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Archery and Club News
Target Championship News (Monday, 30 June 2008)
All members are reminded that the Kent Target Archery Championship this year will be held on Sunday 17 August at Vigo Rugby Club's ground, near Meopham. There is now only a little more than a month to go until the closing date for receipt of entries - Sunday 03 August. So if you or your club have not yet sent yours in, we would ask you to do this soon to avoid disapointment.
All club secretaries were sent forms in February, but if you have lost yours or need additional copies, you can download and print more here.
All entries received to date have been acknowledged, provided that either an e-mail address or an s.a.e. was included for that purpose. If you have sent an entry and it has not been acknowledged, please contact the webmaster urgently.
Field Championship Results (Monday, 30 June 2008)
The KAA Field Archery Championship was held over the weekend of 28 & 29 June 2008, hosted by Bowmen of Woodstock in extraordinarily fine weather! The Association would like to thank the Bowmen of Woodstock for all their hard work in staging their tournament and incorposating the county championship within it.
The results and the updated list of county champions are now available.
New Constitution for the KAA (Tuesday, 13 May 2008)
The committee is now planning to call an EGM to discuss and hopefully approve the new constitution. The suggestion is to hold it on a week-day evening in early September, but members' thoughts on when and where will be gratefully received.
Further details and the latest draft of the new constitution are available:
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National Coaching Conference 2008 (Thursday, 08 May 2008)
This year the annual National Coaching Conference will be held at Lilleshall National Sports Centre from Friday 7 November to Sunday 9 November and is open only to GNAS members who hold a current coaching qualification (Level-1 upwards).
The agenda will include a report on our archers' performance in Beijing, Level 2 upgrade workshops and opportunities to shoot indoors and meet with fellow coaches from all over the United Kingdom.
The main guest will be Coach Kim Hyung Tak from the Korean Archery School and a member of the FITA Coaching Committee.
Further information and booking forms are now available from the GNAS web site.
Club & Coach Development Courses (Sunday, 20 April 2008)
As part of their programme of education and development for coaches, volunteers and leaders, the KCC Sports Development Unit (KSDU) have released the list of courses available over the summer at a variety of locations throughout the county. Details, dates and application forms are available from the KDSU web site.
Alternatively, you may contact the Kent Archery Development Officer for further information and forms.