National Archery in the Schools
About the program
The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) is an in-school program that incorporates archery curriculum into classes for students in grades 4 through 12. Through it, teachers have seen students improve their educational performance and learn life skills like self-control, patience, and discipline. NASP is also adaptable to students with disabilities and boys and girls participate and excel in archery at similar rates.
In Nebraska, more than 300 schools are currently offering the program for their students and each year over 30,000 students participate in a NASP course in their math, history, or physical education class, and the program is growing. For youth participants, one of the highlights of NASP is the ability to compete in local NASP tournaments, all culminating in the state tournament each spring.
Nebraska Game and Parks schedules teacher training workshops to provide instructors with the knowledge to teach archery in-school. Training is available in a traditional 8 hour in-person classroom course or a hybrid format that includes online learning and then a 4 hour in-person classroom course. Once completed, teachers receive national certification to teach basic target archery. Grants for equipment are also available for interested schools.
More information on the program and the benefits of archery is available on the official NASP website.
Bring NASP to your school
Follow the steps below to learn how to get your school involved in the National Archery in Schools Program.
- Seek leadership or administration support and approval for the program.
- Find passionate educators to lead NASP lessons in-school.
- Contact the Nebraska NASP Coordinator Megan Price for information on Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) training and grant assistance opportunities.
Basic Archery Instructor (BAI) Resources
Learn about reporting requirements, grant opportunities for existing schools, upcoming BAI classes, request a class, how to start a competitive NASP team and the academic archers program.
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.
Nebraska NASP Tournaments
Schools in Nebraska hold local archery tournaments throughout the school year, and Nebraska Game and Parks hosts the culminating state tournament each March. Participants in elementary, middle, and high school divisions compete individually and/or as a team. Qualifying teams may then advance to nationals.
Coach resources
Learn about how to register students for a tournament, and find information about 3D tournaments. For annual reporting information, see our Basic Archery Instructor resources above.
National tournaments
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
For more details, to learn about equipment grants or to apply, reach out to us!
