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Northern Counties Coaching Conference 2013

15 May 2013

The NCAS Coaching Conference will be held in Preston on Saturday the 18th of May 2013.

The Lancashire Archery Coaching Group will host the conference at Samlesbury War Memorial Hall, Cuardale Lane, Preston. PR5 0UY.

Schedule:
 10:00 AM: Registration and coffee
 10:30 AM: Abby Thornton - How our body learns new tasks
 11:30 AM: Tim Swane to give an update from the Coaching Committee
 12:15 PM: Lunch
 13:15 PM: Tim Swane - Psychology
 2:15 PM: Tea break
 2:30 PM: Abby Thornton - Coaching hints and tips
 3:15 PM: Jayne Wilson explains what Lancashire Sport is and how it can help coaches.
 3:30 PM: Q&A panel
 4:15 PM: Close

The cost is £30.00 per attendee.

Please complete and return the booking form:
 NCAS Coaching Conference 2013 booking form (PDF)

Given the short notice, it's best to email the organiser, Craig Hobin, if you wish to attend:

AGB Performance Talent Team Coaches

25 April 2013

Congratulations to Kath Fitzpatrick, who has been appointed Talent Coordinator and Coach for the Northern Performance Academy.

Archery GB has announced the recruitment of nine Regional Performance Academy Coaches to join their Talent Team. The coaches will support archers' development across the Performance Academy Network with the remit of improving the quality and quantity of archers within the World Class Performance Programme.

The coaches will receive enhanced professional development and will work to support alignment of coaching throughout the Talent Pathway. Their recruitment has been made possible by Sport England Talent Investment which has been received for the first time in the history of the sport. This followed a successful pilot programme to conclude in August 2013 at Lilleshall National Sport Centre. At this time, the three Regional Academies will launch and one coach will also act as coordinator at each of the three sites.

Full story:
 Archery GB Performance Talent Team Coaches

AGB Performance Talent Team Coaches

23 April 2013

Congratulations to Kath Fitzpatrick, who has been appointed Talent Coordinator and Coach for the Northern Performance Academy.

Archery GB has announced the recruitment of nine Regional Performance Academy Coaches to join their Talent Team. The coaches will support archers' development across the Performance Academy Network with the remit of improving the quality and quantity of archers within the World Class Performance Programme.

The coaches will receive enhanced professional development and will work to support alignment of coaching throughout the Talent Pathway. Their recruitment has been made possible by Sport England Talent Investment which has been received for the first time in the history of the sport. This followed a successful pilot programme to conclude in August 2013 at Lilleshall National Sport Centre. At this time, the three Regional Academies will launch and one coach will also act as coordinator at each of the three sites.

Full story:
 Archery GB Performance Talent Team Coaches

Archery GB Coaching Workshop - CPD

Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 March 2013

Coaching methods and techniques from the National Performance Academy

Sunday 14th April 2013
Haxby Scout Centre, York

A workshop provided by Performance Academy coaches and archers to introduce the skills, drills and shooting techniques developed in the Archery GB performance Academy.

The Yorkshire Archery Association and the Northern Counties Archery Society are part-funding this workshop to keep costs down for attendees.

The workshop will be practical in nature providing coaches with underpinning information and experience in:
 The bio-mechanical effectiveness of the technique
 Drills to develop the skills and actions
 Progression to light bow shooting and then to competition bow shooting
 Planning and programming; periodization
 Strength and conditioning to support the technique

Coaches and archers:
 Kath Fitzpatrick, Senior Coach, Northern Academy Technical Coach
 Norman Suchorzewski, L2 Coach, Northern Academy Coach
 supported by Northern Academy archers

 Archery GB Coaching Workshop - flyer (PDF)


Please bring lunch - hot drinks, soup & rolls provided. Cliniband needed

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907

 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Yorkshire Archery Academy change of dates

Kath Fitzpatrick - 30 October 2012

URGENT - change of dates

The Yorkshire Senior Academy date advertised apparently clashes with the NCAS Indoor Championships, which is taking place a week earlier than usual this year. To avoid senior archers having to choose between the two, we have been able to arrange another date at the same venue, which will be Saturday November 17th.

The previous date of Sunday 11th November will now become a Junior date for those not competing at the NCAS shoot.

Both are at the same venue - Haxby Scout Centre, York Road, Haxby, York.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907

 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Yorkshire Archery Academy

Kath Fitzpatrick - 7 October 2012

The new YAA Squad system has arrived!
Based on the Archery GB Academy system introduced this year, the YAA squads move to a new way of working.

What are the benefits?
For junior members this will act as a direct feed into the new national Talent Identification system which began this year, so that archers are familiar with the ways of working used in the national Performance Academy and have a smoother transition into that system should they choose to apply.

For senior members, it means a more personalized approach with a programme based on your needs, tailored and supported by named coach/es.

How will it work?
All archers attending will undergo a technical assessment with the squad coaches, all of whom are being trained in the new coaching techniques and systems used in the Academy and with our Podium Potential archers.

From this initial assessment and discussions with you, we will agree a programme that covers primarily technical work, but might also cover physical fitness work, psychology for competition, tactical work, such as learning how to train in different ways, competition preparation. We will then help you put your programme into action and work with you to monitor progress towards your goals.

Is there a cost to this?
Unfortunately we are not in a position to offer this service to archers free, as we are a self-funding coaching group. We are looking to provide indoor and outdoor sessions over the year for archers at a total cost of £50 for the year. Most sessions will be indoors - this winter our training centre will be:
    The Scout Hut
    Ethel Ward Playing Fields
    York Road
    Haxby
    York
    North Yorkshire
    YO32 3DY
Outdoor sessions are likely to be at Barnsley AC.

Interested?
Just complete the application form and send it to Kath Fitzpatrick:
 Yorkshire Archery Academy details and application form (DOCX)

Sessions start at 10:00 AM and run till 4:30 PM.
Drinks are available all day but please bring lunch with you.

