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USA Olympic Archer Profile: Heather Koehl

Heather Koehl, a 2008 graduate of Sheboygan Falls High School, [Wisconsin] is currently ranked second in the nation in Olympic-style recurve archery.

She is a resident athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., where her full-time job (10 to 12 hours a day) is to train for international competition. All expenses, including room, board, food and travel, are paid by the U.S. Olympic Committee.

“The best way I can say it as a parent; this was truly her dream and to watch her do this well, we are just so happy for her,” said Kelly Koehl.

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Neurosky Helps USA Olympic Archers

In a sport of centimeters, archers will take every small advantage they can. Take a look at this article about Neurosky and their program to help the USA Olympic archers.

In addition to the Bright Ideas display in the Winter Olympics, athletes in the upcoming Summer Olympics are applying NeuroSky’s technology to athletic training. The United States Olympic Archery Head Coach Kisik Lee and Resident Athlete Coach Guy Krueger use NeuroSky’s technology to identify optimal thinking patterns for each of the athletes. “We are able to see how an archer thinks and from the data we can help them adjust how they think for an optimum mental state for competition,” said Coach Guy Krueger.

CNN Video here:
CNN – Mind Control via NeuroSky

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USA Olympic Archers Test New Stabilizer System

From the looks of it, the new B-Stinger Premier Stabilizer Bar looks like it loads the tip of the stabilizer with more of a “barbell” end. The increase of load at the tip of the stabilizer should act to dampen the effect of torque and shock.

The purpose of the of the trial phases was to maximize stabilizations and hear feedback from legendary USA Archery National Coach Kisik Lee, Resident Coach Guy Krueger and resident athletes. The Stabilizer Company has been working with both top compound and recurve shooters that includes: U.S. Olympic team hopefuls jake Kaminski and Kiristin Braun; 2-time U.S. Paralympic medalist Jeff Fabry; top compound female youth prospect Tristan Skarvan; and pro female compound shooter Jamie Van Natta.

I’m interested in seeing how the tests progress. Perhaps we’ll see the B-Stinger in the Olympics in 2012.

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Chinese Olympic Archery Sculpture Arrives in NZ

It has been gifted to the city by the Beijing Olympic Sculpture committee and China’s Ministry of Culture, who also chose Gisborne as one of only 12 cities around the world outside China to host the collection of much smaller templates for sculptures submitted to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games.

What a beautiful statue of archers. I’m sure it will look beautiful in Gisborne, New Zealand.

The sculpture is Evolution, showing the evolution of one of the world’s oldest sports, archery, from Roman times, through the imperial era to contemporary.

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An Olympic Archery Overview

This looks like a web site Wiki set up to describe the Olympic sports to be held in 2012. Take a look.

The format of the men’s and women’s individual competition is the same and consists of a ranking round followed by the FITA Olympics round.

In the ranking round, archers shoot 72 arrows at a target 70 meters (229 feet, 8 inches) away in 12 ends of six arrows each. A perfect score is 720.

The same set of shots is used to seed teams for the team competitions.

Read more here:
An Overview of Olympic Archery

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NZ Archery Machines Own Bow in Bid For Olympics 2012

Stephen, who lives in Glen Eden, is one of seven machining apprentices at Buckley Systems Ltd in Mt Wellington, producing a range of steel objects that require high concentration and precision to give exact, smooth and flat finishes.

He uses the same skills to design and make his own archery equipment. A new bow costs about $5500 but isn’t always a good fit.
Stephen, 20, started developing his own gear to overcome the problem and gain a more competitive edge.

Read more here:
Stephen eyes up Olympics

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USA Archer Hopeful to appear on Jay Leno show!

2009 USA Archery World Championship team member Kristin Braun (Palos Verdes, Calif.) is slated to appear on the NBC’s Jay Leno Show on Thursday, Nov. 5. Braun, a U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete in Chula Vista, Calif., will travel to Los Angeles on Thursday to tape her piece.

Set your DVRs right now. We’ll have to follow Ms. Braun’s path to the Olympics closely. Good luck Kristin!

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Lloyd Brown heading to GBR to head Archery Team

This story has been bouncing around the Intertubes for a day or so now, but former USA Olympic Archery coach is heading to Great Britain to replace Peter Suk.

Brown will replace Peter Suk, who led Great Britain to the Beijing Olympics, where Team GB failed to collect a medal, after Alison Williamson had taken bronze at Athens 2004.

What struck me is the pressure that the British paper is already placing on the coach. Amazing. Perhaps unhealthy.

American Lloyd Brown has been handed the reins at Archery GB, charged with ensuring Great Britain do not leave the London 2012 Olympics empty-handed.

“Ensuring”? Really?!? There’s nothing assured in sports. Is this the tabloid mentality of Great Britain (and Europe) ? I like what Archery GB Performance Director Sara Symington says in this quote:

“We have hired a top class coach with a fantastic track record in Olympic success,” said Symington. “I am confident that Lloyd can bring out the very best in our elite archers, and make them very competitive at the London Olympics.
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“We have some great talent, and with the right coach, the right environment and the right sports science support, then anything is possible.”

I wish the best of luck to Lloyd Brown. GBR without a doubt has many, many talented archers and combined with their new coach I wish them the best of luck. I want all archers to shoot to the very best of their ability and talents, no matter the country. The best of the best of the best for that particular week will prevail.

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Sasha and Malia Obama become honorary JOAD members

On behalf of USA Archery, Claudia Stevenson of Watching Arrows Fly presented President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with two JOAD Gold Olympian pins and a certificate naming Sasha and Malia Obama honorary JOAD members.

“I was delighted that Archery was selected as one of the highlighted sports by World Sport Chicago,” said Stevenson. “Meeting the President and First Lady was an exhilarating, humbling and never-to-be-forgotten experience.”

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Florida set for grand opening of Archery Facility

The Grand Opening will be highlighted with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Oct. 30 by Jim Easton and other Easton executives, along with Newberry, Fla. dignitaries. Immediately following, attendees will be able to participate in an open target shoot.

A 4-hour coaches’ symposium for any archery-certified instructor or coach will be offered the morning of Oct. 30, hosted by Doug Engh of NADA; USA Archery National Coach KiSik Lee; and Bob Romero, who was recently hired as the Easton-Newberry Archery Center resident coach. The coach symposium will focus on: USA Archery national coaching system (Lee and Romero); NADA’s role and coaching opportunities (Engh); and information on hosting regional/national specialty camps. All interested coaches must RSVP to NADA.

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Archive for the 'Olympic News' Category

USA Olympic Archer Profile: Heather Koehl

Neurosky Helps USA Olympic Archers

USA Olympic Archers Test New Stabilizer System

Chinese Olympic Archery Sculpture Arrives in NZ

An Olympic Archery Overview

NZ Archery Machines Own Bow in Bid For Olympics 2012

USA Archer Hopeful to appear on Jay Leno show!

Lloyd Brown heading to GBR to head Archery Team

Sasha and Malia Obama become honorary JOAD members

Florida set for grand opening of Archery Facility

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