NASP: News & Events

NASP general brochure 2012

12/13/2011

NASP brochure 2012

2011 NASP World Championship Press Release

11/21/2011

2011 NASP® World Championship

October 6-8, 2011

by: Brittany Jones

Beginning with practice rounds on Thursday October 6, 2011, 1,071 kids from around the world arrived at ESPN's Wide World of Sports® Complex with their teams, teachers, parents and siblings to kick off the 2011 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) World Tournament.

According to NASP® President Roy Grimes, "Out of the 1104 students who registered for ‘Worlds', only thirty-three (3%) students were no-shows." Grimes also states, "This participation level represents an increase of 19% over the 902 shooters in 2010 and 76% higher than the 609 students at our first world tournament in 2009." From these statistics, it's obvious there is a growing inte rest for NASP®-style archery not only in the United States, but around the world as students from Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa joined the fun.

In fact, for the first time, a "Cultural Exchange" session was conducted at the tournament. Teachers asked for this type of activity to increase the educational experience for student archers. On Friday evening, half-way through the tournament, students from Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa positioned themselves in a booth with their country flags to meet students from the states. The session was so popular it will be expanded next year. Students signed flags, shared information, and answered quizzes about foreign locations. It seemed students most enjoyed comparing each others accent! Prizes were donated during the cultural exchange by Field Logic, Easton Technical Products, and Morrell Manufacturing.

Expanding upon archery's every-kid attraction, Robert Jellison, a Michigan NASP Coach says, "Archery is a sport that anyone can do and anyone can succeed at. There is no doubt in my mind that archery is a challenging sport, both physically and mentally, but you can truly get children of every age size, and athletic ability shooting arrows safely down range. "Jellison also proclaims how much he loves seeing his, "star athletes from other sports shooting on the same team with students who have never been on a "team" until archery." Evidence of Jellison's diversity assertion was clear as students from all backgrounds, genders, and abilities took center stage during the hour-long awards ceremony on Saturday afternoon.

During the competition every 4th thru 12th grade student archer shot 1 practice end of 5 arrows and 3 scoring ends of 5 arrows at 10 meters. They repeated this shooting format at 15 meters. A total of 30 scoring arrows were shot for a possible score of 300 points and 30 bulls-eyes (300/30). The largest division represented at the tournament with 505 boys and girls was the Elementary Division which includes grades 4th-6th. Winners of their respective grades were as follows:

1st Female 4th Grade: Shelby Goodrich (276/14) Woodlawn ES, GA
1st Male 4th Grade: Spencer Bartlett (281/15) Henderson Co. S. Middle, KY
1st Female 5th Grade: Celsey Wood (278/13) Eagle Mountain Magnet, AR
1st Male 5th Grade: Jack Looney (292/22) Eagle Mountain Magnet, AR
1st Female 6th Grade: Kenzie Trent (284/19) Anderson Co. Middle, KY
1st Male 6th Grade: Clay Stevens (291/21) Trigg Co Intermediate, KY

The Middle School Division competition was joined by 202 male and 136 female student archers. Winners of this Division were:

1st Female Middle School: Ashley Padgett (292/22) Meade Co , KY
1st Male Middle School: Cody Bush (292/22) Philo Jr. High, OH

A total of 228 students competed in the High School Division. This division also produced the tournaments top Overall and Runner-Up Overall boy and girl champions.

1st Female HS & Overall Female Champion: Emily Bee (292/23) Hartland HS, MI
Runner-Up Female Overall: Lauren Hawker (291/22): Armstrong HS, IL
1st Male HS & Overall Male Champion: Ryan Long (296/26) Madison Southern, KY
Runner-Up Male Overall: Nathan Parcell (295/26) Meade Co. HS, KY

Of course the team competition is what makes NASP® tournaments different from most other archery venues. At this world tournament co-gender teams of 12-24 archers advanced from the NASP® Nationals that were held in Louisville, KY. All the archers on each team compete. When their flight is finished scores for the team's top 12 archers, including at least 4 from both genders, are summed to determine the team's score.

The top ranking school in the Elementary Division went to Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas with a total score of 3291. In the Middle School Division, the top scoring team was fielded by Logan Hocking Middle School, Ohio with a total score of 3319. And finally, the top ranked school in the High School Division was Henderson County High School, Kentucky, with a total score of 3400.

At the conclusion of the awards ceremony Disney's Mickey Mouse congratulated the students and their coaches and was still having his picture made with archers as the ceremonies ended. A big congratulations goes out to not only the top ranked archers at this tournament, but to every kid who had enough determination and self-confidence to participate. (And parents and teachers willing to bring them!). Prizes were presented to winners by Mathews, Morrell, Easton, and Field Logic. The University of the Cumberlands awarded $2,400 college scholarships to each of the top five boys and girls in the High School Division. Bernie Morrell of Morrell Manufacturing provided target butts for the competitive and practice ranges. Easton Technical Products provided NASP® arrows for every archer who didn't bring their own. James McGovern of Rinehart Targets provided 15 dinosaur targets for the kids to enjoy on the "fun" 3-D range. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission recruited most tournament volunteers and provided additional range building equipment.

Of course this event would be impossible to present without those dedicated and generous volunteers. Nearly 50 people came from Florida, Virginia, Arizona, British Columbia, New Zealand, Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin to serve as range officials. The most boring location during the entire tournament was again the 1st Aid Station with zero accidents or injuries to treat!

It was evident in the excited smiles of student archers, proud family members and coaches that NASP® continues to live up to its claim of "Changing Lives One Arrow at a Time". Laura Jones, a teacher in Virginia says "Chickahominy Middle School started out last fall with kids who had never drawn a bow before in their entire lives." She also says "It was not only their first school experience where they were treated like adults, but their first experience being on a sports team." Archery has not been just another sport that kids can join and compete, but it is a one that has made kids with little or no confidence, kids who feel like maybe they weren't good enough, build self-confidence and determination and realize they can do anything they put their minds too. "

Take for example, the Overall Male Champion, Ryan Long. Ryan was an understudy at the Strickland Student Outdoor Adventure filming this summer. "Ryan advised Roy Grimes in July he intended to win the 2011 NASP® world tournament". Grimes considered this to be quite an audacious prediction considering Ryan placed fourth at Nationals and those who placed ahead of him would also be at the World event. Ryan validated his prediction!

NASP Messenger October 2011

11/21/2011

NASP Messenger October 2011

Order your custom NASP banners and labels here!

11/14/2011

Order your custom NASP® banners and labels here!

We have partnered with "Decals with Distiction" for producing official NASP® banners and decals. Please contact Chris Moretti EMAIL or by phone 608.269.2829. Decals with Distiction can create a custom NASP® banner with your school and or Archery team logo. Contact Chris for pricing and all details.

Decals, banners, etc.....

CLICK HERE for NASP School Grants available in your AREA!

11/2/2011

Grants are available NOW!

HOW IT WORKS: Click on one of the websites

1. You will be directed to their ‘Chapter locator' / ‘Regional Chairman' or ‘Regional Director'
2. Send a letter, email or call the person at the number listed.
3. Tell them you are trying to start a NASP® school in your community
4. Ask for a NASP® equipment grant ($500 is typical but can be more-ask for what you need)
5. Below are ‘talking points' for NASP®
6. Be prepared to meet with the local committee or go to a fund raising banquet
7. Fund raising banquets are a great place to ask for help and show support for the local chapter

NASP® TALKING POINTS

1. NASP® is target style archery.
2. NASP® is taught in more than 9,000 schools in 47 states and four other countries.
3. NASP® teaches a lifetime shooting skill to 1,000,000(4^th-12^th grade)students annually.
4. NASP® is a ‘gateway' activity.....many archers become hunters, and anglers.
5. 77% of NASP® students are new archers and almost 40% are girls.

Each of these organizations is aware and supports the mission of NASP®- Target style archery as a part of the in-school curriculum, to improve educational performance and participation in the
shooting sports among students in grades 4-12

Tom Bennett with the NASP® program would like you to carbon copy him on all correspondence that you have with each of these organizations. He may also be able to assist you in the process. Please CC: tbennett@nasparchery.com

Click on the logo each participating Partner to visit that Organization's website.

