Texas National Archery in Schools Program

Look at this great looking group of some of the best archery instructors on the planet! Did you know we give away thousands of dollars worth of archery equipment at the Texas Archery Instructors Conference each year? The grand prize this year was a full compound bow hunting setup!

TAIC 2026 was awesome thanks to the whole Community Archery Team, our Speakers, the wonderful instructors that attended and the hotel staff that made it fun and easy! Here is a group photo taken by our own TPWD Magazine Chief Photographer Chase Fountain. We will feature a number of posts next week on awards, prizes and more! Thanks for making this a great conference!

Day two of TAIC is underway and Day 1 was a huge success. Travis, Adam and Joel received a “Stars in Our Parks” award for helping establish a successful partnership with Texas State Parks Division to help train and enable Park Staff to run their own Explore Bowhunting Events! Special thanks to Goose Island State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife for nominating us for this award!

Kicking off TAIC 2026! Over 75 instructors, educators, volunteers, and park staff are attending this year!

Joel Janssen hosted a BAI class for staff of the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show team and some local teachers at The Carriage Archery Club in Houston last weekend. We now have 9 newly minted BAI’s and the Rodeo will be hosting their first dedicated NASP tournament in 2026!

Adam Lewis hosted a BAI for 12 new instructors from 11 different Texas School Districts yesterday! Please welcome all of our newest BAI’s.

Texas Archery Programs held a Basic Archery Instructor Trainer class, followed by a Basic Archery Instructor class, over the past 3 days. 3 new BAIT’s and 11 new BAI’s we certified during these trainings!
It was a great group of instructors and we are excited to see them put their training to work and expand archery across Texas. 🏹

The Austin area schools gathered together yesterday do to recognize their High School All State Team kids as well as recognize several Middle School All City Team archers. These kids where nominated and selected by the coaches from across the city. It was a pleasure to be there and help hand out these awards

TAIC Speaker Showcase: Day 6!

This week and next week we will feature a different speaker and presentation from the upcoming TAIC 2026, June 7-9 in Austin, Texas.

Todays Spotlight: Adam Lewis, TPWD

Presentation Title: "Where Arrows Meet Impact: Building Community Connections"

Description: Adam Lewis is the North Texas Archery Specialist for TPWD’s Texas Archery Programs. Before joining the team in 2022, Adam was a NASP coach for 8 yrs and his teams won multiple state championships becoming one of the top programs in the nation. Adam contributes a huge majority of his success as a coach to his ability to make connections with his athletes and the community he served in. He is excited to share some of the secrets and insights he learned along the way and help you connect with your athletes and community, in a new and meaningful way.

For more details on TAIC 2026 please visit: https://naspbai.org/ClassView.aspx?cid=17435