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Blazing a trail: Check out DNAA's indoor longbow classifications
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- Pure class: Paras steal the show at Puerto Rico WRE
- Medals, and world ranking points
- A different kind of gong
- Athletes and coaches: Both sides of the story
- Roy Nash, Daniel Thompson and Georgia Maryon
- Tony Gray and Jacob Boden
- Marathon magic: Gold and silver at European Youth Cup
FeatureBlazing a trail: Check out DNAA's indoor longbow classificationsAsk any longbower. It's a passion. Testing yourself in the great outdoors equipped with only a 'bendy stick,' string and wooden arrows. Nothing could be better. But what about the great indoors? What happens during the winter? How do you test yourself and chart your progress? Durham and Northumberland County Committee might have the answer. It has come up with what it calls Blaze indoor classifications for longbow archers, which can be adapted for use by barebow archers. The reasoning was simple: although there are plenty of longbowers in clubs, and, if anything, numbers seem to be growing, the numbers competing were dropping off. David McCullogh of Norton Archers, which is administering the scheme on behalf of DNAA, said: "We pulled together a wide strategy to get people enjoying the competitive side of our discipline. And we knew that the longbow shooters were just as determined to perform to the highest skill level as their colleagues shooting other disciplines. But many felt the tide was turning against longbowers with many tournament organisers turning away from imperial toward World Archery rounds. "The result was that longbow-related awards were not available or unrealistic. World Archery awards start at 800 for a WA 1440, and longbow is classed as recurve in WA target rules. "While we were discussing a solution, several people pointed out that having no classification system for indoor rounds was hardly welcoming for new longbowers. I had come across this before in my barebow days and had been advised by Archery GB that 'if someone was willing to put in the work, we would be delighted'. Challenge accepted." It took months, but DNAA now has an indoor classification scheme for longbows. The starting points were: A belief that current indoor classifications (A, B, C etc.) could be improved upon. The classifications needed to be challenging. It was decided to align with outdoor: first class to GMB. That means that a man has to shoot a 500-plus Portsmouth to achieve a top classification. Juniors would not be left out. Quiver bling was a necessity; everyone likes bling, along with an exciting name for the scheme. So, after research, calculations and credibility checks, the DNAA Blaze Classifications for indoor longbow shooters came into being. 'Blaze' was picked to signify blazing a trail. There are qualifying scores for most indoor rounds and for all ages. Details can be found on the Blaze information page of the DNAA website; dnaa.co.uk/leagues/blaze-information. So far it is proving popular and the initial stock of badges is running low. It has not yet been adopted officially by Archery GB but hopes are high and David is confident it stands up to scrutiny. He is also happy to share the reasoning and calculation methodology with the barebow community. If you are interested in the scheme, check out the web page or email blaze@nortonarchers.co.uk. 
Photo: The first Blaze classification is presented to Nicola McCullogh of Norton Archers. Handicap review updateWork on the outdoor handicap tables has been going on for the past 18 months and, since then, a full review of both those and classification tables, which are linked, has been carried out. Target Committee chairman Lee Miller said: "There had not been a review of the tables for about 10 years, so it has taken time to ensure we have maximised the use of available data to assess the score levels. "The first main impact you will see if a maximum score for a round is achieved, the handicap will be 0. For example, a World Archery 1440 round has a maximum score of 1440 this will relate to a 0 handicap or a Archery GB York round has a maximum score of 1296 this will relate to 0 handicap. "The second main impact is in respect of the classification scores, as some of these score requirements are to increase as a result of the review. We have also taken the opportunity to sort out some previously identified anomalies within the classification tables." The target for the introduction of the new tables is 1 October 2017 and an announcement will be made as soon as they are ready to go live. After that, work will start on the indoor review and it will include both barebow and longbow classifications. PerformancePure class: Paras steal the show at Puerto Rico WRE
