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National Archery in the Schools Program in New Jersey

Oxford School Excels at Archery Competition - May 13, 2009

The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) brings the sport of archery to millions of students in schools across the United States. Designed to teach "JOAD" (Junior Olympic Archery Development) style target archery in 4th-12th grades, the core content covers archery history, safety, technique, equipment, mental concentration, and self-improvement. Before presenting the 2-week archery course, teachers undergo a 8-hour National Archery in the Schools Program Basic Archery Instructor Training Program.
Students shoot at bulls-eye targets placed before an arrow resistant net in their gymnasium. Equipment used is state-of-the art and designed to fit every student. Thanks to support from the archery industry, the $4,800 equipment 'kits' can be purchased by schools for $2,250 to $2,650 dependant upon which targets and bow hanging units are chosen.

Students at Oxford Central School - see Rep. Scott Garrett's statement below
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The National Archery in the Schools Program brings the sport of archery to millions of students in schools across the United States:

It is an archery education program started in Kentucky in 2002 and is now spreading throughout the United States

It consists of a Physical Education Curriculum for fourth through twelfth grade students

It provides instruction in "JOAD" (Junior Olympic Archery Development) style target archery

It follows National Physical Education Standards

EQUIPMENT LOANER PROGRAM

Sometimes the cost of the required equipment has been an obstacle to schools interested in the program. That obstacle has been removed by a recent grant from the Easton Sports Development Foundation, which paid for 21 NASP archery equipment sets for New Jersey. Since fall, 2008, schools in every county has had access to a NASP equipment loaner kit, free of charge. The kits have an individual value of $2,800 so this is an excellent no-cost way for teachers to introduce archery into their physical education curriculum.

For more information on NASP and the loaner program please contact:
Keith Griglak - Keith.Griglak@dep.state.nj.us (schools located north of I-195)
Nathan Figley - Nathan.Figley@dep.state.nj.us (schools located south of I-195)

Or visit www.nasparchery.com for more NASP information

NASP VIDEO

This short video provides testimonials and information about the value of the program. It is available in four formats:

Windows Media Player Broadband - www.naspftp.com/video/Window%20Broadband.htm
Windows Media Player Dialup - www.naspftp.com/video/Window%20Dialup.htm
Quicktime Broadband - www.naspftp.com/video/Quicktime%20Broadband.htm
Quicktime Dialup - www.naspftp.com/video/Quicktime%20Dialup.htm

Statement of Representative Scott Garrett to the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the accomplishment of the Oxford Central School Archery Team (pdf, 260kb)- May 23, 2007