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There is no skill or sport not even surgery or golf in which

 is as important as it is in Archery.

-James Dickey-

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"In Archery we have something like the way of the superior man.
When the Archer misses the center of the Target,
He turns around and seeks for the cause of his Failure in himself"

-Confucius-

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"The history of the Bow and Arrow,

Is the History of manKind"

-Fred Bear-

Short Jokes

I bought my vegan girlfriend a bow

She’s gone into the garden to stalk some celery

you know why hanzo’s holiday line is “a gift…for you”? even though he’s not giving anything? because he’s the gift. guys. guys he’s the gift. it’s him. do you know why?? 

because he has a bow 

Compound archers are happy if they hit gold.
Recurve archers are happy if they hit gold or red.
Longbow archers are happy if they hit the target.

—  A joke from one of my archery teachers who happened to use a longbow.

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"The thing with Archery and Life is you never stop learning.
Folks that claim to know everything still have much to Learn"

-Grizzly Jim-

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"The Gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow,

and the total relaxation seconds later, 

is my way of connecting to the Universe"

-Paulo Coelho-

Passion for the Sport of Archery

Passion in the Sport of Archery can be meant to be an extreme interest in or wish for something.

It is important to have Passion in whatever one does.

In the attempt to maximize their athletic abilities, skill acquisition seems to be a much easier proposition than having the motivation and resiliency needed to succeed.

i.e. to shot the bulls eye consistently it is much easier for the Archer to just learn the skills of playing the sport of Archery. 

But usually that is not the case, in the pursue of greatness the Archers have to be motivated and keep being motivated on a daily basis as well as dealing with frustrations and adversity successfully.

Mental toughness is sometimes overlooked and it is perhaps the most important sport psychology skill that an archer can develop in order to achieve greatness. 

To have Passion and Purpose is where the Archer is dedicated and have a specific target or goal to shoot for in the bigger picture which is life.

Purpose is the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists or an intention of doing something.


It is very important to state goals clearly and to dedicate 110% of your life towards achieving your goal. If you truly want to achieve great things.

Unfortunately in sports, not every athlete has passion and purpose for playing their sport — while some do, many play because they enjoy the sport, or because others in their life (like their parents) expect them to play.   

While there is nothing wrong with playing sports or archery without passion and purpose, it will just limit the athlete from reaching his or her full athletic potential.  

Many coaches and parents involved in youth sports struggle with this concept, as they see the natural talents some kids possess but don’t see the “heart” and motivation they would like to also witness.

Without true passion it is extremely difficult to truly reach your full potential in life.

Athletes with passion and purpose literally love being engaged in all aspects of their training.  

Of course, they may complain under the hot sun of a 2-a-day Archery Competition, but in the big picture they appreciate all the hard work that goes into excelling in their sport.

By having passion and purpose it does not imply an athlete will love every moment of training, but instead suggests that he has the heart and motivation to push through the tough times.

When athletes do not have passion and purpose, their “holes in their game” tend to show through during tough times.  

Take for example when an athlete is playing well – everything is great and the athlete seems to play effortlessly.  But what happens when a slump occurs? Without passion and purpose, the typical response is to give in to the pressure and stress, and/or begin to point fingers away from oneself and onto just about anything else (i.e. the coach, referee, other team, weather, etc).

When athletes have passion and purpose, they quickly move through tough times and stay hungry for the next day.  They will think of ways to get back up again.

Their resiliency is seemingly hard-wired into their DNA, and they understand and accept that they will take their lumps along their way to greatness.  

Stress and failure are actually accounted for in the passionate athletes mind, and therefore quickly (and successfully) dealt with efficiently.

Its pretty obvious the ones I meet with who are completely devoted to their training, versus those who are pretty good at their sport but not necessarily in love with it.  

It is neither is right or wrong, good or bad. 

But the differences are quite alarming and are usually good predictors of which athlete will stay in his sport longer. They are more likely to succeed in the long run.

In conclusion, one sports quote with athletes is “the only thing you deserve is what you earn.”  

Passionate athletes know this, and don’t make excuses for their failures and shortcomings.  

Instead, use each lesson as a building block to do it even better tomorrow.

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"If you BELIEVE you can,

You Might,

If you KNOW you can,

You Will"

-Steve Maroboli-

Short Archery jokes to start your day right

What did the archer get when he hit a bullseye?
A very angry bull!

What did the real archer say to the compound archers?
"I see you still have your training wheels on.

What kind of bow can’t be tied?… a crossbow.

What did the archer make out of his bow?… A bow tie.

Wise words -Zig Ziglar

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An archer cannot hit the bullseye if he doesn't know where the target is.  
   