The first session will consist of a technical assessment - just shooting, being observed, taking some video, and having a chat about what you want from the Academy.
The first date for Juniors is Sunday October 14th.
Further dates: November 11th, December 22nd, February 10th, March 30th, outdoors April 20th.

The first date for Seniors is Sunday November 11th Saturday November 17th.
Further dates - January 12th, March 31st, outdoors - April 21st.

Late summer/autumn dates to be arranged.
Please note attendance is for a programme over the calendar year.
We look forward to seeing old and new squad members, starting with the Juniors on October 14th and the Seniors on November 11th.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907

 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Humber Sport - Courses for All

Garreth Roberts - 13 September 2012

Courses for All
Sixth Edition
October 2012 to March 2013

The Humber Sports Partnership's Coach Education Programme has issued the sixth edition of "Courses for All". This extensive sport coaching programme has been developed following consultation with local and national partners.
 Courses for All brochure

The previous Coach Education programme (April to September 2012) proved to be very successful with over 450 coaches attending 35 generic courses across the Humber. The courses available in this new edition include Safeguarding & Protecting Children, Equity in your Coaching, First Aid, How to Coach Disabled People in Sport, Positive Behaviour Management in Sport and a new workshop called Strength and Conditioning.

Also on offer is a new selection of Club and Coach development workshops including: First Steps into Coaching, Supporting your Coaches and Developing your Volunteers, as well as a selection of National Governing Body courses including UKCC courses in Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cycling, Netball, Football, Gymnastics, Rugby League, Swimming, Table Tennis and Triathlon.

Each course will be delivered by high quality tutors, in excellent learning environments and at a reasonable cost.

The Humber Sports Partnership is committed to developing and leading Coach Education across the Humber.

To view the programme or to book onto a course please visit:
 www.humbersport.com
and go to our online booking site. This can be found within the Coaches and Officials tab, then select Coach Education.

You can also register for Coaching Humber, an online coach development resource which supports coaches across the Humber. This is a database which has already over 1200 registered members from across the Humber and will keep you up to date with all coaching courses, national, regional and local information on coaching. To find out more and register on Coaching Humber visit:
 coachinghumber.humbersport.com

Garreth Roberts
Coach Development Manager
The Humber Sports Partnership

The Humber Sports Partnership Coaches Conference 2012

Garreth Roberts - 13 September 2012

I am writing to invite you to the Humber Sports Partnership Coaches Conference, which will be held on Tuesday 16th October at Sirius Academy, Hull, from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

The purpose of the conference is to give coaches the opportunity to learn from experts in a variety of different sporting fields. We aim to enable coaches to develop and progress their own skills and in turn, be able to nurture athletes who have the potential to progress to the highest levels.

The conference is for all coaches across the Humber. Coaches will be able to choose from a selection of workshops on the most important elements of athletic performance; Sports psychology, nutrition, fitness, new coaching ideas, high performance cardio and club promotion.

The cost of the conference is FREE of charge to all coaches across the Humber. Refreshments and supper will be provided for the conference. Supper will be served from 5:30 PM.

Book now at:
 www.humbersport.com

Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, and all bookings must be complete by Monday 8th October.

If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact me on 01482 387491, 07912 732806 or groberts@goodwin-centre.org.

Garreth Roberts
Coach Development Manager
The Humber Sports Partnership

Humber SP coach education

Humber Sports Partnership - 6 September 2012

Here are some Coach Education Opportunities for you or members of your club over the next few weeks.

4 Hour First Aid
Wednesday 12th September 2012
The Pods
Scunthorpe
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cost £30
Suitable for everyone of all abilities, a four hour course made up of both practical and theory work. This course is tailor made for sports coaches. Topics covered include: Bleeding, Broken Bones, Muscle & Joint Injuries, Chest Pains, Choking, Communication & Casualty Care, Emergencies in Public, Head Injuries, CPR, Sprains and Strains, The Role of the First Aider, and Unconscious Casualty.
This course is delivered by a Health and Safety Executive Approved Company.

Safeguarding & Protecting Children
Wednesday 19th September 2012
The Pods
Scunthorpe
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost £30
This course aims to increase awareness of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, helping coaches to recognise signs of abuse and poor practice, and deal sensitively and effectively with issues that arise.

Equity in Your Coaching
Thursday 20th September 2012
Cottingham Parks Golf Club
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost £30
"When it comes to fair play you have to be on top of your game"
Everyone should have access to sport regardless of gender, age, race, ability, faith or sexual orientation. This workshop will show you the best ways to make this a reality. Through practical advice you'll learn how to apply your existing skills and experience to make your coaching sessions more accessible.

To book a place on these courses or for any further information please contact Lisa Pooley on 01482 387491 or visit the website:
 www.humbersport.com/coaching

Change of Level 2 dates

Kath Fitzpatrick - 16 August 2012

To all candidates who applied for Level 2.

Apologies that we have had to revise the dates around accommodation and tutor availability. We have also had to add in more dates as Archery GB has withdrawn the shorter course facility until the new 1st4sport one is ready (possibly next year), so we have to revert to 8 sessions.

To this end I am proposing the following dates:
 Saturday Sept 8th - induction and day one
 Sunday September 16th
 October 6th and 7th
 November 3rd and 4th
 January 5th and 6th
 February 16th and 17th - refresher day Saturday and assessment on the Sunday

Jean Clarkson the course manager is away until September 1st so could any queries or responses please be addressed to me using the details below.

At the moment we have only 5 candidates - 8 is the viable number, so we have spaces to fill. If anyone would like to do the course please contact me as soon as possible.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907

 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Coaching weekend for visually impaired archery

Les Culf - 10 July 2012

SRSB Sheffield Blind Archery are hosting a coaching weekend for visually impaired archers and their spotters on Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th of August 2012 between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

We have two coaches attending from British Blind Sport and they will be on hand all weekend to help and advise any VI archers and coaches attending.

