TFA: 009 The World of Archery with Coach Dee Falks – TheFlyingArcher.com Discover Your Passion For Archery

Coach Dee Falks was born and raised in Texas. Dee joined the Army at the age of 18, and was an Airborne Ranger for 20 years. After retiring from the Army at the age of 38, Dee started a successful landscaping business, then in 1998 he moved to Mount Juliet Tennessee and only a year later Dee was introduced to archery. In 2002 Dee became the National Federation Director of the Archery Shooters Association and in 2004 Dee sold his landscaping business so he could do archery as a full time career. Dee became a level 5 NTS coach in 2009 meanwhile in 2008 Dee wrote and published the Level 3 NTS (Community Coach) course.

Dee works as an international coaching consultant and contractor for Costa Rica, New Zealand and Dubai. Dee has been a staff member or personal Coach on 22 international trips since the summer of 2009 and Dee was the USA Youth Olympic Archery Coach in the first Youth Olympic Games in 2010. And in 2013 Dee was elected to the USA Archery Board as the Coach Director.

In This Episode You’ll Discover:

Dee’s thoughts on chopping wood as a training aid
Dee’s passion for archery
Dee’s favorite books and are they archery books?
Dee’s thoughts on how different foods affect your shooting
Dee’s earliest challenge in archery
Dee’s craziest weather day in a competition
What kind of bow does Dee like?
Dee’s tip on how to stay focused on the archery range
How safely jumping out of an airplane applies to archery

Books that Dee recommends: “Any book about strengthening the mental process, any books by Richard Bach or Steven King. Jonathan Livingston Seagull is one of my favorite books of all time.” – Quote Dee Falks

Lucy and Dee Olympic Training Center November 2012

Coach Lucy with Coach Dee Falks at the Olympic Training Center November 2012. Picture taken by USA Archery

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