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Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

Ray Gallop

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It is with deepest regret that I must advise you of the death of Ray Gallop after a short spell in hospital, Ray passed away peacefully at home on Monday 27th February.

Ray’s contribution to archery is immense, as an active member of DWAA, President of GNAS, a National and International (FITA) Judge, his expertise in both target, field archery and Paralympic disciplines he was recognised as the “go to” for advice, and in depth analysis on the rules of shooting.

DWAA Committee

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Coaching, Latest News

Coaching Conference speakers announced

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We’re delighted to be able to announce the guest speakers line up for the GWAS Coaching Conference on the 1st April at Wincanton Memorial Hall, Somerset.

There are plenty of tickets still available, so please spread the word. Non-coaches are welcome. Ticket sales end on the 25th March at 5pm.

Please note that all ticket holders will receive a direct email with full programme timings, information on parking, what to bring, details of the AGM etc no less than one week before the event.

Any questions or queries, please contact the RCO.

Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

Sun 21st May 2023 County Shoot- WRS Double WA70/60/50

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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.

Prospectus and Entry 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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Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

Sun 2nd July 2023 County Shoot- WA1440/ Metric I-V/Short Metrics

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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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Counties, Devon & Cornwall

NEW AGB OUTDOOR CLASSIFICATIONS & HANDICAPS

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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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Counties, Devon & Cornwall, Latest News

DCAS AGM Recognises Archers & New Committee

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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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Coaching

GWAS Coaching Grants go paperless

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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

Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire

Archery Training Sessions

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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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Coaching, Latest News, Somerset

Using Drills and Skills to Develop Technique

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Delivered by Lloyd Brown, Three-Time Olympic Team Coach

Sunday 26 March 2023     9.30am – 3.30pm

Strode College Sports Centre, Strode College, Church Rd, Street BA16 0AB

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.

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