Invicta Coaching Relaunch: Upcoming Sessions

Invicta Coaching is being revitalised with the goal of supporting both coaches and archers across Kent. Our efforts are focused on providing guidance, development opportunities, and fostering a renewed sense of community among local archery clubs. The initial restart of this initiative took place at Fox Archers, and we will be trying to expand our visits to more clubs throughout the coming year.

Upcoming Coaching Sessions

We are pleased to announce three upcoming coaching sessions, all of which will be held at Sittingbourne School, Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 4NL. The scheduled dates are as follows:

  • Saturday, 17th January 2026
  • Saturday, 21st February 2026
  • Saturday, 21st March 2026

Each of these days will feature two separate sessions. These sessions are designed to provide opportunities for experienced coaches to offer their expertise to coaches and archers to improve their skills. Further details on the structure of each session are attached.

How to Get Involved

We invite both coaches and archers to participate in these sessions. If you are interested in assisting with coaching or would like to take part as an archer, please contact Bryn Jones via email at chair@invictaarcherycoaching.co.uk. Additionally, we encourage everyone to share this information within their own clubs to help spread the word.

Further Communication and Costs

The cost for attending a coaching session as an archer is £20.00 per session. Where possible, we recommend that coaches attend all three days if they can and archers attend a session on each day (three sessions over the three months). This continuity ensures that you are either coached by or coaching the same individual throughout, supporting consistent development and progress.”

Look forward to seeing as many of you as possible there.

Kind regards,

Invicta Coaching GroupBryn Jones
chair@invictaarcherycoaching.co.uk 
07921 436569
Invicta Coaching Group
https://www.invictaarcherycoaching.co.uk/

2025 County Championship

Senior County Championship

The Kent committee has accepted a very kind offer from Gravesend Archers to host this years senior county championship. We have decided to split the championship into 2 event because of the limited number of targets that Gravesend can accommodate.

The senior shoot will be held on the 7th September 2025. Entry form available from https://gravesend-archers.co.uk/forms/PocahontasShoot2025Entry.pdf

Kent Field Championship date

Due to the on going wet weather it has been decided to move the Kent Field championship to a time when hopefully we will have no issues with parking at the site. Those of you that attended last year will be aware of how wet the parking area was and we do not wish to further upset the land owner and risk having no where to park. We will notify the date as soon as confirmed.

Kent Field Archery event information

The Kent Field Archery events are open to all Kent Archery members.

You can pay for individual days at a cost of £5 per person or a years membership is available, the planned event on the 12th of November is the last this season.

Archers of any age or bow style are welcome so long as you are able to negotiate the woods, it can be slippery, muddy and you will need to climb up hills and over obstacles. Dress appropriately.

Located at Gore Wood, Pett Rd, near Sittingbourne, https://maps.app.goo.gl/7i4B3GeKDfJVAJ7V6.

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If you wish to attend please notify KAF chairman Geoff Barker by emailing, kaf-chairman@archerykent.org.uk, this is especially important if juniors are attending to ensure the correct shooting distances are set out.

Golden Records goes Live

Please share with all club members and Kent members.

Score Submission – new online platform

The ARCHR.net score keeping programme is not being maintained so has fallen behind Archery GB’s changes to rounds, handicaps, & classifications.As a result, KAA have had to switch to a different platform: Golden Records.

Golden Records is up to date and is actively maintained.  It also includes field rounds, which were never catered for on ARCHR.net. 

Existing Kent records and ARCHR scores have been transferred to Golden records.  Scores that were submitted by clubs and individuals, since January 2022, have also been uploaded to Golden Records. Scores for 2023 havehad their handicap and classification updated in line with Archery GB.

To enable this,all Kent archers who have submitted scores in the past 18 months, either directly or via club record officers, have had a new Golden Records account created.

Golden Records is now live!

Next Steps:

Archers who previously supplied an email address in order to use ARCHR.net will be sent an email with log in details.  ARCHR.net will not accept new scores from 9th August.

Those who previously relied on their club records officer are asked to email the KAA records officer: records@archerykent.org.uk

Reminder:

The responsibility to submit scores lies with individual archers NOT club records officers. This change was made in 2020 because very few clubs were submitting scores so talented archers may have felt overlooked.

All scores should have proof attached,e.g., an official competition results sheet, an IANSEO screenshot, a signed scoresheet (app generated or paper based).

When selecting Kent teams,the selection committee will give priority to proven scores.