Any coaches who would like to know how best to help VI archers they may have in their clubs now or in the future are welcome to come along and join us.

It will be held in The Wheelchair Sports Hall at the spinal injuries unit of The Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU.

Snacks and lunch will be provided to all attending.

For any further information please contact Les or Janet Culf on 0114 2465515.

Les Culf
SRSB Sheffield Blind Archery

Level 1 courses 2012-13

Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 July 2012

YAA Coaching will be running two Level 1 Coach training courses in the near future.

One course will be held in Gleadless, Sheffield. The dates are:
 Sunday 2 September 2012
 Sunday 23 September 2012
 Sunday 14 October 2012
 Sunday 25 November 2012 (assessment)
Please email course manager Jean Clarkson:


The venue of the other course is to be confimed, but is expected to be either in Sheffield or York. The dates are:
 Saturday 13 October 2012
 Saturday 10 November 2012
 Saturday 2 December 2012
 Saturday 19 January 2013 (assessment)
Please email course manager Bill Spencer:

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Level 2 courses 2012-13

Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 July 2012

YAA Coaching will be running a Level 2 Coach training course in Gleadless, Sheffield.

Induction day - August 5th 2012.
This is for information about the course, interviewing applicants informally and starting the paper trail!

Course dates:
 August 11th and 12th 2012
 September 8th and 9th 2012
 November 3rd and 4th 2012
 Saturday 2nd February 2013 - refresher day
 February 16th 2013 - assessment
 March 3rd 2013 - assessment

Supported practice and coaching of archers for your portfolio starts October onwards.

All portfolios need to be completed by the refresher day.

Note - applicants must be able to commit to all of the training dates and one of the assessment dates.

Enquiries to:
The Course Manager Jean Clarkson:
.
The Lead Tutor Kath Fitzpatrick:
.

Venue: 230th Sheffield Scout Centre, Gleadless Road, Sheffield (off the A630 Parkway) S12 2QF.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Yorkshire & Humber coach survey

Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 July 2012

Archery GB and YAA Coaching wants to hear from all coaches about their coach education needs. The four County Sport Partnerships in Yorkshire & Humber have come together to do the biggest ever survey of coaches in the region. This will enable better support to you as a coach, so we need your help to find out:
 what you want from coach education programmes;
 when you want to receive it;
 what issues prevent you from attending coach education courses.

Please complete the coach education survey (it will only take 5mins to complete):
 Survey Monkey: Yorkshire & Humber coach education survey

As we want to get the views of as many coaches as possible, please tell other coaches that you work alongside or know are operating within Yorkshire and Humber about the survey and encourage them to fill it out too.

Kath Fitzpatrick, YAA CCO Arran Coggan, Archery GB Development

Humberside coach education courses

Andy Wilkinson - 6 July 2012

Here is a Coach Education Opportunity in the East Riding which could be useful to you or members of your club.

Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Wednesday 11th July 2012
Bridlington Rugby Club
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Cost £30
This workshop will help you to recognise and respond appropriately to issues of child abuse and protection. It will also give you the best-practice tools you need to ensure you're providing a positive and enriching sporting experience for children.To book a place on these courses or for any further information please contact Lisa Pooley on 01482 387491 or visit the website:
 www.humbersport.com/coaching

Andy Wilkinson
Yorkshire Archery Association Secretary
Archery GB County Development Coordinator
 yaa.sec@googlemail.com

South Yorkshire coach education courses

Andy Wilkinson - 6 July 2012

Coaching South Yorkshire are running several courses which will help coaches enhance their coaching skills and knowledge:
 Safeguarding & Protecting Children
 Safeguarding & Protecting Children 2: Reflecting on Practice
 How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
 Children with Co-ordinational Difficulties
 Positive Behaviour Management
 Coaching The Whole Child - Positive Development Through Sport
With more courses to be added in the future.

All bookings taken through www.coachingsysport.co.uk.

Coaching South Yorkshire is FREE to register and use, offering news feed and exclusive CPD opportunities it will place you at the forefront of coaching in South Yorkshire. So log on and book your courses now!

 Course details and dates

Andy Wilkinson
Yorkshire Archery Association Secretary
Archery GB County Development Coordinator
 yaa.sec@googlemail.com

West Yorkshire coach education courses

Les Ford - 6 July 2012

Coaches working on Adult Participation programmes
In July we are running two of the new scUK 'How to deliver engaging sessions: A guide to developing adults through sport' workshops which are aimed at coaches working on participation programmes, to equip them with the skills to engage and retain participants who are new or returning to sport. Dates: Monday 9th July or & Thursday 19th July.
 WYS events
These are available FREE to Coaches delivering Sportivate sessions in West Yorkshire.

Join our Big Coach Education Conversation
West Yorkshire Sport in partnership with the other CSPs in the Yorkshire and Humber are conducting the biggest ever coach education survey in the region to understand coach education needs and barriers to coach education, to help us better plan CPD programmes in the future. We are asking all coaches in the region to complete our quick coach education survey which will take just a few minutes to complete. To join in the conversation, complete the survey using the link below:
 Survey Monkey: Yorkshire & Humber coach education survey

Talent Coaching Breakfasts
Join fellow UKCC Level 3 coaches (or those working towards it) at Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds on Tuesday 17th July (8:30am - 10:30am) to listen to recognised experts and share your coaching insights. Coaches should be working with athletes/players/teams of county/regional standard of performance. This discussion topic is: Mental Toughness
 Event details

Les Ford
Coaching Development Manager
West Yorkshire Sport

Upcoming courses in West Yorkshire (June update)

Andy Wilkinson - 7 June 2012

West Yorkshire Sport has updated its list of upcoming generic coach and club education courses coming up in West Yorkshire for the next few months.

As well as Coach minimum standard and First Aid courses, it includes a number of club support courses (e.g. valuing volunteers, funding related course, Club for All) and other coach development courses.

