Been through this, I coach at a leisure centre, out of the 4 of us teaching 3 were already leaders when we started, but since the local centre is so committed to archery (they now only shoot rolans,kaps and equiv.) that we all qualified as coaches last year.
The local high school now sends kids along for 2 sessions/week
The idea is to create interest in archery and we encourage the keenest shooters to join our local 4 clubs (Longbow, Field, & 2
gnas )
My club doesn't take any new members so the other clubs get the full benefit
It's been a long process but I think we're now getting there with 15 -25 archers turning up to shoot each week and are starting to join the local clubs (but they still make time to shoot with us.. which is great!)
We also have a few special needs adults that are regulars too,so it's a good mix of people and we always have a good time.
Plus with the bonus of having a minimum of 3
gnas coaches on duty each week we have the time to help where it's needed withour sacrificing our own shooting time too much
I think that people should be encouraged to promote archery providing they do it in a safe way.