NASP MESSENGER: WORLD TOURNAMENT ISSUE

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Welcome 2011 NASP World Tournament Washington NASP Recognition South Dakota Reaches 200 Schools New Training Materials Complete Recent NASP Trainings Creation Museum Archery NASP Pilot Project Announced for Arizona Outdoor Road Map Project

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Welcome:
Welcome!
As important year-end holidays approach I hope all of you are able to enjoy great health, activities, and people who are important in your life. In this issue of the NASP messenger you will find that Kevin Dixon has compiled a variety of notes about the NASP World Tournament, NASP training, and coordinator changes. Also included are highlights from a couple of special projects involving Native American schools. It does my heart good to learn of NASP Coordinators who have been promoted or otherwise moved upward in their careers. During my FW career I moved fourteen times in three states. Im glad that nearly every one of these moves was a step further away from where I started; painting picnic tables and collecting boat ramp fees. Most of you are in the beginning or middle of very positive careers and as your efforts succeed, so will you. Continued on pg. 6

2011 World Tournament

Beginning with practice rounds on Thursday October 6 , 2011, 1,071 kids from around the world arrived at ESPNs 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 noshows. 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, its obvious there is a growing interest for NASP-style archery not only in the United States, Continued...
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2011 NASP Worlds Continued:

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, halfway 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. At the conclusion of the awards ceremony Disneys 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. 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.

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Ryan Long, Madison Southern, KY Emily Bee, Hartland High School, MI

Nathan Parcell, Meade County, KY; Ryan Long, Madison Southern, KY; Emily Bee, Hartland High School, MI; Ashley Padgett, Meade County, KY.

Top Finishers in 4th, 5th Grade Divisions.

4th Grade Females: Shelby Goodrich, Woodlawn Elementary School, Georgia; Holly Snow, Piner Elementary School, Kentucky; Tyla Roberts, Hayden Elementary School, Indiana; Gina Mishark, Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas; Mackenzie Bartlett, Henderson County South Middle School, Kentucky

4th Grade Males: Spencer Bartlett, Henderson County South Middle School, Kentucky; Jacob Vaughn, Henderson County South Middle School, Kentucky; Alec Kaiser, Piner Elementary School, Kentucky; Brandon Aldridge, Westridge Elementary School, Kentucky; Tucker Hemphill, Woodlawn Elementary School, Georgia

5th Grade Females: Celsey Wood, Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas; Shelby Anderson, Foley Intermediate School, Alabama; Sierra Braun, Stratford Sharpshooters, Wisconsin; Emma Jones, Piner Elementary School, Kentucky; Courtney Walters, Hayden Elementary School, Kentucky 5th Grade Males: Jack Looney, Eagle Mountain Mag net, Arkansas; Nick Casada, Somerset High School, Kentucky; Ronnie Jeffrey, Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas; Caleb Lovelace, Hayden Elementary School, Indiana; Braden Brown, Jackson County Middle School, Kentucky
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Top Finishers in 6th grade and Middle School Divisions

6th Grade Females: Kenzie Trent, Anderson County Middle School, Kentucky; Natalie Owens, Hayden Elementary School, Indiana; Kimberlee Shelton, Trigg County Intermediate School, Kentucky; Katie Allen, Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas; Natalie Craft, Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas

6th Grade Males: Clay Stevens, Trigg County Intermediate School, Kentucky; Ryan McGill, Saint Peter in Chains, Ohio; Chase Roberts, Ashville Middle School, Alabama; Alex Jones, Chickahominy Middle School, Virginia; Jake Bartlett, Henderson County South Middle School, Kentucky

Middle School Females: Ashley Padgett, Meade County High School, Kentucky; Mary Aldridge, Bondurant Middle School, Kentucky; Laura Welk, Mayer Lutheran, Minnesota; Kaila Cunningham, Trigg County Middle School, Kentucky; Taylor Royalty, Kent Christian Academy, Indiana Middle School Males: Cody Bush, Philo Junior High School, Ohio; Chris Bee, Hartland High School, Michigan; Levi Staats, Ripley High School West Virginia; Bradley Long, Caudill Middle School, Kentucky; Dylan Crabtree, Logan-Hocking Middle School, Ohio
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Top Finishers in the High School Division

High School Females: Emily Bee, Hartland High School, Michigan; Lauren Hawker, Armstrong High School, Illinois; Brooke Markwalder, Armstrong High School, Illinois; Ciara Cox, Logan-Hocking High School, Ohio; Jessica Byrne, Henderson County High School, Kentucky

