ARCHERY at NEST is a fun way to learn a target sport, develop new skills, or improve your existing skills if you are already an archer.
Why Archery?
Archery is a recreational target sport that builds upper body strength and mental focus.
Archery is a social sport with participants from all backgrounds and ages 9 and up.
Archery can be a personal sport where one builds self-confidence and patience.
Archery can be a team sport where one learns teamwork and cooperation.
Archery teaches safety, responsibility, situational awareness, and attention to detail.
Archery can be just plain fun and an enjoyable hobby for achieving a personal best.
The Instructor
This course is taught by Bob Phinney, director of NEST, who has a level II archery certification. Bob taught archery for many years at his former school and camp in Brookline. In the 1990s he started an archery program for a Maine summer camp he directed. Bob's son was a Junior Olympic archery champion when he was 10.