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n a world of beeps and clicks, the whoosh of an arrow leaving its bow is a welcoming sound for Doug Minor, member of Central Rural Electric Cooperative.


“This whole thing has been pretty re- warding,” Doug said, looking around at his children, Seth and Cassie, and his wife, Cindy. “We don’t push, we’re truly follow- ing our kids. We’d never shot a bow in our lives before this.”


Former self-proclaimed “lake rats,” the Minor family now embarks on a different adventure together. Filled with fun, pa- tience and unity—and sprinkled with good- natured rivalry—competitive archery is the Minors’ sport of choice. Seth Minor, now 15 years old, was the first to pick up a bow with his 4-H program when he had just turned nine.


“It seemed kind of fun to do,” Seth said. Now the teen has taken home both the Archery Shooters Association (ASA) Oklahoma and National Sportsmanship Award.


According to the ASA, the annual award is designed to recognize members who ex- hibit the highest levels of sportsmanship while participating in ASA and archery ac- tivities. Seth was honored for showing the values of fairness, civility, honesty, unself- ishness and responsibility.


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“It’s not about the awards for us, it’s about building awareness and getting more kids drawn into the program,” Doug said. “Life is very competitive, and you need something to help learn those lessons.” Team sports, however, can sometimes inflict higher levels of pressure than intend- ed on young adults. Doug said Seth enjoys not worrying about letting his teammates down, but instead becoming more focused on bettering and competing against himself.


One of the big benefits the Minor family saw early on was that archery brought Seth out of his shell. Once an introvert, Doug said Seth now shoots center-stage with more than 400 people watching. In addition to instilling confidence, Cindy Minor said she has seen the sport teach their children leadership, mentorship and sportsmanship. Both Seth and younger sister Cassie have learned how to network and even run a business on an introductory level.


“Yelling and negativity do not happen at shoots,” Cindy said. “The main thing is the kids learn independence, responsibility and hunter safety.”


Doug said the kids in the program are never allowed to just “pull back and shoot,” but that they have to know how the the equipment works and how to properly care for their gear before hitting the tournaments.


“The more you have kids doing things like sports on the weekend, the less chance you have of them getting into trouble,” Cindy said. “That’s where the mentorship comes into play.”


Archery is one of the rare sports in which the professionals will help the amateurs. In turn, all competitors, while driven to win, create a laid-back learning environment and continue to grow each other’s abilities.


Great Outdoors of Stillwater, members of Central Rural Electric Cooperative, and New Breed Archery sponsor members of the Minor family, and help support through financial and moral support. Tony Gordon, member of Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, is Seth’s longtime mentor. Both Seth and Cassie volunteer their time mentoring others as well.


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