Elementry School for Fishing, Hunting, & Shooting Sports Opens Its Digital Doors 3-6-2010
gengberg March 7th, 2010
Elementary School for Fishing, Hunting & Shooting Opens Its Digital Doors
Anybody, of any age, can learn how to fish, hunt, or shoot-for free-at the School of Outdoor Sports. The school, at www.learnoutdoorsports.org, is brand new and receiving students now.
“There’s never been anything like this,” says Todd Siebell, School CEO. “The old system, where a family member or friend would teach you, is all but broken in our modern world.”
Declining participation in these traditional outdoor sports is well documented, Siebell says, due to numerous factors. The nonprofit school addresses every modern reality and works to overcome obstacles between would-be beginners and lifetime attachments to the outdoors.
“At the School of Outdoor Sports,” he says, “you don’t need to ‘know anybody’ to get started, and there is no charge. Lessons are video-based, taught by expert instructors. People love to learn by watching videos. It’s so much easier to understand when you show a beginner how to do something. And students can watch lessons as many times as they want, until they get it.”
Good students always have follow-up questions. The school has expert instructors standing by to answer individual questions.
“Nobody is ever left to struggle on their own,” says Siebell.
Getting beginners to fully understand the basics, so they taste success right away, is the formula for turning large numbers of people into active participants, says Mark Strand, founder of the school.
“This will standardize the level of instruction,” says Strand, “and make it available to everyone. No matter where you live, no matter what time of day you can study the lessons, high quality teaching is waiting for you.
“By helping beginners succeed, early on, they can decide if any certain type of fishing, hunting, or shooting is for them. That’s the only way they can make good decisions. We encourage beginners to sample anything that sounds fun, and freely choose favorites. That’s the recipe for creating more true anglers, hunters, and shooters.”
How it Works
Students are greeted at the school with three main choices: fishing, hunting, or shooting.
After clicking one of these buttons, they are taken to the home page of the chosen school. There, they are welcomed by the lead instructor. Then, they study the overall basics of that subject.
After studying the lesson, and asking any questions they have, they declare they understand the basics and are sent a Basic Angler, Basic Hunter, or Basic Shooter diploma. Continue Reading »
