Archery Alberta

Attention Clubs! Did you know that Finance Canada is offering support to charities and non-profits that have seen a drop in revenue due to Covid 19 restrictions? Follow this link: https://www.canada.ca//new-targeted-support-to-help-busine

Urgent Needed 1 Casino Volunteer for Sunday November 22, evening shift. If you can help out please contact Dawn @ [email protected]

We are now ready to accept registrations for the upcoming Virtual Annual General Meeting. Please head on over to our main website at www.archeryalberta.ca and you will find a link on the top menu for ... AGM REGISTRATION. Please complete the short form there, once for every member attending even if you will be logging on from the same device. You'll then receive more information leading up to the meeting. See more

Link to download the agenda for the upcoming virtual AGM. If you have additions or questions please direct an email to [email protected] https://archeryalberta.ca//Archery-Alberta-Fall-AGM-2020.p

Indoor Shooting tips with Erin McGladdery Sunday November 15th @ 1:00PM EST Gain practical advice on how to keep up your skills while being constrained due to COVID-19 restrictions this fall. Erin McGladdery, one of Canada’s top pro-archers, will present technical tips on shooting indoors, whether at the range or at home, to help you be ready for the season ahead. Register now! https://buff.ly/3l3hxph

Para Archery in Canada November 8th, 1:00PM EST Archery is a highly adaptable sport accessible to all. This webinar will provide an introduction to the CDN Para program, the people involved, with guidance on key considerations for working with and delivering programming for athletes with a disability. Any archer can apply to be classified through Archery Canada or may be able to be evaluated through a temporary process through your provincial archery association. A classifica...tion does not necessarily make an athlete eligible to compete in a Para Archery division, but may make them eligible to compete with an assistive device, in an eligible category to become familiar with the restrictions or assistance that category would bring. This is an opportunity to learn more about this sport which was one of the original sports at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960. Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_txsrqe8LR8qOQHj4la3Emg See more

Developing the muscles and skills required for archery takes training. Not having a program with practice formats and training strategies tailored to their development can make it tough for women to feel successful. No wonder they stop doing the sport they love. https://yourrole.womenandsport.ca/

Did you shoot and submit your scores for Archery Canada's ASA Challenge? https://archerycanada.ca/asa-challenge/ Here are some week 1 targets shot at 10 yards. Some 3D shooters might call a few of those shots real "jar lickers".

With our virtual AGM coming up in December it's time to ask for interested parties to either volunteer or be nominated to volunteer for a position on the Archery Alberta Board of Directors. We really need some new faces and opinions to fill spots on the board. Volunteering isn't going to fill every second of your day and you can have a real impact on the direction of Archery in Alberta. And heck, if I can manage social media accounts and the website, then sitting on this boa...rd should be a walk in the park for you. Download the nomination form here: https://archeryalberta.ca//Call-for-Nominations-2020-Fall- Duties of each of the positions can be found in our by-laws here: https://archeryalberta.ca/wp-content/uploads//08/bylaws.pdf

Lac La Biche Aims For 2024 World Field Archery Championships https://www.lakelandtoday.ca//local-archery-boss-takes-aim

A big Thank you to the British Columbia Archery Association for posting these plans for some really well made partitions designed for return to sport. Both PVC pipe and wood frame options are available. Download the plans in PDF if you're looking for a solution. https://bcarchery.ca/ReturnToPlay/partitions

Mark your calendars for this panel discussion on Oct. 17th 2020, moderated by Sport Law and Strategy Group, with a panel of Indoor Archery Club owners/operators... discussing some practical advice and lessons learned in operating a club in a COVID world. Receive practical advice on what steps can be taken to operate your clubs during these difficult times, while at the same time delivering a message on the key things that sport clubs need to consider to provide a safe sporting environment. Registration for this webinar is open and can be found here: https://buff.ly/2FcQzvL -- Le deuxième webinaire de la série sera une table ronde le 17 octobre 2020, animée par Sport Law and Strategy Group, avec les propriétaires de clubs de tir à l’arc en salle, pour discuter de la manière de gérer votre club dans un monde COVID. L’inscription à ce webinaire est ouverte et peut être consultée ici :https://buff.ly/3ltFbvc

Girls and Women in Archery Webinar Tuesday November 3rd. https://archerycanada.ca/girls-and-women-in-archery-webinar/

Inspired by World Archery’s Beat the Outbreak competition, we have put together a virtual ASA event, to introduce ASA rules and categories to Canadian archers..., as well as create a fun virtual competition nationwide! All archers are invited to participate and share their scores and results! Check it out on our website! https://buff.ly/3nR0clb Inspirés par la compétition Beat the Outbreak de World Archery, nous avons mis sur pied un événement virtuel de l’ASA, afin de présenter les règles et les catégories de l’ASA aux archers canadiens, ainsi que de créer une compétition virtuelle amusante à l’échelle nationale! Tout archer est invité à participer et à partager ses scores et résultats! Pour plus d’infos, visitez sur notre site! https://buff.ly/2GYDfMs