 WYS coach and club education courses, updated June 2011 (PDF)

Andy Wilkinson
Yorkshire Archery Association Secretary
Archery GB County Development Coordinator
 yaa.sec@googlemail.com

Courses for coach education in Humberside

Kath Fitzpatrick - 6 June 2012

Humberside County Sports Partnership has announced details of coach education courses coming up in the next few months.
For more information visit:
 Humberside County Sports Partnership coach education
Bookings can be made online or by ringing the HSP on 01482 387491.

Equity in your Coaching
Partnership Learning Centre, HullHU9 5LB12 Jun 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
Oasis Academy, WintringhamDN32 0AZ20 Jun 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
Cottingham ParksHU16 5SW20 Sep 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
 
Safeguarding & Protecting Children
Bradley Football Development CentreDN37 0AG25 Jun 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
The Octagon, HullHU3 2RA28 Jun 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
The Pods, ScunthorpeDN16 1AA4 Jul 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
Bridlington Rugby ClubYO16 7LN11 Jul 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
Partnership Learning Centre, HullHU9 5LB7 Aug 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
Bradley Football Development CentreDN37 0AG21 Aug 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
Partnership Learning Centre, HullHU9 5LB10 Sep 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
The Pods, ScunthorpeDN16 1AA19 Sep 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
Cottingham ParksHU16 5SW26 Sep 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
 
Safeguarding & Protecting Children 2: Reflecting on Practice
Partnership Learning Centre, HullHU9 5LB12 Jul 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£30
 
Positive Behaviour Management in Sport
The Pods, ScunthorpeDN16 1AA5 Jul 20126:30 PM - 9:30 PM£35
 
4 Hour First Aid
Partnership Learning Centre, HullHU9 5LB12 Jun 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
The Pods, ScunthorpeDN16 1AA18 Jun 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
Brantingham ParkHU15 1HX3 Jul 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
Bradley Football Development CentreDN37 0AG16 Jul 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
The Octagon, HullHU3 2RA29 Aug 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
The Pods, ScunthorpeDN16 1AA12 Sep 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
Longcroft School and Performing Arts CollegeHU16 5SW24 Sep 20126:00 PM - 10:00 PM£30
 
How to Coach Disabled People in Sport
Partnership Learning Centre, HullHU9 5LB18 Jul 20126:30 PM - 8:30 PM£20
The Pods, ScunthorpeDN16 1AA23 Aug 20126:30 PM - 8:30 PM£20
 
Inclusive Coaching Disabilities
Baysgarth Leisure CentreDN18 5DT15 Sep 201211:30 AM - 2:30 PM£35
 
A Guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches
Costello StadiumHU4 6XG15 Jun 20126:00 PM - 9:00 PM£30

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

ScUK factsheets

Kath Fitzpatrick - 24 May 2012

Sports Coaching UK have provided several factsheets which should be useful to archery coaches and clubs:
 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) factsheet
 Asperger Syndrome factsheet
 Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) factsheet
 Dwarf conditions factsheet
 Hearing impairment factsheet
 Learning disability factsheet
 Manual wheelchairusers factsheet
 Visual impairments factsheet

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Next Level 1 and Level 2 Coach training courses

Kath Fitzpatrick - 12 May 2012

The YAA is now taking applications for:
 a Level 1 Coach training course to start in August or September;
 a Level 2 Coach training course with an induction day of the 8th of July 2012.

Interested archers please contact the course manager Jean Clarkson:

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com
 www.kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Northern Counties Coaching Conference 2012

Kath Fitzpatrick - 27 March 2012

The Northern Counties Coaching Conference 2012 will be held on Saturday April 21st 2012 at The Whitby High School, Sycamore Drive, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH66 2NU.

Highlights:
 Information update on Academies and what is happening at Archery GB squads.
 EAF, an alternative route for aspiring international archers and compound archers
 Using Dartfish
 Improving your observational skills as a Coach
 Workshop: learn more about field
 Workshop: learn more about shooting a longbow
 Workshop: learn more about shooting compound

The cost is £30. Please complete and post the form linked below:
 Details and booking form (DOC)

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Talented? Under 20?

Kath Fitzpatrick - 8 February 2012

Archery GB is running an open recruitment drive for any British archer aged under 20 years old, with the intention of developing future Olympians.

Would you like the opportunity to attend a Talent Selection weekend at Lilleshall National Sports Centre on May 26th and 27th 2012?

Simply fill in the application form and post it, or send it electronically to performance@archerygb.org

Criteria:
 Any archer - recurve, compound, field etc
 Under 20 years of age (no lower age limit)
 A willingness to commit to your training programme
 A willingness to commit to recurve archery if successful during selection
 No limit on the amount of shooting experience you have at this stage - beginners welcome
 No score-based criteria at this stage
 Applications for this recruitment drive close on the 30th of April 2012

 Presentation - calling all archers under 20 (PPTX)

 Talent selection application form (DOCX)

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Kath appointed Technical Coach for Talent Confirmation at the new Northern Academy

27 October 2011

Kath Fitzpatrick will be Technical Coach for Talent Confirmation at the new Northern Academy as well as working with Olympic Development at Lilleshall.

The Academy is a new concept, working with coaching for 14-19 year olds to feed into the Olympic Development programme. The Academy will be based in the north-west of England in a purpose-built sports facility also used by other Olympic disciplines. Eventually there will also be a talent identification strand for 8-12 year olds to be developed by Norman Suchorzewski of Pendle & Samlesbury.

Junior recurve archers selected for this have been identified with two YAA archers - Michael Smith and Blain Nicholson from Archers of East Riding - attending, although their first training camp will be at Lilleshall in November.

Kath and Andy appointed Olympic Technical Coaches

26 October 2011

Kath Fitzpatrick and Andy Arnold have been appointed Olympic Development Technical Coaches by Archery GB, alongside Michael Peart and Steve Nicholson.

