This is the official web site of the Somerset County Archery
Association.
All GNAS (Archery GB) affiliated clubs of Somerset are listed on this site. You will find entry forms for tournaments held in the county, as well as information on county records, county teams, postal competitions, and even items for sale.
NEWS
Somerset Postal Competitions - October Results
The October results have now been published for the Frostbite and
Portsmouth competitions.
Leading the senior Frostbite competition is Burnham Co. of Archers with
Wells City Archers in 2nd place. In the Junior competition South
Wansdyke juniors are in the lead with Frome Town juniors in 2nd place.
Full Frostbite results
here.
In the senior Portsmouth competition, Bowmen of Ina are in the lead with
Puriton Gold in 2nd place. In the junior competition Avalon Archery Club
juniors are in the lead with South Wansdyke juniors in 2nd place.
Full Portsmouth results
here.
There is still time to enter if your club hasn't taken part, November
scores to be submitted by 10th December.
Archery GB National Junior Rankings
All Junior archers who wish to be included in the National Junior Rankings this year will need to submit up to three scores, for the appropriate rounds shot up until the 7 October and send to Archery GB by the 20 October using the official form. Any archers sending their details to Archery GB , should also email a copy to the County Junior Representative Martin Hutchins.
World Field Archery team for 2018 includes James Annall from Bath Archers
Many congratulations to James Annall who has been selected to shoot for Great Britain at the World Field Archery Championships in Italy from 4th to 9th September.
James started shooting in Sept 2008 shooting
Target recurve. Started giving barebow a try from Nov 2009, switching
between RC and BB every couple of weeks that indoor season, then stuck
with BB from April 2010. First gave Field a try in July 2011 and loved
it ever since, quickly taking over from Target shooting during the next
couple of years. He particularly enjoyed the venues, the variety of target
positions, and the challenge that each target brings, all at a
relatively short distance compared to Target (for Senior Barebow 2/3 of
all the targets in a weekend are between 5 and 30m, and a maximum
distance of 50m) This will be his 5th GB cap, first getting onto the
team in 2014. He's really looking forward to being back on the team,
after not meeting the selection criteria last year. His best result to
date has been 16th at European champs 2015 in Poland.
Good luck James.
Affiliation Fees
Details of calculating affiliation fees, how to pay to SCAA and GWAS are now available here.
Level 1 Coaching Course
If you are interested in undertaking a level 1 coaching course, a new
course will be running early 2019.
Day 1 - 6th January 2019
Day 2 - 3rd February 2019
Day 3 - 3rd March 2019
Assessment - 7th April 2019
The cost is £275 per person.
Venue is Saltford Scout Hut, Chelwood Road, Saltford, Bristol BS31 3BU.
All enquiries to
Rob Bitton.
World Archery Rule Changes
World Archery Field and 3D rules have been amended from the 1st April. Details and guidance on their interpretation available here.
Archery GB Field Archery
Archery GB have launched a new website dedicated to field archery here.
Archery GB - Rules of Shooting.
Archery GB have made changes to the Rules of Shooting effective from
9th April 2018:
Note that one change relates to Rule 306, scoring.
A full download of the new rules is available
here.
A download of just the changes is available
here.
Schedule of SCCA Meetings
A schedule of future meetings for the SCAA is now available here.
2018 Tournament Results
The results of the latest tournaments are available here.
Competitions Need Judges - how about becoming a judge?
Without judges, no competition can take place and, in Somerset,
judges are few and far between. Why not join this select band? Whether
you are a competition archer or only shoot for fun, judging is a way to
put something back into the sport you love. AGB has put an introduction
to judging on their website, if you are interested, please click on
this
link.
If you would prefer to see what is involved without commitment, please
email
me and I will try to arrange for you to ‘shadow’ me at one of the
forthcoming competitions.
2018 Tournaments - Entry Forms
Look at the Tournaments Diary for the latest details, and entry forms.