JOAD
Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD) is a program of USA Archery
that provides young people great opportunities for awarding achievement and
helps archers to enjoy the sport recreationally or progress to the excitement of competition!
JOAD offers barebow, recurve and compound archers the opportunity to learn range
safety and proper shooting technique in an environment that also fosters focus, increased self-confidence, and team building skills.
JOAD is not just an archery class. It is a youth archery program where the children are
taught safety, proper form, etiquette, respect, and scoring, so that by December they are
ready to compete locally, state and possibly nationally.
NSSA’s JOAD is an archery program for children from 8 to 20 years of age. JOAD
usually runs from mid-September to the first week of April. Practices are held
Wednesdays from 6-8.
Tournaments start in December and go until April. Most of them are on Saturdays, but
there are a few times when they may be able to shoot the tournament on a Friday or a
Sunday. You chose the day and time that suits your schedule.
NSSA’s certified Archery Coaches work closely with the archers to improve their shooting
techniques. For more information on JOAD, please contact joad@northsidesportsmen.com
INTRO TO ARCHERY CLASSES
We also provide an intro to archery class which introduces a child to the sport of archery.
These classes are 6 weeks long and usually run in the fall and winter months. This class
teaches the basics of safety and techniques of shooting. This gives your child the
opportunity to see if they like the sport and want to participate in competitions.
They will be evaluated after several weeks, and a determination will be made on whether
they can continue and move to the competitive JOAD program. Some of the determining
factors are CONDUCT, COMMITMENT, PARTICIPATION & EQUIPMENT. If it
is determined that they are not ready they can choose to participate in the introduction
class if space if available. Contact the archery@northsidesportsmen.com for information.
PLEASE DO NOT go out and buy anything if you DO NOT have equipment. Most
sporting goods stores are geared toward hunting, not for target shooting. We have both
recurve and compound equipment that we will fit your child with, and we will be able to
recommend some bows that will fit them properly if they decide to move on.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE FITTED WITH THE RIGHT
EQUIPMENT!!!
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITIVE PROGRAM ALL DEPENDS ON HOW
MANY OPENINGS WE WILL HAVE FOR EACH NEW SEASON.
