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Hi everyone, and a very happy new year.

2011 was a bit of a "taster" for J:DAC - hopefully we're getting things right. In 2012 we'd like to continue to build the club, growing our numbers and offering opportunities to current and new members to progress in the sport of archery, at whatever level you want. If shooting for fun is your thing, great! If you want to begin to move on to more advance technique, longer distances or competing for progression awards, J:DAC is the place to do it. We're still finding our way at this stage, so please let us know what you want to do, and what you want to get out of the club - we're here to help!

The following are the dates for the first part of 2012. All the dates below will continue to be at Gorselands School (from May we will move back out to the field - see the J:DAC info sheet on the website for maps etc). Please note that from January 14th, the Club will begin shooting every other week! Prices remain at £3 per session. We will also be introducing:

· More coaching and technique (with intensive coaching for those who want it at the 11.15am session)

· Archery theory and equipment

· A badge progression scheme, with awards for achieving scores under competition conditions at different distances

· Club kit; T-shirts, hoodies, quivers etc

The 2012 dates to April are (sessions at 10am and 11.15am on all dates):

14th January
28th January
11th February
25th February
10th March
24th March
21st April
5th May

Note there will be no shooting on 7th April (Easter weekend)

As ever, see the website for details, or email us for more information, with any queries or ideas that you have for things you’d like to do at the sessions! Let us know!

www.deben-archery.org.uk/juniors

juniors@deben-archery.org.uk

We'll be endeavouring to publicise the sessions around Kesgrave and Ipswich with a view to attracting a few more members. Look out for the posters! If you have access to any pinboards etc near you (schools / youth clubs etc) and could put up a poster on our behalf, please drop us a mail and I'll send you the PDF. Also and as ever, if you know someone who'd like to start Archery, please pass on this email or a link to the website.

Don't forget - Archery is an Olympic sport; there's never been a better time to take it up and make it your own than 2012!

Kindest regards, look forward to seeing everyone on the shooting line.

Rich, Carl, Sam, Steve, Robert and Trevor

The junior section of our website's under construction at the moment, you can find some useful information here, which should answer any questions in the meantime. Archery GB's Juniors pages should provide some interesting background reading.

If they'd like to come along, all that we ask is that they complete the attached form, available for download here, and bring it along with them.

Following discussions with a local school, DAC have decided to expand its activities for Children interested in archery. This decision is both in response to the number of requests we have been getting for younger children to join our regular beginners courses. As well as due to the information we have been receiving from local schools on the lack of opportunities for children to continue archery after their initial introduction via schools run programmes.

This is aimed at children aged 7 - 12, and has been initialled advertised within local schools.

Juniors over 10 are able to join the full club, and shoot more often (subject to Club Coach approval), but then must operate under the rules of the main club, which means they must be supervised at all times by their parents. Juniors joining the main club will be required to pay our normal membership fees.

J:DAC will meet on one Saturday morning each month where it will run two 1 hour sessions of archery under the instruction of club coaches.

Please note that each one-hour session will be limited to a maximum of 20 children, with places to be allocated on a “first-come, first-served” basis. In order that we can get an early idea of the numbers involved, parents / guardians wishing to sign up on behalf of their children should email their preferred date and session to: juniors@deben-archery.org.uk

J:DAC will charge on per session basis, as fee of £3 that will cover all the equipment required, the hire of the venue and the insurance cover from Archery GB / The Grand National Archery Society (the UK’s governing body).

J:DAC will use two venues an outdoor venue, which is the Deben Archery Club Field and Gorselands Primary School, the intention is to use the field during the summer season (April - September) and Gorselands during the winter season.

The club’s aim will be to promote interest in the sport of archery amongst primary-age children, by running a regular curriculum based around:

All four aspects will be taught by qualified archers, who have been appropriately accredited by Archery GB / The Grand National Archery Society (the UK’s governing body) to teach archery to younger children. Additionally other club members will be on hand to assist as required. All equipment will be provided.

As this is a new venture for the club, those running the club will initially be a mix of qualified tutors and volunteer helpers. The club already has a Child Protection Officer (CPO) who holds the requisite CRB check and who will be responsible for holding the necessary registers, and for providing details of the club, the teaching content of the junior section and procedures regarding the protection of children to parents and guardians. Within Deben Archery Club, there will be a programme for volunteer helpers to obtain the higher levels of coaching qualifications. With these qualifications come required sections on working specifically with children; it is hoped that these will ultimately broaden the capacity of the junior club over time. In the mean time however, we will be asking parents / guardians to remain in attendance while their children attend the club. Parents / Guardians will not be expected to help, but any involvement that they wish to have assisting with their children, or assisting generally with the running of the club will always be gratefully received.