We will be holding a DWAA County shoot, hosted by South Wilts Archery Club on Sunday 21st May 2023 at The Trafalgar School, Downton, Salisbury SP5 3HN
To enter the competition please click on the below link to the Prospectus and Application Form.
Payment will be by bacs, there are instructions on the Prospectus.
Any questions, please contact the Tournament Organiser Tom Godson on tom.swac@gmail.com
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We will be holding a DWAA County shoot, hosted by Supermarine Bowmen on Sunday 2nd July 2023. It will be a WA1440 along with Metrics I-V.
This year to encourage archers who are either new to the sport, or those that would like to take part in a competition, but feel they can’t reach those longer distances, or for those looking to get back into competitions after Covid. We are putting on the Short Metric I-V rounds in the afternoon.
Please find the Prospectus and Entry here
To enter the competition please click on the above link where you will find the Prospectus and a QR code which you can scan, or there is also a link which both will take you to a Microsoft form, where you can enter and submit your entry.
Payment will be by bacs, there are instructions on the Prospectus.
Any questions, then please contact the Tournament Organiser Jane Prior at janeprior1511@gmail.com
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DCAS archers should now be aware that Archery GB have released new Outdoor Classifications and Handicaps for 2023 which now cover a wider range of abilities and indeed Rounds. These include new archers likely to be able to get from third to first class classification by entering just one 12 dozen round, such as a York or WA1440.
The handicap tables are completely revised and based on a new system. Archers using scoring Apps may need to check they have updated. For those Records Officer using Golden Eecords a new update happened on Wednesday.
The new outdoor score tables can be found on the AGB Website here:
https://archerygb.org/news/outdoor-classifications-and-handicaps-update
There is also a new Calculator available which covers these changes, allowing clubs to create handicaps and classifications for club rounds, and it also has some interesting features such as comparable scores for other rounds and typical group sizes for the round entered along with the normal information such as Handicap and classification.
Here is a link to that: https://archerycalculator.co.uk
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Apologies for the delay in this news but the DCAS Committee currently has no Press/Public Relations Officer (PRO – do contact us if you’d like to take up the role).
The end of last year saw the DCAS AGM happen in person at Yelverton Memorial Hall where the new committee was elected. The committee also presented an award to the Sally Sandoe to recognise her long standing service as President, and honorary life membership to Jimmy Sandoe (Redruth Archers) and Steve and Gillian Glover (Exmouth Archers) for all their help with DCAS Archery at club and county level over the years.
Your new DCAS Committee for 2023 is:
John Poyner
President
Phil Gillbanks
Chairman
Paul Callaway
Vice Chairman
Dave Leader
Secretary
Paul Callaway
Treasurer
Ann Gillbanks
Tournament Organiser
Simon Slade
Postals Organiser
(non-committee)
Scott Williams
Records Officer
Andrew Hoyle
Senior County Team Manager
Dave Leader
County Coaching Organiser
Phillip Rees
Judges Representative
Dave Leader
Tim Pratt
Reps to GWAS Council
Andrew Scott
Junior Representative
Vacant
PRO / Newsletter Editor
Karen Williams
Safeguarding Officer
Tim Pratt
DCAS Equipment Officer
Robert Doets
Webmaster
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Anyone wishing to access GWAS grant funding for the completion of a coaching course will now be required to do so via a google form which can be found below and via the ‘coaching’ section of the GWAS website. From Feb 2023 we will no longer be accepting paper grant submissions. Paper copies were proving time consuming, causing delays to payment and damaging to the environment due to printing requirements. This move has been endorsed by all County Coaching Organisers in our most recent meeting.
All information about the GWAS Coaching Grants Policy and Criteria can be found on the google form.
The GWAS move to paperless does not impact on the County grant processes. Please follow your county grant process, whatever that may be.
Grants which have already been sent to the RCO for payment in January 2023 do not need to be submitted via the online form, they will be processed via the old paper form.
Link to the new (online)
GWAS Grant Form
Any questions, please contact coaching@gwas.org.uk
DWAA are considering organisating a series of training sessions aimed at supporting archers to improve their archery skills and improve performance. We are keen to gauge what interest/take up there would be.
Potentially it would be a around 3 sessions at 4-6 weekly intervals starting in the next few weeks. To ensure the expenses of running the sessions are covered there would be a cost.
If you are interested in these sessions please fill out the Expression of Interest. Closing date is 4th February 2023.
DWAA – Expression of Interest – https://forms.office.com/r/cQFhPzY8YT
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Every coach knows that learning good shooting technique early on sets up an archer for a happy and healthy experience of archery. Understanding the basics of shooting form and teaching these to your beginners from the first session creates a good foundation.
This workshop will explore the Drills & Skills that have been designed to help archers learn, practise, and understand the separate aspects of the shot process. As the archer becomes competent in each element they can be embedded into the full sequence.
As coaches we need to understand the drills & skills and then be able to explain, enthuse and empower the archer to rehearse them outside of the shooting range. We want them to perform the action repeatedly to improve their proficiency, become better archers and therefore enjoy the sport more!
Spaces can be booked by completing the form below.
The GWAS Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 25th March at 1.15pm at West Buckland Village Hall, West Buckland, Somerset TA21 9NA.
Kick-start the new year with some healthy competition – the great January Challenge!
Taking part is easy: you simply submit your best score for one Portsmouth round that you have shot on any date in January.
Juniors can enter but will be counted alongside adults. American flat bows should be included in ‘Recurve Barebows’.
Round:
Portsmouth (archers may use either a full or 3 spot face)
Golds are scored as 10’s for this challenge
Categories:
Archers will be split by bow type and gender within each of the categories below:
Entry dates:
All scores submitted must be shot during January and entered into the system no later than the 5 February.
You can register using the link below. Please note that scoresheets will be sent out after 9 January. You can still record your scores and then post-date them when you have received the scoresheet.
The GWAS Judges Conference will be held in the West Buckland Village Hall on Sunday 22nd January at 12.30. This will be the first one since the pandemic began so it is well worth attending. Also it goes towards your annual returns and is a requirement of the J10 that you attend at least some of the conferences.
Please can you let the JLO know if you are able to attend. I would hope to see most of you there and it ensures that we all judge to the same standard. It is also your opportunity to tell the Region what we can do to help you. If there are any topics that you would like us to discuss, please let me know asap.
