Students line the 1,150-foot long archery range in the NASP nationals. (Courtesy NASP)
By Cash Lambert, OutdoorChannel.com
Even with humble estimates, Roy Grimes couldn’t have expected what the National Archery in the Schools Program has accomplished.
Twelve years after its inception, the program, which was started to increase outdoors awareness along with school participation through archery, is flourishing in both numbers and personal experiences. While the former is evident at the annual NASP National Tournament, the latter, thanks to a recent survey, is now becoming clear.
New archers make up 77 percent of the program’s participants, and 89 percent of those report they enjoy the program. And 65 percent of the students who have participated in the program said they plan to continue...