© 2006 Laleham Archery Club

Laleham Archery Club holds Beginners courses for anyone between the ages of 8 to 80 who are relatively fit and active. The courses consist of six lessons held on weekday evenings during the summer (weather permitting!)

The course fee is £35 (non-refundable and non-transferable) and this fee covers:

·         Coaching by the club’s G.N.A.S. Qualified Coaches

·         Use of all necessary equipment,

·         G.N.A.S. Insurance cover

·         Temporary membership of Staines and Laleham Sports and Leisure         Club(SALSAL).

Where possible, courses are run over 5 consecutive evenings plus one weekend day.  The programme provides an introduction to the sport, covering safety aspects and getting beginners to the point where they can safely participate.

Courses are run at times from mid-April to mid-August, dependent upon trainer availability.  The limited range of dates is due to the fact that the beginner’s courses can only safely run when there is sufficient daylight.  After all, you cannot safely shoot in the dark!

Friday night for Laleham Archery Club members is the main Club night, so although the introductory courses use separate targets under separate control, Beginners are free to meet other archers at Laleham and find out more about the sport.  Sunday morning is the weekend Club day, and on successful completion of the training programme, beginners who join the Club may shoot along with the seasoned members.

It is the aim of the Coaches at Laleham Archery Club to get beginners onto the shooting line shooting their first arrows safely within half an hour of the start of their first lesson so that they can begin to enjoy the sport of archery straight away.

The course covers:

·         Health and Safety of archery

·         Range control

·         Shooting Technique - with and without bow sight

·         Basic Archery Rules

At the successful completion of the course all successful beginners (i.e., those who can demonstrate the required level of competence) will be awarded a signed ‘Certificate of Achievement’ from the Club, whether they then decide to join Laleham Archery Club or not.

If the beginner does decide to take up Archery at Laleham Archery Club then the coaches are available to give advice when the novice archer buys his or her own equipment.  Note that Club equipment is not available post-beginner training – new members must obtain their own personal equipment.

Details are available from the Club’s Training Officer - use the LAC Contact Form to get in touch.