Judges Liaison Officer Judges needed News about judging Timing system available to clubs Rule Changes Judges Resources (including score control forms) Judges Confirmation and Expense Form
Allan Shuker is the Judges Liaison Officer and Yorkshire's single point of contact for archery judging. Please contact him if you want to book judges for your tournaments. His email address is:
Yorkshire-Judges@outlook.com
If any tournament organisers book judges directly for their tournaments, please complete the Judges Confirmation and Expense Form and email to Allan Shuker at:
Yorkshire-Judges@outlook.com
Your Yorkshire Judging Team urgently need more Judges and are reaching out to you!
We’re a friendly supportive team and can offer, where possible, taster sessions to see if you want to join us. These taster sessions are a great opportunity to experience judging at grass roots level and will help you decide whether to volunteer for training.
Becoming a judge is an excellent way to take an active part in the archery community, whether you are still shooting, taking a break from shooting, or are no longer shooting.
YAA also provide a starter pack with all essentials needed to become a judge.
Interested and want to know more? Please email Allan Shuker at:
Yorkshire-Judges@outlook.com.
or talk to any of the Yorkshire judges
The Judges Confirmation and Expense Form was designed following comments made by a number of judges, who have had to approach tournament organisers to seek reimbursement for their various expenses, almost feeling that they have had to negotiate the matter or value of their expenses for the day. They have also not been sure of the arrangements being provided (or not provided) by the club for the judge's lunch.
The approach we're recommending is for the tournament organiser or club secretary to send the form to the judge well in advance of the event, and for the judge to return the confirmation of their attendance and expected expenses, such that these matters can be settled well before the day.
If you are responsible for organising such a tournament, or are the secretary of a club that runs such a tournament, we request that you use this form.
To prevent double booking of Judges, the Judges Confirmation and Expense Form includes a tear off slip to send to Allan Shuker, the Judges Liaison Officer, when the booking has been confirmed. The form can be downloaded as a Word document:
Judges Confirmation and Expense Form (Word document)
Many thanks for your anticipated support.
The YAA's Danage timing system is available to YAA clubs for use at their own WA shoots. The system combines timer, lights, sound, scoreboard, archer rotation indicators and control panels. It's so energy efficient that the whole system can run for a two-day shoot using two car batteries.
Please contact the YAA's Judges Liaison Officer if you are interested in using this system at your club's open shoot:
Yorkshire-Judges@outlook.com
Instructions for the YAA's new Danage Timer system are available online:
Danage Timer - quick start guide
Danage Timer - user manual
Danage Timer - most asked questions
On behalf of the YAA committee and the Yorkshire judges I would like to thank David and Julie Coates, Martin Middleton and Georgina Lucas for their time and hard work as part of the Yorkshire judging team.
They will be missed.
Allan Shuker
YAA SPOC
Yorkshire Judges Liaison Officer
YAA are looking for judges to expand our talented team.
If you would like to know what judging is about, get in touch with the county SPOC, Allan Shuker. He can arrange a day shadowing one of the county's judges during a competition.
Yorkshire-Judges@outlook.com.
Allan Shuker
YAA SPOC
Yorkshire Judges Liaison Officer
Dear Colleagues,
I have been asked on many occasions by Candidate and County Judges about the opening assembly briefing that's given at competitions. Sometimes Judges struggle to get all the information over to the Archers. I have asked Gareth & Louise if they would allow us to put their briefings onto the Judges web site to show how it can be done.
At all Record Status shoots the correct information must be given at assembly. At local Club shoots it doesn't have to be as in-depth as this, but basic information is still required and has to be given by the Judges especially if novices are present.
We have all come across Archers who have not been given certain information by their Clubs, so it is important that the Archers know exactly what are the requirements at competitions.
Please look at the briefings. I'm sure Gareth & Louise would be pleased for you to use them.
Outdoor assembly briefing (DOCX)
Indoor assembly briefing (DOCX)
Briefings Compiled by
Gareth Beeby
Louise Smith
Regards,
Karen Winsett
Yorkshire Judges Liaison Officer
WHY?
During at least 2 field shoots this year archers have needed to be removed from the course quickly due to a medical emergency.
In both cases it took time to communicate this to someone with a radio who could then arrange the medical assistance.
The archers raised the fact that there was currently only one call for assistance: "JUDGE Target x".
When a judge hears this, they go to the target, waiting for groups to shoot, taking the paths. This takes time.
This doesn't distinguish between "JUDGE we need a line call or there is a twig in the way" and "We need help now".
The archers felt vulnerable and discussed a solution before coming to the committees.
The process is not a rule change.
It is a procedure to be used in emergencies, emergencies being the normal meaning of the word - it does not include arrows stuck in trees or overhanging branches.
Archers should ask themselves - does someone need help quickly? Would you normally call 999 in this situation?
If the answer to either question is YES, then call RED.
THE PROCEDURE
An incident occurs and the archers on the target decide they need EMERGENCY help.
The group call "TARGET x RED" - e.g. "TARGET 15 RED"
This call is heard by other archers who IMMEDIATELY STOP SHOOTING and REPEAT THE CALL
The course has now stopped shooting and is clear for Judges, First Aiders, and Organisers etc. to make their way to the target by the shortest and quickest route.
The incident is dealt with.
Judges will re-start the shoot on WHISTLES.
No one will shoot until this re-start is signalled.
Neil S E Foden
Judges Liaison Officer
Northern Counties Archery Society
All judges, please be aware that after 1st April 2011, scopes may be left on the line for both GNAS and FITA rounds.
This is of course subject to safety conditions, e.g. wind or bad weather when they must be secured down or removed. If they cause aggravation to other archers on the same target, then they should also be removed on these occasions.
From 1st April and not before.
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Following an incident at a recent field shoot, the practice of leaving a bow propped against a target whilst searching for arrows will stop forthwith.
Henceforth, when it is necessary to search for arrows behind the boss, one member of the shooting group must stay visible in front of the target to ensure that following groups do not shoot until all archers are clear of the target.
A formal rule confirming this guidance will be published in due course.
Here are some downloadable resources for judges.
Outdoor assembly briefing (DOCX)
Indoor assembly briefing (DOCX)
The forms below are used by judges when working with some of the more popular record status rounds. These are all in PDF format.
Revised 19 June 2013.
Combined FITA
FITA 18
FITA 25
FITA 720
Double FITA 720
FITA 900
FITA Standard
Full FITA
Long Metric
Portsmouth
Double Portsmouth
York/Hereford/Bristols
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