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During June and July we are running 5 separate programmes, 2 at local schools, 1 during a Tuesday morning and 2 on evenings.
We will be starting our last Summer Beginners Course on Wednesday 16th July.
The next course will not start until the end of September when we move indoors at Birdlip, we already have some names
but there are still places available.
Archery Beginners Courses - May and June
We started 2 of them in May, one on Tuesday evenings and the second on Wednesday evenings, unusually the Wednesday
course is all adult, it is just the way things worked out!. The cost is just £18 for the 6 weeks and less per head if there
is more than 1 family member.
We continue to welcome new beginners and are happy to programme them in on days/dates to suit individuals.
Use the Contact the Club page to register your interest
We are also running a 6 week beginners course for Coberly Primary School starting 9th June and also running sessions
during June for Balcarras School.
Archery Beginners Course
Archery Beginners Course Programs
Beginners Courses
Welcome to all those that
are starting Beginners Programmes in the next few weeks.
Good luck to Di and Vanessa
who are running the Monday evening 6:30 sessions as they will be using these sessions for external assessment as part of the Level 1 coaching qualification.
TWO
BEGINNERS COURSES START MONDAY 14TH JANUARY 6:30-7:30 & 7:45-8:45. PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!
Archery Beginners Course Programmes will be available only on Monday and Tuesday evenings at Birdlip Village Hall. The cost of a six week course will remain at £18 payable at £3 per week.
Extract from our Beginners Programme booklet
This booklet is designed to identify, in brief, the approach and activities
you will undertake during the six-session Archery Beginners Course. It has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the
Grand National Archery Society (GNAS) which will be required to join (for insurance purposes etc) if you wish to continue
in the sport. All equipment is provided and the programme will be supported by practice and demonstration and qualified Coaches
will be on hand at all times during the course.
We are currently applying for accreditation for Clubmark which is a National scheme recognizing the upholding of standards in the following areas:
Coaching Programmes
Duty of care and Child Protection
Sports equity and ethics
Club management
We have codes of conduct for coaches, members, volunteers & parents/carers.
Fees
We do not charge an Archery Beginners Course fee, preferring to treat
all beginners as if they were already Club members, so a sub of just £3 for each session attended is charged. We want to encourage family participation so the fee for two family members is reduced to £5. You will not
find a lower cost Archery Beginners Course in Gloucestershire!
As
you will see from our website we try to offer a range of activities and social events. We also have a Field Archery Club called
High Cross which is affiliated to the NFAS.
Archery Beginners
Course
‘The Deer Park Approach’
We recognise that each individual is different. We
avoid large programmes preferring to work with groups of no more than
4 .
We ensure each archer can develop
at their own pace by providing them with individual support to give them the
best start possible.
The small group approach has proved
to be the best way of ensuring new members are more easily integrated into the rest of the club.
We
strive to create an environment of continuous learning and support throughout
the club such that the availability of coaching continues unchanged after completion of the first 6 weeks.
When juniors are involved we strongly
encourage at least one parent/Guardian to complete the first 6 weeks (and hopefully then continue) as this helps the parents
to better appreciate the challenges of archery and hence provide the necessary support and encouragement..
We strive for integration not separation,
so do not run separate sessions for juniors believing that standards of behaviour and learning are better achieved by this
approach.
We promote participation in competition
so again strongly support and encourage members to compete in formally organised competitions.
We promote archery as a family
sport.
We start Archery Beginners Course
programmes throughout the year.
Summary of topics covered.
| Topic |
Session |
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Introduction |
1 & 2 |
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Warm-up |
All |
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Shooting Line |
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Waiting Line |
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| Safety |
Whistles/Commands |
1 & 2 |
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Range Control |
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Safety Orders |
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Arrow Collection |
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Dominant Eye |
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Bow Selection |
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| Equipment |
String |
1 & 2 |
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Arrow Selection |
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Bracer/Tab |
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Equipment Identification |
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| Basic |
Point of Aim (POA) |
1 & 2 |
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| Styles |
Freestyle (Mediteranean) |
3 to 6 |
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Rules of Shooting |
All |
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Etiquette |
All |
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Standing |
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Nocking |
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| Shooting |
Drawing |
All |
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Aiming |
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Loosing |
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Arrows |
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| Repairs |
Bow |
Optional |
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String |
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Scoring |
4 |
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Rounds |
5 |
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Tournament |
6 |
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We encourage all our members to demonstrate the following etiquette
A Good Archer;
Does not talk in a loud voice when others
are shooting.
Does not talk to another competitor who obviously
prefers to be silent.
Does not make any exclamation on the shooting
line which might disconcert a fellow archer in the act of shooting.
Does not go behind the target to retrieve
arrows before his score has been recorded.
Does not walk up and down the line comparing
scores.
Does not touch anyone else’s equipment
without permission.
When calling scores does so in groups
of three, eg. 7-7-5 pause 5-5-3.
If they break another’s arrow
through their own carelessness pays for it.
Thanks the Target Captain at the end of
each round for work on their behalf.
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| Etiquette is important |
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