National Indoor Tournament

The national indoor tournament schedule has been out.

Go check it out at http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events and look for U.S. National Indoor Championship and JOAD National Indoor Championship at Tulare, CA.

The date is 3/7/2014 - 3/9/2014.

Be sure to sign up ASAP!

No Club Practice This Week 11/30

Hey Archers,

There is NO club practice this week.
Enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend with your family!
See you all next week!

December Parents' Meeting

There will be a parents' meeting 11/23/2013 at 3pm.
Archers, please have your parents come to the kitchen next to the gym to discuss the Christmas party and December private lesson schedule.

State Indoor 2014 Registration

Hey Archers,

The schedule for 2014 State Indoor is out already!
Check it out at the following link:
http://calarchery.net/events/events-this-month/icalrepeat.detail/2014/01/04/45/-/sac-state-indoor-championships-1st-session

It seems like there are two weekends to shoot that you can choose from.
Just pick the one most convenient for you.
The indoor is at the usual Tulare.

The dates are first-come first-serve, so sign up now!

November Updates!

Hey Archers,

Starting from this coming Saturday's practice 11/9, we will be practicing for indoors.
Our new practice location's address is: (it's a church gym)
622 N. Gilbert Street
Anaheim CA 92801

Here's an important information for November:
There will be NO CLUB PRACTICE on 11/30 (Thanksgiving Break)

Here are some updates for December:
-There will be no Holiday break, meaning there will be club practice all 4 weeks.
-We will have a Christmas party on 12/14, so be sure to mark your calendars!
-From December, our monthly tuition will be $150/mo ($50 for one time try-out).

I'd like to introduce our new board members.
Our club's new Presidents are Sean Chang and Nathan Park.
Our new Vice-Presidents are Chris Lee, Brandon Choi, Aileen Yu, Matthew Choi, Kevin Ryu.

See you at practice!

Reminders for November

Hey Archers,

Please remind your parents to attend the parents' meeting this coming Saturday 11/2 (1st week of every month) at 3pm.
The parents' meeting will be at the tables next to the parking lot.

Starting from next practice (after this week's practice), we will move indoors to prepare for the upcoming indoor season next year.
Not this week...starting next week (11/9)!
I will post the address next week, just to make sure there are no confusions for this week's practice.

See you all this Saturday at the El Dorado Park Archery Range!

End of September/October Updates

Please don't forget to remind your parents that there will be a parents' meeting on the first week of October! (that's next week)
This is their only chance to sign you up for private lessons for the entire month.

Our overall winner for our monthly club tournament of September was David Lee!
He was actually undefeated for the entire month!
The point system starts all over from week 1, and so everyone starts off from 0 points next week.
You can be our new overall club champion for October :)
Please check out the "Monthly Club Competition" tab above to look at the final results list and the pictures of all our monthly winners.

For those of you who didn't know (you should know by now...I posted about this tournament at least two or three times!), next Saturday 10/5/2013 is the "Duel in the Desert Trials," a trial tournament between Arizona and California.
This tournament is to pick the California team to compete in the actual "Duel in the Desert" tournament, which will be on the last weekend of October (the team is only for college and senior divisions!)
Nonetheless, it'll be a great way to gain tournament experience!
You have the opportunity to compete in two tournaments in October!
The location is our usual practice range, El Dorado Park.
Just scroll down a little, and you'll find all the information you need.

Also, there is an "Equipment" tab above.
Many of you have requested the page to sell/buy equipment, and it has been there for several months now!
Anyone can comment on that page, so please use it to buy/sell/trade equipment!

Club Survey

Hi everyone,

Good job to those who competed at the Pacific Coast Championships in Sacramento this weekend!

It was raining and the second half of the long distances was cancelled due to the crazy weather (lots of rain with thunder/lightning, strong wind), but everyone pulled through really well!

For those of you who want to gain more experience, be sure to check out the monthly qualifiers at our usual practice range (El Dorado Park) and the Duel in the Desert (tournament between California and Arizona...also at El Dorado Park).

