Mayflower Junior Archers From the Editor Junior News Happy New Year to you all. January 2008 Inside this issue: Achievements General News 2 Christmas is over again for another year and I hope Santa brought you everything you wanted, especially all the archery kit you needed. He didn t? Never mind, you ve been saving all you pocket money for that haven t you? If you ve been filling yourselves with all that lovely Christmas food, we ve got a lovely exercise programme planned to help you keep fit. I already know the answer to that, Yeah, right! Seriously though, it s worth keeping fit. Didn t Santa Steve do well? With targets made by courtesy of Bel Adams and food supplied by several club members we had a terrific fun shoot the Saturday before Christmas. (I m not sure who supplied all the food, but Santa Shirley was seen to top up supplies). Those who could attend enjoyed some fun shooting, mince pies, fancy dress and general frivolities. Our thanks go to all members who contributed to make it a fun event. Can we do it again next Christmas Steve? Tournaments and Club diary 3 FITA Award scheme 4 Andy Harris League Midway results General info and Andy Harris December Results 5 6 Inside Story 5 Inside Story 6 It s the spirit of these events that make the club what it is, which I consider to be a friendly, family club as well as a serious tournament archery club. Happy shooting, Roger Field target Mayflower Archers, 1988 to 2008 This year marks the 20th anniversary of Mayflower Archers. The club and junior committees plan some celebratory events to mark the occasion. Watch this space for more information.
Achievements Just a few bits of news this time, unless I haven t been told what you ve been up to. We are always willing to share your successes or tournament experiences, so please spare a bit of time to write a few words and I ll add those as well. Just email me at re.glover@btopenworld.com or phone 01277 650358. Also, the webmaster is always willing to publish good news. Alastair Humphreys Entered Rackett s Worcester tournament on 9th December and wins a Gold medal. Not content with that, Alastair won a session award as well. Well done Jonah Elvidge Shot for two days at NFAS Southern Counties Field Championships to bring home the championship Trophy. Well done Joe, two days of shooting is a feat of endurance as well. And then you find out that George Fenton s name is also on the trophy? SCAS Championships New Outdoor starting time From the start of the outdoor season, which I believe is 12th April, the Junior section meeting time will be 2.00 pm. At a recent committee meeting, it was agreed that this would be a more convenient time for all, including the Junior Team, but the change will be monitored and comments will be noted. Border Archery Seminar 8th February, Brentwood Border are innovators in bow and limb construction and will be giving a talk about bow construction and a demonstration of their products. Should be quite interesting. Find out how bows are developed made. See the club website for full details. Mayflower Field round Instead of the usual 2 x 10 unmarked 3D s our landlord agreed to let us use the dell and tip behind the field to make an excellent 2 x14 round. A hasty remake on my part I only had enough markers and pegs for twelve targets. It s not supposed to be a challenging course, but the change in terrain made for some interesting shots and one day I ll hit the Wolverine in the flat grass as well as all the up and downhill targets. It was good to see Rob Markham shooting again. Lately his bow seems to see less daylight than mine. Well done Steve and I understand that we can do it all again in March. Calling all Parents. Junior Team New members Last year, a small group of parents got together as a focus group for junior interests. This seems to be working in that following a lull in junior activity, things are livening up. Now we want to do more and are looking for some fresh faces with a bit of time and some new input. We meet about six times a year to seek ways of doing more for juniors. The amount of time spent is up to you, but more important is how we can improve the junior section for your child. You don t have to be an archer, but it may help if you know what we are talking about If you are interested in joining us, please contact Steve, Martin, Dave or myself. Otherwise, be prepared for a persuasive tap on the shoulder. Mayflower Field shoot Christmas shoot Mayflower Field shoot Page 2
