ARCHERY IN SCHOOLS, 2: Archery is making a comeback ... 
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PTT from TPWD and the SFWR Program

Archery, which hasn't been a staple of physical education 
curricula for years, is enjoying a renaissance, thanks to 
the Archery in Schools Program.

"The national effort got started in Kentucky in the early 2001-
2002 year, and it has simply exploded on the landscape in 
terms of North America."

Steve Hall is education director for Texas Parks and 
Wildlife. 

"Archery in schools is a formal curriculum program targeting PE 
teachers from grades four through twelve. The program itself is 
taught to the teachers so that they can safely set up a range 
right there in their school gymnasium, and then employ at least 
about a two week curriculum of learning how to shoot archery, 
and the fundamentals; even learning as much as the math and 
the physics components of the bow and arrow - which some of 
the math teachers get excited about - where they develop skills 
other than the PE skills that they can learn."

Hall says archery is a sport that empowers its 
participants.

"Once you learn how to shoot a bow and arrow, and then, of 
course, when you make the bulls-eye, that's just something that 
develops self-confidence."

That's our show ... sponsored by the Sport Fish and 
Wildlife restoration Program ... working to increase 
fishing, hunting, shooting and boating opportunities in 
Texas ... For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.