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Team Recruiting

The Recruiting Process     The actual recruiting process consists of 10 steps, outlined below. There is no specific timeline for the process, though we expect that in most cases it will last roughly one quarter from beginning to end.     1. Attend beginner practices The first step is simply to show up at our weekly Beginner Practices and clearly express an interest in becoming more involved with the team. If you enjoy your first few practices, talk to the team captains (in person or via email) and let them know. Once you do this you will officially enter into the recruiting process.     2. Attend selected team practices After attending beginner practices and talking to the team captains, you will now have access to selected team practices that are otherwise open exclusively to existing team members. Like other team members, you will be expected to help set up and take down the range on these dates. You will be shooting on team training equipment, like that you've used at beginner practices, and training alongside the team.     3. Help with team jobs Volunteer to help with team jobs (e.g. range setup and takedown before and after practices, helping the team writing Stanford Fund letters). Opportunities like this will be offered to you via email now that you are part of the recruiting program.     4. Become a certified coach The next step is to become a Level 1 certified coach. This will give you a formal introduction and more insight into proper archery form, and prepare you to coach our beginner practices and JOAD sessions in the future.     5. Attend more team practices Now that you've received your coaching certification, you have access to an increased number of team practices. You'll be able to put your new skills into practice and continue to develop proper shooting form. You'll also have the opporutnity to work with the team captains and other program directors to set goals and target dates (for example, you want to attend X tournament on X date).     6. Coach beginner practices You'll now be changing roles and becoming a coach for the beginner practices you once attended (even if you don't think you will be ready to coach, you will be by this step). This will help you hone your coaching skills before you become a JOAD coach and later a Private Lesson coach.     7. Shadow Rotations Being a part of the team requires a tremendous amount of archery - and program - specific knowledge. To help you learn all this, we'll have you shadow various team members at practice. You'll learn how to set up and fix equipment, how to run a beginner practice, how to assist in fundraising and outreach efforts, etc.     8. All practices open Since you now have a better understanding of the program and are helping out with various program needs, you are invited to attend all team practices. You'll train alongside the team under Olympic coach Sheri Rhodes. You will continue to shoot on team training equipment and will move to top competition-level equipment before attending your second tournament or when equipment otherwise becomes available.     9. Coach JOAD After you've become comfortable with coaching at beginner practices, you are expected to observe and assist at several of our weekly Junior Olympic Archery Development practices, which you will later help to instruct. JOAD is a great opportunity to train some of the young top archers in the Bay Area.     10. Attend tournaments Before you become an official team member, you must attend two tournaments to gain competitive experience. Your first opportunity to represent Stanford at an intercollegiate tournament will be at one hosted within driving distance in California.     Congratulations! You've made it -- you're now officially a member of the Stanford Archery Program and a part of one of the fastest growing collegiate programs in the nation. Like the rest of the competitive squad, you'll now train regularly and represent Stanford at intercollegiate tournaments.