Grace Groves – In my experience with shooting archery through NASP® I have had many positive experiences with other archers, coaches, and NASP® coordinators. In my first year of NASP®,…
Preventing & Dealing with Anxiety in Archery
Brennan Stephens – Archery is mainly a mental sport. You can have perfect form, but if you get up to the line nervous with an increased heart rate, your arrow…
Anna Rawe
Archery is a sport full of fun new experiences. One of my personal favorites is meeting new people. Over the course of the past three years, I have formed many…
Bryleigh McKeithan
Have you ever aimed at the same place on the target, and your arrows hit a different spot every time? It’s likely related to your form. Did you know every…
Advice From My Coach
Kelby Gjovik – It took me four years to accomplish something I have never done. What is it? I shot a 1 during a tournament, something I call a one…
When is the right time to start archery?
Matthew Ebner – You may wonder when the right time, or age, to start archery is. It is as soon as you have an interest in archery. You should give…
What Goes Through my Mind While Shooting
McKenna Montgomery – Draw, anchor, aim, and release. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s harder than you’d think when it comes to practicing archery. That’s why you put the…
Adara A.
Have you ever heard that one Archery phrase, “I don’t wear bows, I shoot them!” That phrase makes no sense at all because I wear bows and shoot them too….
Bryleigh McKeithan
My name is Bryleigh McKeithan, and I am a 5th grade student from Louisiana. Enjoying the outdoors I enjoy outside things like riding my horse, jumping on the trampoline, and…
Anna Rawe
My name is Anna Rawe and I am currently a sophomore in Missouri. I have been involved in my school’s archery program for the past three years. Shooting sports I…
Kelby Gjovik
When I first started NASP® archery, I never thought that my sister would join too and become my competition. My sister got into starting archery because she was going to…
Grace Groves
My name is Grace Groves, and I am an eighth grader from Arkport, NY. Shooting tournaments I have been an active NASP® shooter for three years. During my time as…
Nadine Davis
My name is Nadine Davis, and I grew up in a small town in southeastern Indiana! I joined archery my freshman year, and I have been part of the NASP®…
Brennan Stephens
My name is Brennan Stephens, and I am in the 11th grade in Kentucky. I have shot archery for seven years, beginning when I was in fifth grade. I began…
McKenna Montgomery
My name is McKenna Montgomery, and I am an archer from Iowa. I am in 8th grade and have been shooting since I was in 4th. I enjoy archery because…
S. Nicola Chmelir
Since joining the organization 4 years ago, the NASP® community has acted as a communal haven for myself and those around me. As I, at the time an extremely shy…
Sara Davis
How to Start? To be frank, I’ve never been very good at introductions. How do I start? What should I say? What’s too much information, but also, what’s not enough?…
Matthew Ebner
My name is Matthew Ebner and I am a senior in high school. I live in Southern Oregon and have a strong passion for archery. Archery has benefited me in…
Kaylee Landry
My coach and I were just talking about archery advice the other day. I’d say the best lesson he taught me was, as we say, how to stop. When you’re…
T Sanchez
Archery is a very mentally challenging sport. When I shot NASP, I would always get anxious before big tournaments. Many might think I was never nervous, but there were times…
Sydney Vivian
I shot in NASP from 2009 to 2018 and I was fortunate enough to win two $20,000 scholarships from the program. Some tips I would suggest to current/future archers are…
Dorothy Cobb
Reset. Reset your shot if you think your arrow is not going to land where you want it to. There were many times when I had to lower my bow,…
Cameron Peyton
That perfect practice makes the perfect shot. I remember shooting only at a blank bale for the majority of my practice at home. Only days before a big tournament would…
Jeremiah Jones
1. Practice nightly to get your muscle memory going. And know that every night you will night shoot perfectly. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Have fun with it…
Ethan Isaksen
Always take your time and make sure to properly run all of your shot process each and every time
Henry Thompson
Archery is as much a mental game as it is skill. In order to do good and go far you have to keep your head in the right place and…
Anna Herbert
A tip that I have for NASP® archers would be to practice a lot. I would practice 3 to 4 times a day. I felt like the more that I…
Taylor Bourn
My tip would be: While shooting in a competition, don’t focus on the number of your final score with every arrow. Wait to add that up at the end when…
Eden Old
Always think positive thoughts while you are shooting. Always focus on the arrow in your hand and where it needs to go. The last arrow is already in the past….
Brady Duncan
When they say “attitude is everything” it’s absolutely true! Being focused and positive is the mindset I strive to be in when I shoot. I’ve been shooting NASP archery since…