Owners Biographies
Larry Kelly
Larry first discovered archery in 1984 and quickly realized that this was the sport for him. After just one year of training he competed in the Alberta Summer Games in Fort McMurray and won two gold medals.
Inspired by his early success he went on to compete in the recurve division, and enjoyed successes that included gold medals in numerous provincial and national championships, and years of enjoyment from the sport. Larry remains an active competitive archer and is looking forward to the next season.
In 1986 Larry began coaching and instructed all age groups from beginners through to competitive archers. He achieved level III of the National Coaching Certification Program in 1995.
His coaching achievements include:
- Coach for Team Alberta at 1995 Western Canada Summer Games
- Coached or managed teams for Alberta Winter Games
- Alberta team leader for National Championships
- Coach for Team Alberta at 2003 Western Canada Games
- Coach/team leader for the Canadian team in the Championships of the Americas in Venezuela 2004
- Current head coach of the Capital Region Archery Club
Athletes achievements include:
- Two athletes qualified and competed in the 1995 and 2004 Indoor World Archery Championships
- Canada won first place in the 2004 Championships of the Americas with three athletes from Larry�s coaching program; all of whom earned gold medals.
- Hundreds of competitive and recreational archers started in the sport with instruction or supervision from Larry.
Paul Boleska
Paul retired from the RCMP after 27 years and has switched his career focus to Smart Start Archery. He is the current president of the Capital Region Archery Club and has held this position for the past three or more years. Paul�s enthusiasm for the sport has increased interest and membership in the club and its development.
Paul has recently begun the process of developing his coaching skills and was instrumental in developing a summer drop-in program at the club. This enabled over 250 first time shooters to discover the sport of archery.
Paul�s competitions include but are not limited to:
- Canadian National Championships 2002
- Indoor Provincials 2002 � 2004 (also hosted this event)
- Canada Cup 2002
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