Forthcoming events Local events 13th January Clacton Archers, Portsmouth round, Clacton, Essex 27th January Braintree Bowmen, Worcester round, Halstead Essex. Basically an indoor field round 27th January Noak Hill archers Fun Field shoot, Harold Hill, Romford. Entries are now closed, but it may be worth contacting Dennis Oates on 01708 377758 9th February Mayflower Archers Ken Gray Memorial, Team Portsmouth, junior shoot, Invitation only. 17th February Abbey Bowmen Portsmouth round Hornchurch 9th March Racketts A.C. Portsmouth round, Basildon Always a popular shoot 16th March Essex County Indoor Champs, FITA 25, Brentwood First of the county series 6th April West Essex Bowmen Double FITA 70m Upminster Early season outdoor round This is a charity event and probably a first Double FTIA 70m in Essex. Worth entering. 13th April Essex County Clout Championships Woodford Green Second of the county rounds To enter this you must have had Clout training. So we ll see what the club can do. TBA April Southern Counties Indoor Champs Portsmouth Hornchurch TBA May West Essex Bowmen National Junior shoot, Upminster Invitation only. TBA May Pilgrim Archers Western rounds Upminster It may be worth noting that Essex County Archery Association annually award the Millennium Trophy for the junior archer gaining the highest points by entering all county tournaments. You don t have to join or fill any forms, just enter the tournaments. The trophy will be awarded at the AGM in March. The rounds are the indoors in March, Clout in April, Target in June, FITA in July and Field in October. All events are worth entering anyway. Out of County 9/10th Feb Hertfordshire County Champs, Portsmouth St. Alban s, Herts. Record status 24th March Taverham Archers Four-Way shoot, Taverham, Norfolk Target, Field, Popinjay and Clout rounds all in one place on one day. Terrific fun and worth the travel. 3/4th May West Midlands Double FITA Star Lilleshall. Not for the faint hearted. National 5/6th July Junior National Outdoor Champs, FITA s and Bristols, Lilleshall. Premier outdoor event of the year for juniors. Get your entry in soon. Attention all Longbow archers On 6th April, Silver Arrow Archery is hosting a novelty Longbow Tournament entitled The Siege of Edlesborough. No dress code, just medieval (or casual) Looks like fun and makes me wish I d taken up Longbow. Mayflower at SCAS Champs Club Diary There will be shooting every Friday evening at Mayflower High School (come at 7 pm and help set up) in January, February and March. We shall retain the format of Portsmouth, Bray and FITA 18 triple faces being available in groups. 3 x 40 cm, 5 x 60 cm and one triple spot (4 x FITA 18 or 2 x FITA 25) Page 3
Attention all beginners and juniors. Below are details of a FITA award scheme, which we think is worth participating. It is designed to measure newer archer s ability. David Scorah has agreed to administer the scheme within Mayflower Archers and we anticipate regular workshops to assist in achieving these goals. More info can be obtained from the Junior Team or full details can be obtained from David. Note: This does not replace the current Club badge scheme, but will run parallel to it. FITA Beginner s Awards. Mayflower Archery Club will be introducing this scheme to help with our new and existing juniors and all beginners including adults to help with there development in archery. The FITA Beginner s Award Scheme has been designed to allow beginners in Archery to measure their progress against set standards. Their progress should be encouraged by the clubs and rewarded by the winning of FITA Feather and Arrow pins. The awards are based on three (3) attainments. Performance: Shooting a limited distance with the emphasis on making the target rather than high scores. Skill: Body position, position on line, releasing Knowledge & Know How s. Range safety, basic bow set up The awards are split into two categories: 1) FEATHER AWARDS, for the youngest beginners, under 12 years of age and some disabled beginners. (It is up to the club coach to decide on an archer s eligibility). 2) ARROW AWARDS, these are for pre-teenagers, teenagers and adults. (The pre- teenagers will usually have already gained their feather awards). The FITA Beginner s Award Scheme is designed to reward the beginner at the various stages of their development, from shooting at very short distances 6-10 metres, which is dependent on age, to the shortest indoor distance 18 metres and even further to near 30 metres. The size of the target faces will also vary, for feather awards 80 cm spot face or 40 cm face counting hits only, for arrow awards 80 cm full face using conventional FITA scoring. Feather Award. Arrow Award. Anyone wishing to participate in this programme please contact David Scorah by e-mail scorah1@btinternet.com Or telephone him on 01268 735678. Page 4