ESDF & NASP North American Equipment Grants Survey

9/23/2011

Dear NASP® Teacher:

NASP®, the Easton Sports Development Foundation, and the University of Florida have teamed to learn more about student attitudes regarding their archery experience(s). The link below is designed for students to access at home with parent or guardian approval. Almost all of what we know about the effectiveness of NASP® has been obtained from surveys conducted among teachers and their students.

Thank-You

Roy Grimes

President, NASP®

NASP Survey:

https://ufltrsm.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_dnhhyTrSCHd8eJ6

NASP Announces 2011-12 School Equipment Grants Program

8/22/2011

Press Release

August 15, 2011

NASP® Announces 2011-12 School Equipment Grants Program

By: Roy Grimes, President NASP®

The Easton Foundations (EF®) have again partnered with the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) to provide $300,000 in grant assistance for schools to enroll in this exciting program. Over the next few months, each of the 47 NASP® states, 5 Provinces, and Washington DC will be allocated $6,000. Last school year was the first time NASP® and EF® partnered to provide these equipment grants. While the grants were intended to assist 300 schools, 517 new NASP® schools actually received grants.

Once educators at a prospect school learn about NASP®, the next biggest obstacle to bringing archery instruction to their students is the purchase of the archery equipment kit. Thanks to very cooperative pricing by NASP® suppliers, the equipment kit costs a school far less than its retail value. Even so, it costs about $3,000 to outfit a typical Physical Education archery class of 24-36 students. NASP's equipment specifications are highly standardized in every school world-wide. Each school uses the same bow and arrow. The Genesis by Mathews Archery is a high quality universal-fit compound bow designed for sharing among several student archers. The Genesis arrow was specifically designed by Easton Technical Products to be safe, durable, and effective for the archery student. This principle of every student using the same equipment in archery class makes certain the focus of student learning is on mastering the process of safe and proper shooting. If different types of equipment were used the teacher's role would be more complicated, NASP®'s perfect safety record could be impacted, and the student's mastery of how to shoot could be short-circuited.

Most of the more than 8,800 schools that have joined the program to date have been able to purchase their equipment with little help from outside sources. However, many schools are unable to raise this money without assistance. Some schools raise money locally among civic organizations, conservation clubs or chapters of the National Wild Turkey Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, or Safari Club International. Innovative teachers enlist the aid of parents to hold fund raising events to raise money for equipment. In many NASP® jurisdictions the fish and wildlife conservation agency provides grants for the purchase of school archery equipment kit.

To help alleviate financial barriers we at NASP® are excited about the generosity of the Easton Foundations® (EF®). EF® is a non-profit foundation established by James L. Easton for the purpose of training and developing a pool of world class archers able to compete at the highest levels. The strategy used to accomplish the Foundation's purpose is the creation or support of programs to develop archers at many levels in order to strengthen and deepen the available talent pool. "The Easton Foundations have supported NASP® Schools for a number of years with equipment grants directly to the schools, support of the NASP® School Equipment Grant Program allows us to assist more schools and leverage the great work of the NASP® organization and State Coordinators", commented Greg Easton from the Easton Foundations. For more about the Easton Foundations visit http://www.eastonfoundations.org/

This grant offer is popular with coordinators who run NASP® in their respective states. Tim Beck, the Indiana DNR NASP® Coordinator reports, "These equipment grants have allowed many Indiana schools to join and participate in this unique and engaging program. There is no doubt, without this type of boost some of our students would not be able to join the fun." Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission's Steve Robbins tells us, "Our agency provides a limited number of grants to start new NASP® schools. These EF® and NASP® grants help even more private and public schools join Florida's NASP® effort. We have teachers waiting and hoping the grant will be renewed this year."

The National Archery in the Schools Program® is in its 10^th year. If you would like to learn more about NASP® and how to help our nonprofit foundation bring the program to more students please check us out at: http://www.archeryintheschools.org/ or http://www.nasparchery.com/

Highlighted on Outdoor Television - Strickland's Archery Adventures

8/11/2011

Press Release

Students from 2010 NASP® Nationals

Highlighted on Outdoor Television

August 5, 2011

By: Kevin Dixon, Vice President of Operations NASP

Tim Strickland, host of Strickland's Archery Adventures on the Sportsman's Chanel invited the top 8 finishing NASP® archers from the 2010 NASP National Tournament to be guests on his show and participate in the first ever Strickland's Youth Archery Challenge. "We wanted to feature NASP students in fun and exciting archery activities. We believe their peers will enjoy watching their fellow NASP students participate in these exiting challenges" Explained Tim Strickland.

The top 4 finishing High School boys and the top 4 finishing High School girls were contacted and provided this opportunity. The only stipulations were, they had to provide their own transportation to and from the location and they had to have an adult chaperone come with them. The students were from Kentucky, Alabama, West Virginia, Ohio and South Carolina. All 8 students contacted immediately agreed and were excited about the chance to participate in the challenges. There were 6 students that would compete and 2 students that would be understudies remaining on standby in case one of the 6 competing students had something happen that would prevent their continued participation.

The beautiful location of the shoot was provided by Carter's Caves State Park in Eastern Kentucky. Carter's Caves State Park also provided 10 free rooms for the participants and their chaperones. Chaperones included, Fathers, Mothers, Grandmothers, Grandfathers, Family friends, and Coaches. In all there were 17 ch aperones for the 8 students.

When everyone arrived they attended a welcome meeting where introductions took place, information was shared, and the students were paired up into two student teams. The pairings were as follows:

Team Mathews: Nathan Parcell, Meade County Kentucky HS national male champion and Kaitlin Farthing, Madison Southern, Kentucky 3rd place national female HS archer.

Team Bucknatural: Haley Carmen, Berea Kentucky HS national female champion and Joshua Clarke, Irvington, Alabama. 3rd place National male HS archer.

Team Strickland's Adventures: Brandon Harpold, Ripley West Virginia 2nd place national HS male archer and Ella Kokinda, Charlestown South Carolina 2nd place national HS female archer.

Understudies: fourth place finishing boy and girl Ryan Long, Madison Central, Kentucky and, Ciara Cox, Logan Schools, Logan Ohio.

The teams were provided with shirts provided by the sponsors they would represent.

The next morning the challenges began. All we can share before episode air dates are contestant names and a brief description of a couple challenges. You will have to watch the show in late September through October to see the results. The first challenge was titled "the Mine Field" where the students shot a target for score that was obstructed by helium-filled, air-blown balloons. The object was to get the highest score possible while breaking the least number of balloons. The next challenge was, "Rain Maker" which involved jugs of water, pulleys, rope and a lot of arrows. Other challenges included, Archery Golf, Birds on a Wire, Build TWO Shoot, and Archery Relay.

The students and chaperones endured tremendous heat, brutal humidity, rain delays, bright sun, and long days. But in the end everyone had a great time and there was a lot of laughing, smiling, and yes learning!

The show will air at the end of September 2011 and it will be a feature part of 5-6 out of the 13 episodes of Strickland's Archery Adventures this season. Look for the Strickland's Youth Archery Challenge. There were many sponsors that made it all possible. They included, Mathews Archery, The National Archery in the Schools Program, Cabela's, Kentucky State Parks, Electronic Awards, Lost Camo, Buck Natural, Morrell Targets, Easton Archery, Strickland's Archery, Saunder's Archery, Ozonics, SACO, and Hunter Safety Systems.

The Student's won incredible prizes for each individual challenge including Mathews and Mission bows, Easton Arrows, Morrell Targets, Ozonics Odor Eliminators, Hunter Safety System Vests, Cabela's Gift Cards, Lost Camo Gift Cards, Saunders Sling Shots, SACO Golf Systems and $100.00, $50.00, $25.00 Visa gift cards provided by Buck Natural. But they were also competing for the overall championship. The over-all awards included scholarships, trophies and gift cards. Cabela's provided $1,000.00 and $750.00 scholarships for first and second place finishing teams, as well as $500.00, $250.00 and $100.00 gift cards for first through third placing teams respectively and $100.00 gift cards for both understudies. Electronic Awards provided $500.00 scholarships for the third place team and also provided the event trophies.

