Archery

[Pignut]

All,

My wife (an ASL) within lincolnshire is interested in teaching archery at district events, she has a tallent for it but as yet has had no formal training.

What is the correct way for her to go about this, is there arecognised course for this?

any help would be good as we can not seem to get any out of district

Regards

Pignut (ESL)

[Womble]

Your County training advisors should be able to point her in the right direction! :)

There may even be a specific Bow team within your county - there is in Hampshire.

[dataphage]

Contact the Grand National Archery Society. They are the largest official archery body in the UK, setting handicaps etc and I'm sure they will be able topoint you in the right direction.

[Goose]

An exerpt from POR;

Rule 9.36 Archery
a. The person in charge of archery should
have reached the standards of the
Community Sports Leaders' Award of the
Grand National Archery Society and should
instruct archery according to the standards
of the Grand National Archery Society.
b. Shooting at targets representing human
beings or animals is not permitted as a part
of any Scout activity, nor on property owned
or leased by, or used in the name of, the
Scout Movement.

Another exerpt


The District Commissioner is responsible for approving all activities for Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts. This will usually be by means of an informal system agreed between the District Commissioner and each Group Scout Leader or District Explorer Scout Commissioner.


Quote from archery factsheet!

Archery must be instructed to the standards of the
Community Sports Leadership Award of the Grand
National Archery Society. (The instructor does not
need to hold a current GNAS Community Sports
Leader award but must operate the range and the
instruction to the standards of that award.) The
instructor is responsible for ensuring that the
activity happens safely and that the equipment and
range are safe for both the shooters and other
peoplehttp://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/facts/pdfs/fs120406.pdf

I am surprised that the instructor doesn't have to hold an award!
But I think ,as with most things, it boils down to the DC giving you permission.
But he has to say that you are capable of operating at the required standard, so proof will be a qualification or proof of course attendance.
May be a county run course operating to the standard of GNAS, but run by scout personell, its cheaper!

Ps I was just checking some POR stuff myself!

[Graham_S]

i know that the scottish hq was running an archery instructors course recently. i can only assume that the same would hold true for england

[Rob]

Archery Leaders (http://www.archeryleaders.co.uk/)

This is for info on the Archery Leaders courses - which are the standard that most of the local authorities etc accept.

I suppose that the "no pictures of animals" bit rules out the Field Archery side.

Hope it helps

[Wayland]

I am surprised that the instructor doesn't have to hold an award!


The archery leaders certificate has a two year validity. The excerpt says the instructor does not have to have a current qualification so, for example I could still instruct even though my certificate was out of date, providing I maintain the GNAS standards.

[Pignut]

Thanks all,

Great help!

Will be booking in on one of the courses

[Graham_S]

archery instructors course for scout leaders (http://www.scouts-scotland.org.uk/events/eventdisplay.asp?id=169&title=G.N.A.S%20Archery%20Cour se.)

[KIMBOKO]

I've just finished my training ...two w/ends 9-17.30 every day, its a minimum of 25 hours training. You learn everything you need to know and more, its great. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Pignut]

Brill!

Still not got this sorted yet!

Glad you enjoyed it!