Coaching news
Helen Woodcock - 22 August 2025
There are four opportunities to get involved in the Yorkshire Junior Sessions for this coming indoor season.
- Your club can host a session.
- As a coach you can choose to support a session.
- As a coach you can choose to lead part of a session.
- As a coach you can choose to lead a full session.
Involvement in these sessions would be particularly relevant for Development coaches and Level 3 candidate coaches.
Sessions are usually for a total of 3 hours and include warm ups, learning through interesting or fun shooting activities, some S&C.
Previous sessions have been held on Saturday mornings, monthly between October and March, but there can be some flexibility about timings.
For further information please contact Helen on:
yaajuniors@yahoo.com.
Helen Woodcock
NFP Archery
www.nfparchery.com
@nfparchery
NFP Archery
Thomas Keane - 18 January 2024
YAA has a fund to help towards the costs of coach training and all coaches can apply for this grant. The fund was reviewed and updated at the end of 2023, and a new grant application form has been produced. Instead of the grant just being available on completion of a course, the amount is divided into two parts - one being awarded on beginning coach training, and the second on completion.
Here is the new scheme being offered by YAA.
Fully funded candidates
Where a candidate is fully funded from another source, e.g. own club pays all costs, the candidate shall receive an achievement award from YAA on successful completion of the course. The achievement award shall be £30 for all coach levels.
Partial or non-funded candidates
Where a candidate is either not funded from another source or partially funded from another source, e.g. own club pays travel expenses, the candidate shall receive a grant from YAA as follows:
Session Coach - £20.00 on enrolment and £30.00 on completion
Development Coach - £45.00 on enrolment and £30.00 on completion
Program Coach - £70.00 on enrolment and £30.00 on completion
Senior Coach - £70.00 on enrolment and £30.00 on completion
To apply for a grant, please contact the CCO. Evidence of enrolment and of successful completion must be provided. Enrolment payment will only be made on application to the county treasurer and must be endorsed by the County Coaching Organiser.
The updated Coaching Qualification Grant Application form is available here.
Application form, January 2024 revision (DOCX)
These grants are in place to help coaches with the costs of training, so please make the most of them.
Thomas Keane
County Coaching Officer
coachingyaa@gmail.com.
Thomas Keane - 19 May 2023
I would just like to ensure that all coaches in the county are aware of the requirements of Safeguarding training.
It is now mandatory for Archery GB licensed coaches to complete tutor-led safeguarding training as part of their licence, and this should be renewed every 3 years. This is in line with guidance from UK Coaching and Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU).
This safeguarding training MUST be tutor-led, either an online or face-to-face classroom. Full details about Archery GB Safeguarding can be found on the AGB website, the link here will take you straight to the relevant page:
Archery GB - Safeguarding Training
Tutor-led courses can be found on your Sport80 portal, in the 'courses' section. Here you will find a number of safeguarding workshops, run by UK Coaching, which have an Archery GB discount. These can be booked on your portal, and there are courses taking place on 28th June, 12th July, 26th July, 9th August and 23th August 2023.
If a face-to-face safeguarding workshop would be prefered, YAA can organise one of these if there is sufficient interest in the county. If this would be of interest to you and your coaches, please let me know.
Thomas Keane
County Coaching Officer
Archery GB - 15 March 2021
Coach Licence Renewal
We recognise that coaches work hard to achieve their coaching qualifications, and with that a licence to coach in Archery GB affiliated clubs.
We encourage coaches to remain active and maintain their standards of coaching. However, many people are facing challenging work, personal and financial situations due to COVID and being able to dedicate time to coaching has not been possible. We understand this and want to help make it easier for coaches to return to their role when they are able to without feeling penalised or unfairly treated.
We have received a number of enquiries from coaches and County / Regional Coaching Organisers who are concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on coaching. We have shared our responses to these questions below, to help guide coaches and coaching organisers.
What is Archery GB's priority when it comes to coaching?
This is an unprecedented time and our priority is on supporting coaches in archery to keep doing what they love. Coaching is a great means to connect with others and enjoy a sense of wellbeing, for both the coach and the archer.
Many clubs have experienced a significant loss in membership and so it is crucial that they have recognised coaches who can help them rebuild their membership base. Licensed coaches are needed more than ever to provide have-a-go's, beginner courses, and on-going opportunities to be coached in the club.
How is Archery GB supporting coaches?
In the last year we have had to suspend in person training courses and we have worked hard to provide alternative opportunities for coaches to engage online instead. Many of these opportunities can be considered as ‘informal learning' or ‘social learning', which doesn't directly result in a qualification being achieved. However, this does not make the learning any less valid!
Our approach is to encourage coaches to engage in all types of learning; formal, informal and social. This is underpinned by our provision of Learning Curve which promotes the community aspect of coaching, and also how we have restructured our coaching courses into modules, which allows coaches to have more control over what topics they learn about and when.
As an example, we have recently launched the Empowering Archery workshop. This is an excellent stand-alone workshop that all volunteers can access and find useful, and it also doubles up as a module towards achieving a coaching qualification. So, by completing Empowering Archery, you will be one step closer to attaining a qualification, if that is what you want to do.
I have not joined Archery GB this year, but plan to in 2021/22. Will my coaching licence still be valid when I re-join?
When you re-join Archery GB next year, your coaching licence can also be reactivated, so that you can continue coaching from where you left off. When you re-join Archery GB please look at your membership profile to check if your coaching licence has lapsed. If it has, simply follow the usual renewal process via your County Coaching Organiser.
I have been able to continue my development as a coach this year, but mainly through online learning. Does this count towards renewal?
Yes! We are really encouraged by the number of coaches who have engaged with online learning opportunities this year. From joining webinars, online workshops or simply engaging in conversations on Learning Curve; many coaches have been active in their personal development during COVID-19.
We encourage coaches to continue their development through online opportunities and submit this as part of their renewal.
I am a licensed coach and have not been able to coach or invest much time into developing my knowledge this year due to COVID-19. Can I still renew my coaching licence at my current grade?
County and Regional Coaching Organisers are responsible for renewing coaches locally. Archery GB asks County and Regional Coaching Organisers to demonstrate absolute flexibility towards coaches renewing their licence in 2021 and 2022, regardless if they meet the usual requirements or not.
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Coach licence renewal diagram (PDF)