All of the students had a great time participating in these challenges but they also received an education in the process and work involved in putting together a TV show. Tune into the Sportsman's Channel this September and see how it all came together, watch these NASP® students compete and see the results.

For more information e-mail: kdixon@nasparchery.com or call 740-833-

August 2011 NASP Messenger Newsletter

8/2/2011

August 2011 NASP Messenger Newsletter

NASP World tournament ALL DETAILS

7/1/2011

Click the picture below & redirect to the Get Travel website and find DEALS for your trip to the World tournament!!

***CLICK HERE for Rules & Regulations & other notes to coaches

2012 info will be posted as soon as it is final. Thank you.

NASP Sweepstakes Winners Announced

7/1/2011

The drawing for the 2011 NASP® Sweepstakes occurred today at noon EDT at the Salato Wildllife Education Center located at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in Frankfort, Kentucky. Chad Miles and Rachel Shipley, officials of the KDFWR Foundation( non-profit) officiated and drew the three winners. Each winner was drawn and an alternate. Alternates were not contacted. Each of the winners has accepted their award.

The winners were:

KY Bull Elk Tag- Scott Luna, Lawrenceburg, KY (NWTF & RMEF member)

Mathews Z7 Bow- Terry Green, Harvest, AL (RMEF member)

Remington 700 Rifle, 30.06- Jim Wells, Hamburg, AR (NWTF member)

Thanks for your help and participation in this project. We raised $22,000 for archery equipment for new schools.

June 2011 NASP Messenger

6/9/2011

June 2011 NASP Messenger

USOC /USA ARCHERY /NASP partnership

5/10/2011

USOC /USA ARCHERY /NASP partnership

No-Glove - special offer to NASP schools from AMS Bowfishing

5/5/2011

No-Golve - special offer to NASP schools from AMS Bowfishing

Download the brochure to order

Archery Tournament to be the Largest Ever IN THE WORLD

4/20/2011

Press Release

Archery Tournament to be the Largest Ever IN THE WORLD

April 20, 2011

The Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky will host the largest archery event in the world in 2011. On May 13, 14,2011 teams from 34 states will compete for more than 300 teams and individual medals, trophies , banners, and plaques. Three hundred ninety three schools will fill more than 400 team slots with total participation eclipsing the 2010 world record attendance of 6784. With a few days to the close of registration on April 25, 6956 boys and girls from 4^th-12^th grades have registered. Every team registered for the tournament qualified for these NASP® Nationals at their state's tournament.

NASP® is a coed activity and this year 33% (2787) of the registered participants are girls. Teams and their parents, coaches, sponsors, and fans will fill local hotels and restaurants for several days. "Flights" of shooters will dominate the more than 1250 feet ( also a world record) target range inside the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center starting Friday morning, May 13, at 9:00 am. Competition will conclude on Saturday night, May 14 at about 6:00pm with the "Scholarship Shoot-Off" and awards ceremony.

The event is open to the pu blic. Children over the age of 12 and adults are five dollars general admission and this provides access to more than 40 exhibitors on the show floor. Exhibits range from archery related businesses to " adventure tourism" activities. This year the exhibit floor and the tournament are co-sponsored by the Kentucky Tourism Development Cabinet and its Adventure Tourism section.

NASP® conducts this event with tremendous support from host partner the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. NASP® also partners with 47 state fish and wildlife agencies and the District of Columbia in this the 8^th National tournament. NASP® sponsors, the National Field Archery Association and Morrell Manufacturing are providing much of the equipment and targets to build this mammoth indoor archery range. NASP® began with twenty one Kentucky middle schools in March 2002 and has grown to nearly 9000 schools and two million student archer athletes this school year. This year's tournament will be conducted with more than one hundred volunteers.

A press conference and briefing will occur on Friday, May 13 at noon at the Southwing of the Exposition center. For more information and press credentials contact tbennett@nasparchery.com. For more information on volunteering contact rgrimes@nasparchery.com.

NASP Attends Oceans of Opportunity

4/15/2011

Press Release

National Archery in the Schools Program

2035 Riley Road

Sparta, WI. 54656

740-833-6157

kdixon@nasparchery.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 14, 2011

NASP® Attends Oceans of Opportunity

March 29 - April 2: The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) staffed a booth at the 126^th AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition, Oceans of Opportunity. AAHPERD is the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. This year's convention was held in San Diego California, at the San Diego Convention Center. As the name suggests the convention showcases the latest in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; programs, curriculum and activities. Games, new products, nutrition programs, and innovative recreational activities of all kinds are presented to attendees. Health and Physical Education Teachers from around the world attend this convention annually.

This education and activities based convention is an ideal arena for showcasing the National Archery in the Schools Program and its' in-school physical education curriculum. The annual venue provides a global audience to promote and grow NASP®.

There were a lot of interested individuals stopping by the booth seeking NASP® information. Nearly 170 new contacts were made. We distributed materials and NASP® DVD's to interested teachers from the Unites States and seven foreign countries. We received a large number of accolades from attendees already involved in NASP®.

The positive comments were welcome and interesting to say the least, as was the opportunity to see new items and programs for the Health and Physical Education classroom. As a result of the contacts made at this convention NASP® may be able to expand into one or two new Countries soon; adding to the five foreign countries and 47 states already offering in-school archery education to their students.

It was great to hear the comments, see all of the people making it happen, and speak with those newly interested in NASP. We look forward to this same opportunity at next year's convention in Boston.

For more information on NASP® visit: http://www.nasparchery.com/

For more information on AAHPERD visit: http://www.aahperd.org/

April 2011 NASP Newsletter

4/14/2011

April 2011 NASP Newsletter

Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge

2/22/2011

Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge

The Whitehouse through the President's Council on Physical Fitness, Sports and Nutrition has invited NASP® schools to participate in the "Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge. This involves your students keeping a personal log for six weeks to document their activity.

NASP® partner, PE Fit®, Betty Kern is coordinating this activity and information is attached below to get your students involved........thanks for all you do for NASP® and our student archer athletes.

We plan to recognize your team and individual efforts at the NASP® national tournament, May 14, 2011 in Louisville.

Join PE FIT & NASP® for the
Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge

Upcoming Events
PALA

Click here to download attachment 1

Click here to download attachment 2

Dear NASP Teacher or Coach,

Please join NASP® & PE Fit in the effort to motivate kids, teens and adults to become more physically active through the PALA Challenge. Help combat childhood & adult obesity as well as improve the healthy of all those who participate through this 6-week physical activity challenge. Awards will be given to all who participate and the schools with the most participation will receive a special award (see below).
PE Fit & NASP® are planning on motivating the largest group of students and adults to participate in PALA with your help! Please read the details below to see how you can participate with us in the PALA Challenge!

Sincerely,
Betty Kern, PE Fit
Tom Bennett, NASP®

PRESIDENTIAL ACTIVE LIFESTYLE AWARD CHALLENGE (PALA)

The President's Council on Physical Fitness, along with the First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative launched the "Million PALA Challenge" in Washington, D.C. on September 14, 2010. The goal is to encourage one million (or more) Americans, both youth and adults, to achieve the Presidential Active Lifestyle Award by September 2011.

What's PALA?
A 6-week physical activity challenge for all Americans.

The goal for school age children & teens is to be physically active for 60+ minutes a day at least 5 days a week for six out of eight weeks.
The adult goal is 30+ minutes of physical activity a day at least 5 days per week for six out of eight weeks.
For pedometer steps the goals are:

o adults 8500+ steps/day
o kids/teens girls 11,000+ steps/day
o kids/teens boys 13,000+ steps/day
It's that simple. Individuals record time spent being physically active or the number of pedometer steps taken daily on his/her log sheet. Log sheets are returned to the school teacher or coordinator to record the name, age, & grade level of each PALA challenge winner as well as their total amount of physical activity time or steps. Individual log forms are available through PE Fit's website www.PE-FIT.COM or through www.presidentschallenge.org
REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL'S PARTICIPATION AT WWW.PE-FIT.COM
School report forms are available at www.PE-Fit.com

PE Fit & NASP® are inviting your school to participate with us as a group in the PALA Challenge. Join with us as one of the largest "groups" to participate in the PALA challenge and bring additional attention to the NASP® organization & your school!