Working closely with Olympic head coach Lloyd Brown, they will assist with the delivery of the technical element of the Olympic Development training camps at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

Congratulations to Kath and Andy on this recognition of their abilities, and best wishes to them for success in their roles!

Full story:
 Archery GB names its four Olympic Development Technical Coaches

YAA Squads 2011-12

Kath Fitzpatrick - 20 September 2011

YAA Coaching is having to introduce an archer contribution cost for the first time since the squads started in 1992. As many of you may know, the squads were originally funded as part of the GNAS coaching grant, which disappeared around 9 years ago; since then the coaches have raised funds to pay the costs, or used any profits from other activities to contribute. Recently they have been fully funded through the efforts of the coaches, albeit a declining and somewhat small group, who for the past 4 years have run the refreshments at the county tournaments at Wetherby. For various reasons we are no longer able to do that. This had raised over half of the money needed, and coaches also took on coaching clinics to raise further funds.

With rising costs and reduced income we have had to take two steps:
1 - limit numbers of coaches attending who receive travel expenses to three plus coordinator per squad.
2 - ask attending archers to contribute.

This was discussed at the coaching group and again at YAA committee and was not a decision taken lightly. YAA has given us a grant towards costs, and we plan one coaching clinic as well but the deficit means that, with similar numbers attending to last year, we would be asking squad archers to contribute £10 per session towards costs. We will continue to provide all refreshments and handouts printed for you, this is mainly to help cover venue costs and travel costs - it works out at around £2 per hour which we feel is good value - and we intend to make sure you agree with us by providing you with a quality service.

As a comparison Lancashire squads are around £8 per session, and in other regions all counties have charges - these vary from £5 - £20.

If you are interested in attending squads, the criteria for attendance and application forms are now available on the YAA website, or by email from me, and the dates and costs are also now available. Current members need only respond to the email sent asking them if they wish to continue.

 Squad notice, with dates (DOC)
 Squad new applicant form (DOC)

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Andy Arnold achieves Senior Coach qualification

25 August 2011

Andy Arnold of St George's Archery Club passed his final examination for the grade of Senior Coach, and is now the well-deserving holder of this high qualification. This is equivalent to a Level 4 Coach.

Many of the archers who Andy coaches have been achieving great things this year, with several cracking Master Bowman for the first time.

Congratulations to Andy on this great achievement!

Two new county coaches

Kath Fitzpatrick - 19 August 2011

The YAA has two new county coaches. Ian Foster of Barnsley Archery Club and Bill Spencer of St George's Archery Club passed their assessments at Lilleshall on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of August 2011.

Congratulations to Bill and Ian on this achievement!


Bill Spencer - back left , and Ian Foster - back right, with their assembled assessors and exam managers at Lilleshall NSC.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Coaching weekend - working with blind and VI archers

Les Culf - 30 May 2011

We are hosting a Coaching Weekend on Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of August 2011, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

This will be held in the Wheelchair Sports Club Hall (Spinal injuries Unit) at the Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU.

Two coaches from British Blind Sport will be joining us on both dates to help visually impaired archers. Any coaches who would like to know how best to help VI archers that may like to join your clubs in the future would be very welcome. This event has proved to be of great benefit to both VI archers and coaches in the past.

Refreshments will be available all day on both dates.

If you need any more information please contact Leslie Culf:
 0114 2465515

Leslie Culf
Secretary, S R S B Sheffield Blind Archery

New archery coaching business launched

24 May 2011



Last week saw the launch of a new archery coaching business, ArcheryCoaches.co.uk, owned and managed by Mick Fitzpatrick (County Coach) - centre - with his team, left to right - Kath Fitzpatrick (Senior coach); Harry Drake (County coach); Jean Clarkson (County coach); and Mary Hannan (County coach).

The group offers a wide range of high quality archery coaching services, with Mick and Kath alone having 57 years experience in the sport and over 50 years of coaching expertise between them.

Services include:
 delivery and assessment of the GNAS Archery leader award
 coaching clinics for groups and clubs
 individual performance coaching
 video analysis and coaching plans.

Two of the team, Kath and Mary, are also Coach Educators and accredited to deliver the new 1st4Sport L1 Certificate in Coaching Archery.

The business website is now live and can be seen at ArcheryCoaches.co.uk.

NCAS Coaching Conference 2011 documents

Kath Fitzpatrick - 24 May 2011

The NCAS coaching conference took place in Barnsley on the 22nd of May.

The conference was a great success. Below is a link to a gallery page of photos taken at the conference:
 Photos from the NCAS Coaching Conference 2011

Here are the presentations that were made and the documents that were handed out to attendees of the conference:
 Delegates attending the conference (DOC)
 Profile - Paul Connolly (DOC)
 Profile - Kath Fitzpatrick (DOC)
 Profile - Michael Ward (DOC)
 Profile - Mick Fitzpatrick (DOC)
 Profile - Peter Gregory (DOC)
 Programme (DOC)
 Presentation - clout for coaches (PPT)
 Presentation - NCAS coaching state of play 2011 (PPT)
 Text - NCAS coaching state of play 2011 (DOC)
 Why do we need mentors? (DOC)

Report to follow shortly!

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

 ArcheryCoaches.co.uk

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Squad applications for 2011-12

Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011

Please note that the forms on the website are for last year. New forms will be lodged there shortly and applications accepted from June onwards. All current members will not need to reapply but do need to confirm their acceptance once they receive the invitation to attend.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Senior Squad change of date

Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011

Please note that the Senior Squad has moved to Saturday April 2nd owing to clashes of activity.

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM as usual at Barnsley.

Apologies for this change.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

RCO report to NCAS Committee and AGM 2011

Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 March 2011

Here is Kath Fitzpatrick's report to the NCAS as Regional Coaching Officer:
 RCO report to the NCAS AGM March 2011 (PDF)

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

NCAS Coaching Conference 2011

Kath Fitzpatrick - 20 March 2011

The NCAS coaching conference will take place on the 22nd of May in Barnsley (as Cheshire or Lancashire are unable to host).