British archers wrapped up the XIII Copa Juan Enrique Barrios world ranking and para world ranking event in style, storming to three golds and two silver medals. We had nine athletes in Puerto Rico and that, plus our three bronze medals, put us top of the para medals table. Recurver Tania Nadarajah added open gold to the bronze she won while shooting against able-bodied athletes in the combined event. She qualified in sixth spot but earned a showdown with the top seed by beating Korea's Jo Jang Moon 6 to 0 and second seed Fabiola Dergovics of Brazil 6 to 2. That left her facing Kim Ran Sook, and the Korean had no chance, losing 6 to 0. Jodie Grinham and John Walker were going for gold after beating Brazil 147 to 136 in the compound mixed open semis. That left them facing Canada in what was to become a hard-fought final. In the end, the Canadians scored 146 but it was not enough as Jodie and John finished on 148. It also brought John and Jodie's medal haul to two each. Jodie had earlier taken compound team bronze, shooting against able-bodied archers with Jess Stretton and Phoebe Pine, while John won individual compound open bronze. Jess, and Victoria Rumary, once again demonstrated Britain's dominance of the W1 category by sweeping to gold and silver in the open competition. Top seed Jess saw off American Lisa Coryell 131 to 112 while Victoria, ranked second, beat Kim Ok Geum 134 to 98. That left them going head to head and the more experienced Jess took the honours with a 136 to 126 win. And Britain almost made it four golds but Paul Browne and Hazel Chaisty were denied in a shoot-off after beating Brazil for the chance to go take on top seeds Korea. It was level pegging all the way, forcing the decider. Hazel and Paul shot 11 but Korea scored 14, leaving the Britons with a hard-earned silver. Medals, and world ranking points
British archers stormed to gold and bronze medals at the 2017 Veronica's Cup world ranking event in Slovenia. Olympian Patrick Huston topped the individual rankings. He beat Luxembourg's Pit Klein in a shoot-off and Turk Oguzhan Kucuk to land a gold medal showdown with Andreas Gstoettner. The Austrian managed to tie one set but Patrick's pedigree shone through as he took the match 7 to 1. Then he added another gold, this time with Bryony Pitman, in the recurve mixed team competition. The young Britons swept past home favourites Slovenia 6 to 2 for another confrontation with Austria's Gstoettner, this time shooting with Nina Riess. And it was equally decisive with Patrick and Bryony winning 6 to 2. There were great results for our compounders too. Susan Corless, Hope Greenwood and Stephanie Clason topped the compound women's team competition while Susan beat Hope to individual bronze. Third seed Susan found herself shooting against Stephanie in the quarter finals of the competition and took the match 140 to 135 before being knocked out of gold medal contention by second seed Mariya Shkolna of Poland. It was a similar story for Hope. She beat Austrian Nadja Stocker before falling foul of top seed and eventual champion Toja Ellison. In the end, the bronze was decided by a single point, Susan winning 144 to 143. Bryony reached the quarter final of the recurve individual competition but lost 6 to 2 to eventual silver medallist Yasemin Anagoz of Turkey. A different kind of gong
Paralympic gold medallists Jo Frith, Jess Stretton and John Walker have paid another visit to Buckingham Palace – this time to receive MBEs from the Princess Royal. They were each made Members of the Order of the British Empire for services to archery in the New Year’s Honours list. John took double gold in his debut Paralympics: individual and W1 mixed team gold with Jo in the very last match of the archery competition. Jess led Jo and Vicky Jenkins in a glorious clean sweep, and one of the sport's most iconic moments, at the Sambodromo in Rio. Flying the flagHope Greenwood flew the flag for Britain as our sole representative at the second leg of the European Grand Prix in Bucharest. And only a shoot-off kept her out of the semi-finals. The compound second seed saw off Romania's Codruta Angelescu with a convincing 145 to 132 win. That brought her face-to-face with tenth seed Eleonora Sarti in the quarter finals. They were perfectly matched throughout, tying on 145. Both scored 10 in their shoot-off - but the Italian hit the X to take the match. Athletes and coaches: Both sides of the story
Coaches can be the key to any archer's progress. That relationship is crucial to the success of an elite archer. Here we look at three athletes on the Talent Pathway and how two coaches are helping them fulfil their potential. Roy Nash, Daniel Thompson and Georgia MaryonRoy Nash's coached his partner, Charlotte Burgess, to the Bejjing Olympics and World Championships success. But he is most proud of the improvements being made by his Talent Pathway National Age Group Academy athletes. "The technical side is one thing but I’m most proud of changing their mindsets from wanting to be the best in their club, county or region to an international motivation," he said. "I've tried to give them focus, clarity and belief that they deserve to be there and to keep striving for the next achievement." He has been working with Daniel, 14, since 2014. Daniel's biggest development at National Age Group Academy has been his increase in strength which, with careful training, has made him more bow fit. He has also become much more technically aware through asking more questions and starting to problem-solve himself. Daniel credits his new technical awareness to Roy's coaching: "He can explain this on a level I understand." When