List of 8 news stories.

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  Wagy to Take over as Head Coach of Brophy Archery

  5/16/2023
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  Archery Wins Third Consecutive State Title

  3/10/2023
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  Archery Takes First State Qualifier

  1/23/2023
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  Archery Tryout Information

  12/5/2022

• Brophy Archery to Launch Barebow Program 

  7/14/2022

• Archery Fall Participation Information

  6/29/2022

• 2022 Brophy Archery Season Highlights   

  6/14/2022

• Brophy Archery FAQs

  6/2/2022
  Do we need to have any prior experience?  No. There will be training on matching you with a bow, how to handle it, and how to shoot it using proper form with the established shooting steps. Instructions will be provided all season long from the coaches.
  
  

  Do we need to provide our own bows/equipment or will it be provided? Bows will be provided on loan from NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program). Only NASP approved Genesis bows are required. Arrows are also provided that are NASP approved. These bows and arrows are used all season long. You are welcome and encouraged to purchase your own bows provided that they are standard Genesis bows (not Gen X or Youth).
  
  

  What would the time commitment look like?  (Practice times, days, and archery seasons) Practices are twice a week; alternating Thursdays and Fridays after dismissal at the Brophy Loyola Hall basement and on Sunday early afternoons at Ben Avery archery range in cooler weather. There are optional Saturday and Tuesday practices with our partner, 3G Archery if you are wanting to go deeper into archery. There is a Red Team for those new to Brophy archery and a Black Team for the returning veteran archers. There are two archery seasons; one in the Fall and one in the Winter/Spring which is the Comp (competitive) season. The Fall season begins in August/September and the Comp season begins in January. There are tournaments throughout both seasons. Brophy shares practices and coaches with the Xavier archery team but competes as its own. 
  
  

  What are the tournaments? There are up to 8-10 tournaments (four state qualifiers, four to five optional fun shoots, and a state championship tournament in late February/early March). Two of the state qualifiers are out of town (Tucson and Mayer or Payson) and one of the fun shoots is in Wickenburg. If the team qualifies, there is an optional Western Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah in April. Archery is mainly an individual sport with many tournaments for individual standings. The only tournament a team competes as a team is the State Championships and Nationals.
  
  

  How many archers are there in the team and are there cuts? The Brophy archery program will have three teams in the Fall season: a Red team for those new to archery, a Black team for veteran and returning archers, and an optional all-year round JOAD squad both for new and veteran archers who want to deepen their archery skills using their own personal bows of choice (not Genesis bows). There will be a Comp (competitive) team to correspond with the competitive season which starts in January and includes the State championship tournament and a Western Nationals tournament. There are no cuts for the Fall season. There will be tryouts in January for the Comp team. Must participate in the Fall season in order to tryout for the Comp team.
  
  

  How can I prepare in advance? Coaches strongly encourage taking lessons over the summer with our partner, 3G Archery (call/text Coach Carmen Gunn at 602 320 5132) and participation in the Experience Brophy Archery event in August/September. This where you can try your hand with a bow and see if archery is something you’d like to pursue. Practices consist of form training using the shooting steps with an exercise band. Mastery of the shooting steps then progresses to shooting with an actual bow. 

  What are the shooting distances? In a NASP tournament, bullseye targets are placed on a horizontal target line of 10 meters (32’10”) and 15 meters (49’2”) from the horizontal shooting line. 3D targets are placed along a diagonal line in distances of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 meters from the shooting line. Practices will utilize the same two shooting distances. Targets will be both Bullseye and 3D. 
  
  

  Do you award Junior Varsity and Varsity Letters? Yes. A number of requirements are considered in order to achieve the JV and Varsity letters. In order to achieve a Varsity letter, an archer must shoot an average consistent score of 275 and above out of maximum 300 in any tournaments and qualifiers. 

