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AANS WINTER NEWSLETTER

2014

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AANS NEWSLETTER

Volume 47, issue 1 January 2014

IN THIS ISSUE Editors page 2

2014 EXECUTIVE 3

2014 Board of Directors 4

2014 Shoot Schedule 5

Reports Presidents Report 7

Presidents update 8

Financial Report 9

Financial statements 10

VP Archery Canada, Membership Report 13

VP 3D report 14

VP Target report 15

BANS Report 16

Coaching Clinic Report 17

Canada Winter Games Report 19

Canada Winter Games Athlete Selection process 21

Canada Winter Games letter of intent 22

Canada Winter Games 18 metre shoots required 23

Club Reports Cape Breton Bowmen 24

Glooscap Heritage Archers Association 25

Northumberland Straight Shooters Archery Club 26

Queens Archers 26

Lunenburg Rod and Gun Club 27

Annapolis East Archery Club 28

E.S.D.C. Tir A L’Arc 29

Antigonish Archery Club 30

3D Shooters Association 30

CFB Halifax AC 31

Greenwood Archery Club 32

Pinegrove Archers Club 32

Osprey AC 33

Other stuff Coaching Courses 34

Canada Games Team Manager advertisement 35

Club Membership form 38

Individual/Family membership form 39

AANS Sponsors and archery gear dealers 40

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Archers Association of Nova Scotia

c/o Sport Nova Scotia

5516 Spring Garden Road, 4th

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Halifax, NS, B3J 1G6

www.aans.ca

www.sportnovascotia.com/main.htm

Editors page

Several documents are not included in this newsletter but are available on the

AANS.ca website. Our website is updated regularly and the home page is used to

announce shoot schedule changes, etc.

Documents on our website include:

Minutes of the November 17, 2013, Board of Directors meeting

Minutes of the November 17, 2013, Annual General meeting

2013 Memorandum of Association

2013 By-laws

Various policies of the Association

Club Registration form

Individual / Family Membership form

This newsletter!

Website:

AANS.ca

http://www.aans.ca/

http://www.sportnovascotia.com/main.htm

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2014 AANS Executive

President:

William Currie

Osprey Archery Club

Whites Lake NS B3T 1W6

902 852 4393

[email protected]

Treasurer:

Nicole Theriault

ESDC tir-a-l'arc

Meteghan River, NS B0W 2L0

902 645-3201

[email protected]

Secretary:

Melanie Lefler

Glooscap Heritage Archery Club

Newport Corner, NS B0N 1L0.

902-757-2183

[email protected]

Vice President Archery Canada:

Robert Laprade

CFB Halifax Archery Club

Lawrencetown, NS B2Z 1L3

902 434-0794

[email protected]

Vice President 3D:

Chad Harpell

St Mary’s AC

Truro NC B2N 7B5

[email protected]

902 893 2806

Vice President Target:

Tom Riley

CFB Halifax/Scotian Bowmen /OspreyAC

Dartmouth N.S. B3A 4M8

902 229-4333

[email protected]

Director of Bowhunting:

John Webber

St Mary’s Archery

Shubenacadie, NS B0N 2H0

902 758 1035

[email protected]

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2014 AANS Board of Directors

Club Contact Phone Email

Annapolis East Archery Club Neil Freeman 825-6975 [email protected]

Antigonish Archery Assoc.(Afton) Dion Sampson 386-2040 [email protected]

Balmoral Archery Club Mike McCallum 657-3125 [email protected]

Cape Breton Bowmen (Camp Carter) Leo Laffin 304-9816 [email protected]

CFB Halifax Archery Club (Halifax) Robert Laprade 434-0794 [email protected]

ESDC Tir A l’arc (Meteghan River) Ricky Comeau 769-2090 [email protected]

Gloosecap Heritage Archery Club Gary Oickle 670-3947 [email protected]

Greenwood Archery Club Jeff Cox [email protected]

Kings Archers (New Minus) Wayne Sullivan 678-7142 [email protected]

Lunenburg Rod and Gun Club Mike Myra 634-4624 [email protected]

