International coach excited about Archery programme

As the Archery Coaching Course kicked off on Sunday at the National Racquet Center, World Archery Americas’ renowned Coach Phillip Graves declared that the first day of activities has been great, and he is looking forward to the remainder of the week’s proceedings.

The USA Archery Level 4 Coach disclosed that he has a packed 8-day curriculum to share with the archers who have travelled from all across the nation to participate in the seminar. This fact is one of the dynamics that impressed Graves, after learning that most of the archers hailed from Region 1 (Barima-Waini), Region 3(Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Region 8 (Potaro-Siparuni) and Region 9 (Upper Takutu- Upper Essequibo).
He is confident that those benefitting from the course will disperse their knowledge in their respective regions.
“They all understand that what they learn here, they’re going to take it back and teach to others, which means it’s going to spread like wildfire,” Graves stated. “Today’s programme basically talked about the administrative side, coaching structure, requirements and knowledge that they need.”
Disclosing some of what is being taught in the course, Graves noted that he is focusing on creating a foundation for the shooters, and then build on that. “But as we go deeper into this seminar, we will be getting into specifics: the biomechanics of shooting, preparing a shooter, and becoming competitive,” he indicated.
Additionally, the participants will benefit from teachings on how to move from recreational shooting to developmental shooting, and eventually on how to reach the competition stage.