Wendi and Julia will let you know what to expect at the 2024 USA Indoor Nationals and JOAD Indoor Nationals.  What to expect when you show up! https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher

Scott and Wendi talk about when it's time to regroup and change equipment.  Wendi's daughter got a new bow and struggled with it for 6 months before we made the decision to switch back to the old bow. Moving back to the old bow was the right decision.  It allowed us to regroup and figure out what works best for her. https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher

Scott and Wendi talk about what it takes to get to that next level.  How do you pratice when weather is bad or your range is not close.  It's taking 4+ days of good pratice for these top athletes to keep up.  We all know life gets in the way and we have to creative to get our archers the time they need! Get more informaiton and help support us! https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher  

Scott and Mollie talk about this new exciting shoot called the Texas Ringer ProAm.  75% of the registrion fee goes back into your division and cash prizes are handed out.  Live Scoring, Live Broadcast, and Live Finals!  Mollie joins Raising an Archer as a host for the weekend.  We are all very excited! https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher  

Wendi and Scott get your ready for the 2024 Vegas Shoot!  We give you all the information, you need to know if you are going to the coolest archery competition of the year!  We talk about registration, to flights, to what to expect once you get there.  Love what we are doing?  Get more information and hlep us keep doing what we are doing!   https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher

Scott and Wendi had the pleasure of sitting down with Mel Nichols and picking his brain on how to be a better coach.  Mel has coaches many top archers in the world including Brady Ellison!  It starts with Mental Management!  http://www.pineapplearchery.com https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher  

Want to know how to get archery into your school? Well here you go! Scott and Wendi get the opportunity to talk with NASP President Dr. Tommy Floyd. Tommy tell us to who to contacted and what to do to get archery into your school! https://www.naspschools.org/ https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher  WHAT IS NASP® NASP® is an activity that doesn’t discriminate based on popularity, athletic skill, gender, size, or academic ability. It’s a different kind of team sport. It’s open to any student. Its biggest supporters are professional educators. Teams come together around one thing: Archery. The National Archery in the Schools Program is an in-school program aimed at improving educational performance among students in grades 4th – 12th. And through it, students are learning focus, self-control, discipline, patience, and the life lessons required to be successful in the classroom and in life.

Scott and Wendi talk about all the divisions for NFAA.  If you want to know more about each division, you should listen to this!  The crossbow division explanation is hilarious!    https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher https://www.raisinganarcher.com/  

While Scott and Wendi were at the Houston Live Stock and Show, we sat down with Makayla Alford.  She told us all about Texas Brigades Camp! Texas Brigades is a nonprofit organization with a mission to educate and empower adolescents with leadership skills and knowledge in wildlife, fisheries, and land stewardship to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy. Texas Brigades provides a combination of educational programs, including its popular 5-day summer camps, its advanced Wildlife Intensive Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) program and single-day programs, Texas Brigades Experiences. https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher

Scott and Wendi sat down with Matthew Parmenter who is one of the top Youth Recurve Archer in the Nation.  Matthew talks to us about how he got into the sport, how he's progressed over the years and what's his plans moving forward. Want to see the Video person of this?  Go check it out at on our patreon account. https://www.patreon.com/RaisinganArcher