THIS CHALLENGE IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, COACHES, PARENTS, ADMINISTRATORS OR STAFF MEMBERS AT YOUR SCHOOL! ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE!

PE FIT & NASP® WILL PRESENT AWARDS TO:

THE TOP THREE SCHOOLS AT EACH LEVEL (ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL) WITH THE MOST STUDENT PARTICIPATION
THE TOP THREE SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST ADULT PARTICIPATION
THE TOP THREE STUDENTS AT EACH LEVEL (ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL) WITH THE MOST TIME OR PEDOMETER STEPS RECORDED FOR THE 6-WEEK PERIOD
EACH STUDENT OR ADULT WHO COMPLETES PALA WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA

AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN AT THE NASP® NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ON MAY 7, 2011.
AWARDS WILL BE MAILED TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE.

PE FIT & NASP® INVITE YOUR SCHOOL TO
COMPLETE THE PALA CHALLENGE

You will report all PALA challenge award winners & school information to Betty at PE Fit by completing the school report form and emailing it to PALA@PE-Fit.com by April 30,2011.

TO JOIN PE FIT & NASP® FOR THE PALA CHALLENGE
VISIT www.PE-Fit.com click JOIN the PALA CHALLENGE Button & fill in the following information:
o   SCHOOL CONTACT'S NAME
o   SCHOOL NAME & GRADE LEVELS
o   SCHOOL CONTACT'S EMAIL ADDRESS
o   PHONE NUMBER
o   SCHOOL ADDRESS
o NUMBER OF STUDENTS & ADULTS PARTICIPATING
   WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AFTER YOU REGISTER:
o MORE INFORMATION
o WEEKLY ACTIVITY CALENDARS
o SCHOOL LOG SHEETS
o INDIVIDUAL LOG SHEETS
o EMAIL SUPPORT
o AWARDS FOR ALL WHO COMPLETE THE PALA CHALLENGE

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS:
CONTACT BETTY@PE-FIT.COM
OR 330-607-6196

PE Fit
967 Martin Rd
Mogadore, Ohio 55260
330-607-6196

www.pe-fit.com

Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge Archery postcard 1

2/22/2011

Archery postcard 1

Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge postcard 2

2/22/2011

Presidential Active Lifestyle Award Challenge postcard 2

New addition to NASP

2/17/2011

It is our pleasure to announce the hiring of Kevin Dixon as Vice-President of Operations for NASP. Kevin's long-time involvement, success, and enthusiasm for NASP will enable him to help us continue moving the bar ever higher in terms of expansion and service to NASP participants.

In order to accept this position Kevin had to resign his position on the NASP board. We will be offering his place on the board to a new candidate shortly.

I'm sure you'll join me in welcoming Kevin to his expanded role in NASP.

Sincerely,

Roy Grimes

President, NASP®

National Safety Council Report on Archery

1/14/2011

National Safety Council Report on Archery

Archery is safer than all ball sports with the exception of table tennis.

If your school offers any sort of contact sports there is no reason for them to not allow archery.

2011 Officially Licensed Apparel

1/11/2011

2011 Officially Licensed Apparel

Download PDF brochure for all details!

Medal Level Sponsors

1/10/2011

Medal Level Sponsors

Mathews Inc. - Double Platnum

Morrell Manufacturing - Platinum

National Wild Turkey Federation - Gold

Archery Trade Association - Silver

Easton Technical Products - Silver

Field Logic (The Block) - Bronze

Army National Guard - Bronze

Shakir-Safari Club International - Bronze

Easton Foundations - Bronze

Report on USA World tournament from South Africa NASP

12/21/2010

2010 NASP® World Invitation tournament in

USA attended by young people from South Africa

Whow!!! Whow !! what an investment has been made in the young people of South Africa by attending the 2^nd World Championship. National Archery in the Schools Program tournament hosted in the ESPN Worldwide sport Centre in Orlando Florida USA

During October 2009 the first National Competition of the NASP® SA (National Archery in the Schools Program) program was held in Pretoria and the top 10 archers at this competition was invited to attend the World Championship in October 2010 in the USA

All the wheels were put into motion and the fundraising was started to cover the expenses of the archers going to the World Championship - funds were raised and a big thank you to our sponsors and everybody that assisted us - the parents of the young people who covered a large portion of the cost - thank you very much - this was an investment in the visibility of South Africa and our young people and after the tournament - as the world now knows that South Africa is a force to be reckoned with

The young people were from the following schools - 8 from Riecbeeckrand Hoër skool in Randfontein, 1 from Waterstone Collage and 1 from Multi Ed home schooling - 4 coaches and two groups of parents went with the group

Great was the excitement when all arrived at OR Tambo Airport @ 16h00 on Thursday 30 September 2010 - once everybody had checked their luggage and bow cases in pastor Gerhard Pretoruis sent everybody of to the USA after he prayed over the group and the last goodbyes were said and into the plane off to the USA. The reservations for our stay was done at the Caribbean beach resort which is in Disney world - that added to the excitement as the young people would also experience Disney World theme parks, being in America and then most important of all, the NASP® World championship tournament

Once we arrived in the USA, experienced the customs officials, the size of the airport, the underground trains and then onto the bus that will take us to the resort and yes, we are in the USA going to the world championship - a first for South Africa, the young people, the coaches and the parents

Everybody was overwhelmed by the way that everything operated smoothly and we arrived at the resort, were booked into our rooms and the big task of unpacking started with the anticipation of the first visit to a Disney world theme park

The next few days were spent going to the various theme parks, plenty of shopping, going on some thrilling rides and being swept away into fantasy world of Disney, we had to come back to reality and Thursday 7^th October we went to the ESPN centre for our first practice session and to get the young people acquainted with the environment that they will be shooting in on Friday 8^th October

A practice range was set up outside the hall and our archers got their equipment out and the range officials went thru the various protocols and when our archers started shooting a number of oee, ahaa, good - where are you from? came from the spectators and archers waiting to shoot as our archers were really shooting well and the world started realizing there are competent archers that has arrived at the tournament and that means additional competition

When we entered the hall a bit later everybody had already heard of the new force that has arrived, the people from South Africa - we were warmly greeted and welcomed by all, lapel pins were exchanged between the various archers, many requests were made to pose for photographs with the various teams from the various states and countries and we had the overcome the first concern in the competition - will we be welcomed and how will we be received - with the friendly and warm reception that we got we started relaxing and could focus on the task ahead as we now have to shoot in a competition where 100 archers will shoot at the same time and a total of 947 will be shooting during Friday and Saturday - we were overwhelmed as the biggest competition in South Africa was 30 archers shooting together with a total of 124 Archer competing at the National Competition

The group from Anderson County Middle School Kentucky really made us feel welcome and an instant bond was formed between the two groups - supporting and cheering each other on during the competition - this bond developed during the two days and NASP® SA will now extend an invitation to the Kentucky group to come and compete in South Africa during the Huntex show in April 2011 - this will be an historical event as the National Archery in the Schools program stared 9 years ago in Kentucky and they will also be the first international team that will visit South Africa - although the program has only been active in South Africa for 20 months

Our archers have now all got international rankings and there are a number of them that now have rankings under the top 30, and the top 260 in the world that means we have people in the top 34% of the world archers.

