Williamsburg, KY – Scholastic 3-D Archery has named David Kirkwood of Sparks, Nevada as the new Nevada State Coordinator. David will oversee all aspects of the S3DA program in Nevada including tournaments, trainings and the division of the state into regions. David will be the very first State Coordinator in Nevada and his plan is to divide the state into 4 regions: East, West, Central and South. David will recruit Regional Coordinators through contacts at his archery range, as well as through national conservation groups.

Kirkwood was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the age of eight, he moved from Las Vegas to Arizona and started hunting and harvesting deer, elk, javelina and several small game species with a bow. David said that he enjoyed the challenge of harvesting an animal with a bow versus a rifle. Later, he would spend several hours per day at his friend’s archery shop while in high school and that fueled his desire to open his own archery shop.

In 1996, David moved to Reno, Nevada and married his beautiful wife and hunting partner and became a Construction Contractor. He continued to shoot archery tournaments and hunt every chance he got. Over the years he has pursued his passion for archery and bowhunting in Nevada by harvesting a Pope and Young quality Antelope and several Mule Deer. In 2001, David and his wife welcomed their first child. David said they knew the name was going to be “Hunter” whether they had a boy or girl, because that was their passion. In 2004, David and his wife welcomed a second child.

David Kirkwood states, “As soon as my children were old enough to start shooting archery, we were shooting in the back yard and local tournaments as a family. My son’s growing love for archery had me coaching and in 2015 opening an archery shop and range, where, with a USA Archery Level 3 Certification as well as being a Certified Judge, I coach JOAD, NASP, Adaptive Archery and now S3DA. My passion is sharing my love for archery with everyone.”

David learned about S3DA during the S3DA Vegas National Championship at the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) Vegas Shoot. He said when he stopped by the S3DA booth, he remembered thinking that S3DA was right up his alley because it combined target archery, 3-D and hunting. David plans on growing S3DA in Nevada to become a large youth program involving as many kids as possible and opening the doors for youth that would never otherwise get to experience archery or hunting. David plans to implement several tournaments in different regions of Nevada to give the Nevada youth archers more opportunities to compete as well. The goal is to recruit kids through flyers distributed throughout the school districts and several outdoor shows such as the Wild Sheep Foundation, Mule Deer Foundation and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Started in December 2012 by the Scholastic Archery Association, S3DA has grown exponentially as a next step program to follow introductory programs offered as part of 4-H or the National Archery in Schools Program. S3DA addresses the need for a program to bridge beginning target archery experience and more advanced activities such as 3-D shooting and bowhunting. The program currently operates across the United States with hundreds of certified coaches serving thousands of young archers, grades 3–12. For more information on S3DA membership go to: WWW.S3DA.ORG or email: infos3darchery@gmail.com. Check out S3DA on Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram