Archery Virtual Competition
HORSHAM AREA PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARCHERY CHALLENGE | |
Catchment | Any primary school in the Horsham District |
Archery type | Soft (sucker tipped) archery version that can safely be accommodated in segregated indoor and outdoor areas |
Format | 3 practice arrows followed by 6 scoring arrows |
Lead organisers | Horsham Sports Services |
Venue | Schools’ own sites |
Age/gender/eligibility | Age bands x 3 = Year 1+2, Year 3+4, Year 5+6 Both boys and girls participate An inclusive process; all children can participate |
Team size/entry | 8 target and bow sets available Able to cater for any number of children in a school (eg all in a year group or just selected individuals) Throughput guidance (illustrative estimates) – 16 children in years 1+2 = 45 minutes, in year 3+4 = 40 minutes, in year 5+6 = 35 minutes Results analysis for comparison with other schools will cover individual scoring, group/class average score, age category average score, overall school average score See a previous year’s results listings for an idea of how it works – https://horshamsportsservices.co.uk/index.php/2021/02/24/archery-competition/ |
Timing | Ongoing process with results for year declared at the end of June Curricular delivery times to be agreed with each individual school |
Cost | Costed at £33 per coach delivery hour |
Rules | Target distance will be 6 metres for year 5+6, 5 metres for year 3+4, 4 metres for year 1+2 The score of each arrow will be decided and recorded by the coach in charge Each pupil will take six scoring shots (in two batches of three), designated beforehand as competition shots to produce a total score Children can practice to any extent (on the day or prior to it) before taking their competition shots but can only take one set of six shots in any given year for this competition A minimum of 8 different pupil scores in any given category are required for the overall score to be counted on the leader board |
Weather considerations | Indoor adaption is possible in the event of very poor weather that prevents outdoor delivery |
Kit considerations | None |
Contact/Feedback | Ian Ford on ian@horshamsportsservices.co.uk |
Booking | Use e-form to express interest |
Conditions | Invoicing will be undertaken after activity delivery |
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