[Ansteorra-archery] Submissions for AoB
Debbie Dewart
darcy at seacove.net
Sun May 20 14:35:54 PDT 2001
THINGS TO DO TO RUN A RUN RANGE
DO NOT "ASSUME" THAT THESE THINGS WILL JUST TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. YOU
HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN OR IT WON'T.
BEFORE:
1). ____Find out when is the next time your branch is holding an event.
2). ____Review the various competition rules. Make notes if you need to.
3). ____Find out who the autocrat of the event will be.
4). ____Coordinate with and advise the autocrat on archery activities.
With the autocrat
determine what archery activities, if any, (archery is not
appropriate at some events) will
be held at the event prior to the writing of the event
announcement. With the autocrat,
determine the suitability of the site selected for the event
for safely conducting the archery
activities desired. If the site will not support the desired archery
activities; either
get a site that will safely support what you want to do, or do
only those archery activities
that the site will safely support, or don't do archery at that
event.
5). ____Make sure that what is printed in the event announcement is what
you are planning on
doing. If it isn't either; a) make a correction in the second
announcement, b) change your
plan to fit the announcement if the site will support such a
change or c) send out a
correction to all the branches.
6). ____Determine if the local branch has enough archery range equipment;
boundary ropes and
poles, targets of the appropriate type, pavises, etc., for the
size of range required for the
amount of participation anticipated at the event. If the
local group has enough
equipment, fine. However, if not, the additional equipment
must either purchased, built,
borrowed or the plan must be changed (back to the drawing
board). If borrowed, make
arrangements to return the equipment in at least as good a
condition as it was when you
borrowed it.
7). ____Determine the condition of the branch's equipment prior to the
event. Arrange for any
needed repairs to be done prior to the event.
8). ____Review the various competition rules. Make notes if you need to.
9). ____Determine the amount of help you will need to setup, run and
disassemble the range.
If circumstances prevent you from running the range, make
appropriate arrangements for running the range.
10).____Determine the time the archery range is to be active. Arrange for
transportation for
the equipment and setup of the range before that time. Also
arrange for transporting the
range equipment back to its storage area.
11).____Arrange for a time to practice setting up the range. It is best to
find out that you need
something before the event then when people are standing
around waiting to shoot.
12).____If the range is not to be open all day, determine when it will be
open.
13).____At the control point for each range being run, make sure you have
the following. These
are the minimums.
a.____A copy of the rules for the competition to be run.
b.____Stop watch in working order (two would be preferable).
c.____The number of clipboards equal to the number of archers you plan to
have in each
firing order plus a few extras.
d.____Score sheets for the type of competition being ran. Make plenty. It
is better to
have too many and save them for the next event, then
to run out.
e.____One ink pen per clipboard plus extras. Paper, stapler, paper clips,
etc. should also
be there.
f.____Tools such as a wrench, staple gun with staples of the proper
size for the gun or
whatever your targets may require to repair any
damage incurred during the shoot.
g.____If it's a IKAC range, be sure to have plenty of new target faces.
h.____Creature comforts such as; shade, water, chairs, table, bug
spray, etc. should be
considered and provided if possible.
i._____If possible, have some loaner gear available.
14). ____After the range is setup but before it opens, review the various
competition rules. Make notes if you need to. (It is difficult to run a
range for a competition if you don't know it's rules.)
DURING:
1).____Insure that the range is setup and ready to run prior to its
scheduled time.
2).____Check each archers equipment prior to their entering the range. Do
not allow
unserviceable equipment to be used on the range.
3).____Conduct the competition according to the rules of that competition.
If necessary, refer to copy of the rules to answer questions or for
clarification. Should a question arise not
covered by the rules, use your best judgment; with safety being
the overriding
consideration.
4).____Monitor the safety of the competition. Pay particular attention to
actions of non-archers.
Keep the spectators where they are suppose to be.
5).____Take such disciplinary actions as are necessary; i.e., verbal
warnings, removal from the
range, etc., to maintain the safe operation of the range. Range
etiquette requires the
spectators and other archers not to disturb the archers on the
line.
7).____The number of participants will, to a large degree, determine the
number of firing orders,
time for each firing order to shoot . At the smaller events, if
the range is to be open all day, firing orders will probably not be
necessary.
8).____Once an archer has finished shooting for score, make sure that their
score sheet is
properly filled out. Store the completed score sheet in a safe
place till the end of the event.
9).____Observe the condition of the archers. Require them to drink water
and take breaks if
needed. There is no reason for a heat injury to occur on any
archery range.
AFTER:
1).____Identify the range equipment that requires repair and make
arrangements for that repair.
2).____Disassemble the range and clean up the range area.
3).____Transport the range equipment back to its storage area.
4).____Make any required repairs.
5).____Return any borrowed equipment.
6).____Notify Kingdom Archery Marshal immediately after the event if any
disciplinary actions
were necessary or if any accidents occurred.
7).____Within one week of the event send scores to the IKAC & IKCAC deputies
as appropriate. If you don't know who these are check with the Kingdom
Archery Marshall.
LESSONS LEARNED:
These are a few of the things I've learned doing Combat Archery
Competitions the last four years. You can make the same mistakes if you
must, but the stove is actually hot and the paint is wet.
1. Practice improves your score.
2. Using your own equipment improves your score.
3. Don't shoot when you're tired.
4. Don't wear flowing sleeves when shooting. They get caught in the
bow string and adversely affect your score.
5. Try to be able to shoot all three days of a 3 day event.
6. Have someone help with setting up and tearing down the range.
7. Set times that the range will be opened and closed. This will
allow you to see something of the event and not be stuck on the range all
day.
8. One target is enough to do the competition, but more targets will
allow more to shoot quicker; as will each archer having 24 arrows to
shoot.
9. If you can provide loaner gear, do so. The guy who borrows at one
event may turn out to be the third place archer in the Kingdom (this
actually happened one year).
10. If in doubt, keep safety foremost in your mind and use your common
sense.
11. Make sure all your distances are correct. If they aren't, you're
cheating; either us or the rest of the Known World. So use things that
don't stretch like a metal tape measure or a chain.
12. Prior to shooting for score have your scorer or someone down at the
Scorer's Pavise let you know how your shots are falling.
13. While practicing without a helmet or face mask is OK, it is highly
advisable that before going for score you practice with a helmet/face mask
on - it's a whole different world in there.
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From: "Rumil Fletcher" <rumil at prodigy.net>
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Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Submissions for AoB
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