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Junior Olympic Archery Development Program
Welcome to the Junior Olympic Archery Development program
(JOAD). This program is sponsored by USA Archery. JOAD's
main purpose is to enhance the archery skills of each and
every archer that joins the program. This can begin at a
young age of 8 through age of 20. During that time frame the
archer will learn new skills and eventually compete among
their peers within their own
club or inter JOAD club competition. JOAD Archery practice
sessions are held onTuesday's from
6:30pm to 8pm.
There is a $5.00 fee per person for each
lesson. The last Saturday of each month "Star Pin"
qualifications will be held starting at 9am until 12
noon.
Please feel free to
email David Griffith
the program director with any questions and to sign up.
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 The
first official JOAD Star Pin Award Archery qualification was
held on January 26th! There were 4 participants: James
Walsh, Joe Walsh, Jurnee Dunn, and Neleh Dunn. Each archer
shot a 30 arrow round and scored enough points and won the
"Green Star Award". The last Saturday of each month "Star
Pin" qualifications will be held starting at 9am until 12
noon.
Check out this instructional video
created by Jazmin Eltoury who created the video as
part of her gold award project which is the highest
acheivement in girl scouting. Thanks to Jazmin for
sharing her project to benefit our archers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8lFFnvG1E |
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A note from the JOAD Instructor David
Griffith
Hello,
My name is
David Griffith and I am currently a level one
Certified Archery Instructor with USA Archery. I
began shooting archery when I was 10 years old. My
father taught me the traditional archery form. I
competed in a local 4-H competition at the age of
14. After graduation from high school I joined the
Navy and remained enlisted for 20 years.
Occasionally during my Navy career I picked up the
bow and did some practicing. When my son joined the
scouts I taught the scout troop and they earned
their archery badges. After I retired from the Navy
and settled back into a civilian working routine, I
picked up archery again. At that time I was an NFAA
member and competed throughout the state of
Massachusetts and won a state championship. I
finally reached the retirement age and was looking
for a pastime sport that I could enjoy teaching to
others. What better sport than Archery! I began
teaching basic archery at a local after school
program. What I found out was; there was no
convenient place for these kids to go after learning
the basic concepts of archery. The distance to a
JOAD club in Massachusetts was too far to ask any
parent to drive. I am currently a member of the
Weymouth Sportsman's Club, located in Weymouth
Massachusetts, and a member of USA Archery. The
Weymouth Sportsman's Club recently applied for and
received permission to sponsor this JOAD club.
Club JOAD.
Hope to see you on
Tuesdays!!
David Griffith
Level 1
Instructor
USA Archery |
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