BEGINNERS COURSE
Archery is a sport involving the use of weapons. As such it is a requirement of our insurance that everybody who shoots with us must have completed a beginners course before they are allowed to attend any of our sessions. Beginners courses are run at the beginning of every term in the first three or four weeks and, due to demand, you must have signed up as a member of the club to attend. If you are someone who has already done a beginners course, or who has shot for years outside of the UK, then please email us or turn up to a session and talk to our head coach. We may ask you for proof of this (an Archery GB card, beginner course certificate etc) or ask you to be monitored by one of our coaches. If we feel you are shooting unsafely, we will ask you to complete the beginners course with us.
The club provides the use of bows, arrows, and other equipment free of charge to all members
How to join as a fresher
Go to the archery club section on the YUSU website and click "join online".
Join via the "Beginners Course Membership" for Saturdays 11-1 and pay the £30 membership fee. If you have not joined any other sports club yet you will also have to pay the Athletics Union fee of £20. This is the black tier AU fee and will allow you to join any other sports club. We do not charge extra for the beginners course but you will be expected to complete the three beginners course sessions.
A few days before the first day of the course we will send you an email just to confirm some details and offer some advice about your first session.
You are now a member of the club. Upon completion of your three session beginners course you can attend any of the Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Indoor sessions and any of the Outdoor sessions during the latter end of Semester 2.
How to Join as an experienced Archer
Go to the archery club section on the YUSU website and click "join online".
Join via the "Membership" option and pay the relevant membership fee. If you have not joined any other sports club yet you will also have to pay the Athletics Union fee of £20.
You are now a club member. If you are new to the club then you will be asked to show evidence of a beginners course or to demonstrate proper, safe, procedure and technique to the head coach. If you joined as a regular member then you may attend any Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Indoor sessions and any of the Outdoor sessions during the latter end of Semester 2.
What you get for your membership
A welcome into a sports club with a varied membership spanning the entire university
3 training sessions a week.
Advice from our external coaches that attend our Thursday sessions.
Use of the club equipment during sessions
Membership to Archery GB and therefore insurance to shoot at any Archery GB registered range in the country (handy during the holidays)
The opportunity to compete in inter-university competitions
The opportunity to compete at the largest inter-university sports tournament in Europe, Roses
Access to the club coaches at Tuesday and Thursday sessions.
The opportunity to attend the clubs workshops on bow purchasing and maintenance led by our experienced head coach
A sport that might last you your entire life