North Central Florida Archery
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12/20/13
Easton Newberry Sports Complex
We had an amazing session yesterday for the Community Olympic Development Program (CODP), intermediate IV class (formerly advanced class). Olympic Silver medallist and World Champion Jake Kaminski gave his time freely to teach the next generation of shooting stars, an in-depth look at the National Training System (NTS).
You may not know, but Jake is also a level 4 coach with USA Archery and also passed that test with the highest score to date. Archers in this class at the Easton Newberry Sports Complex are required to deliver the steps of the NTS to the coaching staff every other month and all believed this session will help them.
A big thank you again to Mr. Kaminski!!
Jake and Amanda Kaminski
Basic explanation from Wikipedia:
National Training System (NTS):
Kisik Lee is the National Head Coach of the US Olympic Archery Training Program and has held this position since January 2006. Many consider him to be the first person to bring the scientific method to archery training.[1] Coach Lee is the former head coach of the Korean Olympic archery team and was the personal coach to 2000 Gold Medalist Simon Fairweather and 2004 Bronze Medalist Tim Cuddihy.
Most recently, Lee has been known for his extensive work with archer Brady Ellison on his way to becoming a member of the 2008 US Olympic Team [2] and six World Cup medals, as well as the Final of the World Cup.[3] Some believe it is a testament to Lee's methods that by 2011 and leading into the London 2012 Olympics, the US men are ranked first in the world and the U.S. women are seventh.[4]
The National Training System (N.T.S.) is the official method of shooting form that coaches are required to learn in order to be certified by USA Archery.[5] Created by Kisik Lee, the NTS is based on his analysis of body control, muscular requirements, and mental concentration needed to generate a good shot.
It is formerly known by the B.E.S.T. (Biomechanical Efficient Shooting Technique) method of shot execution. Both the BEST Method and its newer, more advanced incarnation as the NTS, contain many elements of Kisik Lee's Shot Cycle. This separates an archer's shot into twelve steps and focuses on biomechanics, the study of how best to apply mechanical principles to human physiological actions.[6]
Among the coaches and experts that Lee recruited to help improve the NTS was biomechanical engineer and researcher Gary Yamaguchi. In his professional career, he has studied techniques and injuries in the sports of golf, tennis, skiing, and rock climbing. Yamaguchi says he decided to investigate the claims of the new method and after analyzing the postures and movements, he found that it "had merit." Now serving as the Biomechanical Science Adviser of the Junior Dream Team, as well as a certified Coach, Yamaguchi continues to work with Lee to utilize his "professional training to increase our understanding of the biomechanics of archery, with the ultimate goal of enhancing performance while reducing injuries."
The KSL Shot Cycle II is the latest version of Lee's methodology that builds off the lessons he gained after working closely with the Junior Dream Team and the dedicated Resident Athlete archers at the Olympic Training Center, who are encouraged to use the form for hundreds of arrows on a daily basis. The twelve steps of the KSL Shot Cycle II are as follows: 1. Stance 2. Nocking the arrow 3. Hooking the string 4. Gripping the bow 5. Mindset 6. Set-up 7. Drawing 8. Anchoring 9. Loading/transfer to holding 10. Aiming and expansion 11. Release and follow-through 12. Relaxation, reflection, and feedback/