Award Schemes
As well as the Archery GB classification scheme, there are other award schemes which offer badges on achievement of certain scores in certain rounds or certain handicaps.
Outdoor Awards
252 Awards
These are awarded by the club upon shooting 2 qualifying scores for your chosen bow style and distance. The round is short (only 3 dozen arrows) and shot in accordance with the AGB Rules of Shooting for imperial rounds. This means it must be the first round of the day with 6 'sighters' only - no other practise beforehand.
Only one round can be shot on a single day to claim this award and at one distance only. It can be incorporated into the first three dozen arrows of a longer round, e.g:
National 40 round is four dozen arrows at 40yds and 2 dozen at 30yds. You can complete the National 40 round and at the same time your first three dozen arrows at 40yds can be used to claim a 252 award.
The awards are designed to get beginners accustomed to shooting and scoring and to prepare them for the longer rounds and distances required for Archery GB classifications.
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Welsh Archery Association (WAA) Daffodils, Knots and Leeks
These are awarded by the Welsh Archery Association for achieving certain scores in York, Hereford or Bristol rounds for the daffodils, WA1440 and Metric rounds for the Knots and WA 720 rounds for the leeks...but only if shot at an open competition. There are 6 different colour badges to claim, each with a specific score needed to acheive it. To get these awards you must submit your scores to the Welsh Archery Association using their special awards claim form.
The claim form shows the scores needed to achieve each level for each bowstyle.
More about the WAA awards and the claim form
World Archery (WA) Awards
World Archery offer various badges and awards for certain rounds shot in World Archery (WA) World Record Status (WRS) competition. The requirements differ depending on bow style, and different awards are available for different age categories. Full details can be found on Archery GB's website at the link below.
More information about WA Awards
Indoor Awards
Portsmouth Awards
The club runs a badge scheme for anyone who submits Portsmouth scores to the records officers over the indoor season. The first badge is available with a score of 300, and with each increase in 25 points you can earn more badges. Unlike other schemes, you don't need to shoot the score 2-3 times to earn the badge - you get the badge on your first achievement of that score. The records officers will keep track of which badges you have earned and will award them to you in the earliest possible club session after submitting the score.
Welsh Archery Association (WAA) Indoor Handicap Awards
The Welsh Archery Association has an Indoor Handicap Award scheme. There are 6 badges to be obtained depending on your indoor handicap. Claims for these badges are made to WAA by the records officers - please speak to them at a club session if you are interested in participating in this scheme.
More about the Indoor Handicap Awards
Welsh Archery Association (WAA) Dragons
These are awarded by the Welsh Archery Association for achieving certain scores in Portsmouth rounds, but only if shot at an open competition. There are 6 different colour badges to claim, each with a specific score needed to acheive it. To get these awards you must submit your scores to the Welsh Archery Association using their special awards claim form.
The claim form also contains the scores needed to achieve each level for each bowstyle.
More about the Dragons and the claim form
