This beginning course in archery has an emphasis on safety, knowledge, and basic skill development in a variety of beginning archery activities.
0835.00 - Physical Education
Optional
Type
Units
Inside of Class Hours
Outside of Class Hours
Total Student Learning Hours
Laboratory
0.50 - 2.00
36.00 - 108.00
0.00
36.00 - 108.00
Total
0.50 - 2.00
36.00 - 108.00
0.00 - 0.00
36.00 - 108.00
Measurable Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
demonstrate basic safety and etiquette of archery;
demonstrate an improvement in their shooting proficiently, i.e., with a higher arrow average;
track their blood pressure;
discuss the origins and dangers of hypertension and pre-diabetes;
recognize the symptoms of hypertension and pre-diabetes;
demonstrate how to shoot in a simple archery tournament.
Course Content:
History of the sport
Care and selection of equipment
Fundamentals of shooting
Safety rules
Common archery terms
Interclass Tournaments
Novelty shoots
Role of resistance exercise in overall health and wellness.
Principles of resistance exercise.
Dangers of hypertension and pre-diabetes.
Methods of Instruction:
Demonstration/Exercise
Lecture/Discussion
Practice/Demonstration
Hands-on Activities
Presentation of audio-visual materials
Problem Solving
Demonstration
Activity play
The materials for this course will be presented by means of lecture, demonstration, class discussion, and to a large degree, individual help with shooting skills.
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
Read the chapter on safety on the shooting range then discuss with the class essential safety rules for archery
Review the rules for safety on the archery range then walk through the rules showing examples of do's and don'ts on the range
Demonstrate how to safely string a bow
Demonstrate how to shoot at various distances in archery
Design and implement an archery group activity for the class
Measure blood pressure twice weekly over six weeks. Keep a journal of each day's measure.
Class Participation
Attendance
Lab Activities
Demonstration of practice and skills
Quizzes
Final Performance
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
demonstrate basic safety and etiquette of archery
demonstrate an improvement in their shooting proficiently, i.e., with a higher arrow average
Textbooks (Typical):
Engh, Douglas (2021). Archery Fundamentals Human Kinetics.
Students are required to wear flat heeled shoes, and to provide leather equipment, i.e., arm guard and either finger tab or shooting glove.
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
Designed to teach the basic skills, techniques, rules of safety and etiquette in archery.