If you scroll down this page just a little, you will find all the information I posted earlier about these tournaments (links, dates...)!

As all of you know, we have implemented our new tournament-orientated club practice last month so that every week is a tournament.

Everyone seems focused on shooting well these days...perhaps because points, rankings, and prizes are involved now? :)

Please take this quick survey and let me know what you think about our new format!

Here is the link to the survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/157m2FlC9eIvpbrTmSkTCJ-rTCA4hSgJyDKuAz4_NSUs/viewform

See you all next Saturday!

September Parents' Meeting Reminder

This is a reminder that there is a monthly meeting on the first Saturday of every month; the meeting for September will be September 7.
After dropping off your kid(s), please stay for the parents meeting.
We will cover important information including private lesson schedule for the month of September.

Also, for those of you who want to gain more experience, there are plenty of outdoor tournaments available!
Though the season may be over for national rankings, there are still tournaments going on!
Skill comes with experience...especially reading the wind.
I strongly recommend that everyone compete at the remaining several tournaments, even if they are not for national ranking.

1) PAC Coast Championships - State Tournament
September 21-22, 2013 (Saturday, Sunday)
@ Discovery Park, Sacramento
For more info or to register:
http://calarchery.net/events/events-this-month/icalrepeat.detail/2013/09/20/40/-/pacific-coast-championship

2) Monthly Qualifiers - September Qualifier (like a "practice" tournament)
Septmber 29, 2013 (Sunday)
@ El Dorado Park
To register or for more info:
http://www.thisisforscore.com/event.cfm?id=75

3) Dual in the Desert Trials - for archers in California and Arizona
October 5-6, 2013 (Saturday, Sunday)
@El Dorado Park
To register or for more info:
http://calarchery.net/events/events-this-month/icalrepeat.detail/2013/10/05/9/-/duel-in-the-desert-trials-desert-open

Also, be sure to check out the new tab on our blog, "Monthly Club Competition."
I will be posting the results list and the overall winner from each month.
The winner for the month of August who also won a custom target bale was Geun Woo (Kevin) Kim.
After a few months, we will be able to see how well everyone is improving, discover weaknesses/strengths based on rankings or scores at different rounds (ie. gold game really tests your mental strength!), etc.

That's it for now!

New Club Practice Format

As many of you have seen, our club is adopting a new practice format for the more experienced archers.
Beginners will continue to receive more individualized instructions at the phone book area.
We will no longer just shoot arrows during club; you must do that on your own time.
We will move onto practicing the actual tournament situations, especially because we have so many high-performance archers in our club.
We have 8 Junior Dream Team archers and even one Youth World USA team member!
We will have competitions every week, and the highest ranked archer from all divisions (based on total points) at the end of the month will receive a custom target bale with the archer's name on it (courtesy of Chris Lee and his family).

The distances are set at 60 meters, 40 meters, and 20 meters; you must shoot at the appropriate distance as advised by the coaches.
Our monthly practice schedule is as follows (subject to change at the discretion of the coaches):
Week 1 - 36 arrow qualification round.
Week 2 - Gold game up to 25 points.
Week 3 - Elimination round.
Week 4 - Team round / "mystery" game.

Also, one quick notes...PLEASE PICK UP YOUR OWN TRASH.
There have been empty water bottles lying around all over the field after practice.
Please, don't bring any water if you're not going to pick up after yourself!
The coaches and parents should not have to clean up after you!

August Parents' Meeting

This is a reminder that there is a monthly meeting on the first Saturday of every month, and the meeting for August will be August 3.

After dropping off your kid(s), please stay for the parents meeting.

We will cover important information including private lesson schedule and our club tournament during the first week of September.

Also, please take the time to review our club rules at the "Rules&Procedures" page, located on the second tab above (not just the new-comers, everyone must review the club rules).

