Leading the pack of several successful advanced students, Quintin shot out 5 candle flames without touching the candle itself. Well done, Quintin.
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Shane Bryson top in 2024 SNAS Nutrition Challenge
Congratulations to Shane Bryson, who topped all other students both adults and youth with an almost perfect score during our annual Nutrition Week Challenge.
All students in the advanced classes keep track of their food intake for one week in accordance with the Canada Food Guide, plus earn bonus points for reducing empty calories, fried food and caffeine.
Many of our students either improved or stayed the same score as in 2023 – very few did worse.
So, congratulations to all our students during National Nutrition Month and the annual SNAS Nutrition Challenge!
2024 Ontario Winter Games – an archery first
South Nation Archery was represented well at the first indoor version of Ontario Games in Thunder Bay February 22-28, 2024. Usually, archery has been in the summer games, but was switched into the winter for these games.
Serenity Last won her age category for both the 600 round and elimination day. Congratulations, Serenity and keep up the good work! Kathleen Millar was Eastern Zone Coach along with Garnett Last as Eastern Zone Manager. Eastern Zone archers medalled in each division athletes were registered in.
Thank you to Archery Ontario for funding our training camp in January, and to Jess Watson in particular for all her work.
Kathleen Millar Eastern Zone Coach for Ontario Winter Games
Kathleen Millar, team coach, along with manager Garnett Last, will be supporting the Eastern Zone archery team to the 2024 Ontario Winter Games, February 22-26th, 2024. The Games are taking place in Thunder Bay, ON.
This is the first time that archery has been assigned to the Winter Games, and therefore, archers will be shooting indoors at 18m. The team age categories, U21 and younger, include recurve and compound archers from across the zone.
Archers are looking forward to all the aspects of competition and Games. There is a wide cross-section of archer experience and age on this team for males and females, from first-time major games participation to Pan Am youth championships.
While the Games are running, Kathleen Millar will not be available for private coaching from February 21 to 28, 2024. In the meantime, for further information on private lessons, please contact South Nation Archery at 613-989-2943 and speak with Larry.
Shawn Matheson qualifies for Para World Champs at SNAC
On June 11th, SNAC ran 2 WA720 rounds. Thank you for everyone who attended.
During the afternoon round, SNAC member Shawn Matheson shot his 3rd and final qualification score to represent Canada at the Para Archery World Championships in Pilsen, CZE later in July this year.
Congratulations, Shawn!!
Please find our results links below:
Concussion in Sport Resources
Concussion Awareness Week was established in January 2021 to increase concussion awareness by providing information and encouraging action across Canada. Concussion Awareness Week is for everyone with a role in healthy active living – sport and recreation participants, parents, coaches, organizers, educators and more!
This year, Concussion Awareness Week is taking place from September 25 to October 1, 2022.
Know the facts about concussion in sport. Discover innovative tools and resources to support your organization, inform your practices with evidence and ultimately keep your athletes safer. Check out the latest concussion research, communication tools, protocols & policies, and best practices & inspiration.
Pre-payment policy for private lessons
South Nation Archery must impose a pre-payment policy for those registering for private lessons for the first time.
Payment can be made in person using credit card, cheque or cash, e-transfer, or over the phone with credit card information.
We are sorry to have to enforce this policy.
Jim Kinsey – another significant member of the archery community leaves us 2022-01-18
Mount Joy, PA — Members of the local Mount Joy community, as well as members of the archery industry at large, are mourning the loss of Jim Kinsey who passed away Tuesday, Jan. 18th, 2022 at the age of 84.
Jim’s father, Vernon, founded Kinsey’s as a local archery retail store in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania in 1952. It was through Larry Smith’s close contact with Vernon’s company while he was growing up in PA that led South Nation Archery Supply to start an account with Kinsey’s as our first wholesale supplier when we started in business in 1983. So our personal and business ties go back to both Vernon and Jim.
Jim Kinsey pioneered the distribution portion of the business laying the ground work for what Kinsey’s is today. Starting in 1957, Jim was instrumental in distributing arrows to retailers throughout the Northeast. He also spearheaded the company’s arrow manufacturing division by cementing contracts with both Colt Firearms and Bear Archery.
Jim led the family business for 40 years from 1957 through 1997 before passing the reins onto his children, 3rd generation owners, Rick Kinsey and Sherri Gorman. Mr. Kinsey stayed connected to the business through 2013 when he formally retired.
Jim loved skiing as well as archery; we would share stories with Jim and his staff every year at archery trade shows. He had a great smile and a good sense of humour. We enjoyed his company. We send our condolences to Rick, Sherri and their families.
Joan McDonald – Influential Recurve Archer & Coach 2021-12-22
We are saddened to report that Joan McDonald, who exploded on to the Canadian recurve archery scene in the early 1960s, has lost her battle with cancer.
Joan was a fierce and talented archer who won an astounding number of national championships over the years, and went on to become an influential coach, administrator and mentor, both at the provincial and national level. A fervent Olympic supporter, she was Canada’s Olympic Team coach 5 times.
She leaves behind her 2 dedicated sons, David and Christopher, and her life partner Gary Gillies, and all of those who worked with her over all the years. Memorial services will be planned for the summer, but it was her fervent wish that everyone stay safe from Omicron and not come together at this time. We will post more information when it becomes available.
Ted Ladelpha, passionate barebow archer, dies of a heart attack
We are saddened to relay information from Peter Garrett that Ted Ladelpha, our passionate barebow archer over the past 20 years, did not survive a heart attack on January 21st, 2021. South Nation Archery Club extends its condolences to Ted’s family and friends.
Ted was famous for his opinions, but also for the wonderful roasted turkey he would bring every year to our SNAC awards banquets. He was generous to our SNAC members, and Larry E. Smith and Kathy Millar remember him fondly.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.