General Information

http://www.naspschools.org/

National Archery In The Schools Program

Archery Season begins in November and runs through February. NASP archery is designed for students in grades 4th-12th.

Practices are held at the Waltonians archery range in Toddville

Equipment

  • Genesis bows and arrows are available to use. You do not need to purchase anything unless you want to.
  • Finger tabs or Archery gloves are nice to have to protect fingertips.
  • Arm guards can also be used to protect your arm when releasing arrow.

Process of shooting

  • All actions are done with whistle commands as follows

Two Blasts-Get Bow

One Blast-Shoot

Three Blasts-Go Get Arrows

Five or more Blasts-STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING IMMEDIATELY!

Range Rules

    1. Know and obey all range commands and instructors.
    2. Always keep your arrows in your quivers until told to shoot with the “one whistle” command.
    3. Arrows should always be pointed downrange at a target while loading the bow.
    4. Always keep your arrows pointed down to the floor or at the target.
    5. Carry arrows with one hand on the points and the other hand placed around the shafts just below the fletching.
    6. If you drop an arrow, leave it on the ground until you are told to retrieve all your arrows.
    7. Always be courteous to the shooter next to you.
    8. Stand behind the waiting line when you are finished or not shooting.
    9. Be sure no one is behind you when removing your arrows. Only one archer may retrieve their arrows from the target at a time.
    10. Always WALK on the archery range. Walk back to the waiting line and return your arrows to your quivers after retrieving them.
    11. SAFETY IS ALWAYS FIRST PRIORITY!

Club RULES:

    1. NO electronics on the range, this includes earbuds or headphones.
    2. Listen and be respectful of coaches.
    3. Memorize the 11 steps to archery success and follow them every time.
    4. Come prepared. (equipment, glove, arm guard AND ALWAYS BRING YOUR STRING BOW)
    5. During your chosen practice time, you are required to be on the range and ready to practice.
    6. Sit quietly behind the waiting line when you are finished or not shooting.
    7. Arrive at least 5 minutes early to stretch prior to practice.
    8. Be respectful to others around you including other teams.
    9. Be courteous at other school tournaments and show them Pirate Pride, Performance and Positivity!
    10. SAFETY IS ALWAYS FIRST PRIORITY!

Eligibility and Behavior

  • The Alburnett Archery team participates in the same eligibility requirements as other school sports. We look to the parents to keep our kids on track and impress upon them that school is the most important activity in their young lives.
  • Archers are required to listen to their coaches at all times and no horseplay is allowed. This is for the safety of the entire team.

Team Details and scoring

  • A team consists of 12-24 students with at least 4 of the opposite gender.
  • The top 12 scores will be used to determine our team score.

Invitationals/Tournaments

  • A practice round will be done from 10 meters with 5 arrows, then three scoring rounds with 5 arrows each. The same process takes place at 15 meters. (Each flight takes about 45-60 minutes.)
  • Two archers are at one target, each archer fills in the scores of the other archers arrows using the bubble scorecard. It is important to always check your own score card before pulling your arrows at each round to ensure it was marked properly.
  • Alburnett Archery participates in several invitational’s at other NASP schools.
  • If you sign up for a tournament and circumstances change that you are unable to go, we ask that you notify a coach ASAP.
  • Typically schools charge $3 Archer, $5 Adult and $3 Student and concessions are available.
  • It is important to arrive an hour earlier than your flight time to warm up and be ready without feeling rushed and in case the school is running ahead on time.
  • Awards are given at the end of the invitational for top archers and top teams. If you are not there to receive your award, a coach will be there to accept and bring the award to the next practice.

Virtual Shoots

  • These are ‘virtual’ worldwide tournaments that are held at the clubs ‘homebase’ Waltonians. Scores are taken during practice and entered in an online database.

State Competition

  • The State Tournament is typically held the first weekend of March in Des Moines at the State Fairgrounds for qualifying teams and individuals.

Nationals Competition

  • National Tournament is held in Louisville, KY the second weekend in May for qualifying teams and individuals.

Worlds Competition

  • Worlds Archery Tournament is typically held in June with a different US location each year for qualifying teams and individuals.