The theme is developing your coaching toolkit:
 County sports partnerships support for coaches
 Mental skills development
 Coaching for field archery
 Use of video for coaching and analysis
 Longbow tuning and shooting
 Regional update
Maybe more!

Cost £30 including lunch.

The conference room is booked at Shaw Lane, home of Barnsley Archery Club. Flyers and booking forms will be going out soon.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

CCO report to YAA Committee and AGM 2011

Kath Fitzpatrick - 13 March 2011

Here are Kath Fitzpatrick's reports to the YAA as County Coaching Officer:
 CCO report to the YAA Committee March 2011 (PDF)
 CCO report to the YAA AGM March 2011 (PDF)

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer

Juniors interested in Archery GB squad selection

Kath Fitzpatrick - 11 February 2011

Quite often I am asked by juniors with ambition what they need to do to get onto national squad. Over the past 10 years or so there have been many different methods but we now have published criteria for selection and an application process.

There are three documents for you to look at:
 information about age groups and selection levels (Word)
 the full selection criteria that you need to meet if you are invited down for a selection weekend (PDF)
 the application form (Word)

You will need video taking from specified angles and put onto either a DVD or memory card to send.

Any juniors wishing to apply can contact me for help with the application, coach's reference and video.

Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

GNAS/AGB 150th anniversary celebrations

Kath Fitzpatrick - 11 February 2011

ArcheryGB are planning a series of awards to be made at county and regional level at a gala dinner to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the formation of the society. Details of plans for the Big Celebration have been on the Archery GB website for a while, and the two awards are now open for submissions. Submissions can be made through online forms, and the details are shown below with links to the forms, or you can download from the home page of the Archery GB website.

Unsung Hero - 150th Anniversary Volunteering Awards

Why not nominate your unsung hero for a 150th Anniversary Volunteering award? We want to reward the ‘unsung heroes’ who make a significant contribution to archery at a grassroots level. It could be someone who has dedicated their time to helping others into the sport, been a vital presence at events and tournaments, or acted as an inspiration for others. There will be one winner from each region and an overall winner. To nominate people for the awards, please use the form below. The national winner will be chosen by the awards panel (chaired by Director Finance & General Purposes) and announced at the gala dinner in July.
 Unsung Hero nomination form

President's Medal

We will be creating 150 President's medals that will be awarded to any club, county or region. They can then award it in any fashion to a member such as at a shoot or for volunteering service.
The only stipulation is that we will call upon a number to contribute a short story for the web site and magazine, so you should have a story and some digital pictures ready.
If we are oversubscribed, then we will select recipients by ballot.
Closing date is 4 April.
 President's Medal Application

150th anniversary badge

A new 150th anniversary badge is available from the GNAS/AGB shop:
 AGB shop - 150th anniversary badge


Kath Fitzpatrick
Yorkshire County Coaching Officer
Northern Counties Regional Coaching Officer

Kath Fitzpatrick Associates
 01226 218518
 07590 466907
 info@kathfitzpatrickassociates.com

Launch of Coaching West Yorkshire

19 August 2010

West Yorkshire Sport, one of our County Sports Partnerships, has launched Coaching West Yorkshire.

Coaches can register quickly for information and updates by providing basic contact details.

Coaches who are prepared to give a lot more information (personal details, National Insurance Number, two references, etc) will be included in a brokerage service, whereby Coaching WY will connect suitable coaches to organisations that are looking for sports coaches.
 Coaching West Yorkshire
 WY Sport: Boost for sports coaching in West Yorkshire

CRB forms replaced

26 July 2010

From the 20 July 2010, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) is no longer accepting the original style white CRB application forms with black typed question boxes. If you have one of these forms, you should destroy it and contact Archery GB for a copy of the new form, which is colour coded. If a white form is sent to Archery GB, it will be returned with a blank copy of the new form.

More information is available on the Archery GB website:
 Archery GB: CRB Disclosure Applications

Rachael Smith selected for GB squad

Kath Fitzpatrick - 14 January 2010

Congratulations to Rachael Smith of Barnsley (compound) who joins the GB Junior Archery Squad this month. Good luck to Rachael who, again, has been a stalwart of the county youth squads and who now trains with the senior squad to raise her performance further.

Rachael is the 15th YAA junior selected for national squad having come through the YAA squad system.

Just for interest, here is the roll of honour.

In the period 1991-2000:
 Jason Wright
 Marcus Firmin
 Sarah Jane Wright
 Andrew Stones
 Peter Hunt (field squad)
 Eddie Humphrey
 Salli Warnes
 Lisa Norfolk
 Kris Jackson
 Nick Everitt

In the period 2003-10:
 Matthew Arnold
 Nicole Allan
 Danielle Brown (paralympic)
 Georgie Brown
 Rachael Smith

In addition, seniors involved in the squads who went on to be selected for GB squad include:
 Linda Garner (one of the early junior squad coaches)
 Sarah Beamish (paralympic)

Of course, not all YAA archers performing at elite levels have had county squad involvement (Amy, Michelle, Linda & Neil Oliver, Chris Parkin to name a few), but it's not a bad record, and we are delighted with this latest addition.

Kath Fitzpatrick
County Coaching Officer

NSPCC online film to help sports clubs protect children from abuse

Kath Fitzpatrick - 3 September 2009

The NSPCC has launched a free online film - 'Play Sport Stay Safe' - for sports club staff, volunteers and parents. It shows examples of how to recognise, respond to and report any concerns over the safety and well being of children involved in sport.
 NSPCC press release
 NSPCC video


Kath Fitzpatrick
County Coaching Officer

New County Coaches - more photos

Kath Fitzpatrick - 10 August 2009


L-R Kath Fitzpatrick, Senior Coach Tutor/Mentor with new YAA County Coaches Grahame Cotterill and Mary Hannan.




