ALAS BAI Newsletter- August 2017 REQUIRED NASP REPORTING Thank you to everyone that took the time to submit you require NASP Annual Report. This helps us collect valuable program information and ensure that all NASP guidelines are being met. If you have not yet reported, your BAI account has been suspended. You should have received an email notification from NASP with instructions to reactivate your account. All you need to do to become reactivated is submit your report at naspbai.org as soon as possible. You will not have access to tournament registration or equipment loans and you are not eligible to teach the NASP curriculum until your account has been reactivated. There is a cut off for this extended reporting period. If you have not fulfilled the reporting requirement by the deadline, you will be required to go through the certification process again before you are eligible to teach the NASP curriculum. Please contact jmcgovern@wlf.la.gov if you have any questions. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT! 2017 ALAS COACHES CONFERENCE WEBINAR On July 25th we hosted our first ALAS Coaches Conference Webinar. The information covered included a 2016-2017 program report, upcoming tournament season dates, equipment loans, and time and activity forms. The information covered is attached for those that could not attend the webinar. If you have any questions please contact jmcgovern@wlf.la.gov. 2017 NASP WORLD TOURNAMENT RESULTS Benton Middle School and Kingston Elementary captured world titles in their divisions of the 2017 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) World Tournament and 2017 NASP World International Bowhunting Organization (IBO) 3-D Challenge held July 21st-22nd in Orlando, Florida. Benton Middle School won the middle school championship and Kingston Elementary took home the elementary school crown. Benton Elementary finished as the runner-up in the elementary division. Haughton Middle School was fourth in the middle school division. Weston Wray and Thomas Allen, both from Kingston, earned 2nd and 6th Place in the Elementary Boys Bullseye competition. For the companion event, the NASP IBO 3-D Challenge, Benton Elementary finished second and Kingston Elementary was third in the elementary category. Benton Middle was fourth in the middle school division and Haughton Middle finished sixth. Thomas Allen from Kingston took 2nd Place for the Elementary Boys 3-D division. Cassidy Walters also from Kingston took 2nd Place and Madeline Lowry of Benton Middle earned 4th Place in the Elementary Girls 3-D division. Abbie Rutledge from Benton High took 5th Place in the Girls High School 3-D division. A total of 149 student archers from eight schools represented Louisiana at the NASP World tournament. The 2017 NASP World Tournament, held Saturday and Sunday, July 21st-22nd at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, saw 3,397 students from 276 schools from around the world take part in the bullseye competition and 1,179 archers from 145 schools in the IBO 3-D portion of the tournament. Other Louisiana schools that competed in the world tournament included Northwood High School, Greenacres Middle School, and Apollo Elementary School. We are so proud of all the archers the represented our state! Your hard work and dedication to the sport of archery is evident in your success and most importantly your sportsmanship. Congratulations and job well done! For complete tournament results visit www.nasptournaments.org EQUIPMENT LOANS Need archery equipment? If you are interested in participating in the ALAS Equipment Loan program for the upcoming school year, please submit the dates that you would like to reserve a loan as soon as possible to ensure availability. Loans are typically 2-6 weeks and include all equipment needed to teach the NASP/ALAS archery curriculum. Stringbow and range line material not included. Contact jmcgovern@wlf.la.gov to schedule your loan or for information about our equipment grant program! MARK YOUR CALENDAR 2018 TOURNAMENT DATES: Saturday, January 20th, 2018 2018 SOUTH REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Alexandria, LA Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 2018 NORTH REIONAL TOURNAMENT Shreveport, LA Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 2018 ALAS STATE TOURNAMENT Shreveport, LA UPCOMING BAI CLASSES: 8/26/2017 GLASGOW MIDDLE SCHOOL Baton Rouge, LA 8:00am-4:30pm 9/30/2017 JENA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Jena, LA 8:00am-4:30pm 10/21/2017 HAUGHTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Haughton, LA 8:00am-4:30pm Course schedule and registration can be found online at http://naspbai.org/ClassSearch.aspx?country=US&state=LA. For information about hosting BAI training at your school please contact jmcgovern@wlf.la.gov. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: NATIONAL HUNTING & FISHING DAY EVENTS Saturday, September 23rd is National Hunting and Fishing Day! LDWF will be hosting 4 events around the state that day to introduce youth and adults alike to outdoor activities including fishing, shooting sports, and so much more! We need your help! Volunteers are needed to help us put on these events. If you would like to volunteer a few hours of your time, please use the link below to sign up! Your help is greatly appreciated and we hope to see you there! Even if you can’t volunteer be sure to bring the family out and enjoy a day of free, outdoor, family fun celebrating the conservation contributions of our nation’s hunters and anglers! To sign up as a volunteer use the following link to find contact information for event coordinators at the location nearest you. http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/nhfd2017 2018 NASP TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS The 2018 NASP Tournament Rules and Protocols document is attached. Please review this document as you prepare to teach your archery curriculum and prepare for tournaments. This includes very important information regarding homeschools, shooting up, single gender schools, and third grade archers. If you have any questions regarding rule changes please contact jmcgovern@wlf.la.gov. NEW FOR 2018: Eastern and Western NASP® Nationals: Qualified schools may register to participate in one but not both. Participation is not guaranteed in either event. Registration will be open to all qualified NASP® schools. Registration for these events will be determined by school. Once a school is registered for one of these NASP® tournaments, teams and individual archers from that school will only be permitted to participate in that event. Qualification tiers will be established for each event individually. All other NASP® National and World rules apply. Flyer attached. SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES IN THE 2018 NASP® COMPETITION RULES: *Please see complete document for detailed information regarding changes. • Homeschool: To participate as a homeschool team, a group will need to demonstrate that they are gathering together for educational purposes, beyond just archery. In addition, NASP® is going to request more specific information about who receives the in-school lessons in that group and what other activities they gather for. • Shooting Up: Shooting Up will still be allowed but limited to schools with less than 150 NASP® eligible archers. Schools with less than 150 NASP® eligible archers will be allowed to add archers to their team from lower level schools (or same level schools) until a total of 150 NASP® eligible archers is reached or exceeded. • Single Gender: Single gender schools will no longer be required to merge with another school of the opposite gender to form a team. NASP® is implementing this rule on a trial basis. • Third Grade Archers: Third grade archers will no longer be eligible for NASP® competition. AIM HIGH!
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