NEW WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
The COVID-19 Pandemic has introduced social distancing and quarantine measures that have largely impacted practices, competitions, courses and events. The health, safety and well-being of the archery community are USA Archery’s highest priorities, and while we all play our part and stay home, we’re committed to keeping you on target and engaged with archery.

Let’s take this time to learn something new, dive further into something you are passionate about, and get better together.

In the last year, USA Archery created competency models for Athletes, Coaches, Clubs, and Judges to provide information and resources for self- guided development. Within each competency model are pillars that are made up of the basic building blocks of quality development. 

For each chart, we will look at one Core Competency each week and dive deeper into specific educational resources. Let’s get started!

ATHLETE RESOURCES
This week we will dive into the Tactical > Grit and Mental Toughness competency. The first video is a powerful video from the Olympic Channel on the struggles of an Olympic Weightlifter Oscar Figueroa. The second video covers the remarkable story of the American Speedskater, Dan Jansen and his Olympic journey. Both stories display the power of grit, perseverance, determination and patience. Although the sports featured are Olympic Weightlifting and Speedskating, there are a lot of similarities to competing and performing archery and overcoming obstacles.
COACH RESOURCES
We would like to start off our At Home series with a few top resources for coaches from the Communication > Genuine and Honest Feedback competency. The first is Katie Yezzi’s (co-author of Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better ) recorded presentation from the 2019 National Symposium. The second resource is an episode on criticism and feedback from Adam Grant’s podcast, Worklife.

CLUB RESOURCES
For Club Leaders, check out these resources found in the Culture > Strong Team/Club Culture and Philosophy competency. These resources focus on the benefits of developing a strong culture which is the foundation for long-term success.

JUDGE RESOURCES
For judges, let’s go back to the foundation of judging with the Application > Applies Rules Fairly and Firmly competency.
We'll review the original intent for judges in archery with this presentation from World Archery and the Archery Rules Interpretations to be consistent in the application of rules.
MORE RESOURCES
These Competency Charts and more expansive resources can be found within the USA Archery Member Dashboard. USA Archery’s new  Member Dashboard  incorporates all the resources that were previously found on the USA Archery Mobile Coach App and website plus many new resources and benefits for members, athletes, coaches, judges and clubs. ( Log in for more!)

USA Archery also has a new At Home Resource page on our site. You can find these newsletters and additional resources such as videos, meditations, games, activities and more to keep yourself and your archers on target At Home.
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