High School Males: Ryan Long, Madison Southern High School, Kentucky; Nathan Parcell, Meade County High School, Kentucky; Christian Carter, Madison Southern High School, Kentucky; Colton Morris, San Simon Unified School District, Arizona; Aaron Daniels, Henderson County High School, Kentucky

Welcome Continued:
NASP constituents are students, teachers, and parents. This is an audience very few Fish & Wildlife Agencies have had strong relationships with. An audience necessary to connect with if wildlife conservation is to have as strong a future as its past has been. Of course we are saddened a bit to have less contact with terrific NASP folks in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, New Hampshire, and Nevada. However, we wish everyone moving beyond NASP and into NASP well! If you have projects or situations you would like to share with others please let Kevin Dixon know. He sometimes struggles to generate enough news for this messenger but we all know most of your and our efforts go unheralded. Help us provide the Herald Angels something to Hark about!

Elementary School Division Top Three Teams

Above: Woodlawn Elementary School, Georgia Right: Hayden Elementary School, Indiana Below: Eagle Mountain Magnet, Arkansas

Middle School Division Top Three Teams

Above: Caudill Middle School, Kentucky Right: Eastside Middle School, Kentucky Below: Logan-Hocking Middle School, Ohio

High School Division Top Three Teams

Above: Madison Southern, Kentucky Right: Meade County High School, Kentucky Below: Henderson County High School, Kentucky

Spirit Award Winners

Elementary School: Hayden Elementary School, Indiana

Middle School: Anderson County, Kentucky

High School Riebeeckrand High School, Gauteng, South Africa

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Washington NASP Coordinator Dave Mack

Recognized by Local Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

WSAA for NASP at WAHPERD

On 14-15 October, Washington State Archery Association (WSAA) had a display booth and presented an archery demonstration at the WAHPERD Conference at the Shoreline Center. That not-so-familiar acronym stands for the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, so most of the attendees were school PE teachers. A lot of the exhibits and presentations were by organizations like ours who want to get their sport or teaching method offered in the schools, and some were from companies that sell sport equipment and training aids to the schools. Our NASP core team of Dave and Dee Mack, Linda Parker, and Sherrie Crisp was augmented by Karin Cook. We collected contact information for 16 potential new NASP schools and talked to MANY more about the National Archery in the Schools Program and about archery in general. Scheduling late in the second day brought only three attendees to our presentation of a compact archery setup and an abbreviated introductory lesson so these teachers could experience the equipment and methods used in the NASP classes. Highlight of the Friday lunch period was presentation of several awards recognizing people who have made significant contribution to the physical fitness and health of Washington youth. Our own Dave Mack was presented the Recreation Division award plaque, with a nice citation. It was great to see two NASP school teachers, Cece Badda and Mark Phillips also among those being recognized.
Provided by: Linda Parker

23% of South Dakota Schools are in NASP

Curt Robertson, South Dakota NASP Coordinator, has reported they have passed the double century mark, with 200 Schools now participating. South Dakota began their program with the Yankton South Dakota training held in the winter of 205-2006 and have expanded their program at a steady rate ever since. South Dakota has approximately 710 public schools and 140 private schools total. This means they now have 23% of their schools in NASP. South Dakota is also working closely with American Indian Reservation Schools as a part of their growth. Watch for a feature story from Curt on this in the next issue of the NASP Messenger.

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New NASP Training Packets Completed

Training Manual revisions are complete. 2012 editions of the NASP Basic Archery Instructor (BAI), Basic Archery Instructor, Trainer (BAIT) Manuals and the NASP Pocket guide have been completed and are now available for classes.

State Coordinator Changes

Several of the State Coordinator Positions have changed lately. Several are waiting to be filled. New State NASP Coordinators New Hampshire: Eric Gieb Ohio: Matt Neumeier Pennsylvania: Samantha Padder Pending Missouri Nevada Wyoming

Contact information for the new Coordinators can be located at www.archeryintheschools.org contact

