Beginners course duration

[mk1]

well I'm with Grimsby Archer on that one John(OSF) - I thought that myth was well thrashed out and reported on in Archery UK a few years back.

[nevcar]

While this thread is going, on a rtelated matter, should you get a certificate when you have completed your course or not?

I did my basic training with a club, joined them, but now want to move on to a club that suits my needs better and the new club are asking me to bring a certificate of course completion.

[SVL]

Originally Posted by nevcar

I did my basic training with a club, joined them, but now want to move on to a club that suits my needs better and the new club are asking me to bring a certificate of course completion.

Will they not accept your GNAS membership card ?

[SVL]

Originally Posted by ruthmc

He may not have one, as these take a while to come through.

I thought everybody got a temp sticker on the card when they joined, or do all clubs not do this. I know I have a stash of GNAS cards availbale for new members, which I get from our county secretary.

[mk1]

It is entirely up to a club whether they issue certificates or not, as its not an "Official" requirement. Perhaps you could ask the secretary of the Club you attended to write and sign a short statement to the effect that you attended x days training?

A SVL says a GNAS card should suffice when approaching another Club. By the time someone gets around to paying their GNAS fees they will at least the very least one would hope have the basics on safety, shooting and etiquette.

[nevcar]

Thanks for the responses, I will ask for a temporary card on Friday, as I have already paid my GNAS subscription.

[TWIW]

Originally Posted by ruthmc

Let's just say some clubs are more organised than others

The SAA of course invents their own rules and the membership secretary keeps them all rather than issuing them to the clubs as per GNAS instructions.

Colin

[mk1]

Originally Posted by thewayitwas

The SAA of course invents their own rules and the membership secretary keeps them all rather than issuing them to the clubs as per GNAS instructions.

Colin

Yup. What SAA membership secretary does is actually a pretty useful

It ensures all new members actually get a temporary card and a number with the minimum of fuss and SAA has a central record of everyone and their numbers.

When GNAS started the temporary card scheme I was my County' s Membership secretaryand Clubs were always having to contact me for more batches of labels. It was just easier, quicker and cheaper (on postage) for Ray to get the new affiliations and issue the cards direct to the Club and for him to keep stock of all the blanks.

[Trunkles]

The new GNAS beginners CD has a printable certificate which I issued to all our latest beginners.

http://www.sportfocus.com/reguser/dy...fm?number=7650

to order the CD

[grimsby archer]

Originally Posted by Trunkles

The new GNAS beginners CD has a printable certificate which I issued to all our latest beginners.

http://www.sportfocus.com/reguser/dy...fm?number=7650

to order the CD

Since anyone can buy this cd (£5-00 from your favourite GNAS retailer) and print off their own certificates (and for all their mates) it kind of undermines the authenticity of the document. Not that I would accept a certificate as proof of a person's ability to shoot safely with a bow.