Male Archers

ARCHER_NAME	SCHOOL	SCORE	RANK OVERALL	INDIVIDUAL DIVISION	RANK DIVISION	GRADE	RANK GRADE	STATE	COUNTRY
LOTTERING, ROANN	RIEBEECKRAND	286	20	HIGH	11	11	3	Gauteng	South Africa
BOTHA, RIAAN	RIEBEECKRAND	269	120	HIGH	47	9	14	Gauteng	South Africa
THEUNISSEN, JACO	RIEBEECKRAND	265	160	HIGH	57	11	18	Gauteng	South Africa
BRANDT, ASHELY	MULTI ED CENTER	261	186	HIGH	67	10	23	Gauteng	South Africa
STEMMET, DIETER	RIEBEECKRAND	257	232	HIGH	78	11	23	Gauteng	South Africa
KIRSTEN, ALEXANDER	RIEBEECKRAND	254	258	HIGH	84	11	26	Gauteng	South Africa

Female Archers

ARCHER_NAME	SCHOOL	SCORE	RANK OVERALL	INDIVIDUAL DIVISION	RANK DIVISION	GRADE	RANK GRADE	STATE	COUNTRY
MULDER, MARICKE	RIEBEECKRAND	274	51	HIGH	21	12	3	Gauteng	South Africa
RICHARDSON, PERRYN HEATHER	WATERSTONE COLLEGE	273	60	HIGH	22	10	8	Gauteng	South Africa
DU PLESSIS, BERNET	RIEBEECKRAND	264	104	HIGH	36	11	9	Gauteng	South Africa
OLIVIER, MILANDI	RIEBEECKRAND	239	217	HIGH	60	10	24	Gauteng	South Africa

As can be seen from the above results South Africa has made an impressive mark in the world championship and will do even better next year during the World Championship tournament in 2011

The next national competition in South Africa will be held on 30 October at Riebeeckrand Hoërskool in Randfontein - the top archers in this tournament will be going to the world championships in USA during October 2011 and will also compete in April 2011 against the team from Kentucky USA

Contact Gerhard Lottering 083 306 6366 for more information

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11/29/2010

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Washington D.C. Joins the National Archery in the Schools Program

9/27/2010

Press Release

Washington D.C. Joins the National Archery in the Schools Program

September 14, 2010

By: Roy Grimes, President, NASP®

While the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) continues to await adoption by the last three states; Vermont, Rhode Island, and Delaware, we are pleased to announce entry of the Washington D.C. school district to the program. At 4:45pm on August 4th, this 120-school district saw thirteen of its educators certified to bring NASP®-style archery lessons to 4^th-12^th grade students at 9 of its schools.

The 8-hour training was conducted in the gymnasium at Ballou High School and coordinated by Heather Holaday, the district's Program Manager for Health and Physical Education. Heather and 12 of the district's teachers participated in a certification class conducted by NASP® President, Roy Grimes. Ballou PE Teacher, Benjamin Davis was our on-site host providing the training location, classroom materials, and equipment to conduct the course. As is the case at most NASP® start-ups, few of the participating teachers were experienced archers. This also meant they had few, less-than-desirable archery habits to improve upon.

Planning for the entry of Washington DC students to NASP®'s world-wide corps of participating schools began in August, 2009. During one of his trips to the nation's capital to meet with potential supporters, Tom Bennett, NASP® Vice-President visited DC school district headquarters to describe the program's positive impacts on students. District decision makers were impressed with NASP®'s positive impact on student performance, attention spans, motivation, behavior, self-esteem, and enthusiasm for school. Of course leadership was also pleased to learn of NASP®'s perfect safety record and that, according to the National Safety Council, archery is safer than all ball sports taught in North America's schools except table tennis.

The day of training was filled with new information and practical exercises. The teachers eagerly learned new archery skills and shared with one another how they thought students would react to the fun of archery. Heather Holaday had this to say about NASP® coming to her district, "We're excited to be piloting NASP in 9 of our schools this year. Our intent is to use NASP international style target archery in our physical education classes as part of the regular curriculum. We believe the archery program will instill confidence in students, improve their focus and behavior, and expose them to an activity that levels the playing field for everyone, so that all may enjoy success." As have more than 20,000 teachers certified by NASP® to date, each DC teacher accomplished their practical exercises with flying colors and aced their 100-point final exams at day's end.

Like the 47 states, 5 provinces and countries before it, the launch of DC NASP® would not have been possible without generous support of companies and organizations who believe in NASP®. Before the first teacher could be certified we had to secure equipment kits for the physical education classes and materials to train the teachers. The Archery Trade Association donated $15,000 towards this effort which was about 40% of the total cost. Additional support was provided by: Mathews Archery, National Wild Turkey Federation, Easton Technical Products, Morrell Targets, Field Logic, Rinehart Targets, Shikar-Safari Club International, BCY, Brownell, Papes, Army National Guard, & Archery Shooter Systems. The Boone and Crockett Club provided $3,000 to purchase a NASP® archery kit to use during the training.

The 9 pilot schools are already presenting NASP®-style archery lessons to their students. During the next few weeks these schools will craft DC's own NASP® story of success. Teachers, parents, and students at other DC schools are hearing of the program's exciting results and will seek to become DC NASP® school number's 10-120! The next challenge for this new NASP® effort will be to find funding to bring this endeavor to more of its schools full of eager and able students. We at NASP® look forward to individuals and teams from these schools to be among the 7,000 students who participate in the NASP® National and World Championships each year in Louisville, KY and Orlando, Florida.

Now, to those last states: We have teachers at schools lined up to bring Rhode Island, Delaware, and Vermont into the NASP® world. We need help to make this happen. If you would like to be instrumental in making NASP® a reality for kids in those states, please let us know. If you can help our non-profit effort, please contact us @ http://www.nasparchery.com/

NASP Announces Increase to School Equipment Grants Program

9/3/2010

Press Release

August 23, 2010

NASP® Announces Increase to School Equipment Grants Program

By: Roy Grimes, President NASP®

The Easton Foundations (EF®) has partnered with the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) to accelerate the already tremendous growth rate of this popular school archery effort. In May, NASP® announced the establishment of its first equipment grant program to help new NASP® schools. Contributors cooperated to provide $150,000 for this purpose. Donors also include:

Shikar-Safari Club International
Army National Guard
Mathews Archery
Easton Technical Products
Morrell, Field Logic, and Rinehart Targets
BCY & Brownell arrow curtains
Papes Archery
BowTree
Plano
Mossy Oak
National Wild Turkey Federation
Safari Club, and the Mule Deer Foundation.

This week EF® added $150,000 to the grant fund. Thanks to EF®, twice as many new schools from each of the 47 NASP® states and 5 NASP® provinces may receive assistance to start their archery classes.

Once educators at a prospect school learn about NASP®, the next biggest obstacle to bringing archery instruction to their students is the purchase of the archery equipment kit. Thanks to very cooperative pricing by NASP® suppliers, the equipment kit costs a school far less than its retail value. Even so, the expense is around $3,000 to outfit a school's Physical Education archery class of 24-36 students. NASP's equipment specifications are highly standardized in every school world-wide. Each school uses the same bow and arrow. The Genesis by Mathews Archery is a high quality universal-fit compound bow designed for sharing among several student archers. The Genesis arrow was specifically designed by Easton Technical Products to be safe, durable, and effective for the archery student. This principle of every student using the same equipment in archery class makes certain the focus of student learning is on mastering the process of safe and proper shooting. If different types of equipment were used the teacher's role would be more complicated, NASP®'s perfect safety record could be impacted, and the student's mastery of how to shoot could be short-circuited.

Most of the more than 7,500 schools that have joined the program to date have been able to purchase their equipment with little help from outside sources. However, many schools are not able to raise this money without assistance. Some of these schools raise money locally among civic organizations, conservation clubs or chapters such as the National Wild Turkey Federation or Safari Club International. Innovative teachers also enlist the aid of parents to hold fund raising events to raise money for the equipment. In many NASP® jurisdictions the fish and wildlife conservation agency provides grants to help schools with purchase of their initial archery equipment kit.

To help alleviate financial barriers we at NASP® are excited about this doubling of our equipment grants program from the $150,000 we announced in May to $300,000 today. The generosity of the Easton Foundations® (EF®) has made this possible. EF® is a non-profit foundation established by James L. Easton for the purpose of training and developing a pool of world class archers able to compete at the highest levels. The strategy used to accomplish the Foundation's purpose is the creation or support of programs to develop archers at many levels in order to strengthen and deepen the available talent pool. "The Easton Foundations have supported NASP® Schools for a number of years with equipment grants directly to the schools, our additional support of the NASP® School Equipment Grant Program allows us to support even more schools and leverage the great work of the NASP® organization and State Coordinators", commented Greg Easton from the Easton Foundations. For more about the Easton Foundations visit ttp://www.eastonfoundations.org/

This grant offer is popular with coordinators who run NASP® in their respective states. Timmy Thomas, who directs Alaska NASP® commented, "Offering the grants to schools is a major boost to the program. In Alaska we have a lot of very small schools and the price of a kit plus the large shipping bill is a huge issue. Some of my schools just could not afford this equipment without these generous grants. Offering these grants allows the Alaska program to grow at a much faster pace." Likewise, Ray Metzler, Hunter Education Coordinator in Alabama offered, "Implementation of the program goes much quicker when our agency has been able to find outside funding to provide to schools as matching money. Schools must provide some of the money and generally are able to find about half of the funds required to purchase a kit without much problem. It seems to me ... they have more pride in their program if they have a stake in the purchase of the equipment."