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NASP Training This year only one new jurisdiction was enrolled in NASP. This was the country of Namibia in Africa. Namibia BAIT folks were trained by Wilhelm Greef, the coordinator of South Africa NASP. This year, because I suppose putting on a grand tournament isnt challenge enough, we conducted a BAIT Specialist workshop in Orlando, Florida at the HP Field House located at ESPNs Wide World of Sports Complex. Actually, this training was conducted because New Zealands Carol Watson has been trying to achieve BAIT Specialist status for a couple of years. Carol was attending the World NASP tournament with her countrys top boy and girl so holding a training fit with her schedule. Joining the training was AZs Tanya Washburn and British Columbias Miles McCarthy. Both of them achieved Specialist status by helping conduct this workshop in Orlando. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (Steve Robbins and JoAnne Peagler) provided much of the equipment and supplies and recruited all the BAI candidates we needed for day 3 of this workshop. We were pleased to have Easton Technical Products Carri Garrett on hand to become a BAIT certified person. Carri was a quick study and scored 100% on her exam! Carrie was unusually picky about all discussions involving arrows for some reason? Disney also sent some of its staff to be certified as BAIT or BAI so they could continue the NASP lessons they offer at Disneys Wilderness Lodge Resort. Pennsylvania and Ohio will send BAIT candidates to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky for a training Roy will conduct on December 19-21. Indianas Tim Beck is coming down to make sure Roy restricts his derogatory comments to the buckeye state. This training may also involve a few staff from new NASP sponsor, Army National Guard. We are pleased the KDFWR is trying to provide a few trainees at this workshop, especially for BAI certification on day 3 of the workshop. Creation Museum In the spring of 2010 Mathews Archery Founder, Matt McPherson was approached by administrators of the Creation Museum located in Northern Kentucky. The museum let Matt know that many Home Schooled students, especially those in highly religious families, were routine visitors to their museum. Matt suggested the museum provide these students an opportunity to participate in NASP. That launched an effort to train staff, build an archery range, and equip an archery program. Matt donated a NASP equipment kit and more than $7,000 to build the range. Field Logic donated 4x4 outdoor target blocks for the archery range. Rinehart Targets provided greatly discounted dinosaur 3-D targets to use as fun targets on this range. These dinosaur targets fit nicely with the elaborate dinosaur dioramas scattered about and within the museum. Im pleased to let you know the first Creation Museum NASP class was presented to 10 home schooled children from Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky on November 5, 2011. I had the rare pleasure of helping with this first class and interacting with children, some of whom I could look directly...eye to eye! Matt Graubner, leader of the museums archery programming plans to invite local home school children to join in regular NASP lessons at the Museum. He also plans to conduct general archery programs, using NASP techniques and equipment, for visitors to the Museum. On a side note, four Museum staffers have outfitted themselves with bowhunting equipment and use the range, with other museum employees to hone their archery skills!
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NASP Pilot Project Announced for Arizona

The Arizona Fish & Game Department, the Bureau of Indian Education and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service are partnering with NASP on a pilot project for native American Schools. AGFD has committed $15,000 to match funding provided by the USFWS. The project will equip ten BIE schools in Arizona. NASP Basic Archery Instructor training will occur this winter and spring and the project will be launched in March, 2012. AGFD will train the BIE teachers as part of their scheduled training. Funding for the project was secured by NASP working with the Office of the Secretary of the Interiors Office of Youth in the Great Outdoors, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Conservation Training Center at Parkersburg, West Virginia. The Bureau of Indian Education and the USFWS are part of the Department of the Interior. Arizona Game and Fish stepped up to match the funding provided by USFWS to bring the total project to $30,000. BIE operates 183 schools in 23 states. This pilot effort is made possible by the commitment of staff at the NCTC and the leadership of the Arizona Fish and Game Department. This effort is geared to expose native American schools to the benefits of NASP and connect them with Arizona NASP schools. AGFD operates 145 NASP schools. Arizona NASP coordinator, Tanya Washburn commented, We are pleased to be a part of this project. We already have a great working relationship with the USFWS. This commitment on their part to help BIE schools in Arizona should spark more interest in BIE schools in the other states. This means more than 2,000 new students will join NASP in Arizona.

NASP Partnering with Outdoor Road Map

Outdoor Roadmap will be creating a NASP Page, NASP Activity Page and Archery Center Page. The pages will provide opportunities for visitors to personalize their own pages, share information, participate in on-line tournaments, view on-line tournament scores and much more. The pages are scheduled to launch around the first of the New Year. All NASP live tournaments will be advertised and registered for by using our existing system and tournament web site. Results from any NASP Tournament (State, National, World) may also be viewed at the ORM as well as our tournament site. However, the results of the Year Long Physical Education Tournament will be viewed through the ORM web page.

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