DENVER - Registration opens today for Colorado Parks and Wildlife's second annual 2016 National Association in the Schools Program (NASP) Virtual Tournament in Colorado as a part of the Colorado Archery in the Schools Program (CASP), Feb. 1 - 19 at participating Colorado schools staffed with a certified Basic Archery Instructor (BAI).

Team registration at www.nasptournaments.org ends Feb. 19. The registration fee of $2.50 per scored student is payable online during registration through the NASP website. State NASP® Tournament teams must be comprised of students separated by grade divisions as follows: Elementary (4-5), Middle (6-8), & High School (9-12). Schools may enter several teams per division.

The Colorado Archery in the Schools Program trains educators across Colorado to incorporate international-style target archery into the physical education curriculum. CASP promotes student interest and skills development leading to a life-long love of the shooting sport. The virtual tournament gives every student who participates in the NASP curriculum during PE class the chance to demonstrate their skills and compete with other archers around the state from their own gymnasium.

Schools can participate in the tournament by holding a formal competition on their school grounds within the open dates using the 2016 CO NASP Tournament Rules and Format guide.

After a school holds the competition, coaches gather student's scorecards and submit the tournament scores online into the NASP Tournament database where they are tallied electronically.

Top scoring teams will be selected by division with trophies and medals awarded to the schools and team members. Individual boy and girl champions in each division will be awarded a state champion bow. In addition, qualifying teams are invited to participate in the 2016 NASP National Tournament, May 12-14 in Louisville, Kentucky.

CASP looks forward to the participation of students from across Colorado in this exciting inaugural event as they represent their school in the State Tournament!

For further information and tournament resources, visit http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/TR-Archery-Tournament.aspx
or contact Cara Ascarrunz, Colorado Archery in the Schools Program Tournament Coordinator at Cara.Ascarrunz@state.co.us.

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CPW is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 42 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.