KOZ Monthly Outdoor Training© October: Bow Madness – Archery & Axe 7:30 Leader Meeting and Prayer time. This time is imperative and gives the leadership time to prepare their hearts for the meeting and time with the kids. Do not take this time lightly. Be on time, meet with God first. 8:30 Kids begin to arrive. Meet parents or guardian BEGINNING YOUR MEETING WITH KOZ STRUCTURE 8:45 Begin Meeting. All together say the American (Your Country) Pledge of Allegiance. KOZ Prayer: Lord, Thank you for making us strong and fierce warriors for you. We hunt, we fish and we share our faith with others. God Bless America (Your Country)-Amen Work to get the boys to memorize the KOZ Prayer and use it as a tool for kids who have little experience in praying or are afraid to pray. (Before meals, before an adventure or other times as a reminder of who they are and what they represent). LEADING INTO YOUR OUTDOORS SKILLS TRAINING Leader’s first questions/discussion. Outdoor Training One of the favorite activities in KOZ is always the bow. Any time, any place, insert a bow and arrow and your boys will be all in. A new addition we have found is the throwing axe. Be creative. Archery may have been a staple for you for years, if so, be creative. Talk about : • Who has shot a bow? What kind? • Has anyone bow hunted, have a leader share a bow hunting story. • Who has ever used a throwing axe? • Did you know archery in an Olympic sport and you can earn your way into college through archery? • What is the average distance a bow hunter shoots? Have them guess by walking out to where they think an archery hunter would be effective. Materials Copyright © - kidsoudoorzone.com - 9508 Chisholm Trail – Austin, Texas 78748 - 512-292-1113 1 LEADING INTO YOUR HEART TRAINING Scripture for this month: This Month's Scripture: Ephesians 6:10,11,16 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Leader’s first questions/discussion, Bible training: This month we study the Apostle Paul. He was the greatest leader in the New Testament second only to Jesus. He was God’s chosen servant to take the Gospel beyond Jerusalem to the world. He was a brave and courageous man of God that faced all kinds of adversity. He was beaten, stoned with rocks, put in prison and eventually had his head cut off all because of his love for Jesus. His greatest enemy was the devil. Paul challenges each of us today to be “strong” and courageous and stand against the devil. He warns us that satan will shoot “fiery arrows” at our hearts. Following Jesus is like warfare. We must put up our shield to stop the fiery arrows of satan. To be Dangerous for Good means I am a warrior for Jesus against satan our enemy. • Do you believe Jesus is real? • Do you believe the devil is real? • Do you believe we are warriors against satan. • To be Dangerous for Good means I am a warrior for Jesus against satan our enemy. NOTE: Let them talk – leave time between when you say something and they can speak – let it be silent for a while if you have to – they grow close in times of quiet – allow Him to come STOP & BEGIN OUTDOOR SKILLS TRAINING BEGIN OUTDOOR SKILLS TRAINING: IDEA TRAIL Things to do this month: Depending on how long you have been doing KOZ you will want to work your way into a day that does not bore the boys. New KOZ groups should follow the basic teaching principals of the bow. Others will move to more advanced elements. Materials Copyright © - kidsoudoorzone.com - 9508 Chisholm Trail – Austin, Texas 78748 - 512-292-1113 2 KOZ PINTREST IDEA PAGE: https://www.pinterest.com/kidsoutdoorzone/pins/ • Follow the archery in the school program guideline for safe shooting skills. You will find all types of printable materials here. http://naspschools.org • Contact local archery shop or school and ask if an instructor can come teach a beginners’ class. Be intentional about your • Utilize Mathews Genesis archery gear – never use aged or time with the boys. Ask over-sized gear for beginners. them how they are, how • Create shooting contests and games. Shoot a watermelon, their family is, how apple, egg. Win a prize. school is going – Then • Shoot long distance. Listen! • Invite an Olympic shooter or local celebrity. • Invite an archery club to come help teach, show their gear, tell