Archery Canada Fall Webinar Series: Starting this Sunday, Archery Canada is kicking off a series of webinars throughout the fall on various topics. We are kicking it off with Kiri Langford (MSc. CSCS, S&C Coach CSIO) who is the strength and conditioning coach for the National Recurve team. Kiri will be discussing an archery centered approach to Strength and Conditioning for archers. Don't miss out! Registration is free, and can be found at: https://buff.ly/3hOctmb

A big Thank you to the British Columbia Archery Association for posting these plans for some really well made partitions designed for return to sport. Both PVC pipe and wood frame options are available. Download the plans in PDF if you're looking for a solution. https://bcarchery.ca/ReturnToPlay/partitions

The Coaching Association of Canada is celebrating National Coaches week by offering 4 Free NCCP eLearning Modules. NCCP Coach Initiation in Sport presented by Decathlon Canada NCCP Making Headway in Sport NCCP Coaching Athletes with a Disability... NCCP Emergency Action Plan https://coach.ca/national-coaches-week

We only need THREE more volunteers to round out our requirements for our fundraising casino!!! Mon Nov 23 night shift: 1 Cashier/Chip Runner position Monday Nov 23 Count room: need 2 Count room staff... Message me via social media or email Dawn directly at [email protected]

Casino Volunteer Schedule Email your preferences to Dawn at [email protected]

Fantastic news everyone! Our fundraising casino, originally postponed due to Covid 19, has been approved for November 22 and 23rd. You all know what that means - We need VOLUNTEERS!!! Don't think of it as something you have to do, think of it as a mini vacation. If you come from out of town, Archery Alberta covers your hotel, gas, and breakfast. Out of town AND volunteers local to Calgary will get a meal and snacks. Last year I visited The Hanger Flight Museum in my spar...e time and even had opportunity to fling some arrows at a couple of the local pro-shops. There are other incentives available if your club sends at least two volunteers and we are working on additional goodies that you can take advantage of. If you are interested in taking advantage of a trip to the exciting metropolis of Calgary and helping out the archery community at the same time you can message us here on social media or email [email protected] directly for more information.

Congratulations Monica Higgins on your receipt of the Peter Garrett 3D Archery Award from Archery Canada. It is very well deserved and all of Alberta is proud!

This Saturday is Archery Day in Canada!

Archery Canada is pleased to announce BOWdometer as the sponsor for this year’s Archery Day in Canada campaign. BOWdometer is a Canadian company (Toxon Technologies Inc) that has developed an archery practice companion that helps archers build confidence as they shoot. Archery Day in Canada is celebrated every year on the second Saturday of September and aims to unite all archers to celebrate the sport across Canada. The aim of Archery Day in Canada is to not only bring tog...ether the Canadian archery community, but also to introduce our sport to new athletes. This year on Archery Day in Canada we will be celebrating the archer’s journey through the sport from childhood to adulthood, recreational to competitive. BOWdometer straps onto the archers bow and tracks their shots providing you a consistency number for every shot, called Xi. It is a data collector with corresponding mobile apps which has been trialed by members of the national team showing some interesting potential. The BOWdometer is a precise, cost-effective, innovative, and easy to use technology that will help facilitate archer growth and improvement. https://www.bowdometer.com/ Through this partnership, Archery Canada will have access to custom wrapped BOWdometers that will be distributed in giveaways and contests. We are thrilled to be working with Archery Canada to help make archery-specific technology more accessible to archery enthusiasts across Canada, said Marianne Bell, co-founder of Toxon Technologies. Archery Day in Canada is a great opportunity to help archers along in their archery journey, no matter their skill level. Archery Canada is extremely excited to be working with BOWdometer to improve the experience of archers across Canada this fall and are looking forward to running fun activities and contests in conjunction with BOWdometer.

Looky Looky Everybody! You too can qualify and compete in the Online Cup of the Americas! https://archerycanada.ca/participation-in-the-online-cup-o/

Two useful tools to download to use at your club to stay safe. Club Risk Assessment & Mitigation Checklist https://archeryalberta.ca//Club-Risk-Assessment-and-Mitiga... Alberta Health Daily Checklist https://archeryalberta.ca//COVID-19-Alberta-Health-Daily-C

Now that we are starting to get back to shooting as Alberta is in Phase 2 of reopening I'm reposting the below links to posters and information that can be helpful. https://archeryalberta.ca//Return-to-Sport-for-Archery-Clu https://archeryalberta.ca//upl/2020/06/COVID-Hand-Wash.pdf... https://archeryalberta.ca//up/2020/06/COVID-Distancing.pdf https://archeryalberta.ca/wp-cont//2020/06/COVID-Chart.pdf

One might say we've saved the best for the last in recognizing the Archery Award recipients from 2019. Indeed this is the last of the showcase of award winners that hopefully makes up for not being able to present the awards in person.