JOAD Team - Summer 2025

The team is open to students that have previously been enrolled at the team level OR have achieved the listed prerequisites.

Center Shot Archery Academy* Team students are focused on competing in their chosen sport and taking their abilities to the next level - locally and nationally. Students have amazing opportunities as they travel, meet archers from other teams, and test their skills with various styles of tournaments. Personal coaching and additional educational opportunities mean that students keep growing in proportion to the work they put in.

Class is 1.5 hours
$120/student
Ages 8 and over.

Additional individual or small group instruction opportunities will be available to team members on weekdays during the following times: Tuesdays 2-4p, Wednesdays 5-7p, and Thursdays 3-5p

Prerequisites:
- Completion of at least one quarter of JOAD Academy (formally JOAD 2 and 3)
- Earn at least 6 pins (blue) in any discipline or working towards earning that pin
- Demonstrate/name all steps of the NTS Shot Cycle
- Advancement recommendation from student's current Center Shot Archery Academy Coach
- Own or be in the process of buying personal equipment

Student Requirements:
- Pursue skill advancement and JOAD Pin achievement by regularly attending club pin shoots or state/local club events.
- Participate in at least 3 sanctioned tournaments per year, including one travel event
- Demonstrate dedication to growth by consistently attending group training classes.
- Stay open to coaching, embrace feedback and commit to a mindset of continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with coaches to set personal goals and follow training plans.
- Membership in:
- USA Archery
- National Field Archery Association (NFAA)
- Uphold the USA Archery Code of Conduct, including honesty in competition, respectful language, and sportsmanlike behavior.
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*Center Shot Archery Academy is a series of USA Archery education programs offered at the Outdoor Education Center via our Center Shot JOAD coaches. Each step is designed to take students (youth or adult) to the next level to help archers enjoy the sport recreationally or progress to the excitement of competition!

USA Archery's Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) and Adult Archery Program are national-level curricula that offer barebow, recurve, and compound archers the opportunity to learn range safety and proper shooting technique in an environment that also fosters focus, increased self-confidence, and team building skills. As archers develop, they will learn more advanced techniques and earn achievement awards.