One of the rules that was poorly followed in the recent weeks was the very first one: "Archers must arrive 10 minutes prior to the start of club to set up their equipment."

Our club time is 3:00~6:00 p.m.

You must come at least 10 minutes early (even earlier since most of you take more than 10 minutes to set up your equipment) to not only set up your bow but also help the parent volunteers and coaches put up the target bales that YOU will be shooting on.

That means if you live 30 minutes away from the archery range, you MUST leave the house at 2:20 at the very latest in order to arrive at the field by 2:50 (No traffic excuses! You must account for traffic when you leave).

Please do not be late!

The later you come to the field, less instruction time that not only you but also all the other archers will have.

Especially with our new training schedule geared towards actual competition starting next month, we need all the time we have, perhaps even more.

Below is the flyer for our 3rd Annual Joy Lee Archery Championships:

Registration can be found at this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S-UzSXIV-zbAqClphlQXc-NoHFLeosq8DKU6k-8AJzw/viewform

Be sure to sign up as soon as possible to help us organize the event!

If you have any questions, feel free to email me at jlarchery@gmail.com!

USA Archery Coach Certification Class

Level 1 Instructor (formerly Basic) A Level 1 Instructor is most closely associated with a "grassroots" program that is short-term in scope and focused on introducing basic archery skills to beginners. Such programs would include: camps, Scouting, 4-H, and Parks and Recreation.

• Course content: Range safety, range set-up, basic equipment setup and repair, and how to teach the basic steps of shooting.
• Length of Course: 4-12 hours
• Prerequisites**: Minimum age: 15
• Course Cost: Varies depending on instructor
• Certification period: Three years
• Any Level 1 Instructor who wants individual insurance coverage will need to become a member of USA Archery and complete a background check
• Level 1 Course is not required to attend the Level 2 Course.

Level 2 Instructor (formerly Intermediate) A Level 2 Instructor works with a more established archery program such as J.O.A.D., A.S.A.P., college clubs and local clubs with a strong beginner component. Level 2 Instructors are also certified to teach Level 1 courses. Current Level 2 Instructors with a successful background screen are eligible for insurance benefits. Click here for information on background screening.

• Course Content: Basic shooting steps, introduce intermediate shooting steps, safety, range set-up; equipment setup and repair, fitting equipment to an archer, how to teach archery and how to teach a Level 1Instructor Course.
• Length of Course: 12-20 hours
• Prerequisites: Minimum age: 18, USA Archery or NFAA membership, Successful background screen.
• Course Cost: Varies depending on instructor
• Certification period: Three years.
• Please note: No certification will be processed without membership and a successful background screen. 

If  you are interested in this class, please Jinwoo's mom(chickchick00@hotmail.com 213-479-1505)

July Updates

Just a few reminders...

1)
There is a monthly meeting on the first Saturday of every month, and the meeting for July will be July 6.
After dropping off your kid(s), please stay for the parents meeting, as we will cover important information.

2)
There will be no club practice on the week of EJN JOAD Nationals in Ohio (7/13)

3)
Make sure to check out the KSL Summer Archery Camp; see the details on the posts below.

4)
There will be a great opportunity for beginners to participate in a tournament, and also a great chance to shoot at the Olympic Training Center!
Make sure to scroll down just a bit to find the post with the details!

That's it for now.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

-Jin Woo Kim

KSL Archery Summer Camp Registration

The KSL Archery Summer Camp is just around the corner!

Please see the post below for more details (Korean version of the details will be on the registration page once you click the link below)

You can now register by clicking on the following link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094EA9AA2D6-kslarchery

This is a great opportunity to not only learn the NTS properly but also get used to the form by shooting a lot under the supervision of the coaches, including Coach Lee himself!

Be sure to check it out!

-Jin Woo Kim

KSL Archery Summer Camp

The "KSL Archery Camp"  at the end of this outdoor season will serve as a preparation for the next year's season, learning how to manage equipment, to self-coach, and to use proper technique, in order to become a better archer and a better coach.

