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Counties, Devon & Cornwall

County team news!

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The 2022 DCAS County team has been selected to represent both our counties at this year’s GWAS Intercounties competition hosted at Exmouth, congratulations to:
 
Gents Recurve 
Stuart Shapland
Trevor Dance
Nick Hicks
Mark Olliff
Rob Williams 
Wayne Smale
 
Gents Compound 
Andrew Scott
Jack Wood
David Nash
Dan Soroko
 
Gents Longbow 
Antony Aplin
Rob Twigg
 
Gents Barebow 
Lonja Selter
Steve Fowler
 
Ladies Recurve 
Lucy Nicholas
Saira Chaudhry 
Karen Williams 
Claire Hart
 
Ladies Compound 
Chole Scott
Nicole Challacombe
Sarah Conisbee
 
Ladies Longbow 
Sophie Twigg
Tara Earle
 
Ladies Barebow
Shelagh Cusack
Karen Grassie
 
In addition the County team for the National County Team Championships has been selected as follows:
 

Gents Recurve
Trevor Dance
Mark Olliff
Nick Hicks

Gents Compound
Andrew Scott
Jack Wood
David Nicholas
Gents Longbow
Antony Aplin
Rob Twigg
Scott Williams
Gents Barebow
Lonja Selter
Steve Fowler
Geoff Crewdson
Ladies Recurve
Lucy Nicholas
Saira Chadudrhry
Karen Williams
Ladies Compound
Chole Scott
Ladies Longbow
Sophie Twigg
Tara Earle
Jane Barrett
Ladies Barebow
Karen Grassie
Good luck to all archers shooting in both competitions.
The county is in urgent need of two volunteers for the GWAS Intercounties on the Sunday 18th September held at Exmouth Archers Grounds.
As part of our counties team submission into the Intercounties, we are required provide at least two people to join the other counties and host club to make up the field crew. They will need to be able to move targets, line them up, reface at lunchtime as well as general field crew duties like looking for arrows. If you are, or know of anyone who would be able, to help with this please contact our team manager Andrew Hoyle at teammanager@dcas.org.uk.
As a member of the support team for DCAS, like the team members, you will get a bacon roll first thing, tea and coffee supplied throughout the day, cake and a buffet tea at the end of the day. If DCAS do not provide field crew, we will not have the opportunity to retain the regional title.

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Counties, Gloucestershire

GAS County H2H Training

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The county hosted a H2H Round Robin practice on Saturday, August 6 at Cleve Archers. Thank you to all the archers who attended. Organising a practice like this is much more involved than the usual coaching session. A big thank you to Elaina Curran for Organising; the entire team at Cleve for setting up; Declan Ashworth for judging; Graham Williams for his support as coach; and a big thank you to Peter Sisson who organised the rota and who is always so generous in his guidance, time and support. Can’t thank Denise Bunce enough (!!) for all her effort in running the event as T.O. Hope the archers found it worthwhile and enjoyed the event. 🎯

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World Archery Equipment Failure Rule Change

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World Archery have released a new Rule Book which came into effect from 18th July.

The main change is to Book 3. World Archery have reinstated equipment failures and minor medical emergencies, except for at World Ranking Events and Multi Sport Events. World Ranking Events are NOT the same as World Record Status Events. World Ranking Events (WRE) are things like World Cups and Continental Championships. Multi Sport events are things like the Olympics and the European Games.

So at events in the UK equipment failures and minor medical emergencies are now allowed again. But please note that they are still NOT allowed during match play.

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Counties, Gloucestershire

Ginger Parker

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It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce that Albert ‘Ginger’ Parker has passed away following an extended period of illness.

Ginger, who was a long standing member of Black & Gold Archers, had been actively involved with the club, within the wider archery community, and with the CSSC & CACCSA as well as GAS for many years.

In addition to his coaching activities on club nights and during beginners’ courses, Ginger was frequently found helping out at club tournaments and was a very familiar face to many at Dunster.

Fly true friend – a straight arrow, always gold, but now also missed.

RIP Ginger.

Counties, Devon & Cornwall

Proposed Changes DCAS Postals

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Simon Slade, the DCAS Winter Postals, Frostbites and Summer Postals Organiser has been asked by Club’s to include a Compound Only Division, in the same way that we have introduced one for Longbow. After Simon attended the last DCAS Committee meeting to discuss options has has been given the backing to introduce other Divisions if clubs are interested.

DCAS will now have the following possibilities

A Compound Only Senior Division.
A Recurve/Barebow Only Senior Division
We already run a Longbow Only Senior Division.
We already run a mixed where there can be only 1 Compound and any other combination or Recurve/Barebow/Longbow.
A Mixed Division specifically for a Single Compound, a Single Recurve/Barebow and a Single Longbow.
A Mixed Non-Compound which could be 1 or 2 of Recurve/Barebow/Longbow but not three as that would already be covered.

Juniors could stay the same or we could allow a Mixed Non-Compound Division as above so that Clubs without a Compound Archer would not be so affected.

Simon said: “I am not sure clubs have enough Archers to fill all of these Divisions, but it may be more would be interested if they were available. An email will be sent to Club Secretaries by the DCAS Secretary so hopefully this message will get to as many clubs as possible.
“Hopefully Clubs now have plenty of time to discuss this and I ask that they provide me with feedback on whether they would consider entering teams for the existing and new Divisions. If we get enough positive feedback then I will run the new Divisions that are required. It maybe we can try them and see how it goes.”

Simon hopes this can assist in getting more Archers to return to shooting again and provide a more even competition within the Divisions.

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Counties, Dorset & Wiltshire, Latest News

Seminar – Recurve Equipment and how it works with Graham Weller of Wales Archery Specialists

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Sunday 13th November 2022 at 10.00am

Venue: Supermarine Sports Club (SN3 4BZ)

Entrance £10

Refreshments (sausages/burger/chips/veggie burger/veggie sausages) will be available at lunchtime. Please order and pay for food when you make your booking for this event.

To book, please use the link or QR code below to access the booking form. Payments to be made by bacs, details on the booking form.

If you have any questions or queries, please email Kay Hobbs CCO: grahamandkay@btinternet.com

https://forms.office.com/r/JF979Pmf0z

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Counties, Gloucestershire, Latest News

Gloucestershire JNOC Success

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Another incredibly successful year for Gloucestershire’s juniors at the Junior National Outdoor Champs this past weekend. 20 archers competed, some for the first time at a national tournament. There were 4 national records claimed; 26 county records; 27 JMB* and MB* scores; 5 Championship trophies won, these were awarded to Grace Curran, Lily Partridge, Sam Bowden, Amber Snell and Erin Moyce. The highlight, arguably, was winning both county team trophies. The first was for Mixed Recurve and Barebow, awarded to Gloucestershire for the time in the trophy’s 67 year history! Winners on this team were Amber and Ava Snell, Carlos Amata and Sophie Leivers. We also won the trophy for County Mixed Compound Team, thanks to the impressive efforts of Louise Bassett, Ryan Faulkner, Lily Partridge! It was an exciting and eventful tournament and we congratulate all of our amazing junior archers who took part.