Personal Coach
Current
Self-Employed
Denver, Colorado, United States
I am an Iowa girl turned Coloradan and I am addicted to coffee and archery. I started archery over five years ago as a way to spend time with my sister, who I was currently driving to the archery range everyday of the week for multiple hours at a time. From the very first week my personal Coach started teaching me not just how to shoot, but how to coach; what phrases get the concept across best, or why steps are taught in a certain order. I immediately fell in love with the sport and the community. A year into shooting I was helping coach my local JOAD team. Archery changed my life in so many ways, so it was a no brainer to try and get other people involved and try to pass on what I'd learned.Being one of under ten Olympic recurve shooters in Iowa, I quickly outshot and have held all the state records. Then it was time to move to the national level competitions. As I've competed in the United States Archery Team Qualifier Events I've gained a lot of experience and knowledge that has been helpful for coaching archers who aspire to make the U.S. team. I have been ranked in the top 25 Women in the U.S. for the last three years and have been sponsored by Shibuya Archery, Wifler Industries, Conquest Archery, and Scheels, and been accepted to trial for a place as a resident athlete at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.With my reputation as an athlete came more opportunities to coach. I became the head coach for Coe College. Archery was successfully added as a varsity sport at this school. Out of the eight varsity, two placed in the top 25 of all collegiate athletes nationwide in their divisions.On top of the collegiate team, I have also coached several advanced archers, including Liberty Hofmaster, multiple local NASP champions and headed pilot programs for high school teams. I staffed an international World Ranking event last November and staffed two more World Ranking Events as a coach this year for the para USA archery team members.