Archery and Travel

What does Archery and Travel have to do with Girl Scouts?

I fell in love with archery thru our councils archery club.  The opportunities have changed since I started.  And my mom and GS leader are both instructors.

Since I am going to Cyprus, Greece with Girl Scouts this summer -- I knew I needed to do a much as I could to help pay for the trip.  So I am helping them teach a series of classes.

ARCHERY with Troop 1587

Explore Archery Workshop

This 3 hour workshop follows the USA Archery Explore Archery guidelines and activities.  The youth will earn the archery badge for their age level.  Enjoy the workshop, all equipment is provided.  Students will learn their dominant eye, proper form for shooting, parts of the bow, how to score and how to be safe – yet have fun.  Bring your friends and family for a day of archery fun – grades 2-12. Questions? – kate@texasdirector.org

To register for one of the sessions  - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/girl-scout-archery-badge-workshop-tickets-28630535703

Fee $30.00 - Early Bird pricing ends 12/1 for December class      $35.00 registration until December 12^th

B, J, C, S, A ****Siblings and friends are welcome

Archery Country – 8121 Research Blvd, Austin 78758

            December 19 – 9:00 – 12:00 p.m.                       December 19 – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Location:  Grace Presbyterian – 1705 Gattis School Rd., Round Rock 78664

Early bird registration until March 1st

                March 11 – 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.                   March 12 – 9:00 – 12:00 p.m.                                 March 12 – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.

What to wear? – Closed toed shoes, hair needs to be pulled back, no loose clothing (for example strings from jackets)

WHO ARE WE?

We are Girl Scout moms and daughters who are top in the state ranked barebow target archers; Carrie Rogers Casey and Kate Woodward Young have enjoyed archery since they were kids shooting arrows at the family farm in the summer.  These GS leaders have trained over 40 adult volunteers in GSCTX and hundreds of girls.  When their daughters and troop wanted more – these moms made it happen.  Troop 1587 has 9 USA Archery trained coaches.  Kate, Carrie, Jennifer and Justin are trained level 2 instructors with USA Archery – they have been excited to share their new passion for the sport with young students around central Texas. Over 1000 kids  have benefited from classes with these coaches.  Currently, they coach a homeschool archery team in the Austin area.

 

Archery - Before there was a badge

In October, 2014 - 75 girls gathered for an interest meeting about archery.   150 girls participated in their first archery workshop.  In the last 2 months, 5 girls who started with the Girl Scouts of Central Texas archery program have gone to 2 different state championship tournaments.  Less than 15 months after 5 of the 50 Archery Club members joined, they have gone on to qualify and participate in state championship tournaments. 

 

Sydney Zapalac of Texas Star service unit has been with the club since January 2015.  During the Texas Field Archery Association state tournament in February she placed 3^rd in her age division and bow class.  Her interest has grown and she now practices weekly with regular competitions. 

 

 

 

Carolyn Nguyen, Emma Quartaro, Sarah and Marie Young competed in the Texas Archery in the Schools Program tournament.  All 4 girls started with archery thru the Girl Scouts of Central Texas archery club.  They enjoyed it so much they got their parents and Girl Scout coach to lead a school NASP curriculum based team.  The 4 girls competed April 1^st in Belton as part of the Texas National Archery in the Schools Tournament – the four girls qualified based on their individual scores during the qualifying tournament season. 

 

According to club volunteer, Jennifer Yanta, over 20 of the girls have competed in various archery tournaments during the year.  “We hope that more girls will join the club in the fall.”    Elizabeth Nguyen, Junior GS, feels that she is more confident as a result of being involved in the Girl Scout archery club and the opportunities as a result of that program.

 

Over 350 girls have gone thru the archery workshops and over 30 adults have been trained as Level 1 instructors with USAA archery.  This program would not be possible without all the adult volunteers.