stories. Advanced Class: • Create a 3D target range or visit a local 3D course. Give prizes to the winners. *This is a great trip for all boys especially advanced and most clubs will not charge or minimal. • Build a bow and/or arrows. • Go to a bow shop and watch them rig out bows and make arrows. • Visit an archery manufacturer • Create a shooting event with all types of bows and hunting shooting scenarios. • Use fruits to shoot, watermelon, cantaloupe, apple. Axe Class: Throwing axes are an amazing addition to archery day. A couple things to know. Get good axes. A KOZ favored one is the SOG 15oz. The bigger axe is much better. They can be found on Amazon for about $25 each. Best targets are the ends of cut logs. Some use plywood and other targets but by far the best is log ends stacked. Cross Bows: A whole other class of shooting, this can be fun. Go to a local archery shop and have them walk you through the process of using a crossbow. Materials Copyright © - kidsoudoorzone.com - 9508 Chisholm Trail – Austin, Texas 78748 - 512-292-1113 3 *Note always add an EXTREME element to your KOZ day. Be creative. FIELD NOTES: Instruct on each tool as a group. Break the boys into teams and make a competition out of the shooting. Not every team will be successful but some will. Be encouraging and know that there are lessons in the things we can’t do as well as others. Other places for good information and literature. Here are some sites where we have found great content of this lesson plan. The internet always has resources but be careful there are some bad sites with poor information. We do not endorse nor are we associated with any of the sites listed below. The information there may change as well. • KOZ PINTREST IDEA PAGE: https://www.pinterest.com/kidsoutdoorzone/pins/ • https://www.archery360.com/archery-101/ Basic archery info • https://www.olympic.org/archery - Olympic archery • http://naspschools.org - Archery in the schools program – lots of great info and diagrams GOING OFF THE TRAIL THIS MONTH? IMPORTANT: Use the opening/use the close, prayer/ sit spots and prayer cards. All groups should use the foundational structure of KOZ each month. The starting, the prayer, sit spots etc. as a common element to every meeting. Everything from sledding to swimming, hiking to fly fishing. The key to going off the trail is to keep the structure in place. Get them outside move their bodies, adventure and exploration. Keep it exciting, keep it real, be intentional about bringing them into a relationship with Christ. OUTDOOR TRAINING CONCLUSIONS Ask pointed questions on the outdoor skills they learned today. Drive home a point… • What was your favorite part of KOZ today? Materials Copyright © - kidsoudoorzone.com - 9508 Chisholm Trail – Austin, Texas 78748 - 512-292-1113 4 • Basic knowledge of archery, the parts of a bow, the parts of an arrow. • How do you throw an axe? Hard, fast, slow? • When is archery season in your region? SCRIPTURE TRAINING AND HEART TAKEAWAY EACH MONTH: Reminder to leader: Our theme for 2018 is “Dangerous for Good”. Remind the boys before each month’s Bible story of our theme. Each month we will look a real Bible character that will live out this theme. Challenge our boys each month to also be like these great men of God and be Dangerous for Good. This Month's Scripture: Ephesians 6:10,11,16 A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Trail Map #1 Hey guys, did we sling some arrows today or what? You guys were BOSS with those hatchets and sling shots! I’m super proud of how you guys grew your skills as archers and outdoorsmen. I love the strengthening that occurs when we pull back the bow and sling, or throw the hatchet. Do you remember our theme this year? BE DANGEROUS FOR GOOD. You guys know that these arrows are dangerous when shot out of the bow. That sling shot can put someone’s eye out. The hatchet could cut you badly. When we harness the dangerous energy of a bow, sling or axe for the purpose of harvesting meat for our family, we are using something dangerous for the good of your family. In Ephesians, the Bible uses the example of the bow and arrow to describe Satan’s attack on humans. We NEED our faith in God to shield us from the fiery arrows shot at us by Satan.