[Ansteorra-archery] Youth Archery Division

[Bob Dewart]

I've been meaning to thank you for your efforts with the tassels.  But we
here in Middleford have made our own tassels.

Gilli
The more arrows you loose, the more that can hit GOLD.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LD.BLACKMOON" <ld.blackmoon at gbronline.com>
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Youth Archery Division


> GREETINGS
>
> I FEEL THAT I MUST AD MY 2 CENT'S WORTH HERE .
> FIRST , IT HAS BEEN MY OBSERVATION THAT IT ISN'T A MATTER OF STRENGTH ,
BUT
> OF TRAINING .
> YOU HAVE CHILDREN TRAINED TO SHOOT AT 10,15,20 YRDS , AND THEN WITH NO
> TRAINING ON HOW TO ADJUST FOR LONGER RANGES , YOU TELL THEM ( OK , YOUR 14
> TODAY ) GO SHOOT WITH THE ADULTS AT 20,30,40 YRDS. YOU'VE JUST DOUBLED
THEIR
> DISTANCE . BUT GIVEN THEM NO TRAINING .
> IT BECOMES VERY FRUSTRATING TO THE YOUNG ARCHER , AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME
> THAT THEY ARE BEING TOLD " COME TRY YOUTH FIGHTING " OR BARDIC , ETC.
> THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OF THOSE YOUTH THAT DO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER
> ACTIVITIES .
> WHICH ONLY COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM , FRUSTRATED YOUTH WITH EVEN LESS TIME TO
> LEARN HOW TO ADJUST TO DOUBLE DISTANCE TARGETS.
> A COUPLE OF THE LOCAL PARENTS AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN WORKING ON SOMETHING
> SIMILAR.
> IN ORDER TO TRY TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION .
> THIS IS ONLY A ROUGH DRAFT , BUT IT SHOWS THAT WITH A LITTLE CHANGE IN THE
> AGE BREAK DOWN WE CAN BETTER TRAIN OUR YOUTH ARCHERS AND WORK TOWARDS
> RETAINING THEM AS WELL .
> AGES 4 TO 6 WOULD NOT BE OFFICIALLY SCORED , BUT WOULD WORK ON FORM AND
> BASIC RANGING .   10 AND 15 YRDS.
> AGES 7 TO 11 WOULD SHOOT 10-15-20 YRDS.
> AGES 12 TO 14 WOULD SHOOT 15-20-30 YRDS
> AGES 15 TO 17 WOULD SHOOT 20-30-40YRDS
>
> THIS WAY THEY GET PLENTY OF PRACTICE AT EVER INCREASING DISTANCES
> EASING THE TRANSITION FROM CHILDREN'S DIV. TO ADULT DIV.
> THIS WOULD HOWEVER PLACE 11 YEAR OLDS AND UNDER IN THE CHILDREN'S DIV.
> AND 12 TO 17 IN THE YOUTH DIV.
> AT 18 THEY ARE ALREADY SHOOTING AT ADULT RANGES .
>
> AS FOR THE BROWN KNOT , SINCE I SEEM TO BE THE ONLY PERSON MAKING AND
> DISPERSING ROYAL ROUND TASSELS , JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT COLOR ( IF ANY ) IS
> FINALLY DECIDED ,
> AND I'LL MAKE SOME UP .
>
>
> SPEAKING OF , I AM TRYING TO MAKE STEPPES WARLORD , AND AAA , SO REGIONALS
> IF YOU HAVE ARCHERS NEEDING TASSELS LET ME KNOW SO THAT I WILL BE SURE TO
> HAVE ENOUGH PREMADE .
> THANX
>
> BE SAFE, BE HAPPY, HAVE FUN
> ARTHUR BLACKMOON
> ARCHERY MARSHAL
> BARONY OF NORTHKEEP
> WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/LD_BLACKMOON
>
>
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