his scores dropped and he considered leaving the sport, Roy got him through. Now Daniel is working with Confirmation Academy coach Alberto Zagami and targeting the World Championships. He has the right idea. The purpose of the Confirmation Academy is to convert the most talented young athletes into senior international competitors. All Pathway training focuses on what it takes to win. Programmes are built around, and are athletes tracked against, elements including mental, equipment, technical and physical development. Roy started coaching Georgia in 2016. He said: "Georgia is a high achiever and likes to analyse her shot. We've worked on slowing down her thought process in order to reduce some of the pressure she puts on herself and developing mental coping strategies." Georgia, who is part of the Confirmation Academy and now working with Nicky Hunt, said: "Roy always brought out the best in me as an athlete and taught me how to push myself further than I ever thought I could." Tony Gray and Jacob BodenTony Gray has been coaching for 30 years. His dream is to see the quality of archery practice in the UK reach international levels and to help athletes and coaches achieve their goals. He met Jacob, now 15, at Archery GB's 20-week programme which later evolved into the National Talent Development Programme. Jacob was 11. After trying the sport on holiday he was snapped up for East Midlands Archery Society's regional youth squad. He joined the Talent Pathway's Central Academy in 2013. Then there was a car accident, Jacob was badly hurt but battled back, determined to succeed. Mum Rowena, said: "Though we have been there for Jacob, it has been down to him to put the work in to achieve his success. The strong relationship between Jacob and Tony has been very important throughout." The bond was cemented when Jacob joined the National Age Group Academy. Tony said: "Jacob's biggest strength as an athlete is his absolute perseverance. Despite everything thrown at him, he has come back stronger time after time. " Now Jacob has been promoted to the Confirmation Academy and his new coach is Naomi Folkard. The key to successAspiring future Olympic athletes and compound stars have been in action in the first of a series of mini-competitions aimed at equipping our young archers with the experience they need to compete in the World Archery international target format. Key Event 1 was held at Lilleshall. Sixty-eight recurvers took part and there was a twist on the usual format. After ranking, each category was split into tiers and subsequent individual and team matches took place within each tier. The idea was to give developing athletes greater opportunity. Maxine Palmer, parent of National Age Group academy athlete Freya, 14, said: "Freya really enjoyed the whole weekend and the tiers system gave all the athletes valuable experience in the head to heads." Key Stage 2 was part of Staffordshire's Bucks or Bounty event where they joined, among others, the highly experienced Paralympian Jo Frith and Olympian Patrick Huston. Key stage 3 was being held at Aim4Sport at Princess Helena College, Hertfordshire, as Archery UK went to press and the series will finish with Archery GB’s Youth Festival in August. Performance Director, David Tillotson said "The opportunity to experience internationally aligned, challenging competition is crucial for the development of athletes who aspire to do what it takes to win on the Olympic stage. The Key Events have got the new series off to a great start and we look forward to more excellent performances from young athletes through the rest of the season." 
New ATC opensArchery GB's newest training centre has opened in Jersey with a three-day workshop: coaching for coaches. The centre, supported by Sport England, is open to recurve and compound able-bodied and para archers of all ages. It will act as a focal point for best practice in talent development at grass roots level and was launched by Archery GB Talent coach Harry Heeley and Philippa Lowe of Warwickshire and Worcestershire Archery Training. The course organiser was Tadhg MacFirbhisigh of Jersey Archery Society. He said: "We are working closely with the other Channel Island clubs to set a programme for our next Archery Training Centre weekend in October and are planning taking the concept on tour to the other islands." And the work being done in the Channel Islands is starting to yield results with athletes such as Tamara Mitchell and Matthew Cotillard being assessed for the Archery GB Academy. Tadhg praised the hard work done by the islands' coaches and the Jersey Sports Foundation and thanked Lucy O’Sullivan for inspiring local archers. Marathon magic: Gold and silver at European Youth CupArchery GB's young stars brought home the bling from the first stage of the European Youth Cup in Marathon, Greece, gold and silver medals. It was the compound cadets who dominated proceedings. Hollie Smith and Jake Walsh kicked off proceedings in fine style, winning Britain's first medal: mixed team silver. It was a battle of the Titans as the competition's top two seeds, Italy and Great Britain, went head to head. Second seeds Jake and Hollie saw off Greece to but could not get past on-form Italy. 
