[Macbow]

Thanks for the input so far - basically our club is looking towards the future and where our resources are allocated so all opinions aprreciated. Our club coaches give heart and soul to the junior beginner program and often take it personally when they see kids with the potential to be good jack it in. Very demoralising. We also have a sizeable body of older archers who would probably quit themselves if our course was overrun with kids being kids (noisy & excitable as they should be).
I think archery as a sport isn't cool and never will be. But as adults we are past caring what is or isn't deemed cool. Lots of good things aren't cool in the eyes of young people.