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Once again, the county will be holding a series of indoor Archer Development Days over the winter season.

These days are open to all archers above beginner level who are looking to increase their knowledge, improve their skills and meet archers from other clubs.

The sessions will be structured to follow on from one another and will give you the opportunity to work with the same coaches over several sessions to develop your technique and understanding in a structured way.

Details

Dates

24 October 2026 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGK

21 November 2026 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGL

30 January 2027 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGN

27 February 2027 https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GXGP

Time

10:00 - 13:00

There will be a short refreshment break part-way through the session and hot drinks will be available. Please also bring your own refreshments if you wish.

Venue

Gosfield School

Cut Hedge Park

Halstead Road

Gosfield

Essex

CO9 1PF


Cost

£5 per session

Interested?

Please sign up for each session you would like to attend using the booking links above.

We look forward to seeing you there. If you have any questions, please send an email to coaching@ecaa.org.uk.

Coaches

There is also an opportunity for coaches to be involved in these sessions, regardless of their coaching grade. This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a coaching team to gain both support and CPD points.

There will also be a talk or workshop specifically for coaches from 1-2pm after each session.
If you are interested in attending the sessions as a coach, please contact coaching@ecaa.org.uk

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Saturday 29th August saw barebow's turn for Bows and Biscuits hosted by Braintree Bowmen.


Paul Clark, county chair, hosted the event and shared a wealth of knowledge about everything archery.


The session started a little differently to the bows and biscuits I've been to in the past with us all introducing ourselves and giving a little background into what, when and how we chose barebow.

It was very typical of my experience of barebow archers, with everyone being very friendly and
willing to share their knowledge and experience.


We then moved onto some of the dark arts of barebow. String walking and tab marks, the
differences between indoor and outdoor set up and tuning both arrows and bows. It was a very
informative and interesting chat that clarified a lot of grey areas around the rules.


Having covered all of our questions it was time to put on our waterproofs and head out onto the
range and shoot some arrows.
All in all was a great morning albeit a little bit damp, big thanks to everyone who gave their time
for a great morning!

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The summer season is approaching fast, and once again the county coaching team will be holding a series of individual outdoor coaching clinics at clubs across Essex and Suffolk over the next few months.

These days are open to archers of all levels who are looking to improve their performance.

The sessions will give archers access to coaching and to meet archers from other clubs across the county in a supportive and friendly environment.

Each session will take place at a different club across the county to give archers experience of shooting at different venues and to offer local coaching opportunities to as many people as possible.

Details

Dates and venues

Time

10:00 - 14:00

There will be short break for lunch in the middle of each session. Archers are advised to bring lunch and refreshments with them.

Cost

£5 per person per session 

Interested?

If you are interested in joining any of these sessions, please sign up using the TryBooking link next to each date above.

Coaches

There is also opportunity for coaches to be involved in these sessions, regardless of their coaching grade. This is an excellent opportunity to work with coaches of a higher grade or with more experience and gain both support and CPD points. Coaches can attend all or some of the sessions.

If you are interested in attending the sessions as a coach, please contact coaching@ecaa.org.uk

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I hope you are all enjoying the last of the sun before winter sets in.

As you may have heard, the Coaching Guild has organised a series of performance coaching sessions over the indoor season. 

Some archers have already expressed an interest, but we would now like to open this up to other archers and also to coaches who may like to come along and get involved in the coaching.

The full details of the sessions are in the attached flyer which is on the web site at:

http://ecaa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/entry_forms/2019/Indoor-Coaching-advert.docx

If there are any questions or queries, please let me know and I will help as much as I can.

Debbie Horn
Secretary
Essex County Archery Association

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The Coaching Guild are running a session on recurve string making and serving repair at the start of their October meeting. String making no longer forms part of the level 1 or 2 coaching courses, and several archers and coaches have expressed an interest as they've never seen it done. We'll cover:

  • String making standards
  • Materials and manufacturers
  • 'Stretch' and 'creep'
  • Recent changes in the industry which might affect people's default string choices
  • A 'hands-on' string making session
  • We'll have a few jigs available and the idea is very much that people give it a go themselves

The session will start at 7:00pm on Wednesday 2nd October at Margaretting Village Hall, Wantz Road, Margaretting, CM4 0EP.

We expect it to last about an hour and a quarter, after which people can leave if they wish although they are welcome to stay for the Guild's bi-monthly meeting which will take place afterwards. Entry will be free although we will ask for donations towards tea and coffee.

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Field Coaching Event

In collaboration with Mayflower Archers, the Essex and Suffolk Guild of Archery Coaches are delighted to announce a Field Coaching event to be held on Saturday 29th June 2019.

Run by Trish Lovell, you will learn about:

  • Changes to make shifting from target to field
  • What you need and what you don’t need
  • Range assessment
  • How to judge distance
  • How to tune for field
  • Equipment
  • How to lay out a course
  • How to shoot slopes and the pitfalls
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