TFA: 017 The World of Archery with COACH LUCY MORRIS – TheFlyingArcher.com Discover Your Passion For Archery

Coach Lucy Morris is a Level 4 NTS Archery Coach. Lucy aspires to inspire others through the World of Archery, with optimism, and creativity. She is the podcast host at www.TheFlyingArcher.com and the owner of New England School of Archery & Supplies LLC www.nearchery.com

This podcast is a little different as Coach Lucy is a guest on the show and she is being  interviewed by Cameron who is a senior in high school and who is also a level 1 archery instructor.  Cameron created and ran an archery club at his High School and he is going to take the level 2 instructor class this summer.  I was very honored to be a guest on Cameron’s podcast and that is why I decided to share the interview with you. In the picture below, podcast host Cameron is holding up a tri-fold of pictures of his archery club.

Cliffs Notes from this amazing podcast:

• Winter of 2008 got into archery at Bow, NH Park and Rec.
• Combination of a top notch coach, and a positive attitude towards others
• Found archery fascinating, and fun
• Level 4 Coach Marcia Wyman invited Lucy to be a helper / intern, plus offered to take her to the Olympics “If there is something that you want, go for it.”
• in 2008 Lucy started teaching full time after earning her level 1 & 2 certification. She received her Level 4 NTS Coach certification a couple of years later.  Lucy found Coach Marcia Wyman to be a very good mentor and teacher and decided to do archery full time. Lucy now owns New England School of Archery which has been around for over 30 years. Which is a business that has inspired thousands of people and instructors all over New England. We are now New England School of Archery & Supplies LLC

Teaching classes:

• Booked throughout the Summers
• 12-14 classes per/week
• Varies per year
• Instructor training in June
  • During the month of June, 2015: Certified approximately 120-130 people to be instructors
• Performance lessons, High performance lessons, and performance coaching
• Personal gains: confidence, stress release, being in the moment (really good for health reasons…)

Favorite part(s) of being a coach:  

• “Love seeing the excitement when people arrive to my classes”
• “Love seeing people, when they are shooting and forgetting about the world. And their confidence grows, and stress goes away, and they feel a whole lot better about themselves.”
• “Love working with the youth and they relate to me as a person, they will ask me questions about the shooting, or about how the felt about being upset… they will tell me. Plus they will let me guide them, and to coach them.”

• “I think it is really important to realize that people are sensitive, that when you are coaching, you also have positive re-enforcement”

Olympic Training Center:

• 4 – times to the Olympic Training Center
• 2 – times for training, and 2 – times for Coach observation (for the Junior Dream Team)
• Always a positive atmosphere and enjoy being there

Benefits of leaning and applying Archery:

• Reduction in stress
• Learning to be in the moment again
• Relaxation
• Building confidence

Challenges:

• Allowing yourself to make mistakes, and being okay with it

Benefits of teaching archery:

• Fun
• Enjoyable
• Watching others building/gaining confidence
• Watching people be happy and positive-minded
• Loving the first shot reaction(s).

 Best Coaching Traits:

• “willingness of kindness”
• “walk the talk”
• “people with care”
• “attitude of gratitude”
• “understanding where an athlete is at, mentally and physically”
• “knowing when NOT to push the athletes’ limits”
• “keeping your personal EGO in Check”
• “being humble”

ADDITIVES BY COACH LUCY:

• Podcast / Interviews are located at Theflyingarcher.com
• “I also do performance coaching for Corporate America, as well as High performance private lessons, and regular archery classes.”
• Please!? Come visit, browse, and/or ask questions at Theflyingarcher.com to see the different parts of The World of Archery.

Lucy Morris’s Podcast

Click here to listen to Coach Lucy Morris Podcast with podcast host Cameron or click on the below YouTube