National Archery in the Schools Program
The National Archery in Schools Program introduces students to competitive archery at school and bowhunting through summer programs. It also provides safety training, shooting techniques, trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, citizenship and caring in prospective shooters and hunters.
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Why Use NMDGF National Archery in the Schools Program?
To engage more students in school, improve classroom performance and reduce dropout rates. New Mexico school dropout rate is 30%. Most students (88%) who drop out of school indicate they were not involved in extra-curricular activities. Educators nationwide are reporting that the National Archery in Schools Program “engages the unengaged” and inspires students to greater achievement in school. The improvement of self-confidence is the key. The student will experience success in the program because that is how it is designed. As the student improves they will gain self-confidence. With the self-confidence they will ask more questions and gain more information. The combination of self-confidence and information will improve test scores and overall improvement of self-worth.
Curriculum Standards
The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) has been designed to meet National Education Standards and has created curricula for grades 4 & 5 Elementary, 6-8 Middle School, and 9-12 High School.
The following links to the NASP curriculum: https://www.naspschools.org/resources/learning-center
Principles of NASP
National Archery in the Schools (NASP) follows these basic principles:
• NASP is taught during school for 2-8 weeks
• NASP teaches target archery
• NASP lessons are presented by NASP-trained teachers
• NASP equipment is identical from student to student
NMDGF Archery Coordinator
Contact the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Archery Education Coordinator to get the latest training and tournament information.
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The First Step is Easy
The teacher or volunteer must complete a simple NASP Application to scan and e-mail back to the New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish R3 Program Manager.
After staff has been certified in NASP they may order NASP equipment and start teaching students!
1: Every teacher in the program is required to undergo 8-9 hours of archery training, regardless of the teacher’s level of archery experience. The training and training packets are provided at no cost.
2: A signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
3: Every school in the program acquires, at discount prices from the NASP, a standard, safe, durable, modern, and universal-fit archery equipment kit. The kit is designed for teaching a class of 20-30 physical education students.
Every child in the program uses the exact same bow, arrow, target, and shooting style when learning the program. This standardization is one of the reasons the program has such high self-esteem benefits – no matter how much or little income the student’s family might have, they all use the same equipment, just as basketball and football use the same ball in every competitive event.
The price of the NASP equipment kit @ $2,500-3,000 each is sometimes an obstacle the school administration must overcome. However, there are a limited number of grants from New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish in the amount of $1500.00, and a limited number of grants from National Archery in the Schools Program in the amount of $500.00 and many schools receive assistance from archery clubs, community organizations, fundraising, local National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Chapters and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife (SFW).
4: One “Archery Kit” consists of:
10 Right Hand Genesis bows
2 Left Hand Genesis bows
2 boxes arrows
5 targets
1 arrow curtain
1 repair kit
1 bow rack
Order Form
FET Exemption Form
2021 NASP Virtual State Tournament
Tournament Dates: April 5th, 2021 through May 7th, 2021
Registration: opens March 1st, 2021 and closes May 7th, 2021 – (10 PM)
To register go to: www.nasptournament.org
Tournament Information:
1. This is a virtual tournament – teams will shoot individually at their home school under the direct supervision of their NASP certified (BAI) coach.
2. Competition can be held as a one-day tournament or multiple mini tournaments on varying days to accommodate small group gathering limitations. (i.e. – before school, after school or during physical education classes)
3. Only NASP students are eligible (students must be a participant of an in-school curriculum lasting 2-8 weeks, a minimum of 10 hours).
4. Only NASP students in grades 4th through 12th are eligible to compete.
5. Each archer may only shoot once for their tournament score.
6. Teams may consist of 12-24 archers which must include no fewer than four of each gender. Only one team per school is allowed.
7. If school doesn’t meet the minimum requirements for a team, they may register archers in the individual category.
8. Schools can have an unlimited number of individual participants.
9. Competitions will consist of teams from three divisions: Elementary (fourth-fifth); Middle (sixth-eighth); and High School (ninth – twelfth).
10. Coaches must be NASP Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) certified to register students.
11. Only scores submitted by May 7th (10 PM) through the www.nasptournament.org website will be considered for awards.
12. Tournament fees must be paid in full prior to May 7th, 2021 to NASP Inc., c/o Michelle Huibregtse to be eligible for awards.
13. All Registration documents must be signed and submitted to Bruce Atencio, NASP State Coordinator at Bruce.Atencio@state.nm.us.
For more information contact Bruce Atencio, Archery Education Coordinator, NMDGF, at Bruce.Atencio@state.nm.us or 505-467-9929.
2020 NASP Tournament Scores
Nationals Information
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