1. National Archery in the Schools Program

2. The National Safety Council rates archery safer than every ball sport taught in schools across the country, except table tennis.

3. Two Safety Rules
Emergency whistle signal: 5 or more whistle blasts means an emergency has occurred on the range.
Dry fire: A bow should only be drawn when there is an arrow properly attached to the bowstring and it is being pointed in a safe direction toward the target. To shoot a bow without an arrow can damage the bow, hurt you or a bystander.

4. Range Lay-out

5. Whistle Signals – instructions for shooting
5 or more whistle blasts: the emergency whistle signal. All archers stop what they are doing and walk behind the waiting line.
2 whistle blasts: means you may walk from the waiting line and “get bow.” then walk to the shooting line and straddle it by placing one foot on either side of the line and placing the bottom cam of your “bow on your toe”
1 whistle blast: means you may remove an arrow from the quiver and shoot. When you are finished shooting you will walk your bow back to the bow rack and walk behind the waiting line for instructions
3 whistle blasts: means you may “go get arrows.” at this signal you may walk to the target waiting line. Then one archer will approach each target and begin pulling arrows in a manner that will be described later.

6. The Bow

7. The Arrow Nock: is what connects to the bow string
Index fletch: the different color fletching that is pointed toward you.
Fletching
Arrow shaft
Point
When kocking an arrow make sure you kock it below the nock locator
When shooting make sure you pull the bowstring back with 3 fingers underneath the arrow

8. Eleven steps to archery success
Stance
Nock arrow
Drawing hand set
Bow hand set
Pre-draw
draw
Anchor
Aiming
Shot set-up
Release
Follow-through