.
The Mental Side- This module shows you the benefit of how your brain works when you participate in archery. It can be expected the participants understanding of this topic will be widely varied. The module text can be used as a guide by actually having them do some of the exercises. The participants will stand and mentally shoot two ends at their home range (vividly visualizing and feel their shots, the wind, the sun, the smells, everything) Have them write out a shot sequence.
NADA 25145 NW 8th Pl, Suite 60 Newberry, FL 32669 352-472-2388 352-472-2375 FAX www.teacharchery, org
The go archery! ™ program was developed to promote archery recreation classes throughout the country. It’s divided into a series of 1 hour classes that can conducted daily, or spread over a series of weeks. To ensure a prosperous growth for the sport of archery, the go archery! ™ program is designed to provide archery instructors with class schedules, and business plans should they choose to facilitate this program in area recreation centers or other portable venues. Either as a volunteer instructor, or as paid facilitator, go archery! can be instrumental in providing a consistent training method for teaching new archers form and execution. Teaching archery can be a very rewarding occupation. The first chapter helps you get a go archery! ™ recreation class started. The go archery! ™ Instruction Method go archery! ™ was developed to address the need to find a better way to teach new archers in the United States. Every new archer should learn good foundation skills in their early weeks of training so they could enjoy a lifetime participating in the sport of archery. Archery is taught in the United States as well as in other successful countries, such as Korea. In Korea, kids who are enrolled in archery programs start by practicing three hours per day, six days per week. For the first three to six months they don’t even shoot a bow. They only go through the motions, or drills. The kids learn to shoot first without a bow, and then slowly work in to shooting arrows only after they have perfected the drills. In the United States, we tend take the other extreme. To keep the kids interested and attract them to the sport of archery, we put a bow in their hands right away and get them shooting as quickly as possible. There are not very many kids in the United States that would stick with archery if they had to go through the Korean system. There are just too many other sports or activities competing for their time. The go archery! ™ method of instruction utilizes proven Korean methods merged with American reality. We offer the drills and skills for archers to learn and practice at home. Those that are really interested in learning proper shooting technique will now have the tools to learn proper shooting form if they want to put in the effort. go archery! ™ puts a strong emphasis on keeping the student focused on their form and the process of shooting the shot, rather than the outcome and score. It is important to repeat this to your students as they progress, especially when you first put up a target face or introduce an aiming method. This focus on form and execution can help them enjoy a lifelong career in the sport of archery, regardless of which style of the sport they may follow. go archery! ™ Drills and Skills The foundation of the go archery! ™ program is the Drills & Skills booklet. This booklet is intended as a handout or student manual for everyone in your recreation classes. It contains their sign-off sheet so they can be rewarded as they progress through the each drill and skill. Each page contains a detailed description of the drill or skill to be learned, along with colorful photos showing the correct technique. Every student knows what is expected of them before the drill or skill can be signed off as accomplished. The go archery! ™ curriculum is designed to provide better instruction for those who are new to the sport of archery. The Drills & Skills are taught in a progression so students learn proper shooting technique before bad habits are learned. The go archery! ™ lessons plans help the instructor introduce each shooting drill and skill in an organized format. Each class also follows a similar format, creating good practice habits for your new archery students. Chapter 6 discusses these plans in detail. Another great feature of the go archery! ™ method is accountability. The signing off on the successful learning and mastering of shooting drills and skills makes the Instructor accountable to the archer and the archer accountable to the instructor. The drills and skills must be learned correctly before the students can be signed off. As the instructor, it is important that you make sure the student has learned or mastered these skills before you sign off in their book. They must perform the drills or skills perfectly and consistently. This way they will know when the need to continue working on the drill or skill and what they need to do to accomplish the task. Chapter 9 explains each drill and skill along with information on how to teach and evaluate the skills. go archery!™ is a trademark of NADA. For further program information, or questions about the go archery!™ website, contact NADA.
National Alliance for the
Development of Archery (NADA)
Level 1 NAA Coaches course to be held in Humble, Texas Sure Shot Archery Ed Vargas, level 3 NAA coach, is going to be doing a level 1 at his store on
Saturday, May 21.
USA Archery : Level 3 & 4 Coach Course CALENDAR
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