Coaching Team
This page gives club members information on the coaching help available to them and who the club’s coaches are.
- Lesley Wallace – Level 2 / Development Coach
- Sheila Taylor – Level 2 / Development Coach
- Julian Crump – Level 1 / Session Coach
- Andy Monger – Level 2 / Development Coach
- John Murray – Level 1 / Session Coach
- Mark Bailey – Level 1 / Session Coach
- Alan Metcalfe – Level 1 / Session Coach
- Mathew Metcalfe – Level 1 / Session Coach
Working regularly with a coach can help you achieve your ambitions as an archer, whatever they may be. Help and support from the club’s coaching team is freely available to all club members: juniors and seniors, novices and experienced, competition archers, and just-for-fun shooters.
What’s on Offer
The coaching team caters for all bow types and offers:
- Monthly Coaching Sundays – a coach is available on the last Sunday of each month, 10am until noon, for archery help and advice, tailored to whatever you’d like to improve via a shared review of your technique.
- One-to-one coaching (on request) – a personalised coaching programme with regular planning, practice, and review to help you achieve your personal archery goals.
- Equipment advice – selection, set-up and tuning advice is an integral part of the coaching offering.
To get started, just speak to any of the coaching team about your needs – contact details can be found on the club noticeboard.
The key to improving your shooting lies in your commitment to spend time adopting and practising the things you have discussed with your coach.
Drills & Skills
Drills & Skills sessions are a great way to practise your technique, both on the range and at home. Archers should bring an exercise band to each session; sessions start at 10.30.
| Session | Theme | Skills & Drills | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stance | Posture – 1-2-3 alignment – Elbow rotation | TBC |
| 2 | Set | Set Hook – Finger release – Set, Set-up | TBC |
| 3 | Draw | Half draw – Release motion – 4 Step shot | TBC |
| 4 | Release | 1-2-3 release – Body position – 4 Step shot | TBC |
New to skills & drills? See this introduction. Feel free to join any or all of the sessions – beginners and experienced archers are all welcome.
Should you feel any pain, soreness or stiffness from any of these drills, stop immediately and seek medical advice. If you are under medical treatment or care, please check with your doctor before attempting them.
Interested in Becoming a Coach?
Coaching is a great way to express your passion for the sport and be actively involved instead of watching from the sidelines. It’s exciting and self-satisfying, and it can have a positive influence on people’s lifelong involvement in sport – as well as keeping you active both mentally and physically. Coaching is essential to help archers develop, enjoy taking part, and stay in the sport. To get started, all you need is enthusiasm for archery and for the progression of others.
What does an Archery GB coach do?
Coaches are at the heart of archery, and it’s the club’s ambition that all archers should have access to positive coaching experiences that help them progress as they want to in archery. Archery GB’s role is to provide an effective learning and development system to support coaches in reaching their own goals. Coaches do much more than teach technique and help archers progress – they support, encourage, inspire, and help archers achieve their true potential.
How do I become a coach?
Speak to any of the club’s coaching team – they’ll share their experience and point you to the right first steps. It’s highly recommended that, before and during a coaching course, you get involved with any beginners’ courses the club is running, to gain experience and confidence working with learners. Archery GB’s coaching pathway starts with Session Coach (Level 1), which involves both online and in-person sessions – see Archery GB’s Session Coach page for details.