The National Archery in the Schools Program® is in its 9^th year. The original goal of establishing 120 schools and 24,000 students in a single state has been blown away as 1.5 million students from 47 states and 5 countries now participate. If you would like to learn more about NASP® and how to help our nonprofit foundation bring the program to more students please check us out at: http://www.archeryintheschools.org/ or http://www.nasparchery.com/

Plano Steps Up Involvement in School Archery Program

5/10/2010

Plano Steps Up Involvement in School Archery Program

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updated 2010 NASP Nationals results

5/10/2010

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Dear NASP® Participant:

We appreciate the patience of teachers, coaches, parents, and especially student archers as we at NASP® sorted out the erroneous scorecard readings from this past weekend's National Tournament. Since Monday, using a single scanning machine, all 6,784 scorecards were rescanned. When a different result was discovered we compared the original scan with the new scan by physically examining the scorecard to see which was correct. This resulted in 89 scorecards being assigned a corrected (true) score.

None of the team or scholarship standings were impacted

We are in daily contact with Bill Apperson, the maker of the scanner, software, and scorecards. Mr. Apperson is very cooperative and surprised we had this problem - the first they've experienced. We are returning the machines to Apperson to determine what happened. We will share the outcome with all states who use these devices. Next year, we will run a redundant bank of scanners so every scorecard is scanned twice, through different machines, to prevent delay and inaccurate scorecard reading in the future. There is no way better than scanning to document the results of a tournament the scale of the NASP® national. Any kind of system requiring human transfer of a sum of arrow values to a spreadsheet, etc. is known to suffer certain levels of transcription error and therefore unsuitable for our use.

Again, thank-you for your patience and understanding. The results of the National Tournament are a partial reflection of the tremendous effort exerted by students and their teachers, parents, and coaches to master the discipline of archery. It is very important to us to continue to conduct tournaments that are ultra-safe, super-fun, and of the highest integrity.

Sincerely,
Roy A. Grimes

President, NASP®

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5/1/2010

NASP and PE Fit announce partnership

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12/30/2009

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12/29/2009

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In Beyond NASP® Tim expands on the 11 Step program sharing techniques that will allow the students to enjoy archery as a lifelone sport and ultimately become better shooters.

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11/3/2009

Texas NASP Newsletter Fall 2009 Volume 3

9/24/2009

Texas NASP Newsletter Fall 2009 Volume 3

Impacts of the National Archery in the Schools Program

9/8/2009

Impacts of the National Archery in the Schools Program

By Tom Bennett

The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) has expanded from twenty-one pilot schools in 2002 to more than 5000 schools in five countries. More than 1,000,000 students in the 4^th-12^th grades learn archery from their teachers. Recently, NASP® conducted an analysis to determine economic impacts of the program and whether "archery'' leads to other outdoor activities.

According to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) archers participate in other outdoor activities at significant rates. Archery is a ‘Gateway' activity which encourages participation in other outdoor pursuits. The SGMA 2009 report indicates that the "cross participation" of "Archers" is significant. State Fish and wildlife agencies play a major role in coordinating NASP® at the state sate level and want to know if their investment of time and funding is providing a return on their investment. NASP® teaches more than one million students in 4^th-12^th grades each year. Seventy-seven (77%) of these students had not shot a bow before the NASP® class. The SGMA report finds that target archers participate in bow hunting at a rate of almost 29%. Archers hunt with a shotgun at a rate of almost 33% and with a rifle at a rate of 38%. This means that if you teach archery to a million students a significant percentage of them will try other outdoor pursuits. According to SGMA, archers are likely to become ‘anglers' at a rate of 56%. Clearly, this is strong reason to promote target archery to the potential conservationists of the future.

On the economic side, NASP® contracted with Lynn Garrison, former Director of Public Affairs and Policy for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and a national expert on data collection and analysis. He was asked to determine the economic impact of NASP® to the outdoor industry. NASP® is now in 46 states in the US in more than 5000 schools. It was decided that since NASP® has expanded to more than 100 schools in 23 states that the benchmark would be one hundred schools. His mission was to determine the economic impact of 100 NASP® schools in a state. Some basic assumptions were necessary. The NASP® ‘kit' costs approximately $3000. Surveys completed by Mark Duda, Responsive Management®, US School Data at the National Center for Education Statistics and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service were used as the basis for formulas and assumptions.

Using 200 students as the average participants per school size, computations were made on the economic impacts of 100 NASP® schools in a state. The research indicated that 14% of NASP® students purchased personal archery equipment. We assumed the average cost of the bow was $250, $60 for arrows, $50 for a target, and $150 for accessories. When you add the $3000 "NASP® archery kit" for 100 schools you can estimate the direct economic impact of 100 NASP schools to be $1,075,600. Economists compute "Total economic impact including multipliers'' which is a fancy way to estimate the ripple effect of the money spent by consumers . it is assumed that the store then buys equipment, pays for services and spends the money in the local community and ‘multiplies' the expenditure. Given the standard ‘multiplier' for the impact of 100 NASP schools the TOTAL economic impact is $2,158,000. This can also be computed to support 49 jobs related to and supported by 100 NASP schools.

The NASP® continues to grow. This month Canada will add its fourth province when British Columbia completes training. Plans are being developed to add the final four states : Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Delaware. Clearly, NASP® is a good investment for state fish and wildlife agencies and the archery industry. NASP® is a gateway activity which leads archers to other outdoor pursuits. Archery , through NASP® is passing on the shooting sports traditions to the next generation "One Arrow at a Time."

NASP Partners "Adopt-A-School" Grants

9/8/2009

NASP Partners "Adopt-A-School" Grants

Non-profit organizations in the United States have a rich history and tradition of supporting conservation programs. Hunters, anglers and conservationists have created specialty groups which support important programs to improve wildlife habitat, wildlife populations, and programs to pass on and preserve our outdoor heritage. The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®), also a non-profit organization has enjoyed the financial support of some of the major conservation groups since its beginning in March, 2002. Several conservation organizations have realized the importance of teaching archery to millions of young students in the 4^th-12^th grades and provide "NASP® adopt-a-school grants'' to purchase archery kits for schools. Archery is proving to be a ‘Gateway' program to other outdoor interests and is the most prolific shooter recruitment program in history.

"The National Wild Turkey Federation , headquartered in Edgefield South Carolina has been a NASP® sponsor and partner almost since our inception, ‘' said Roy Grimes, President of NASP®. ‘'NASP® fits perfectly with our ‘Take One Make One' program. NWTF has more than 2300 chapters and 400,000 members and was the first national conservation organization to recognize NASP as a ‘gateway' activity to promote outdoor skills,'' said George Thornton, CEO of NWTF. NWTF chapters have contributed more than $750,000 to help schools buy archery equipment. NASP® now serves more than 5400 schools in 46 states.

The Safari Club International headquartered in Tucson, Arizona makes archery grants to schools near its 189 chapters and more than 55,000 members world wide. SCI has been aggressive in training NASP teachers at its American Wilderness Leadership School (AWLS) in Wyoming. Each year AWLS conducts wilderness training for school teachers during eight-day sessions at the school near Jackson, Wyoming. SCI staff has received training in NASP® and now also certify teachers in archery. This year 140 teachers from 29 states have become Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) NASP® certified.

Mule Deer Foundation, President Miles Moretti thinks, "NASP® is the great way to get young people involved in the outdoors. " Our chapters and Regional Directors are excited about being a part of the most effective shooting sports learning program in history,' he said. The Mule Deer Foundation has 80 chapters and 11,000 members across American and Canada.

