Easton Foundations

**Bridging the Gap** Easton Sports Development Foundation exists to further the sport of archery by bridging the gap between first experience and elite experience. **Support & Training** The Foundation supports indoor and outdoor archery facilities at city parks, schools, universities and sports complexes throughout the U.S. and provides programs to train aspiring archers, trainers, coaches and administrators. **Created in 1984** The first Easton Sports Development Foundation was created in 1984 by Jim Easton, with the mission to introduce this lifetime activity and historic Olympic-style sport of archery to more people in Southern California. The success of that effort led to the formation in 2006 of a second Foundation, Easton Sports Development Foundation II. **Sponsoring Programs** The Easton Foundations sponsors a variety of programs to increase the awareness of archery. Among the programs initiated by ESDF are the [Olympic Archery in Schools (OAS)](http://www.olympicarcheryinschools.org/), which helps schools to form archery teams. The Foundation runs various archery programs from its Archery Centers in Newberry, FL; Salt Lake City, UT; and Chula Vista, CA