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

…Coach Lucy Morris…

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

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TFA: 016 The World of Archery with Patrick Huston – TheFlyingArcher.com Discover Your Passion For Archery

Patrick Huston is 20 years old and an elite archer who is training full time with the Great Britain team. Patrick is from Belfast Northern Ireland where he was introduced to archery in school and now is a three time world champion in the junior division. Individual cadet world champion and cadet mixed team gold in 2013 . World field junior team champion 2014. Indoor World Cup Marrakesh 2015 gold. Junior World Record holder of 348/360 at 70m.

Patrick Huston’s Podcast

Click here to listen to Patrick Huston’s Podcast with Coach Lucy or click on the below YouTube

Thank you for listening to our podcast  🙂 please like,  share, and I appreciate you  – Coach Lucy

TFA: 015 The World of Archery with Jim Frazier  – TheFlyingArcher.com Discover Your Passion For Archery

Jim Frazier: is not only an avid hunter, but a competitor as well. Jim is the State Director for the Archery Shooters Association in Missouri.  Jim has been happily married to his beautiful wife for 21 years, and also accompanied by 3 amazing children. For a career, Jim is working as a heavy equipment operator in a local 101 Union for the past 20 years.

Jim’s intriguing passion for archery started in the 1990’s. Since then, he began his competition career in the year of 2004, at local indoor 3D fields and ranges. When he started in the A.S.A. world, Jim was in the C Class, at the events in the year of 2007. Through a total of four years, Jim competed as a Semi-Professional. At the age of 50, Jim presently competes in the Senior Pro Division.

Jim Frazier Podcast

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Thank you for listening to our podcast  🙂 please like,  share, and I appreciate you  – Coach Lucy

Learn to shoot the bow and arrow and or improve your shooting abilities!

This class is taught by Lucy Morris, a National Level 4 NTS Archery Coach from the New England School of Archery & Supplies. Safety, proper shooting form, mental concentration and proper use of equipment are emphasized.

Come and have fun sharing a life-long sport with your friends and family!

This is a family archery class for ages 8 years old and up to 99 years old. Over the years we have had parents register along with their kids, adults register along with a friend and have a blast.

if you have any questions please e-mail us at TheFlyingArcherCoach@gmail.com                     Phone: 603-317-5413

PS.  We will also be hosting an Archery Instructor Class at Wasserman Park later in May, contact us directly for more information TheFlyingArcherCoach@gmail.com

Dee Falks is a level 5 NTS Archery Coach and the National Federation Director of the Archery Shooters Association. 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 25 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 Direct.

The below video is a 3 minute clip from my second podcast interview with Dee and you can find that podcast by clicking on this link  TFA 014 The World or Archery With Coach Dee Falks

After almost 2 hours of talking I ask Coach Dee for a pearl of wisdom that he would like to share with us.  Listen in to the below video clip to hear Dee’s inspirational response.

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Coach Lucy with Coach Dee Falks at the Olympic Training Center November 2012. Picture taken by USA 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 25 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 Direct

Coach Dee Falks Podcast

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Coach Dee and Collin Klimitchek at the Olympic Trials 2016. Picture taken by USA Archery.

When you wind yourself up, so that the archery competition feels like a storming dragon that makes you almost shake in fear, because of fear of failure? Could feel the same about a presentation at work perhaps?  What is your strategy to be in control of the things you have control over?

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With amazing students 🙂

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One of my level 1 instructors guides this young man through that moment in time that we all experience when we shoot arrows.  It’s that very first arrow :).

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This testimonial goes behind the normal few words of excitement,  Listen, watch and enjoy.

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