1. Dates: 7/15 Monday Night Arrival - 7/19 Friday Afternoon Departure 

2. Location: 2362 Deerhorn springs Ln, Jamul. CA 91935 and Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA

3. Materials Covered: National Training System/KSL shot cycle, individual shot process building, how to tune equipment, preparation for tournaments, how to train, elimination round/Olympic Round training, etc...

4. Fees: $1,000 (4 Nights 5 Days) Room and meals included

5. U.S. Olympic Head Coach Kisik Lee will be the primary instructor for this camp with about 5 assistant coaches.

The detailed schedule will be available soon. If there is any question, please call Mrs. Lee at 619-709-1004.

June Updates

We are in the midst of the outdoor season, with major tournaments coming up this month: the California State Championships and the SoCal Showdown.

We will still have club practice on 6/15, but it will be at the phone book area because the whole field will be taken for the California State Championships.

For those of you who are attending the tournament and wants to order lunch together as a club, please email Mrs. Kim at chickchick00@hotmail.com

The lunch will be $10 per person.

However, we will not have club practice on 6/22 because of the large number of archers that will be gone to shoot in the major national tournament, the SoCal Showdown.

For anyone above the age of 15 (and yes, adults too) who wants to earn a coaching certificate, we will have a class for the Level 1 (age 15-18) and Level 2 (entry level for adults) after the Easton JOAD Nationals, the last outdoor national tournament in the middle of July.

If you are interested, please email Mrs. Kim at chickchick00@hotmail.com


We'd like to welcome Hunter Conley, Alex Nahm, and Jiwon Nahm to our club!

-Jin Woo Kim

Parents Meeting: Month of May

Thank you everyone for attending the parents' meeting.
Here is a quick recap of today's meeting:
1) No club practice on 6/22 due to SoCal Showdown
       -There will still be four practices in the month of June, since June has five weeks
2) There is a California State Games on 7/13 (Saturday)
       -"THE" tournament for beginners seeking experience! Please see my earlier post regarding this      tournament.
3) Future Tournaments (ranking tournaments only)
5/18-19 Cotton Boll (State)
5/30-6/2 Florida Gator Cup (Nationals)
6/15-16 California Outdoor State Championships (State)
6/22-(?) SoCal Showdown (Nationals)
7/10-7/14 EJN JOAD Nationals @ Ohio (Nationals)

Just a reminder, there is a parents' meeting on the first week of every month.

Also, the private lesson list is updated every day, and so anyone who is interested, please email chickchick00@hotmail.com (Jin Woo's mom)

-Jin Woo Kim

2013 California State Games - Great Opportunity for Beginners!

There is a great opportunity for beginners to not only compete in a fun non-official ranking tournament but also visit the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.

It is just two hours South from where we usually practice!

The tournament will run just as any other official-ranking archery tournament.

This is a great way to get some experience!

The registration site is here: http://www.calstategames.org/s-archery.html

The information (copied from the website) is below:

DATE  
Saturday July 13, 2013

SITE 
Easton Aluminum Archery Complex
“Largest Outdoor Archery Site in America”
US Olympic Training Center
2800 Olympic Parkway, Chula Vista 91915

TIMES/SCHEDULES
Practice: 8:30am-9:15am
Competition: 9:30am-3:30pm
1 Hour Lunch Break - Bring your own lunch and beverages

ELIGIBILITY  
Open to all Archers

AGE DETERMINING DATE
December 31, 2013
Adult & Junior: 17 & U; Cadet: 15 & 16; Cub: 13 & 14; Bowman 10-12; Yeoman 9 & U

COMPETITION FORMAT
Rounds: Meters 900 Round
Adult Male & Junior: 60, 50, 40 meters. Adult Female & Junior: 60, 50, 40 meters
Cadet Boys: 60, 50, 40 meters. Cadet Girls: 60, 50, 40 meters
Cub Boys & Girls: 40, 30, 20 meters. Bowman Boys & Girls: 30, 25, 20 meters
Yeoman Boys & Girls: 20, 15, 10 meters

*For the advanced archers, this tournament is held while the Easton JOAD Nationals is going on at Ohio. 