Andy Harris League Table 2007/8 - Half way results S NS W L D P AGGREGATE Division 1 Rayleigh Juniors 4 0 3 1 0 6 6426 Rayleigh 4 0 3 1 0 6 6415 Ch Tudor Rose A 4 0 3 1 0 6 6309 Burntwood 3+Bye 0 2 1 0 4 4851 West Essex 3+Bye 0 2 1 0 4 4820 Framlingham 4 0 1 3 0 2 6380 Epping 4 0 1 3 0 2 5886 Woodford A 3+Bye 0 1 2 0 2 4807 Abbey A 3+Bye 0 0 3 0 0 4689 Division 2 Priory 4 0 4 0 0 8 6326 Clacton A 4 0 4 0 0 8 6287 Harlow 3+Bye 0 3 0 0 6 4572 Holdens A 4 0 2 2 0 4 6128 Malgrave A 3+Bye 0 2 1 0 4 4617 Grays A 3+Bye 0 1 2 0 2 4479 Pilgrim A 4 0 0 4 0 0 5551 Ch Tudor Rose B 4 0 0 4 0 0 5484 Woodford B 3+Bye 0 0 3 0 0 3923 Division 3 Blue Arrows A 3 0 3 0 0 6 4977 Clacton B 3 0 3 0 0 6 4439 Raydon Hall A 3 0 2 1 0 4 4920 Abbey B 3 0 2 1 0 4 4283 New Century 3 0 2 1 0 4 4184 Malgrave B 3 0 0 3 0 0 4044 Burntwood Juniors 3 0 0 3 0 0 3583 H D S A 2 1 0 3 0 0 2464 Division 4 Blue Arrows B 3 0 3 0 0 6 4427 Mayflower Juniors 3 0 3 0 0 6 3408 Grays B 3 0 2 1 0 4 3832 Ch Tudor Rose C 3 0 2 1 0 4 3290 Epping Juniors A 3 0 1 2 0 2 3432 Phantom 3 0 1 2 0 2 2959 Abbey Juniors 3 0 0 3 0 0 1167 Phantom Juniors 3 0 0 3 0 0 1166 Division 5 Raydon Hall B 3 0 3 0 0 6 4647 Estuary 3 0 3 0 0 6 4319 Holdens B 3 0 2 1 0 4 3979 Epping Juniors B 3 0 2 1 0 4 2600 Estuary Juniors 3 0 1 2 0 2 1786 Harlow Juniors 2 1 1 2 0 2 456 Broxhill Juniors 2 1 0 3 0 0 2320 Pilgrim B 3 0 0 3 0 0 1620 Key: S = Shot, NS = Not shot, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, P = Points Page 5
The Andy Harris League - December results Well done everyone who has taken part in the League shoots. As you can see from the table below, you won the December match and the mid-league table on page 5 shows that we are currently running second. Not a bad result as some of our matches have been against Seniors. Many thanks to Martin Vidgeon-Hart for organising the Mayflower team and to all those who turned out on 14th December. It s your enthusiasm that makes it all worthwhile. Just a reminder, the remaining shoot dates are, 25th Jan., 29th Feb. and 28th Mar. Keep up the good work everyone. MAYFLOWER JNRS 1169 A.Croft 279. Miss K.Ward 232. D.Waymont 220. A.Gourley 220. L.Jones 218. C T R C 848 Mrs.A.Rose 248. Mstr.H.Edgar 225. Mstr.L.Baharie 214. Mstr.J.Breary 161. PHANTOM 847 R.Pipe (bb) 258. T.Bridgeman 257. R.Langdon 246. Mrs.A.Mason 168. PHANTOM JNRS 430 J.Lukeman 157. T.Mason 137. S.Bridgeman 136. EPPING JNRS A 1132 Jonathan Peck 251. Miss S.Murdock 249. J.Wood 221. E.Harrison 206. Joshua Peck 205. ABBEY JNRS 775 M.Ayres 283. Miss K.Mallett 169. C.Pointer 161. N.Butt (lb) 117. J.Pointer 45. BLUE ARROWS B 1494 P.Penso 305. D.Fellman 303. P.Wyeth 302. R.Spindley 297. P.Coombs 287. GRAYS B 1379 Miss Z.Smith 278. Mrs.Y.Coughlin 278. M.Pilgrim 278. L.Spencer 275. S.Pearson 270. GNAS November Challenge, postal tournament The scores were collected and sent to GNAS. In the meanwhile, we await the results, which I anticipate being published in February. If you wish, check the GNAS website at www.gnas.org, let me know when you ve found them. SCAS Championships The Junior Team Junior Liaison Officer Steve Fenton The team Roger Glover Martin Vidgeon-Hart David Scorah Child Protection Officers Wendie Stevens David Scorah Junior Captain Every year, the Junior Liaison Officer selects a junior club member as Junior Captain. He has a job specification, but we ve all had enough of those. What he needs is someone who is respected by others. Somebody who shoots at tournaments, is popular with club mates and can provide some leadership. This year, we thought you as club members would like to choose your own Captain. So, if you think you d like to nominate someone, please talk to any of the team. If you think you d like the job, get someone to nominate you. The catch? The lucky person will be invited to team meetings to tell us how you want the club to run. We would also like a volunteer junior representative on the team so that the Captain is not all by themselves. A deputy if you wish put a name to the position. The next edition of Junior News is planned for early April. Should you wish to contribute, please send your work to Roger in March, preferably by email or other electronic format. It saves me writing it again. On the 9th February, Mayflower will be hosting our Ken Gray Memorial shoot and I shall be acting as team manager again. In the past we ve won this tournament, but my main interest is to select archers who are keen, so I m talent spotting. If your not there, you can t be selected. See you at club! Published by the Mayflower Archer Junior Team solely for the benefit of Junior members. Any views expressed represent those of the contributor and not necessarily those of the club committee, the junior subcommittee or members of the club. Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of this publication, errors can and will occur and the editor, Mayflower Archers committee or Junior sub committee cannot be held responsible for articles wrongly published or misread Mayflower Archers and contributors 2008