“With archery, there’s so many different points to go through to be accurate. Your stance. Your form. Where to anchor your hand. Where to aim. Focusing on your target. To hone in on that, you’ve got to get out of your head. You’ve got to drop all the everyday aspects of your life. Focus only on these individual points.”
Don’t waste your time wondering what pro staff Nich Robertson is passionate about. Nich shot his first bow at 8 years old. At 22, he was working at an archery shop. Nich started volunteering in archery at CYO in 2017. Two years into that, he became a member of CYO’s Pro Staff. If you have an hour, ask him about his bow collection. And when you head to Scheels to buy your first bow, Nich will be there — he manages the Archery Department. Safe to say, Nich is passionate about archery!
CYO’s mission of building relationships through outdoor education is what keeps Nich coming for more.
“Outdoor recreation is what I enjoy, what I love. Beyond archery, there’s spin fishing, fly fishing, shotguns, 22’s. . . everything that we do (at CYO) is so much fun. Being able to teach and build relationships through all that brings it all together for me.”
When you’re in class struggling to come up with an explanation of how you were an active listener or what affirmations you used . . . it’s not just you! “Certain things required at CYO take me out of my comfort zone,’ says Nich. “Teaching to 50 people, doing the CORE activity at the beginning — I’m not a great public speaker. CYO has helped me grow by working on that. Being able to grow in my life and teach people in the process, it’s pretty cool!”
CYO is thrilled to report that Nich and the rest of our Pro Staff are a passionate bunch — passionate about the outdoors, passionate about introducing class participants to new skills, and most importantly, passionate about growing relationships. Each instructor carves a few hours each week from their lives to teach at CYO. We are grateful for each member of our 23 person Pro Staff Team!
Interested in becoming a member of our Pro Staff? Courtney Strouse, Programs Manager, would love to talk with you. She can be reached at 970-663-0800 or cstrouse@coloradoyo.org