Scottish Archery is affiliated to Archery GB, the national governing body. We are also associated to the Scottish Sports Association and SportScotland. There are about 70 senior clubs and 36 junior clubs throughout the whole of Scotland, serving the most densely populated areas.
A plea from the Northern Area
Northern Area urgently need a Tournament Organiser for the Banchory shoots. If no-one comes forward then the competitions will not take place
Performance Coach CPD Opportunities
Are you a coach who is passionate about making a difference in the long term? Archery GB are
looking for expressions of interest in a CPD opportunity from coaches in every Region who are proactive in coaching young people under 20. Archery GB is working to establish a pathway up to Olympic level. Full details are on the Archery GB website
Interested in Clout?
Bannockburn will be hosting two "Come'n'try/Practise Clout" sessions at Strathallan Games Park, Bridge of Allan.
These sessions are open to all Archery GB and WA(FITA) affiliated archers, and will provide an introduction to Clout Archery for those who have never tried it, or a valuable opportunity to practise for those who have done Clout before.
The sessions will take place on Tuesday 26th June 2012 and Friday 6th July 2012 starting at 7.00pm (field opens at 6.30pm)
Cost for each session will be £5 (seniors) or £3 (juniors) for visitors.
There is no need to book in advance, just turn up on the night. All bowstyles, and levels of experience, are more than welcome to come and have a go !
Archery in future Commonwealth Games!
Not a reality but if you all have your say - maybe it will be
Archery GB have published ...
Information about selection criteria for Compound Selection for World Events for 2013
and also British Ranking Criteria for 2012 - it's changed this year for Compounds as they have to include Two FITA 50m rounds with WRS or UKRS and a 50m match
Board Notices
A notice from Tracy about The Academy in Scotland
and a notice from the Board about help for our Para Archers
Important there will be a delay with CRBS checks due to a protocol problem Notice from SAA
Skye Holiday
If you fancy something a bit different for a holiday this summer there is the ever popular Skye Holiday - now in its 33rd year. Target, Field and Clout shoots available and a Ceilidh if you have any energy left at the end of the week. Please see Outdoor 2012 calendar for more information and view the Skye page.
New World Archery (FITA) Rules 2012
These have been updated are now available as a Pdf download. Please see the World Archery website. Archers are advised to read these as there have been qute a few updates.
Club Development - Finding Funding
Some sources of funding information has been added to the Development page
Archery GB has launched it Club Development Scheme on target. Details are available on the Archery GB website a total of nine Clubs in Scotland have now signed up so far
- a full list of ontarget clubs.
See the development page for further topics.
Easy Fundraising
With everyone lookng after the pennies why not save money and raise money for the SAA at the same time by making purchases through EasyFundraising. Lots of special offers and vouchers are available on a daily basis from all major retailers.
Tournaments, events, meetings, training and workshops
Current calendar - 2012 Outdoor, Future Calendars - 2012/13 Indoor The calendars are subject to change.
Please contact the calendar co-ordinator if you have an event for any of the calendars. Please email your entry forms and results to Murray or Muriel
