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The Club offers:
basic
instruction for beginners, and on-going
support for members.
New Members must either take a course of lessons
before joining and show that they are safe and sensible OR they must be
competent archers - that's to say, already members of the Grand
National Archery Society, or have satisfactorily completed a proper
course of instruction by a recognised body. All members and beginners
under instruction must abide by the GNAS Rules of Shooting and follow
all safety requirements and any / all directions of the site owners.
Once started, members can get support and more
advanced training in several ways:
Club Coaches can assist with technical and
shooting
skills to at least ''Bowman' level
Club Members can give 'Buddy' support and
all kinds
of specialist technical help
Workshops and advanced training is available from
the County Coach Network
Archers who show particular ablilty can be
referred for Elite Coaching by ArcheryGB
Instruction
for Beginners
The
Club runs Beginners Courses supervised by our GNAS/ArcheryGB-certified
graded Coaches.
Courses are charged at £60 for 6 lessons for
Adults or £40 for Juniors under 18 yrs (special rates apply to groups
and school pupils). There has been a lot of interest in our
courses which has meant four to six month's wait for
nearly everybody. As of the beginning April 2012 we find
the
waiting list will probably fill all courses until September, so
unfortunately we can't fit anyone in at
the moment without an extended wait. However, if you are prepared to
wait about five or six months, please contact
us to get your name on the waiting list. Otherwise it might
be worth checking the nearby clubs and Commercial Training on the Links
page of this website, although part of the reason for our long list is
that not all clubs seem to be offering lessons at present. Another
reason is that the Governing Bodies require us to teach at least six
modules, and as we can only deal with about ten beginners at a time (a
few more in summer, a few less in winter), the throughput is not very
great, in practice only about forty a year.
Our Instructors give Beginners a Proper Start. We
let Beginners use the Club's Equipment until they are ready to get
their own. Modern Equipment is very "forgiving" and "fast" - skill is
more important than strength. This means that everyone - Old &
Young, Strong & Weak - can get Good Results. Archery is
accessible to people with Physical or Visual Impairment.
For more information about taking up the sport
click here...
 Coaching
Help and training is freely available in the Club
up to a good intermediate "Second" or "First" Class standard - beyond
that level - (on to "Bowman", "Master" or "Grand Master") - Coaching
can be arranged often at little or no cost.
Advanced Coaching is available in Sussex from
GNAS-accredited County, Regional and National Standard Judges,
collectively members of 'The Martlets Guild'. The Guild
regularly runs courses for 'Improving' Archers, plus 'County Elite
Squad' training at both Adult and Junior levels.
For More Details - Phone Rod
Brown on 01903 713747
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