Field Captain ?

[Ginger Ninja]

Can anyone advise me on the job description for a 'field captian' ?

I have had a look on the GNAS website, and can't find any relevant information.

Many thanks in advance.

[Kae]

He who Bloweth the whislte

Generally the field captin (that doesn't look right...) is responsible for running the field. ie safety, if a FITA then timing, blowing the whistle and just responsible for getting the day to flow smoothly.

mmm can't think of anything else at the mo, my ear hurts too much

[Trunkles]

The role of the field captain is defined in the Rules of Shooting:
http://www.sportfocus.com/reguser/dy...fm?number=2908
Look at page 20 of the PDF.
305. Control of Shooting
(a) (i) At all times, whenever shooting takes place, it must be under the control of a Field
Captain.
(ii) At larger meetings, the Field Captain shall be a Judge recognised by the GNAS
judging organisation. The grade of judge required for each level of tournament is
given at Appendix B.
(iii) A Judge may appoint experienced archers as Field Captains to assist in the
running of a shoot. A Judge may delegate his authority to such appointed Field
Captains.
(iv) At tournaments the Judge and Field Captains shall be non-shooting.
(v) For the purposes of these Rules, the term Judge shall embrace both Judge and
Field Captain unless the context indicates otherwise.
(b) The Judge shall be in sole control of the shooting, shall resolve all disputes in
accordance with the Rules of Shooting and make any necessary interpretation and any
decision on occurrences not covered by them.
(c) The Judge shall give the signal for assembly 15 minutes before the time appointed for
shooting.
(d) The Judge shall be responsible for measuring arrows for the purpose of Gold prizes.
(e) The Judge shall be empowered to disqualify any archer if he observes any breach of
the Shooting Rules or has any such breach reported to him by a Field Captain or Target
Captain.
(f) The Judge may order the replacement of a faulty target, or may move the archers to a
usable one.
(g) The Judge, in consultation with the Secretary or Organiser, shall be responsible for
(i) Deciding the duration of intervals for meals, refreshments and the like.
(ii) Suspending shooting due to weather conditions, accidents or like occurrences.
(iii) Making any other arrangements as needed in each case.
(h) Competitors’ equipment may be checked by the judges before and at any time during
the shoot.
(j) The Judge shall exercise control over the use of loudspeakers and photographers and
the presence of other spectators so that the comfort and concentration of competitors is
not disturbed.
(k) (i) If an archer, while drawing his bow with an arrow before the shooting starts or
during breaks between distances, looses an arrow, intentionally or otherwise, the
Judge shall make a note on the archer’s scoresheet indicating what has occurred.
Such an arrow shall form part of the next scoring end. After the remaining arrows
of the next scoring end have been shot, the value of the highest scoring arrow will
be forfeit. The Judge shall take part in that competitor’s scoring and annotate the
archer’s scoresheet accordingly.
(ii) Similarly, if an archer shoots a sighter arrow before or after the signals indicating
the time allowed to shoot, such an arrow shall count as part of the next end of
scoring arrows to be shot and the procedure detailed above should be followed.

[Trunkles]

Basically the Field Captain is in charge of safety and ensuring the rules are followed. Blowing whistles etc.
Of course everyone else is also responsible for safety and should call FAST if they see any problem. I had one of the juniors call FAST on the last day of our beginners course just to show that anyone could and should call out.

[spig]

It sounds like what we call the Judge or DOS "director of shooting"

[SVL]

Originally Posted by Trunkles

Basically the Field Captain is in charge of safety and ensuring the rules are followed. Blowing whistles etc.
Of course everyone else is also responsible for safety and should call FAST if they see any problem. I had one of the juniors call FAST on the last day of our beginners course just to show that anyone could and should call out.

I think I have a six year old who is destined to become a field captain/judge in the future. He loves to let everybody know when it is safe to shoot and is always the first to shout FAST if required. (We train them young in our club)

[Trunkles]

Originally Posted by SVL

I think I have a six year old who is destined to become a field captain/judge in the future. He loves to let everybody know when it is safe to shoot and is always the first to shout FAST if required. (We train them young in our club)

Just as it should be

[Rik]

Originally Posted by spig

It sounds like what we call the Judge or DOS "director of shooting"

Yes... but not always so formal. You tend to keep judges and DOS for competitions, but every practice session should have a field captain. I think our club formalised it as 'the most senior committee member present, or the individual they nominate' and in the absence of a committee member it would devolve to 'most senior club member'.

[Trunkles]

Or the one who has a whistle or can whistle loudly

[SVL]

Originally Posted by Rik

Yes... but not always so formal. You tend to keep judges and DOS for competitions, but every practice session should have a field captain. I think our club formalised it as 'the most senior committee member present, or the individual they nominate' and in the absence of a committee member it would devolve to 'most senior club member'.

Seems reasonable .... but ..... why not take it in turns to be field captain. That way the new archers joining a club can learn the ropes, rules and regulations.