AROAB – All together 11 archery coaches from the Aroab area qualified as basic archery instructors for the National Archery in the Schools Programme (NASP), last weekend.
The course was organised by the Archery Association of Namibia at the Excelsior Private School.
National coach, Marja Woortman, presented the course to the following archers.
Hennie Viljoen
Gloudien Minaar
Ruan de Waal
Lourens van Staden
Willem Myburgh Blaauw
Natasha Gericke
Nicol du Plessis
Wiehan Burger
Hendrik Kotze
Manie Blaauw
Wynand Geldenhuys
Participants will use their new skills to coach archery at the Excelsior Private School after the school was approved by the Archery Association of Namibia as the first of six schools to qualify for a grant from the National Archery in the Schools Programme.
Schools will receive equipment including 12 bows, arrows, a maintenance kit, and target butts. Other schools interested to include archery in their sports activities were asked to contact the Archery Association of Namibia for assistance and apply to be considered for a grant.
By Staff Reporter