'Archery taught at 240 schools nationwide': Korean Archery Federation holds instructor training for 25 teachers in Chungbuk

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As archery classes are being conducted at approximately 240 elementary, middle, and high schools across the country, the Korean Archery Federation is launching a specialized training program for teachers in the Chungbuk region to enhance coaching capabilities in school sports settings.

The Korean Archery Federation announced, "The '2026 Chungcheongbuk-do Teacher Archery Training' will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the 29th at the gymnasium of Wonbong Middle School in Cheongju City, Chungbuk."

This training session was organized as part of the '2026 Strategic Sports Program,' which receives financial support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. The goal is to expand archery classes in schools and improve teachers' understanding of the sport and coaching abilities so that they can directly manage lessons.

A total of 25 participants are expected to attend the training, including 15 elementary school teachers, 9 middle school teachers, and one special education school teacher from the Chungbuk region. The Korean Archery Federation holds teacher training sessions once or twice a year to support the operation of archery classes in school sports. This approach involves educating teachers so that they can learn basic archery techniques and equipment management methods, enabling them to coach students even at schools without professional instructors.

The education combines theory and practice. First, it introduces the project to activate archery classes in school sports and explains the history of archery and the characteristics of the sport. Subsequently, participants learn how to manage archery equipment and basic posture coaching methods, and experience a competition using equipment actually used in school sports classes. The focus is not merely on experiencing archery firsthand, but on equipping teachers with the foundational skills necessary to coach students when they return to their schools.

Currently, archery classes are being conducted at approximately 240 elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide. Through teacher education and support for school settings, the Korean Archery Federation is helping ensure that students can experience archery in physical education classes, even if they do not enter the professional athlete development pipeline.

These school sports activation projects are also leading to actual student participation in competitions. On July 4, the '2026 National School Sports Club Elementary Archery Tournament' was held at the Seongam Culture and Gymnasium of Nam Seoul University in Cheonan, Chungnam. A total of 297 student athletes from 20 elementary schools nationwide competed in a 3-person mixed team format using the 7m Hit-and-Miss method.

At that time, Sohwa Elementary School won the championship, and a recurve archery experience program directly coached by Olympic medalists Yoon Mi-jin and Yoon Hye-young was also conducted. Through this tournament, the Korean Archery Federation provided students who had been introduced to archery in school sports with the opportunity to experience actual competition.

Training sessions for regional teachers are also being consistently continued. Previously, on April 14, the federation held a Chungcheongnam-do Teacher Archery Training at Hongseong Girls' High School in Chungnam. At that time, a total of 33 participants attended, including 17 elementary school teachers, 12 middle school teachers, and four high school teachers.

The Chungnam training covered the understanding of the sport and basic coaching methods necessary for operating archery classes, along with practical exercises using equipment. This Chungbuk training session was organized to expand the foundation for operating regional school sports archery classes as a continuation of that effort.

The Korean Archery Federation plans to continue teacher training and support for school settings in the future while expanding the number of schools operating archery classes. Through this, it aims to increase opportunities for general students to participate in archery while simultaneously building a foundation to discover and cultivate future archery talent in the long term.

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