Archery
Students are taken through the safety rules for the archery range, given a demonstration on how to use the equipment and coached through their first few shots. Once the basics are mastered then it’s straight into a variety of games including team and individual competition.
Number of participants: max 24 students per session depending on space
Age: 5 years + for soft archery, 8 years+ for field archery.
Ratio: 1:12
Time Scale: 1hour – 3hours
Venue Requirements
Field Archery – using recurve bows like we used at HOAC before we closed.
Ideal requirements for shooting indoors: well-lit hall at least 18m long, 15m wide.
Ideal requirements for shooting outdoors: 114m long and 35m wide, short, flat grass area. (Reduced to 60m long with back netting)
Areas outside of these parameters will be considered but might not be suitable and will require being individually risk assessed.
Soft Archery – lightweight fibreglass bows and arrows with big diameter rubber suction ends.
Ideal requirements for indoor or outdoor. 4 lines needed these can use pre-existing lines on playground or hall if available, for example netball court or badminton court.
Archery Promotes
Resilience
Perseverance, stay focused and dealing with a challenge.
Self-Aware, Confidence and Well Being
Build own skills and focus. Recognise good quality in performance. Set own targets and aim to beat them. Being safe & applying instructions. Develop an understanding of associated hazards.
Team Work & Leadership
Support and encourage each other. Peer coaching and safety support.
National Curriculum links KS2
English
Learning new vocabulary e.g. shooting line, arrow, bow, fletching, eye dominance. Use descriptive English.
Discuss and evaluate what has happened during the session and take away feedback to build on for the future.
Maths
Number/Statistics – Keep scoring using simple addition and subtraction mentally. Interpreting the scoring data within a table.
Geometry – recognise angles, where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertical
Mathematical vocabulary used throughout the session and applied into the context of Archery.
Physical Education
Take part in outdoor and adventurous activities both individually and within a team.
Develop an understanding of how to improve and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.
Develop technique, control and balance
National Curriculum links KS3
English
Learning new vocabulary e.g. shooting line, arrow, bow, fletching, eye dominance. Use descriptive English.
Discuss and evaluate what has happened during the session and take away feedback to build on for the future.
Maths
Working mathematically – Interpreting the score and solving scoring issues and keep the score, using addition and subtraction mentally. Interpreting the scoring data within a table.
Mathematical vocabulary used throughout the session and applied into the context of Archery.
Physical Education
Take part in outdoor and adventurous activities both individually and within a team.
Develop their technique and improve their performance over several rounds of competitions.
Analyse their performances compared to previous round and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual games.
Take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs
Personal Social Health & Economic education (PSHE)
Understanding risk in both positive and negative terms and understanding that individuals need to manage risk to themselves and others in a range of situations.
Appreciating that pressure can be used positively or negatively to influence others in situations involving risk.
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