Plan accordingly.

-Jin Woo Kim

2013 Easton JOAD Nationals

Hey guys,

The registration for the 2013 Easton JOAD Nationals is now available.
(July 10-14, 2013 @ Hamilton, Ohio)
The registration packet can be found here:
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Resources/National-Championship-Events/Registration.aspx

For those of you who haven't done so already, I advise you to book your plane tickets and hotels ASAP.
The prices have been going up, and eventually, they will run out of hotels and even plane tickets.
Do not push this off to the last minute!

-Jin Woo Kim

2013 California State Outdoor Championships

The registration for the State tournament at El Dorado Park is now open.
It will be held from June 15 to June 16.
The registration page can be found here:
http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=4&Itemid=140&year=2013&month=06&day=15&title=california-state-outdoor-championships&uid=f224f74b0ed93756b0c5235149a7e5b5

Here is a recap of the age divisions, for those of you who forgot or are new:

2013 NAA JOAD CATEGORY DIVISIONS NOTE: Junior and Cadet ages are changed as of Jan. 1, 2010 as indicated in red below
Junior	Cadet	Cub	Bowman
up to and thru the calendar year of the 20th birthday	up to and thru the calendar year of the 17th birthday	up to and thru the calendar year of the 14th birthday	up to and thru the calendar year of the 12th birthday
Archers may choose to compete in an older division.  The "Archer" class is for the recreational archer and for those who are unable to reach the adult distances.  Scores in tournaments shot by competitors who shoot in the Archer division are not eligible for consideration for the Junior USAT.

Be sure to sign up!

-Jin Woo Kim

April Parent Meeting

Congrats to everyone who competed in the 2013 AAE Arizona Cup!
Despite the unprecedented wind (especially the newer archers) and the longevity, we all endured well.

We usually have our monthly parents meeting on the first week of every month, but because so many people were competing in Arizona Cup and so few people were present at the club practice, we decided to move the parents meeting to this Saturday 4/13/2013.

So parents:
Please stop by after dropping off your kids!

See you then!

2013 National Tournaments

Here is the link to the registration information:
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events/2013/June/21/USAT-Qualifier-Series-Event--SoCal-Showdown-World-Archery-Youth-Championships-Team-Trials.aspx

Sign up as soon as possible!

If you put this off and wait until the last minute, they may not have any more spots available.

With the increasing number of archers, the tournaments are actually filling up quite quickly.

And below is the schedule of all the national tournaments for the year (I linked each to the appropriate page so just click on the event you're interested in).

• USAT Qualifier Series Event: AAE ARIZONA CUP 

  ARCHERY | PHOENIX, ARIZONA | 04/04/13 - 04/07/13

• USAT Qualifier Series Event: TEXAS SHOOTOUT 

  ARCHERY | COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS | 04/25/13 - 04/28/13

• USAT Qualifier Series Event: EASTON FOUNDATION GATOR CUP / World Archery Championships Team Trials National

  ARCHERY | NEWBERRY, FLORIDA | 05/31/13 - 6/4/13 (TBA)
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

• USAT Qualifier Series Event: SoCal Showdown / World Archery Youth Championships Team Trials National

  ARCHERY | CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA | 06/21/13 - 06/24/13

  
  

  129th US National Target Championships & US Open/Easton JOAD Nationals National

  ARCHERY | HAMILTON, OHIO | 07/10/13 - 07/14/13

  Jin Woo Kim

03/09/2013 Meeting

Thank you all for attending the parents meeting today.

Please help enforce the new club protocols and procedures (can be found on one of the tabs).

For those of you who missed the meeting, you will need to come fill our new registration sheet (even returning members) and read the club rules and procedures.