  What is the tournament record for the team? Brophy joined NASP in the Summer of 2019. At the 2020 Arizona State Championship tournament, the Brophy archery team achieved Runner-Up. The team won the 2021 Arizona State Championship tournament and repeated the championship win in 2022. In the 2022 Western Nationals, the Brophy archery team placed 6th out of 28 champion teams from other states. Individually, several archers placed in the top five individual scores in the State and one placed 4th in the 2022 Western Nationals out of 555 participating archers from across the Western states.  
  
  

  What would the financial commitment look like? The fee for the Fall season cost $350 per archer. The fee for the Comps season cost $350 per archer. This covers coaches’ stipends, rent of the practice facility, tournament fees, archery equipment, target purchases, tournament polo shirts, practice shirts, snacks, Christmas and end of the year parties, trophies and awards, etc. If the fee will be burdensome, there will be a reduction of fees for some. 
  
  

  Who are the coaches? Both Brophy and Xavier archery teams share dedicated coaching staff and are one of the few archery teams in the country with high level coaching staff. Dr. Lisa Fischer, a psychologist, is the head coach for Brophy as well as the mental management coach. She established the Brophy archery team in 2019 and is a Level 4 USA Archery Coach. Scott Wagy is the senior technical coach for both Brophy and Xavier archery teams. He is a Level 4 USA Archery Coach and has coached an archery team for grades 6-12 for five years. He is a lifelong archer where he first shot a bow at age 5. Carmen and Dave Gunn are owners of 3G Archery, lead the JOAD squad, and are Level 4 USA Archery Coaches. Kelsey Gerchar is the head coach for Xavier. Prior to that, she was the Arizona NASP coordinator with the AZ Game and Fish Dept. A number of coaches' assistants are composed of returning Brophy archers and parent volunteers. All coaches hold a NASP basic archery instructor certificate and all of them have received Safe Environment training from the Diocese of Phoenix. Most of the coaches are archers and/or bowhunters themselves. 
  
  

  Any additional activities of the archery team? A new archer and parent informational meeting is held in September. A presentation on collegiate and competitive archery is in October. A presentation on mental management is given during the competitive season. A team retreat at Manresa will occur at some point during the year. The archery team participates in the Brophy ELF Christmas drive in December. Two community services are performed; one in honor of St. Sebastian Patron Saint of Archers is held in January near his Feast Day and the second one is in March for the annual AZ Game and Fish Outdoor Expo at the archery range. Both teams have a Christmas party and an end of the year party and awards ceremony where JV and Varsity letters are awarded. An USA Archery Instructor certification training is also provided once or twice a year.
  
  

  Do I need to have good aiming skills in order to excel in archery? No. Believe it or not, archery is not entirely about aiming. Archery is about having good form and being consistent from one shot to another. Brophy archery uses the National Training System (NTS) steps as part of coaching the form and posture. This is the same NTS steps that Olympian archers and world record archers use.
  
  

  Is archery safe?  Yes!  Archery has one of the lowest injury rates with a 0.57 injury rate per 1,000 participants, ranking safer than golf, tennis, volleyball, and fishing, according to the 2017 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. Safety measures and protocols are taught to beginner archers starting Day One.

  Is archery an adaptive sport? Yes. Individuals with all ability types have been able to successfully participate in archery. Archery equipment has been modified to accommodate those with visual impairments, physical limitations including those without arms, and for little persons. Individuals with ADHD and autism have found that archery teaches focus and concentration skills. Archery is one of the most inclusive and equitable team sports available.

  What are the best things about Brophy Archery? Archery at Brophy has many benefits; physically, mentally, and socially. The physical aspects of posture, poise, and core strength from archery are translated to everyday physical activities. The mental lessons learned from archery become lessons in life in maintaining calm and composure under pressure. Confidence, belief in oneself, and positive self image from archery are established. Socially, there is a brotherhood that is formed among the archery teammates. They become lifelong friends. Practices are fun and relaxed with a focus while on the shooting line. Archery becomes a Zen space for many.