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Williamsburg, KY – The mission of the Scholastic 3-D Archery program and the purpose of the Lewis & Clark Archery club are very similar as both wish to guide youth in archery while educating members and encouraging participation in bowhunting. It was only fitting that the Lewis & Clark Archery Club hosted the inaugural Montana S3DA Indoor State Championship at the Buffalo Jump Archery Pro Shop Indoor range in Helena, Montana. The Buffalo Jump Archery Pro Shop Indoor range features twelve lanes at 20-yards and two lanes at 10-yards, 10-foot ceilings with good lighting, and a tuning area. Approximately, 35 archers from Elkhorn JOAD and various other clubs participated in the event. As S3DA continues to establish their prominence in the western region of the United States, people are becoming increasingly aware of the program and joining at an unprecedented rate!
“This was the first sanctioned S3DA event in the state of Montana. For us to see 35 kids attend a shoot for an organization they had just learned about is a great reflection of the work put in to establish S3DA in Montana. Many kids are excited to attend the Indoor “Virtual” Nationals in March and future events in 2021. Stay tuned, because we are just getting started in Montana!” stated Elkhorn JOAD coach, Jared Weaver.
Many students and parents were commenting on how great the shoot was and they were very appreciative of the host facility and faculty that provided the shoot. Everyone is looking forward to more S3DA events in the state of Montana and many are eager to become more involved with S3DA.
About Scholastic 3-D Archery
Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) is a unique, family-oriented youth archery program which has grown exponentially across the United States as a next-step initiative to follow introductory archery programs. The mission of the Scholastic
3-D Archery program is to foster, educate and guide youth in the areas of 3-D, indoor target, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting practices. The goal of the S3DA program is to provide archery and bowhunting opportunities to youth in after-school settings, as well as with archery-affiliated clubs and businesses in the community. S3DA students participate in 3-D and target archery using compound and traditional archery equipment. Students can participate at local, regional, state, and national archery events and earn college scholarships from colleges and universities across the United States. 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.
Contact the Scholastic 3-D Archery National Office at:
www.s3da.org or 225 North 3rd Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Ph: 606.524.3685
Media contact Kayla Bolton at kayla@s3da.org, Ph: 423.494.2204