Coaching

Coaching in the Grand National Archery Society takes place in an extensive variety of ways, ranging from the National Squads, in which archers of international potential are prepared to represent the U.K., through to beginners courses at club level.

The national coaching structure is sustained by a small army of qualified leaders and coaches with qualifications achieved through the GNAS coach training and examination system.

Coaching through the County Association is led by the County Coaching Group to which all qualified coaches and leaders affiliated to GNAS belong.

The Group meets regularly and the details of its meetings are shown on the Calendar page

The Groups' officers are:-

Chairman: Gaynor Hutchison, 36 Stapleford Road, Stopsley, Luton, Beds. LU2 8AX
Telephone:  (01582) 615314
email: GAYNORH@aol.com

County Coaching Organiser and Representative to the County Committee: Mr Jonathan Horner, 7 The Grove, Biggleswade, Beds. SG18 8JW
Telephone: (01767) 600176
email: jonathan@hornercorner.com

Coaching Group Secretary: Miss Kate Trickett, 5 Warkworth Close, Sandy, Beds. SG19 1TZ
Telephone: (01767) 681765
email: katetrickett@hotmail.com

Coaching Group Treasurer: Mr. John Martin, 119 Curlew Crescent, Bedford MK41 7HY
Telephone: (01234) 357299
email: barebow.archer@ntlworld.com

Level 1 Coaching Course in Essex - Information provided by John Neal of the Essex Association - please address any enquiries directly to him.

The next Level 1 Coach Course starts this Autumn with the formal tuition phase consisting of three one day sessions at the Deanes Sports Centre in Thundersley, Essex (Map).
 
Dates for these for the Autumn course are 30th Sept, 21st Oct and 28th Oct 2007.

 The course is open to all GNAS members and consists of a period of formal tuition (25hrs over three days) followed by a period of supported practice in your own club and under the guidance of a mentor of your choice. When you and your mentor feel you are ready, you can request your internal assessment which will be conducted by the course tutors. Finally you will be assessed by an external assessor and you must complete all your assessments within one year of the start of the course.
 
Assessment is carried out by observing you teaching beginners in a real coaching session which you will schedule. This need not be a formal beginners course - it could be a one off lesson you run for a couple of your friends or family. You will have to be seen teaching both an adult and a junior and teaching both barebow and Olympic styles.
 
The cost of the course will be £95 (includes cost of Level 1 course manual)
 
If you are interested in a place on the course, contact John Neal or Sandra Neal or you can download the application form here.
 
Please send applications as soon as possible so that we can get relevant paperwork to you in time for the course.
 
Further details of the course -
 
Level 1 is the entry level coaching qualification for archers wishing to train as Coaches and the course aims to equip coaches with the skills to -
In addition the course provides a background to coaches in the following -

The course lays the foundations of being able to teach a good basic style of archery to those new to the sport. Subsequently coaches have the opportunity to develop their coaching skills and knowledge further through participation in a Level 2 course. This extends technical knowledge both in depth and breath - it covers compound bows and longbow, develops the coaches skills in observation & analysis and provides training in how to use these skills to improve the performance of archers. Holding a Level 1 qualification is a prerequisite for attending a Level 2 course.

GNAS Coaching Conference 2007

From: Alastair Robinson [mailto:rerob@tiscali.co.uk]
Sent: 14 May 2007 20:46
To: 'Alastair Robinson'
Subject: Archery - GNAS Coaching Conference 2007

I have attached the invite letter and booking form for the Conference to be held 9-11 November 2007.  There are two copies of the form.  One is fillable on screen, which can be printed and saved.  The other can be printed and filled in using the old fashioned pen.

if you have a problem with opening the fillable form (there have been reports that the new Vista operating system displays a message about the form having been changed), try the web site form; as a last resort use the non fillable version.  If you are unable to open attachments, the documents are on the GNAS Web Site.

Remember to send a completed form to me with your cheque by post.

I have tried to include everybody on my email list, but if you know of any coach who has not received either a letter or email from me, please feel free to pass this on.

Regards

Alastair

Booking Form

Booking FormFILLABLE

INVITE

Coaching Group Annual General Meeting 2006 - Click here for the Minutes of the meeting

County squads and Leader training.

The Group organises training for County Squads (i.e. those archers who have achieved the standards necessary for selection for County teams).

Click here for Squad letter - Autumn 2007

Planning forms are provided for Senior Squad only at this stage, and should be returned with the application and payment. The content of the planning forms will be used to put together a programme that fits the needs of the archers who attend the squads.  If you are going to attend squad sessions please complete one of the planning forms.  Click on NEW if you are new to the squad or RETURN if you have been before. 

Leader training
The Group organises programmes for the training of leaders and coaches. Leader programmes for organisations outside GNAS (sports centres, youth organisations etc) are run so as to provide the staff of those organisations with the certificated leader competences required for safe archery activities.

Bedford Borough Coach training activity - The Borough has an extensive programme of training that will be of interest to archery coaches. Full details are given on the Borough website and can be found by using this LINK.

Coaching Group Video Equipment.

The coaching group has video camera and playback equipment and members of the group have been trained in its operation. The equipment is available for use in clubs within the County providing that it is operated by one of the leaders or coaches who have been trained to use it.
Charges for use:    camera and playback equipment - £7.50 per day
                            play-back only - £5.00 per day
                            all County squads - no charge
                            Leader/Coach training - no charge
All bookings must be made through the County Coaching Organiser.

If you would like to know more about the activities of the Coaching Group contact Ian Rawlings at the address or telephone number above.