Our compound cadet men were determined to go one better though, and they succeeded. Liam Peake, Adam Carpenter and Kai Thomas-Prause cruised to team gold in a spectacular performance against Greece. Kai also secured a creditable fourth place in the individual competition. He battled his way past Estonian Robin Jaatma and teammate Jake Walsh in the quarter final to land a place in the individual bronze medal match against Namibia’s Dirk De Bod. And one arrow made all the difference. The archers were facing strengthening winds and timing equipment issues as they stepped up to the line. De Bod started with a 10, followed by an eight from Kai. There was another 10 from the Namibian but Kai timed out on the second arrow, leaving him facing an uphill battle. He fought back, taking the last end 29-23. But it was not enough and De Bod claimed the medal. So close in Shanghai
Olympians Patrick Huston and Naomi Folkard came agonisingly close to the final stages when they competed in the first stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup in Shanghai. One arrow made all the difference to Naomi. After beating Colombia's Ana Maria Rendon 7 to 3 and a thrilling 6 to 4 win over the Korean third seed, Choi Misun, she faced France's Audrey Adiceom for a place in the quarter finals. Naomi took the first set 29 to 28, tied the second and won the third, 28 to 26. Then the Frenchwoman fought back, taking the fourth and fifth sets to force a shoot-off. Naomi shot a nine but Adiceom hit the centre. Patrick, who had earlier beaten Japan's Naoya Oniyama 6 tot 4, got off to a great start, winning his first two sets against Muhammad Akmal Nor Hasrin. But then the Malaysian battled back, forcing a fifth set. Patrick took it by a single point for a hard-earned 6 to 4 victory. That brought him up against the sixth seed, Atanu Das. And the Indian edged every set, the last two by a single point, but it was enough for a 6 to 0 win and a place in the quarter-finals. They were also edged out of the mixed team competition by a shoot-off. The competition gave our other four representatives the chance to hone their experience. Bryony Pitman's progress was halted in a shoot-off against Ika Rochmawati of Indonesia, while Tom Hall, making his World Cup debut, got off to a great start against Canada’s Hamilton Nguyen. But the Canadian finally edged ahead to take the match 7 to 3. Tom told World Archery: "I put a lot of pressure on myself to come in and shoot a big score. There’s a lot to learn, lots to figure out about the nerves and the pressure. " And Paralympians John Stubbs and Nathan MacQueen were at the competition to test themselves in a different environment. They were making good progress until John narrowly lost an epic battle with Iraq's Eshaaq Al Daghman and Nathan was edged out by Danie Oosthuizen of Australia. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2017 2017 -> Leadership ohio 2017 -> Ascension Lutheran Church Counter’s Schedule January to December 2017 2017 -> Board of directors juanita Gibbons-Delaney, mha, rn president 390 Stone Castle Pass Atlanta, ga 30331 2017 -> Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 January Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U. S. military involvement or impacted in some way on U. S military operations or American interests 2017 -> The Or Shalom Cemetery Community Teaching on related issues of Integral 2017 -> Ford onthult samenwerking met Amazon Alexa en introduceert nieuwe navigatiemogelijkheden van Ford sync® 3 met Applink 2017 -> Start Learn and Increase gk. Question (1) Name the term used for talking on internet with the help of text messege? 2017 -> Press release from 24. 03. 2017 From a Charleston Car to a Mafia Sedan 2017 -> Tage Participants 2017 -> Citi Chicago Debate Championship Varsity and jv previews Download 1.56 Mb. Share with your friends:
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