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​Ground Zero: Archery                                                    Spring 2021

Contact/Instructor: Coach Dawson                          Email: : groundzeroarchery@gmail.com
Work/Cell: 269-240-4764                                          Website: www.groundzeroarchery.com
Facebook: groundzeroarchery
Location:
Ground Zero Training Center Niles - 2216 S. 11th St. Niles, MI 49120
OR
St. Joe - 4032 M-139, St Joseph, MI 49085

Format: In person
Classes begin the week of Jan. 11


​Additional registration at location is NOT required.

Ground Zero Archery will provide all archery equipment required.  Those students who wish to use their own bow will need prior approval from Coach Dawson.
(All archery courses offered by the partnership does not include actual bow handling or the purchase of archery equipment by/for the students. The ($5) bow handling component and archery equipment may be purchased separately by contacting Ground Zero Archery/Coach Dawson directly).

Target Archery 101                         
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Ages: 6+
Niles Location
Monday: 2:30-4:30pm
Thursday: 3:30-5:30pm or 5:30-7:30pm (earlier class added by Ground Zero 12/6)
St. Joe Location:
Tuesday: 2:30-4:30pm or 5:30-7:30pm (this later class is a 101 and 201 combo class as of 12/6)

Description:  This course is open to all skill levels for target archery instruction. Archers and will learn about range safety, an archer’s stance, shooting techniques, along with the general care of archery equipment.
Each student will be instructed in:
● Stretches for warming up specifically for archery.
● Determining eye dominance.
● Archery safety and range rules.
● Equipment used in archery.
● Terminology used in archery.
● How to and the importance of an archer’s stance, grip, draw and release.
● How to nock, draw, aim and shoot an arrow.
● Will be instructed on scoring and retrieving arrows.
● The history of archery.
● Be exposed to basic rules of competition and the etiquette of archery.
● How to stringing and unstringing a bow.
● Ways to continue Archery for its recreational, health, fitness and social benefits.
Recurve target bows and other archery equipment will be used for instruction.
Syllabus

Advanced Target Archery 201
Class Pre-requisite: Archery 101
​Ages: 10+

Niles location:
Monday: 12:30-2:30pm
St. Joe location:
Tuesday: 12:30-2:30pm 

Description: This course is a student’s ADVANCED BASE for target archery instruction. Archers and will learn about advanced information about past and present day archery equipment, range safety, an archer’s stance, shooting techniques, along with the general care of archery equipment.
Each student will be instructed in:
● Advanced stretches and exercises for archery performance.
● Advanced terminology used in archery.
● Advanced archer’s stance, grip, draw and release training.
● Students will practice scoring arrows.
● The history of archery and different styles and disciplines of archery.
● Practice rules of competition and archery etiquette.
● Students will string and unstringing a bow. Recurve target bows and other archery equipment will be used for instruction.
Syllabus
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Advanced Target Archery 301
Class Pre-requisites: Students must have successfully completed target archery 101, 201, own their own archery equipment, and be older than 12 years old.
​Ages: 12+
Niles location:
Monday: 10:00-12:00am or as scheduled with Coach Dawson
St. Joe location: 
Tuesday:  10:00-12:00am or as scheduled with Coach Dawson (now a 101 class as of 12/17)

Description: Archers and will learn advanced competition information about archery equipment, range safety, an archer’s stance, shooting techniques, arrow scoring with strong emphasis on the mental aspect of archery.
each student will be instructed in:
● Advanced stretches and exercises for archery performance.
● Advanced terminology used in archery.
● Archery, The mental game.
● Advanced archer’s stance, grip, draw and release training.
● Students will practice scoring arrows.
● Practice rules of competition and archery etiquette.
Archer’s archery equipment will be used for instruction.
Syllabus

*Please note: it is important to make as informed a decision as possible when choosing your student's Community Resource classes. Most locations will allow a student to drop a class after one meeting, at no charge if it wasn't a good fit for the student, but not all. Some classes plan ahead based on the number that have signed up and have purchased materials, hired teachers, etc. and there might be a fee for class time or materials given to the student if the student drops after one or two meetings. The school cannot pay for classes that students do not complete, so choose wisely; if you do not take the class off of your student's schedule by the deadline, you may be asked to pay for the class time incurred prior to dropping the class.

Teacher of Record: Sara Smothers