NASP® is, a 501c.3 non-profit organization started in 2002 in Kentucky. It is a unique public- private organization with a national board and strong support from state and federal fish and wildlife and education agencies across the US, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia.

State agencies are faced with the every increasing threat of loss of habitat for wildlife and fish.

While NASP® teaches international-style target archery, it is a program that can lead students to try other outdoor related activities. Hunters pay for wildlife conservation through license fees and federal excise taxes on equipment. Other conservation groups promote NASP® with the idea that teaching a lifetime skill of archery will enable many new conservationists to try other outdoor activities. While there are some shared members each organization brings a unique perspective and ideas to promote archery through NASP®.

Brian Murphy, CEO of the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) promotes the scientific management of deer and NASP® to 47,000 members in 150 ‘Branches.' "NASP® is a great way to engage students in the shooting sports and prepare them to decide whether they will become part of the unique way we manage wildlife in this country, he said. ‘' Hunting and the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is the most successful model of wildlife management in history," according to Murphy.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), headquartered in Missoula, Montana has 150 chapters and 150,000 members promoting NASP through its Conservation Education programs. RMEF is a leader in wildlife restoration, habitat preservation and conservation education. RMEF, CEO, David Allen says, "NASP® is the perfect match for our conservation education programs. Teaching this lifetime skill will give people the option to continue target shooting or be a part of some of the most spectacular wildlife management initiatives and projects. "

Pheasants Forever with its 120,000 members in 635 chapters and Quail Forever with 7.000 members and 100 chapters bring a similar perspective. "Engaging youth in shooting sports prepares them to make good decisions when they become adults. We believe that hunting and wildlife conservation go hand in hand. NASP® gets students interested in the shooting sports and we know from research that this kind of skills instruction gives them confidence to try other things,' said Dave Nomsen, Vice President of PF/QF. Nomsen was referring to the 2009 survey done by the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association which indicates that 29% of target archers become bow hunters, 32% of archers become shotgun hunters, 38% of archers become rifle hunters and 56% of archers become anglers.

NASP® is growing at about 1,000 schools per year or about 250,000 new archers annually. These students will be the conservationists and wildlife leaders of the future. Groups like the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Safari Club International, the Mule Deer Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Quality Deer Management Association, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever provide critical funding to help schools start the National Archery in the Schools Program. This again, is an example of how sportsmen and women support conservation education and help pay for the conservation of our natural resources.

If you or your organization would like to join this exciting, skill and character building effort please contact us at: http://www.archeryintheschools.org/

The Mission

9/8/2009

The Mission

It started with a simple question. How could we engage a ‘lost generation' of young people who did not grow up in rural America in wildlife conservation and shooting sports? Most of ‘us' grew up in areas near or in the middle of rural communities. We knew how to entertain ourselves with nature. In fact, nature was the focus of our outdoor pastimes including hunting, fishing, hiking, catching frogs, and butterflies, beetles and turtles.

The generation of young people today are more urban and ‘city kids.' How could we engage them in outdoor shooting sports , teach outdoor skills and encourage interest in other activities. Roy Grimes and I hit on the idea that was not new. It is old.......archery.

In our public school days archery was commonly taught in the physical education classes. Mostly, the boys gravitated to it because of the sheer, brute strength it took to shoot the recurve bow. So, we started researching ways to assure that every child in school could learn archery. Archery is fun and safe and for many of us is the first shooting sport we learn.

After much research and discussion with school administrators, teachers, curriculum writers, archery industry leaders and state officials we began a pilot program with a simple ‘Mission': Promote the teaching of target archery as a part of the in-school curriculum to improve educational performance of students and encourage their participation in the shooting sports. It was from this simple goal that the Kentucky Archery in the Schools Program was born. Because sister agencies in other states agreed with our strategy, within a year KASP became the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®).

Some basic operating principles were established and implemented in twenty one pilot middle schools in Kentucky in March, 2002. These same operating principles remain constant today and account for the steady growth and continued interest in 5400 schools in five countries. More than a million students will learn archery from their teachers this school year.

The Operating Principles

First and foremost in each NASP® school program is Safety. It just so happens that according to the National Safety Council, archery is safer than every ball sport offered in schools except....table tennis. Safety and range set up is replete throughout NASP® Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) courses.

NASP® is oriented to ‘target archery.' NASP® founder are lifetime hunters but NASP® is strictly target archery. Archery is a lifetime skill and is safe, wholesome, and non-controversial. The program is designed to reach all students whether rural, urban or special needs. Teaching a lifetime skill will give the individual the ability to choose whether to continue target shooting or try other venues.

The equipment designated for use in NASP® is suited for the typical 4^th-12^th grade physical education class. No matter the students size, ability, or gender every archer in NASP® uses an identical bow, identical arrows, and learns to shoot at distances that guarantee immediate success. The lessons are designed for safe shooting indoors our outside. NASP® courses are presented as a part of the in-school curriculum. The course is designed to be at or above national curriculum standards and must be taught in school during the day as a part of the school curriculum. This assures that archery is offered to all students. This in-school teaching principle is why 77% of NASP graduates report this was their first time to experience archery. Because NASP® isn't an "after-school-only" effort, we are not simply preaching to the choir.

NASP® training is consistent, comprehensive, and current. Range set up, operation and training methods are standard in each school. Specific training methods assure the proficiency of the teacher and their graduation from Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) class is a prerequisite to offering NASP® courses in schools.

NASP® teaches a lifetime skill. In doing so we stress the teaching of skills over technology. Each student learns on identical equipment which is safe, universal fit, modern looking, affordable, durable and interesting for the teacher and student to learn. This levels the playing field for all archers and encourages focus on technique and form instead of equipment and technology.

NASP® is a 501.c.3 non-profit organization governed by a national board of directors. NASP works with states, provinces, and countries and seeks to establish partnerships with institutional partners on a state or country-wide basis. In doing so, NASP partners are asked to endorse a simple "Letter of Understanding" which confirms the mutual interest in adhering to the NASP® mission and these operating principles. This also confirms that NASP® is a gateway activity which creates opportunity for state agencies to engage students in afterschool or special events which may include their interest in other outdoor activities.

About a third of the 5400 NASP schools offer an ‘after school archery program.' NASP® operating principles require that NASP® first be offered in-school to every student before starting an after school club or activity. This assures that any NASP® activity is conducted fairly and uniformly to assure that it is inclusive and suited for all ability levels.

Many schools and most states are experiencing interest in competitions between schools, in their state or province, nationally and for the first time internationally. NASP® will conduct its first ever "WORLD TOURNAMENT'' at Disney World Wide World of Sports®, on October 8-11, 2009.

NASP® funding partners and sponsors are keys to the growth and stability of the program. Recently, four other organizations were added to the three NASP® mainstays of the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Safari Club International, and the Mule Deer Foundation. Those four new partners are the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Quality Deer Management Association, the Pheasants Forever, and Quail Forever. Clearly, these organizations recognize the "Mission" of NASP®and the opportunity for archery to be a gateway to other outdoor activities.

NASP® is the fastest growing shooting sport in history. It has a spotless safety record and surveys indicate wide spread support from teachers, parents, administrators, and students. We do what we do best-teach the lifetime skill of archery to every child in the school.

We focus on the mission.

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2009 Final Instructor Report

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Success Stories

6/15/2006

Michael’s Story
When first asked to write down a success stories that directly relate with the Archery in the Schools Program I was at a loss, not because I couldn’t think of any but because I didn’t know which one to choose. After careful and exhausting thought I would like to tell you about Michael.

Michael is an 8th grade student that has been a member of the South Middle School Archery Team for two years. Michael arrived at South on a trial basis from Central Learning Center, an alternative school, where he had been a student for 3 years. His placement at this school was due to his disruptive behaviors in the classroom and blatant disrespect for authority.
Michael had expressed an interest in bow hunting to the teachers at Central when they began to make plans for Michael to return to South, I was called and asked about the Bulldog Archery Team. The teachers at Central thought that this would help him with his transition back to a regular classroom. I agreed to meet with Michael and explain the rules and what it would take for him to be a part of the team. Michael became very excited and proved to be an outstanding archer. His grades improved from a 2.0 to a 2.7 and his behavior was outstanding, during archery season (6 months) he had only one office referral. Teachers were so impressed that a recommendation was made that he be allowed to come for a full day instead of half a day. It seemed as things where finally headed in the right direction for Michael.