Anonymous

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But you must be patient and careful; nor should you expect to become an accomplished archer without long and severe training.

Maurice Thompson

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Archery does not get difficult or hard to understand until the arrow misses.

Milan E. Elott

Friday: Archery Joke

Archery Contest 

Once upon a time there was an archery contest. The first archer, wearing a long cape covering his face, lines up in position...He takes a deep breath and fires an arrow which finds the center of the target. 
Then he takes of his cape and screams: I AM...... ROBIN HOOD!!! The crowd cheers! 

The second archer with a cape lines up in position. He fires his arrow which hits the center and cuts robin hood's arrow into two!!! 
He takes off his cape and screams: I AM...... WILLIAM TELL!!!!!! The crowd cheers!! 

finally, a third man in cape lines up in position... He fires his arrow but it goes all wrong!!! 
It flies past the crowd and kills the king!!! 
Then the man takes off his cape and screams: I AM...... SORRY!!! 

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/sportsjokes/archeryjokes.html

Archery -Wise words-

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It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely to attain what we want.

Aristotle

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If you would hit the mark [at long range], you must aim a little above it: Every arrow that flies feels the pull of the earth.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Let's talk about Para-Archery

Archery
Archery is for all.

Let's talk about Para Archery.

Para Archery are for archers (athletes) with physical impairments to play the sport of Archery under classification rules.

How did it come about?

Professor Sir Ludwig GUTTMANN who was used to be known as Dr Guttmann had set up a spinal injury unit for patient with spinal cord injury in  World War 2 at Stoke Mandeville. He revolutionised the treatment of patients by introducing sport as part of the rehabilitation process.

In 1946, the sport of archery was introduced to this programme.

The first competition was held on the front lawn of the hospital in 1948. 

This was the start of the great sport movement for the disabled which continues to grow today.  

The sport tests accuracy, strength and concentration. It includes specific competition categories for athletes with certain classifications.

International events were held under the umbrella of The International Stoke Mandeville Games for paraplegics & tetraplegics (ISMGF) every July. 

In the early days the rounds shot in archery were;-

a) the St Nicholas Round (48 arrows at 40 yards and 36 arrows at 30 yards) for novices and

b) the Albion Round (36 arrows at 80 yards, 60 yards and 50 yards) for established archers.   

Para archery was the first sport where wheelchair athletes had organised competition and was one of the original Paralympic sports at Rome in 1960 and the decision was taken that every fourth year the games would be Paralympics.

The athletes at this time were all assessed by doctors and given a class that was used for any sport in which they participated.   

By 1970 the archery competition had changed to a World Archery Federation  ("FITA") Round, and the competition was awarded "Star Status".   

The 1992 Paralympics included athletes with many disabilities, not just spinal cord injured and was the last Paralympics held under the ISMGF banner, as following the games the International Paralympic Committee ("IPC") was born.   

At the World Championships 1998, FITA piloted the sport specific classification system used today. 

It has three classes: 

1) "W1" for those with a disability in arms and legs, 

2) "W2" for those with a disability in the legs and 

3) "Standing".   

The sport was growing with world and regional championships as single sport events, the Paralympics being the only multi-sport event in which Para-Archery is included.   

In Para archery, the target size and distance archers stand from the target differs based on the competition category. 

In individual events, archers shoot 72 arrows at the 10-circle target, divided into 12 ends of six arrows each. Each athlete is allowed four minutes per round. 

The top-scoring athletes advance to 15-arrow head-to-head matches, which are single-elimination.

An archer using a recurve bow shoots at a target 1.22m in diameter, 70m away from the shooting line. 

A compound archer shoots at a target 80cm in diameter and stands 50m away.

From 2006, the IPC was encouraging sports to develop into sport specific organisations and to either become independent sports or to move their governance to the sport specific body. 

Following discussion with the archers it was their wish to approach FITA to see if they would take over the governance of disabled archery.   

On 1 January 2009 Para-Archery started the move from IPC to FITA and the process was completed at FITA Congress that year.   

This completed the process from Para-Archery as a rehabilitation tool in 1946 to a totally sport specific organisation today.   

Para-Archery has its own committee established within the FITA family. It continues to grow and move closer towards the system used by the other archery disciplines.   

Archery is also one of the only sports to have had disabled athletes compete both in Olympic and Paralympics and many medals have been won in able-bodied competition by disabled archers. 

Therefore it can be said that the sport of Archery is for everyone.

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You have to relax when you're shooting an arrow. 
You can't be tense. 
And that just helps, in your day-to-day life.     

Stephen Amell