Florida Poly Archery teaches discipline, resilience and perseverance both on and off
the range.
There are a number of benefits in participating in competitive archery at Florida
Poly.
- It improves your focus. Staying focused and maintaining balance while setting up and drawing in a target is
critical for every archer. The ability to concentrate on form and disregard distractions
helps you develop an endurance for focused work that escalates and achieves results
while maintaining a calm demeanor in high-pressure environments.
- It enhances your hand-eye coordination and strength. Practice in archery trains the hundreds of muscles not only in your hands and arms,
but also your core and back, while coordination develops between your eyes (aiming)
and your body. Coaching, peer support and continuous practice and repetition develops
expertise and strengthens coordination.
- It helps develop leadership and social skills. Archery can be an individual sport or a team sport. When an archer competes in a tournament
they are usually grouped together with other archers for scoring. Archers can get
to know each other while they walk the course together. Teams are important in archery
too. Working as a team and supporting one another is important for the success of
the group.
- It develops your confidence. Florida Poly Archery participation gives you training and experiences that will
increase your self-confidence, self-appreciation and pride in achieving that which
comes with coaching, practice and hard work. We have observed a marked increase to
archers when they observe gradual, and sometimes rapid improvement, in their mental
and physical skills after practices and tournaments.
As a USA Archery Collegiate team, the Florida Poly Archery team competes on the regional,
state, and national level. The team aims to provide opportunities for students within
all levels of archery to train, compete, and advance their skills and passion for
the sport.
Application to Join the Florida Poly Archery Team
Students can apply to be part of the archery team simply by contacting Derek Lower. A formal try-out is not required. However, archery experience is preferred. Students
should plan to have their own equipment, but the team may be able to assist those
who are unable to secure the proper competition equipment.
Forms for Current Team Members