Tom Musgrove, Senior Coach and the Exam Manager with Kath Fitzpatrick, Senior Coach Tutor/Mentor and new County Coaches Grahame Cotterill and Mary Hannan.


This makes 5 County Coaches in the past 3 years - Jean Clarkson, Andy Arnold, Michael Ward, Grahame Cotterill and Mary Hannan.
Andy Arnold has also been accepted onto Senior Coach Training.
Three previous County Coaches who trained in Yorkshire (Martin Holtby, Tim Swane, Tony Alston) have all now progressed to Senior Coach.


Kath Fitzpatrick
Senior Coach
CCO/RCO

YAA County Coaches

Kath Fitzpatrick - 9 August 2009

Two new county coaches qualified today at Lilleshall after a course tutored by Senior Coach Kath Fitzpatrick. Congratulations to Grahame Cotterill from Phoenix Bowmen and Mary Hannan from Cobra.

New County Coaches
Kath is second from left, Grahame is third from left (at back) and Mary is fourth from left.

Framework England update

Kath Fitzpatrick - 22 July 2009

The Framework England coaching development group has issued an update of what it's been up to:
 General update from Ollie Holt (PDF)
 July 2009 update from Tony ferguson (Word format)

Clubs are invited to share their insights and ideas about best practice in coaching. Please complete the form below and return it to Kath Fitzpatrick, who will collate the information and pass it on:
 Best practice form (Word format)
Send to:
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Kath Fitzpatrick
County Coaching Officer

Michael Ward awarded the Yorkshire Sword

10 June 2009

Michael Ward was presented with the Yorkshire Sword at the county championships on Sunday 6th June 2009. This was in recognition of all his hard work for Yorkshire's archers over a number of years.

The citation nominating Michael reads:

The YAA Coaching Group and Barnsley Archery Club would like to nominate Michael Ward for the award of the Yorkshire Sword.
Michael is now a member of Selby Archery Club but is better known for his long association with the University of York. This year has seen him take on a wide range of responsibilities and achieve a number of goals in his support of Yorkshire archery and regional/national promotion of the sport through his role as University archery liaison for YAA and NCAS, following the role he has had with BUSA. He has played a strong role in developing University archery for some time, working with BUSA and the NEUAL shoots as organiser and supporting a number of Universities in organising shoots in the University calendar.
Michael has passed his County Coach exam this year, consolidating the work he has been doing in coaching. He is involved with both Yorkshire Youth/Junior squads as a coach, and the senior squad as a coach/archer. His commitment has been high. At Selby he has already introduced regular coaching days and is supporting archers of all disciplines in improving their performance.
Michael has now completed his Level 1 tutor and assessor training, and Level 2 tutor/course manager. Over the past year he has led and tutored a University-specific Level 1 coach training course involving Leeds, Sheffield and York Universities with another planned this year, increasing the number of Universities accessing this. Interest is now developing across the region, and some student candidates are progressing to level 2 and beyond.
In supporting the YAA Coaching Group, Michael has taken on the role of Treasurer, introducing a rigorous system of budget management and ensuring that we have a clear picture of our finances and costs. In doing this, he led the request (with Harry Drake) for support from YAA general funds for the squads, and we have been grateful for the support received. This year he has also attended development conferences for coaching for YAA and also the recent GNAS SDP conference for NCAS.
Michael works hard at whatever he takes on, is always supportive, and we feel he is a good role model for the sport and the county, and a worthy recipient of this award.


Kath Fitzpatrick, on behalf of YAA Coaching
Gwen Smith, on behalf of Barnsley AC
Michael Ward receives the Yorkshire Sword

NCAS Coaching Conference 2009 - report

23 May 2009

The NCAS Coaching Conference took place today. It was Yorkshire's turn to host, and Barnsley Archery Club acted as our excellent hosts for the day.

Kath Fitzpatrick welcomed 37 coaches to the conference. Every one of the five Northern Counties - Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham & Northumberland, Lancashire and Yorkshire - was well represented.

Tom Musgrove made a presentation that gave the attendees a better understanding of back tension ("Muscular Patterns Within a Closed Cyclic Sport - Archery Movements Explained").

Helen George gave a presentation on coaching archers with disabilities and medical conditions, drawing on her extensive experience with the GB Paralympic squad.

Beverley Detoeuf talked about archery injuries and their causes. After the excellent buffet lunch laid on by Jean Clarkson, Beverley continued with her presentation, switching the focus to the prevention of injuries through specific exercises.

Mick Fitzpatrick explained how a compound bow works, then showed us how to set up a bow and perform the initial tuning.

Kath Fitzpatrick discussed the coaching of compound archers and juniors, shooting down many misconceptions.

After a question and answer session, Kath wrapped up a very productive and informative event.

Barnsley Charity Shoot - personal thanks

Iain Smith - 3 March 2009

The Barnsley charity shoot, which was held on Sunday the 1st of March, was a great success and proved a very enjoyable day for the club and hopefully all the archers who participated. The spirit of the shoot was fantastic and very upbeat in spite of a very chilly wind.

The number of archers who took part far exceeded our expectations and I would like to extend our thanks to all the archers who supported the shoot and were most generous in their donations throughout the day.

As a result of the generosity of the club members, archers who attended, sponsorship from archery suppliers and from collections at the Shaw Lane facility, the day has raised £820 so far which will be donated jointly to Cancer Research and Macmillan Trust.

These two charities are very deserving and I feel that this shoot has allowed me to give a little back to enable their good work, from which I have benefitted over the last year, to continue.

I would like to extend particular thanks to the following people:
 Aardvark Archery for sponsoring the target faces.
 Merlin Archery for sponsoring a number of very interesting and fun raffle prizes.
 Barnsley Archery Club members for their hard work leading up to and on the day.
 Finally many thanks to everyone who braved the weather and came along, without you the day could not have been such a success.

Thank you once again.