Unfortunately after our National competition, his teachers noticed a drastic change in his moods and his attitude toward his school work. They came to me and asked when archery was going to start again; this seemed to be the only thing that he cared about.
The next year Michael didn’t even try out for the team and his year was a disaster, His parents called and asked me to talk him into trying out for the team just to regain his focus, but he refused and had one of the worst years possible. He had even been recommended to return to CLC. At this point I had finished with football and was asked by his transition teacher to speak with him about archery, I did and to my surprise Michael showed interest and said that archery was the only thing that made him come to school and that he had made a mistake by not trying out for the team. I made a deal that if he got his act together he would be allowed to participate in archery next year. His attitude changed, his grades improved and his mom was overjoyed.
This year Michael is an 8th grader and one of our team leaders. Michael has maintained a 3.0 grade point average with no office referrals. His parents where so pleased that they rewarded Michael with his own bow, something he cherishes dearly. He has a younger brother that wants to shoot; I overheard Michael telling him that he must stay out of trouble and keep his grades up in order to be a part of the program.
This is just one of many success stories that are a direct result of the Archery in the Schools program. I must admit in the beginning I thought that this program would never last but after positive experiences like this one and several others; I know that it will. We currently have a competition team and an archery club. Students come from all backgrounds. The Archery program provides an opportunity for good clean fun in a competitive environment and gives students a sporting activity they can enjoy for lifetime.

Jimmie’s Story
When Jimmie came to our school in second grade he had been home-schooled all his life and had severe learning disabilities, including a mild mental disability, which had never been diagnosed. By the time he was in fourth grade and began coming to our after-school program, he was pretty much mute by choice. He walked through the halls with his head down and never spoke without prompting. When you would ask him a question, he might answer in a mono-syllable, but he would never look and remained "hunkered" down to try to disappear.

At the end of fourth grade, we began the Archery in the Schools program, and Jimmie was one of the first to come into the after school program to try out our new sport. Although I was skeptical and stayed near him in case he needed extra assistance, I knew it was imperative for Jimmie to be "like everyone else" as much as possible. Boy, did I find out that I was wrong - he wasn't shooting like everybody... he was blowing them away! After explaining the shot sequence and letting him cast his first arrow, I stepped back and he grouped all five shots HIS FIRST TIME ON THE LINE! Needless to say, the kids went WILD! Our other coach, Mark, walked next to him to pat him on the back and he flinched away from him...it was like he had never been patted on the back or didn't know what praise was all about. He had been flying under the radar so long, he thought he was invisible.

However, archery changed all of that. He became the top shooter the FIRST week and soon after zinged his first "Robin Hood" during practice.... and Jimmie changed. Personally, we began to see him interact with children during practice. They were giving him "high fives" and cheering for him and he was soaking it up like a sponge. When a new child would come into practice, Jimmie would go stand next to them and help them understand the rules and shot sequence - he was finally the "leader" and the "expert" in an area - something that had never happened in his young life.

Then the teachers began calling wanting to know "what in the world did you do to Jimmie?" I was caught off guard and immediately began to think something was wrong. Then the teachers continued - Jimmie was a changed boy. He was listening in class. He was answering questions and about two months after archery began, he slowly raised his hand to ask a question in class - the first time he had ever voluntarily asked anything. The teachers in the room had to leave to hide the tears in their eyes.

So a year later, Jimmie was in the middle of the state mandated testing and was assisting with the daily "fun shoots" we had for testing rewards and we knew things had turned around for him but we still didn't know how much they had. However, when the results of the testing came back in, we knew. Jimmie had scored PROFICIENT (which for you non-Education, non-Kentucky) people, is a 3 out of 4 scale on his Practical Living/Vocational Studies test and the Apprentice on the remaining tested areas (2 of 4) when the year before he had score only Novices (or one of four).

More than the obvious educational benefits, Jimmie has friends now. He talks with them and is one of the "heroes" on the archery team. He travels with the team to ASA competitions and has raised his head to see the world. He already looks forward to the future in archery and is talking about working in an archery shop when he graduates.... GRADUATES... Jimmie is thinking about graduating from high school....all because of archery.

The Wesson Girl’s

I cannot think of anyone who has benefited more from the experience of NASP than Laura and Rebecca Wesson. Three years ago while serving as principal of Somerset High School, I worked diligently to offer the NASP program to interested students in an after school setting. I opened it to all grade levels and one of the students who showed up was an extremely shy, very quiet girl in glasses named Laura Wesson. I remember trying previously to make Laura talk to me in the hall and at ballgames where she played in the band. She was simply too shy to do so. When she appeared for our first practice, I wondered why she had made the effort knowing that she would have to interact and therefore speak to people. I do not remember how many arrows she shot, when it was finally her turn, but I remember that it was not many until she was smiling. Most if not all of her arrows were going where she wanted them to go. She left the first practice smiling. Over the next few months I watched a transition from a shy sedate young lady to an excited encouraging positive young lady. Finally the time came to take the group of archers to the first ever NASP state tournament. It was late in the day when I discovered just how the scoring was going that I realized Laura was doing pretty well. It was just minutes before the announcements that I realized that Laura Wesson would be forever the first girl’s high school state champion! Words cannot adequately express how this has impacted Laura since that day in Lexington. I hope you give her the chance to tell you what she does for everyone. Her story has appeared in numerous publications and newspaper articles. She is the biggest and best cheerleader on the team. Her grades and her future are looking good. She is simply one of my favorite people to encounter. There is always a hug, a smile and a “How are you doing” whenever I see her. Does NASP change people? It changed Laura Wesson.

Following the year when Laura won, her younger sister Rebecca appeared at practice. She was a tiny little thing who could not pull the bow back unless it was at very low in poundage. She participated regularly and soon found Laura’s enthusiasm and excitement. She was simply fun to be around as well. It was last year at the NASP tournament in Louisville, that NASP bumped full force into Rebecca. Knowing that her shooting was steadily improving, I realized in Louisville that she had shot well enough to possibly make the shoot off for College Scholarship money. Later it was announced that she did. After hugging her and talking to her, I told her to simply do her best, breathe, and enjoy the moment. To make a long story short, everyone there gathered around to a final shoot off which put Rebecca against her cousin, State Champion Ashley Rose, and with the last arrow……Rebecca had won the shoot off! Her tears of joy have been captured in several pictures and her outlook was now even more positive. She is amazing in her personality. Her plans are to begin working on another repeat as a sophomore and following NASP, she will be competing in state 3D archery events. She too would be someone that NASP has definitely impacted in a positive way. If nothing more, the Wesson sisters are super ambassadors for the program!

Jacob’s Story

Our special story and student that has benefited from NASP. The school is Summit Academy in Louisville, KY, a school for students in grades K-8 who have learning differences. Our students are smart and are of average to above-average intelligence, but they learn differently and have had
experiences of failure in the "normal" school learning setting. The student we have nominated for your consideration is Jacob, a fifth grader who came to us in the middle of the fall semester. Things were not working out for him at the public school he attended, both academically and socially. He is small framed and was the object of bullying. He came to Summit Academy afraid and unconfident, but the first day I was asked if he could join archery club. He started off doing well and has continued to progress. He is always one of several students who volunteer to shoot extra whenever we have an open space in practice. He is consistently good at shooting, but has been a few points behind our "champion of the day."

I wrote to our parents last week asking for any positive feedback they have from their child's participation in archery. I let them think that it was just an end-of-the-year report to the Archery in the Schools program. Jacob’s mother wrote back that Jacob was proud that Summit Academy had an archery club that he could join and that he told everyone that his school has archery. She felt like his attention level increased since his participation in archery and that he had more self esteem. He was also interested in the Fish and Wildlife Camp Earl Wallace, something that he may not have been confident enough to try before this.

I asked the teachers a similar question about the archery club students, asking them to note improvements that could include archery as a help. Jacob's teacher for homeroom, Mr. Wight wrote that Jacob's schoolwork effort had improved and his socialization skills were also
better than when he started at Summit Academy.

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