National Archery in the Schools
About the program
More than 275 Nebraska schools currently offer the National Archery in the Schools Program for their 4-12 grade students. Each year more than 30,000 Nebraska students participate in a NASP course in their math, history or physical education class, and the program continues to expand. For youth participants, one of the highlights of NASP is participating in the state archery tournament each spring in Lincoln.
Nebraska Game and Parks schedules teacher training workshops as needed. Training workshops generally last eight hours and have been incorporated into teacher in-service workshops in many districts. Once completed, teachers receive national certification to teach basic target archery. Grants for equipment are available for interested schools.
The benefits of archery to youth are numerous and included enhanced self-esteem, self respect and patience; development of fine motor skills; and greater enjoyment of P.E. class, including for youth who are physically impaired or disabled. Additionally, boys and girls participate — and excel — in archery at similar rates. More information on the program and the benefits of archery is available on the official NASP website.
How to participate
Learn how to register, how to score, how to enter a National Archery in Schools Program tournament and more through the links below.
- In-School Commitment Requirement (Must be completed prior to tournament participation.)
- Scoring Guide
- Example Scorecard
- How to Register for a NASP Tournament
- Tournament FAQs
- Stretch Exercises for NASP Archery Shooting
Academic Archers
The NASP Academic Archer Program was established nationally in 2016 to recognize academic achievement among participating student-archers. All students who participate in an in-school NASP archery class or participate on the school archery team at a recognized NASP school and meet local academic criteria for recognition are eligible to be entered as Academic Archers.
Tournament results
Nebraska hosts regional and state archery tournaments each year, where participants in elementary, middle and high school divisions compete individually and as a team. Qualifying teams may then advance to nationals.
National qualifications
National competitions are hosted in Utah for the U.S. Western National Tournament and Kentucky for the U.S. Eastern National Tournament. First place teams, those teams with qualifying team scores, and the top 10 individual boys and girls from each elementary, middle and high school division may advance to the national competition. Read the qualifications guide to learn more.
Get involved in NASP
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