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Shirt - 25/7/2005 9:04 AM
Number of qualified coaches in this country = lots.
Number of people that know what they're doing with respect to archery = a handful.
Number of qualified coaches with a clue = about a dozen?
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I think that you are being a little harsh there. If that's true then I know at least half the good coaches in the country, and 3 of them are at my club!
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Let's decertify EVERYONE and make them start again and actually make the qualification worth something.
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Have you any idea of the investment in time and money required to become a coach?
I qualified 4 years ago, and was lucky that the club subsidised me, otherwise I couldn't have done the course. I would have to think seriously about starting again if decertified and forced to start again.
One thing that is important with coaching that isn't mentioned is the coach and archer have to be able to communicate. This is a two-way thing, which is why we have 3 coaches at our club. All of us work in slightly different ways, and if for instance I can't get someone to improve their shooting I will pass that archer to one of the other coaches, and vice versa.
I would not be upset if there was re-assessment, but who is going to pay for this?
The coaches? Why should they pay to help people, many good coaches would just give up, due to the extra expense.
GNAS? Where is the money going to come from?
The Archers? Do we want to make the sport inaccessible to those on low incomes?
I think that coaching should stay amateur. There is probably an even mix of good and bad coaches out there, you just have to find a coach that suits your style.
Daniel