1st JDT Indoor Championship Results
On February 9th, Virtual Joad and the coaching staff of the JDT, hosted the 1st JDT Indoor Championship held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. As a registered Star FITA event, archers were eligible to break national as well as international records. A total of 60 arrows were shot for score by each archer under the watchful eyes of chief judge Gary Yamaguchi and assistant judge Jen Harvey. The event was run concurrently with the February 8-14th JDT training camp. [caption id="attachment_2177" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Opening Ceremonies"][/caption] Because the event is attended by nearly all the members ...
JDT Sets 61 National/FITA Records in 2009!
It has been a year for the record books and the JDT has played a major role in rewriting USA Archery records. At the close of the 2009 competition season, JDT members set an amazing 61 National and/or FITA records. This total includes only those records kept by USAA. The JDT set an astounding 105 records when 44 state records are added to the tally. The records fall into several broad categories, NATIONAL, STAR FITA, JOAD and State. National Records include records set at the National Indoor Championship, JOAD National Indoor Championship, JOAD National Outdoor Championship and National Target Championships. National ...
A “BEST” Method Testimonial – A New Direction for Other Sports
[The following is a BEST Method testimonial written by Evan Williams. Mr Williams is both a competitive archer and rifle shooter who trains at the OTC in Colorado Springs, CO. After learning the BEST Method from his archery coach, he adapted the 12 steps of the BEST system to shooting his rifle. The following is his story...] Dear Coach Lee, In the years before being introduced to the BEST METHOD I was training without direction. I was very inconsistent in competition and in training. Then, Coach Angelo Ruiz introduced me to your BEST METHOD. Finally, I had found a step-by-step METHOD to lead to ...
Archery Olympic Festival – El Salvador
Members of the Junior Dream Team Compete in El Salvador 30 July 2009 By Dave Gilbert Nine Members of the Junior Dream Team traveled to El Salvador to attend the Archery Olympic Festival, a world ranking event. JDT members Matt Zumbo, Aaron Henslin, Daniel McLaughlin and Nathan Yamaguchi competed as Senior Men, while Michelle Gilbert, Miranda Leek, Holly Stover, Heather Trafford and Mackenzie Brown competed as Senior Women. Joe Fanchin and Josh Smith rounded out Team USA. All but one of the competitors for USA was under 18 years old with the two youngest being cubs. These young archers proved they could more ...
“And Now Announcing…Team USA…”
Chula Vista, CA June 23, 2009 Text and Photos by Coach Dee Falks The broad expanse of laser-level, emerald green field that lay before me was breathtaking in itself and I had been marveling at how small the two lone target mats seemed as they stood between the perfectly straight, parallel, painted white lines that ran toward the northern horizon. The sun was so bright that the concentric circles of gold, red, blue, black and white glistened as the pennants attached to the tops of the mats fluttered in the stiff afternoon breeze. The dull roar that had been at the back of ...
Miranda Leek and Michelle Gilbert Shootoff for 1st Place At Jr. World Trials
Sunday, 3 May 2009 Jr. World Team Trials Carbondale Illinois So it's the last day of a three day tournament, you've shot a FITA, an OR round and met each of 7 other opponents in a Round Robbin. You've shot your last arrow and put all your equipment away in preparation for the long journey home. The field crew has pulled all the target bales off the field, packed up the timers, and put the rule book away. You are tired, wet, just a little bit muddy and really looking forward to putting your feet up and downing some chicken wings. Just when ...
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