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Youth Archery Continues to Grow in Popularity Statewide
(Before It's News)
St. Paul, MN -(AmmoLand.com)- Nearly 1,400 youth from 72 schools participated in the state high school archery tournament in Minnesota in early April, representing only a fraction of the nearly 200,000 students in Minnesota who participate in Archery in the Schools programs.
“There continues to be strong interest in youth archery in Minnesota and beyond,” said Kraig Kiger, who oversees the Archery in the Schools program for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Who knows, there may be a skilled youth archer just down the street or in your town with a story to tell about why they’re involved in this growing sport,” added Kraig.
The state tournament in Bemidji, held April 1-2, was sanctioned by the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) and run by the North Country Bow Hunters Chapter of Safari Club International. To see which schools had archers advance to the state tournament, visit www.nasptournaments.org. Click on “tournaments” and select “Minnesota” and “completed 2016.”
In the schools, NASP aims to train teachers and provide students with the best equipment, training and curriculum available for the lowest price. Most schools with archery programs hold activities during the school day, but about 10 percent have an additional after-school archery program that develops into a competitive team.
Through the DNR, schools can receive grant money for archery programs. The DNR can help match a school’s contribution toward starting an archery program, with the school’s minimum financial contribution set at $1,600.
For more on the DNR archery grants, visit www.mndnr.gov/grants/epr/archery.
About Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:
The mission of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) is to work with citizens to conserve and manage the state’s natural resources, to provide outdoor recreation opportunities, and to provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life.
For more information, visit: www.dnr.state.mn.us.
Source: http://www.ammoland.com/2016/04/youth-archery-continues-to-grow-in-popularity-statewide/
