Archery Coaching Courses
Archery is another sport that has its roots in historic combat, where a bow is used to fire an arrow at a target. Archery is a very popular activity, with lots of clubs offering lessons and facilities. It is also a central part of many multi activity centres and therefore an archery qualification will look great on your application.
There are several different types of competition archery, they are: target archery, where you aim at circular targets marked with concentric circles of different colours, with higher points being awarded for arrows that land closer to the centre of the target; field archery, were archers are not firing from a fixed location but move between targets; and clout archery where arrows are landed on a horizontal target. Target archery is by far the most common type of archery. You will also find a range of different bow types - recurve, traditional, fiberglass and compound. Fibreglass is the most common type you will use to teach beginners to the sport of archery.
Archery Course
Grand National Archery Society (GNAS) Level 1 Coach will help you to share your enthusiasm for archery with new comers to the sport and allow you to teach single sessions or beginner groups. The course usually lasts for about four days and is spread over several weeks.
Grand National Archery Society (GNAS) Level 2 Coach builds on the level 1 qualification giving you greater responsibility and focusing more on equipment set-up, archery techniques, and observing and analysing other archers to help develop their skills.
We spoke to Richard about his experience of target archery and becoming a coach.
"Archery is awesome. I love how it is a combination of both strength and skill. You have to have both or you aren't going to compete. I've been trying to get friends to come along and have a go at archery but the people who do the coaching at my local club aren't very inspiring. I've watched a few people come and go and never understood how anyone could want to give it up. But after seeing how unenthusiastic some people are I knew I could do better so I put in for the GNAS coaching award. I haven't completed it yet, but I am enjoying it and I'd recommend it to anyone who cares about this sport and wants to get more people involved."