Williamsburg, KY – S3DA is pleased to announce the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) has now become the most recent partnering organization to sign with the program. The mission of the Scholastic Archery Association is to foster, educate, and guide youth in the areas of indoor target, 3-D and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices with a goal of providing archery and bowhunting opportunities for youth in after or non-school, community-oriented settings. This mission works hand in hand with NASP® which promotes international style target archery as part of in-school curriculum in grades 4-12.
NASP®, the world’s largest youth archery organization has introduced over 21 million students to the sport. S3DA excels at providing a “next-step” program that allows for transition to partnering organizations, collegiate opportunities, and conservation efforts. Both programs introduce youth to the sport of archery which teaches discipline, focus, self-control, and patience. Between S3DA and its partnering organizations an entirely new generation of youth will generate a lifetime of passion for the sport of archery and the outdoors.
S3DA Executive Director, Holly Helton, stated, “We are very pleased to include NASP® as our newest partnering organization. NASP® has long been at the forefront of the youth archery movement. The NASP® curriculum is a well-oiled machine that introduces tons of school children to the sport of archery every year. NASP® and S3DA will work hand-in-hand by offering the chance to transition from beginning archery into different disciplines and a lifetime of enjoyment as an archer and outdoorsman.”
NASP® President Tommy Floyd said, “NASP® is very proud to work with yet another committed, positive and growing youth archery partner like Scholastic 3-D Archery! Everyone that I have met that is associated with S3DA has been wonderful and shares a deep passion for our shared common mission – helping young people experience the joy of shooting archery. We believe that now is the time for all youth shooting sports to work together to grow our sport. NASP® and S3DA successfully partnered for the St. Jude Children’s Hospital fundraiser and plan to again for 2024. We look forward to the year ahead in promoting each other and our work for student archers!”
This partnership will be starting off with a bang with the second collaborative fundraising effort between the two organizations which will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The two originally worked together in 2023 to raise over $6,000 for the hospital with plans to make 2024 bigger and better. The virtual tournament will commence in January with no cost to participate. For more information visit www.s3da.net or www.NASP®schools.org.
About Scholastic 3-D Archery
Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) is a unique, family-oriented youth archery program which has grown exponentially across the United States as a next-step initiative to follow introductory archery programs. The mission of the Scholastic
3-D Archery program is to foster, educate and guide youth in the areas of 3D, indoor target, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices. The goal of the S3DA program is to provide archery and bowhunting opportunities to youth in after-school settings, as well as with archery-affiliated clubs and businesses in the community. S3DA youth participate in 3-D and target archery using compound and traditional archery equipment. Youth members can participate at regional, state and national archery events and earn college scholarships from colleges and universities across the United States. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of youth archers.
Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:
www.s3da.net or 410 Sycamore Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685
Media contact Kayla Bolton at kaylas3da@gmail.com, Ph: 423.494.2204
About the National Archery in the Schools Program
The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) promotes international-style target archery as part of an in-school curriculum, to improve educational performance and participation in the shooting sports among students in grades 4-12. Since its inception in 2002, NASP® has put a bow and arrow in the hand of over 21 million students in 49 states, 9 Canadian provinces, The British Virgin Islands, and New Zealand. NASP® involves ~1.3 million annual participants.
To learn more about NASP® visit: https://www.naspschools.org.
