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Glossary of Archery Abbreviations and Acronyms

Acronym Full Name
AAS Archery Association in Schools
ADO Archery Development Officer
AGB Archery GB (unofficial)
AGFIS Association Général des Fédérations Internationales de Sport
(General Association of International Sports Federations)
ANOC Association of National Olympic Committees
ARISF Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
ASOIF Association of Summer Olympic Federations
AUK Archery UK (unofficial)
BBS British Blind Sport
BBSA British Blind Sport Archery
BLBS British Longbow Society
BOA British Olympic Association
BPA British Paralympic Association
BUCS British Universities and Colleges Sport (formerly BUSA)
BUSA British Universities Sports Association
CAS Court of Arbitration in Sport
CASC Community Amateur Sports Club
CCPR Central Council for Physical Recreation (now Sport and Recreation Alliance since December 2010)
CDC County Development Coordinator
CDM Coaching Development Manager
CGE Commonwealth Games Council for England
CGF Commonwealth Games Federation
CPD Continuous Professional Development
CPO Child Protection Officer
CRB Criminal Records Bureau
CSAA Civil Service Archery Association
CSSC Civil Service Sports Council
CSSN Coaching System Support Network
DID Drugs Information Database
EAF English Archery Federation
EFAA English Field Archery Association
EMAU European and Mediterranean Archery Union
EMG European Masters Games
EMSA European Masters Sports Association
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FAWR Field Archery World Ranking
FISU Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire
(International University Sports Federation)
FITA Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc
(International Archery Federation, renamed WA - see below)
GAISF General Association of International Sports Federations
GB Great Britain
GMB Grand Master Bowman
GNAS Grand National Archery Society
HLVP Honorary Life Vice-President
IFAA International Field Archery Association
ILAA International Longbow Archers Association
IMGA International Masters Games Association
IOA International Olympic Academy
IOC International Olympic Committee
IPC International Paralympic Committee
ISA Independent Safeguarding Authority
ITO International Technical Official
JLO Judges Liaison Officer
JMB Junior Master Bowman
KAA Kent Archery Association
KADO Kent Archery Development Officer
KCB Kent County Bowman
KCC Kent County Council
KSDU Kent County Council Sports Development Unit
KSV Kent Sports Volunteers
LOCOG London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
MB Master Bowman
NDPB Non-Departmental Public Body (a.k.a. Quango)
NFAS National Field Archery Society
NGB National Governing Body
NOC National Olympic Committee
NSA National Skills Academy
NSPCC National Society for the Protection of Children
NTO National Technical Official
PDF Portable Document Format
SCAS Southern Counties Archery Society
ScUK Sports Coach UK
SDU Sports Development Unit
SEEDA South East England Development Agency
SRA Sport and Recreation Alliance (formerly Central Council for Physical Recreation)
ToR Terms of Reference
UK United Kingdom
UKAD United Kingdom Anti-Doping
UKCC United Kingdom Coaching Certificate
UKSAA United Kingdom Student Archery Association
VI Vision-Impaired or Visually Impaired
W3C World Wide Web Consortium
WA World Archery / World Archery Federation (formerly FITA - see above)
WCAG Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
WADA World Anti-Doping Agency