Set Up 2
This training session walks your through using a static strap to fine tune your coiling. Using a static strap assures that you will not have any drawing action (led by LAN2) mixed into the opening of the bow during Set Up. Set Up #2 is … Read MoreSet Up 2
Set Up 1
At the advanced level, Set Up is the most dynamic movement in the National Training System. Set Up requires the application of attention, skill, and care to successfully choreograph intention, breath, rhythm, and intensity control (software) with a range of corresponding motor movements (hardware). When … Read MoreSet Up 1
Training Activities & Design
I presented on the topic of training activity design to RED Athletes from around the country in spring, 2021. Training activities need to be mindfully designed to include clear goals, clear standards, variation over repetition, a scalable challenge, immediate and specific feedback, and elements of … Read MoreTraining Activities & Design
Nonlinear Pedagogy
Also watch the supplemental video to see NLP (and a handful of analogous cues) in action. Click here to read the full paper. Nonlinear Pedagogy involves presenting athletes with a goal or desired end point and then allowing athletes time to problem-solve ways in which … Read MoreNonlinear Pedagogy
Instructor Training Solutions
Challenges with and Solutions for Level I & II USA Archery Instructor Training Programs Click here for full paper. Level I USA Archery (USAA) Instructors arguably have the most significant impact on the success and viability of archery in the United States. Camps, youth programs, … Read MoreInstructor Training Solutions
Increasing Draw Weight
This article offers a specific model, Minimum Qualifying Movement (MQM), for coaches and athletes to use for: a) identifying when to increase limb resistance, b) verifying the increase is appropriate, and c) a progression for building sport-specific strength needed to achieve MQM. For Olympic and … Read MoreIncreasing Draw Weight