WoSAA Indoor Champs - The West of Scotland Indoor Championships, 24-January- 2010, morning session only, will proceed as planned: The afternoon session has been cancelled due to lack of entries.

If you have entered for the afternoon and have not already been contacted by the me, please phone / e-mail me! My thanks to those who have already agreed to change to the morning session.

There is still space: Please contact the organiser ASAP if you wish to shoot and have not already entered. - David A. Tough - toughadavid at tiscali dot co dot uk - 01294 833 881 5 Braehead, DALRY, KA24 5EX

Archery Merchandise for Christmas

The eagle eyed among you will have spotted our Merchandise Section and our advertiser MRM Archery, so if you are stuck for an archery present or stocking filler why not purchase some of the goodies on offer.

• Jacqui will have SAA pens and badges available at the AGM on Sunday.
• If you'd like a cosy Regatta Jacket please contact Chris Blake by 8th Dec for delivery before Christmas.
• Simon's book or DVD will make an excellent present and you could also consider a natty ArcheryGB Quiver or score pad or Shoot like the Pros DVD from the ArcheryGB online shop.
• and for that non archery friend why not consider a gift voucher from MRM Archery Ltd for an active present

AGM Proxy Forms

Just a reminder that all members have an Individual Vote. You can either sign your Club's Proxy form to allow your Club representative to vote how they see fit, or record you voting wishes on the Individual Form. AGM Agenda & Proxies 2009 (Members' Area login reqd.) All proxy forms need to be with Jacqui by the 29th November

26th September - AGM Calling Notice

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the constitution of the Scottish Archery Association, of the 2009 Annual General Meeting to be held

Sunday, 6 December 2009, at 1.00 pm at Cluny Clays, Fife

New Director Scotland Required The SAA need another volunteer as Archery GB require a new Director Scotland to sit on the board of directors due to a re-shuffle of the current board. Please see the section of this document (last page) relating to Non executive Director for a job description. If you wish to apply for this post please contact Jacqui Dunlop with a brief resume of your experience and skills. The successful candidate will take up office as from the SAA AGM 2009.

Fundraising Committee & Selection Committee- volunteers needed no need to be wary but the SAA is still looking for 2 or 3 people to form a fundraising group.This is not envisaged to be an onerous task, just a few people to run some raffles etc to bring in a little added income.

SAA Coaches' AGM

The Coaches' AGM will be takng place on the 6th December, at 11:00 at Cluny Clays (prior to the main SAA AGM). Abridged Agenda for the Coaches' AGM is as follows :

1 : Election of RCO Education (this post is up for re-election, since the present incumbent has reached the end of his 3 year term)

2 : Election of RCO Development (current RCO Development will take up post of RCO Performance officially from the day of the AGM)

Nominations for the two available posts to be lodged with Iain Wilson by 12 noon on 1st December 2009.  Job descriptions are available on the Coaching Pages

By e-mail to: iain underscore nw at yahoo dot co dot uk

By post : Hopetoun House, Academy Road, Moffat, DG1- 9HW

31st March - Senior Team & Ranking 2009

The 2009 Senior team and ranking criteria are now available. Please read carefully as there are minor changes. See the documents page in Members Area

25th March - Eastern Area Spring Coaching Day

The Eastern Area are running a coaching day primarily for Eastern Area archers-Senior and Junior. Sunday 19th April at Cluny Clays in Fife. Places are limited so get your booking in now. Expert coaching available for Recurve and Compound. Video analysis, bow tuning, equipment maintenance and competition preparation will all be covered. Details and booking form..

22nd March - New SAA Logo Badges

The new iron logo badges have arrived and they are very smart. They are obtainable from your Area Representatives for £1 each, Area Reps are East-Norrie McLean, West-Frank Schallmoser and North-Alan Wood. The badges are 8cms by 3.2cms so just the right size for polo shirt sleeves and fronts.

Field Archery Courses Update

There has been a great deal of background activity over the past year or so leading up to the establishment of several new field courses in Scotland for GNAS and FITA Field shooting and competition. To try and bring you up to date there is a now a page on field archery. More news and information will be added as it reaches us.

Bannockburn Bowmen Summer League and Pairs

Following on from the Winter Pairs Bannockburn are running a Summer Pairs and Summer Individuals League based on a Short Metric. The email for enquiries about the leagues is bannockburn underscore pairs at hotmail dot co dot uk

Edinburgh Archery World Cup Event Director advert

The City of Edinburgh Council are advertising for an Event Director for the Archery World Cup Final in Edinburgh. Details are on the UK Sport website. Closing date 15/4/09

Edinburgh to host 2010 World Cup Finals

Edinburgh has been chosen as the host for the Archery World Cup Finals in 2010.

Paul Bush, Chief Operating Officer of EventScotland, who have been working with partners City of Edinburgh Council, Archery GB, and Scottish Archery on the bid for the 2010 event, said: "We welcome the decision from the International Archery Federation to award Edinburgh the World Cup Finals in 2010. more >>

3rd February 2009

The Big Lottery Fund have launched a new 2014 Commmunities Funding Scheme in Scotland please view for information about applying. For further info about the fund please see The Big Lottery website

January 2009

The SAA have received notification from the Commonwealth Games Council Scotland (CGCS) that they require a sports specific Sport Team Leader for each sport in the Games. The job description is attached.

This post is a voluntary one and is open to members of the SAA that have experience in Team management and are computer literate, excellent communication skills are essential.

Persons applying must demonstrate they are committed to this position for the next two years and have the flexibility to attend possible mid week meetings and any pre-games events as required by CGCS.

Closing date for applications is 1st. February 2009, interviews will be held shortly afterwards.
All applicants / noted interest should forward to Jacqui Dunlop , an archery type C.V. along with a short letter stating what they can give to this position.

Bill Gilchrist