4-H Leadermete - Archery in the Schools

montipoulson@gmail.com  - Monti Poulson taught class last minute because the teacher wasn't able to show.  Teacher should have been:  RaLynne Takeda (801) 538-4710,  (801) 538-4753,  ralynnetakeda@utah.gov  http://wildlife.utah.gov/news/09-08/lee_kay.php


http://archeryintheschools.org/activea.asp

All manuals online,
for 3rd - 6th grade - Long Bows
5-6 - smaller compounds - good bow, Genisis $250 at Jakes through archery in the schools $150
They can tell you where to get grant money to buy bows.
20 bows worked for 40 kids - gave kids a break from tired arms

Have students hold hands together with hole,  have them look at teacher through hole.  Teacher will see one eye, that is the dominate eye.

right eye dominant- use a right handed bow
right handed -but left eye dominant - try left bow, can switch

• left handed - need left gun because nose gets kicked otherwise
• used bales of straw, stuffed animals, stuffed Barney, for targets,
  took metal hangers, curled one in and skewered stuffed animals, to use as target practice
• you can teach archery from Archery in the Schools lesson manuals.
• Students enjoy taking a photo of how well they hit the target.
• Arrows have a nubbed nose, not much of a point, just enough to penetrate a bale of straw.
• When kids put arrow down, pull it out straight out or straight up, so it won't bend.  
• Arrows have 2 colors of feathers, make the odd color out on the outside of the bow to save them from being ruined.  when you draw back the two similar colors are flat and don't get hung up on string.
• By the 3rd week the kids are nailing a 20 ft target.  $4 a piece for cheep arrow,
• because of the danger involved you have to be extremely strict in the beginning of the program.
• To get assistants, ask for students studying to be PE teachers, they need service hours.
• 10 weeks once a week.
• one adult for every 10 kids
• afterschool program, if a teacher does it during school, easier to get grant.  Also if the school writes the grant with you it is easier to get the grant.

Women in the Outdoors the wildlife turkey federation - organization, source to partner with

How to enter archery stuff in the fair

• Mountain men redevous - make fleece coat like mountain men wear
• fishing kit - pvc pipe, becomes pole, in a bag, wrap fishing thread around pvc pipe,
• first aid kits - in ziplock bag, in altoids box, (have each kid bring an altoids box to camp)
• whistle in archery, one blow, two blows,
• don't put it in sewing division
• do county contest at the fair

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• make a 4-H email.  firstnamelastname4h@gmail.com

images from: http://blog.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/content/binary/dominant_testA.jpg