Yours Faithfully,

Iain Smith
Chairman of Barnsley Archery Club

 www.barnsleyarchers.co.uk

Tom Musgrove awarded the Jack Flinton Helping Hand trophy

November 2008

Tom Musgrove was presented with the Jack Flinton Helping Hand Award at the National Coaching Conference, which took place from the 7th to the 9th of November 2008. The award of this annual trophy to Tom was announced at this year's Archery GB AGM following nomination by the Yorkshire Archery Association.

Tom's archery career began in 1954 with Harvester Archers in Doncaster. In 1956 he started to coach and rapidly progressed to a Regional and then National (now known as Senior) coach.

Tom has worked within the sport as a coach education tutor in Yorkshire and the East Midlands and as a coach, most notably working with the National Youth Squad. Tom is also largely responsible for the development of the Archery GB Leaders coaching award. In the early 1990s he was the first person to complete the Sports Coaching degree from the National Coaching Foundation (now sports coach UK).

Tom continues to work with archers of all standards from beginner to international level, and also happens to be a national table tennis coach! Kath Fitzpatrick, Archery GB Senior Coach and Northern Counties Regional Coaching Organiser said "I don't believe you could find anyone more committed to archery coaching than Tom - he still has a great enthusiasm for coaching and a thirst for learning to this day, he is a truly inspirational and a worthy recipient of this award".

Shooting Forward

Kath Fitzpatrick - 18 August 2008

Archery GB (which some do call The GNAS) has launched a coaching newsletter, Shooting Forward. For more details and to subscribe, go to the page below:
 GNAS coaching page
Below is some information taken from the newsletter.

Shooting Forward is Archery GB's first online coaching magazine bringing you the latest news, coaching guidance and grass roots reporting. Within each edition of Shooting Forward you can expect to find regular features including C.A.S.E and Coaching Stars (see below) and club and coach development updates, in addition to the latest news and interesting interviews.

C.A.S.E

We believe that all coaches have a responsibility to share their coaching, ideas, techniques and methods with other coaches, and to seek better practice for themselves. In this vein, we introduce the 'Copy And Steal Everything' - CASE - guide to coaching!

To start with you copy and steal all the best coaching ideas that you can find. Then you share them with your coaching colleagues. Simple, and together we will improve our coaching skills!

Coaching Stars

It might be what they focus on or how they coach that makes the learning journey so dynamic and here's your chance to nominate your inspiring coach to be showcased in our regular feature 'Coaching Stars'. E-mail Hannah Bussey your 'Coaching Star' nomination along with the following information:
 Your nominated Coaching Stars' name, club, contact details and a photograph (jpeg format).
 A profile of who they coach and what makes their coaching so special.
 Your name and the name of anyone else who your nomination is on behalf of.

We'll contact the winning Coaching Star for a brief interview and inclusion in the next edition of Shooting Forward. Each featured Coaching Star will win an Archery GB key ring - what a bonus!

Michael Ward - County Coach

Kath Fitzpatrick - 11 August 2008

YAA have a new County Coach.

Michael Ward (University of York Archers) passed his County Coach exam yesterday at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, after a 2 day examination. Congratulations to Michael!


Examiner Pauline Pillans congratulates Michael


left to right - Michael Ward (YAA) with Senior Coach mentor Kath Fitzpatrick, Joyce Harrison (Cheshire) with Senior Coach mentor Martin Speakman


left to right - NCO Education, Bill McKay; Assessment manager Tom Musgrove; YAA County Coach Michael Ward & Senior Coach mentor Kath Fitzpatrick; Cheshire County Coach Joyce Harrison and Senior Coach mentor Martin Speakman; Examiner Pauline Pillans, Senior Coach; Peter SCT Trainee observer; Examiner Barry Molsom, Senior Coach

Martin Holtby awarded the Yorkshire Sword

Tim Mason - 7 June 2008

Martin Holtby of Hull Kingston Archers has been presented with the Yorkshire Sword for his services to archery in 2007 and over many previous years. The sword was presented at the YAA Championships on the 1st of June 2008 by the Lady Paramount, Nicole Allen.

The citation nominating Martin for the award reads:

Hull Kingston Archers would be proud to nominate Martin Holtby for the 2007 Yorkshire Sword. An archer of 28+ years, Martin has achieved just about every award the County & Region can offer. As a Coach for 10 years Martin finally achieved the rank of Senior Coach & Assessor for the Region & GNAS. He has raised the level of some already very good archers to achieve even more, often to MB status, often at the expenses of his own shooting/practice and valuable free time.
He is the sort of person who speaks quietly but achieves much for others. A YAA Committee man, Hull Kingston Archers Club Official, YAA CPO, Martin wears so many hats for Yorkshire he should walk with a stoop, but his back is straight and he is proud to work for YAA archers with no thought for himself.
I am proud to know Martin and offer his name for consideration for the Award.

John Gilroy, Secretary, Hull Kingston Archers
Martin Holtby receives the Yorkshire Sword

Kath's report to the AGM

8 March 2008

Kath Fitzpatrick presented her report as County Coaching Officer to the YAA AGM today. Click on the link below to read it:
 CCO report to YAA AGM 2008

Coaches able to coach in schools

Mary Hannan - 28 February 2008

I'm trying to put a data base together of any coaches interested in going into schools to provide archery coaching, normally after school, 4pm-ish. Possibly with their own training equipment.

Please contact me on email via
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 01405 765347.


Mary Hannan,
YAA Coaching Schools Liaison.

Coaching Clinic January 2008

Kath Fitzpatrick - 2 February 2008

YAA Coaching held a clinic at Wetherby on the weekend of the 26th and 27th of January 2008. 12 archers from Yorkshire and Lancashire took part.

A page of photos, with more information about the weekend, has been created on the main YAA website:
 Coaching Clinic January 2008

Andy Arnold becomes a County Coach

Kath Fitzpatrick - 1 February 2008

Congratulations to Andy Arnold, who passed his County Coach assessment on the weekend of the 26th and 27th of January.


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