Also, our club blog will soon be changing to private.

You will need to create a Google account in order to access our blog in the future.

Thank you.

-Jin Woo Kim

Quick Reference Guide

Joad/Youth Age Divisions

The first two distances (before "/") are shot on the larger 122cm target.
The latter two distances (after "/") are shot on the smaller 80cm target.
(For nationals, the 80cm target has down to the 5 ring only. Any arrow shot outside the 5 ring is a miss.)

"Through the calendar year" means the year you turn that age.
For example, in the cadet category, consider someone who is born in 1996, regardless of the month he was born.
He will turn 17 sometime in 2013, whether in January or December does not matter, and so this year will be his last year to compete as cadet.

Junior

  Through the calendar year of their 20th birthday

Male
90M,70M /50M,30M
Female                                                                                                       
70M,60M /50M,30M         
   

Cadet

 Through the calendar year of their 17th birth birthday

Male
70M,60M /50M,30M
Female
60M,50M /40M,30M                                                           
  

Cub

Through the calendar year of their 14th birthday

Male & Female
50M,40M/30M,20M                                                             
    

Bowman

Through the calendar year of their 12th birthday

Male & Female
30M,25M/25M,20M                                                               
    

Outdoor Season Info

Attention Archers!

Be sure to plan your national tournaments this year.
National archery tournament schedule is out on: http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events.aspx

Also, all state tournaments schedule is out on: http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&view=year&layout=listevents&Itemid=141

Due to the increase in archers this year, spots (and hotels) fill quickly.

You should sign up for tournaments as soon as possible.

There will be more information passed around at the parent info meeting.

Be sure to attend!

-Jin Woo Kim

Parents Meeting

Attention Parents!

On Saturday, 3/9/2013, there will be a parents' meeting, starting at 3:00.

Please drop off your child at the archery range, and come over to the benches to the left of the archery range.

Please come to the meeting to share and receive new information.

-Jin Woo Kim

Club Practice for March

First off, great job to those of us who competed in the National Indoor tournament in Tulare this weekend!
It was a tough tournament for a lot of us, but we held on and fought hard till the end.
We are now officially done with indoors for the year :)

We will now prepare for the outdoor season at El Dorado Park.
Our club practice time for 3/2/2013 will be 1:30~4:30pm.
From 3/9/2013, the practice time will 3:00~6:00pm, unless posted otherwise.

-Jin Woo Kim

Joy Lee Archery Indoor Tournament

Hey guys,

On 2/16/2013, we will have our indoor tournament in preparation for the imminent Indoor Nationals, which is on the last weekend of February.

The time will be the same as our usual practice time, 3:30~6:30 p.m.

Please register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1E4sAUxG5GPnsxnyPfpNm90nDRCmG6800OnUCMHZ-Y_k/viewform

For beginners, this will be a great opportunity to learn the format of an actual competition and see what score  they can shoot.

For more advanced archers, our indoor tournament will be a great "mirror" to reflect upon and discover what they need to work on for the next few days before Indoor Nationals.

All Joy Lee archers (ANC, San Diego, Long Beach) have been invited!

Even though this is not an official ranking tournament, let's treat this as the real deal!

-Jin Woo Kim

Announcements

Here are some important announcements:

1/26/2013 + 2/9/2013

Practice will be at El Dorado Park, from 1:30 to 4:30 pm.
The church, where we usually have our indoor practices, will be hosting an event on each of those dates, and so we cannot use the facility.
Mark your calendar, and tell others about this change!

2/16/2013
In preparation of the quickly approaching National Indoors at the end of February, we plan to hold a club indoor tournament on this day.
If you have not done so already and you wish to compete at the National Indoors Tournament, be sure to sign up ASAP!
The link is:
http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Features/2012/December/19/USA-Archery-Opens-Registration-for-US-National-and-JOAD-National-Indoor-Championships.aspx

-Jin Woo Kim