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GWAS 2017 AGM – 2nd April at 2:30pm

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The venue for this year will be the Worlds End Pub Bradford on Tone, Taunton Somerset TA4 1ET and being a pub venue those attending may wish to arrive earlier and enjoy a lunch and a drink.

All Council positions are required to be elected annually at the AGM.  This year there are a number of Council positions that will be vacated and specifically need to be filled, namely:

  • President
  • Secretary
  • EAF Representative(s)
  • Junior Representative
  • Communications and Web Content Officer
Election of Officers (President and Secretary) require a formal proposer and a seconder, with the written consent of the nominee.  Nominations should be sent to the GWAS Secretary, 7 days before the Annual General Meeting.
For the election of the Specialist Members and Officers (EAF Representative(s), Junior Representative and Communications / Web Content Officer), nominations may be in writing, with the written consent of the nominee, or may be accepted from the floor at the Annual General Meeting, in which case the nominee must be present to signify consent.

The Communications / Web Content Officer is  a new role created to replace the historic Webmaster role, but without the need for specific HTML skills and with an increased focus on developing, communicating and managing important regional information on the new GWAS website, which will be launched in March 2017.

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Coaching AGM Guest Speaker

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The 2017 Coaching AGM will include a Workshop event with Guest Speaker Richard Cheetham MSc, MBE.  The event will be held on Sunday 2nd April as part of the Coaching AGM and is open to all members of GWAS.
Richard is a Senior Fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester where he has worked since 2005. Since May 2014 he has worked with the UCI World Cycling Elite Coach Education Programme in Aigle, Switzerland. Richard’s research focusses on a more holistic approach to coaching with time spent since 2013 at Saracens RFC within the Academy programme, Fulham Football Club, and more recently with British Triathlon with their skills school initiative. He has gained recognition nationally and internationally within coach education and has been an invited speaker for World Rugby, British Cycling, Cycling Ireland, Rugby Canada, England Handball and the England Cricket Coaches Association. Richard is also an experienced Rugby Union Coach Educator for London South region and Hampshire RFU as well as a Tutor for SCUK on the Fundamentals, Coaching Children and Talent Foundation workshops.

 

Whilst the Workshop is targeted at Coaches, as part of their Continuing Professional Development, it is open to all GWAS members.  Spaces may be limited so booking a place early is recommended.  If interested in attending please contact Lizzy Rees, Regional Coaching Organiser.

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BBC West Unsung Hero

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Congratulations to Dave Jones of Chippenham Archers who has been voted BBC West’s Unsung Hero of the Year!

Dave, who has dedicated the last 20 years to the club, has coached more than 600 archers, including internationals like Jo Frith who won gold and silver medals in Rio.

Jo said: “He was the first person I thought of when I looked down at my medal. I thought, ‘this is not my medal – this is mine and Dave’s medal.’ He helped me get this and I am so proud to be associated with him.” watch the BBC video

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2016 West of England Club of the Year

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Congratulations to Gordano Valley Archers.

More than 300 people watched as Club Chairman Paul Maines and his son, Christopher, accepted the award from double Olympic silver and bronze medallist Steve Backley at the Bristol Marriott hotel.

Paul said: “This is one of the proudest moments I have experienced in sport. This award is a testament to all the hard work undertaken by everyone in the club and would not have been possible without the support of Wesport and Archery GB.”

So what clinched it for the club? The award citation said: “Gordano Valley Archers have been working tirelessly over the last 12 months to raise the profile of their sport. They have increased the number of people taking part in archery in both the club, within schools and in various community settings across the West of England.”

The club introduced an equipment loan scheme to help new members and the idea has paid dividends with membership up 15 per cent in the last 12 months. It has also been working with more than 40 primary schools, as well as supporting the University of the West of England to establish a new club.

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WA terminate Bjorn Bengston target face licence

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World Archery have advised Archery GB that the partnership between World Archery and Bjorn Bengston Sweden AB has terminated, therefore target faces from this manufacturer are no longer accepted by World Archery.

As from 1 August 2016 these target faces cannot be used for World Record or Arrowhead status events. This does not affect club and UK record status events.

More information can be found on the World Archery Website and the Archery GB Website.

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Phoebe Pine Heading for Rio

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Phoebe Pine, who narrowly missed out on selection for the Paralympics in Rio after making it to the final para-archery shoot-off, will be travelling to Brazil after all to help prepare for her Tokyo Games bid in 2020.

She will fly out to Rio on September 13, 2016 for a week after being selected as part of the Paralympic Inspiration Programme in which a select band of athletes thought to have the potential to be picked for the next Games in four years’ time are given the chance to sample the whole experience and atmosphere.

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Richard Powell Report from Terni

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Held in Terni in the province of Umbria, Italy. The competition was shot over a week around the largest waterfall in Europe at 165m and involved over 250 archers. Originally created as a drainage system for a Malaria infested swamp, the falls are now dammed to create electricity but, during the championships the water was once again allowed to cascade dramatically through the gourge……  read more