Millbrook 3D Shooters Vernon Gloade 897-7750 [email protected]

Musquodoboit Archers Association Dewayne Pubicover 981-4143

Northumberland Strait Shooters AC Philip Fisher 752-0111 [email protected]

Osprey Archery Club (Shad Bay) Nick Eld 850-2845 [email protected]

Pinegrove Archers (Bridgewater) Barry Mills 634-3926 [email protected]

Queens Archery Club Corey Conrad 356-2560 [email protected]

Riverside Archers (West Bay Rd) Wayne Wyre 645-1405 [email protected]

Scotia Bowmen AC (Oakfield) Gerald Sheehan 576-2796 [email protected]

St. Mary’s Archery Club (Hilden) Chad Harpell 893-2806 [email protected]

3D Shooters Associations Jonathan Mackenzie 863-0926 [email protected]

TAANS Mike McCallum 657-3125 [email protected]

BANS John Webber 758-1035 [email protected]


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AANS 2014 Shoot Schedule and Club Contacts

Preregistration with hosting clubs is mandatory for all indoor target shoots. AANS.ca website is the official site for this schedule and any changes to it.

Date Club Shoot Format

2014/01/25 (Saturday) Kings Archers FITA (18M) 2014/02/02 (Sunday) Glooscap FITA (18M) 2014/02/16 (Sunday) Cape Breton Bowmen Coast Guard College paper animals 2014/02/22 (Saturday) Osprey AC FITA (18M) 2014/02/23 (Sunday) Glooscap Frozen Finger Outdoor 3D 2014/03/01 (Saturday) Osprey AC Canadian Regional Indoor FITA (18M) 2014/03/02 (Sunday) Osprey AC Canadian Regional Indoor FITA (18M) 2014/03/09 (Sunday) ESDC Oral Saulnier Memorial FITA (18M) 2014/03/16 (Sunday) Greenwood Outdoor 3D 2014/03/22 (Saturday) Northumberland FITA (18M) 2014/03/23 (Sunday) Lunenburg SANCTIONED Outdoor 3D 2014/03/23 (Sunday) Antigonish 3D Shooters Ass. BOD & AGM Indoor 3D 2014/03/29 (Saturday) CFB Halifax Bruce Scott Indoor 3D 2014/03/30 (Sunday) CFB Halifax Bruce Scott Indoor 3D 2014/04/06 (Sunday) Glooscap Outdoor 3D 2014/04/13 (Sunday) Queens Mansfield Memorial Outdoor 3D 2014/04/13 (Sunday) St Mary’s Multi-sites Indoor Championship of the Am FITA (18M) 2014/04/20 (Sunday) Easter Sunday 2014/04/26 (Saturday) CFB Halifax Indoor 3D Provincials, Atlantics Indoor 3D 2014/04/27 (Sunday) CFB Halifax Indoor Target Provincials, Atlantics FITA (18M) 2014/05/03 (Saturday) Scotian Bowmen Field 2014/05/04 (Sunday) Pinegrove Norman Keizer Memorial SANCTIONED Outdoor 3D 2014/05/11 (Sunday) Northumberland Mother’s Day Outdoor 3D 2014/05/17 (Saturday) St Mary’s 900 Round 2014/05/18 (Sunday) St Mary’s SANCTIONED Outdoor 3D 2014/05/25 (Sunday) Antigonish 3D Shooters Assoc Outdoor 3D 2014/06/01 (Sunday) Osprey AC Delaney Memorial SANCTIONED Outdoor 3D 2014/06/07 (Saturday) Scotian Bowmen Field 2014/06/08 (Sunday) Scotian Bowmen Leo King Memorial SANCTIONED Outdoor 3D 2014/06/15 (Sunday) Queens Father’s Day Outdoor 3D 2014/06/21 (Saturday) Scotian Bowmen 720 Round 2014/06/22 (Sunday) Scotian Bowmen FITA Star (1440) 2014/06/22 (Sunday) Riverside Outdoor 3D 2014/06/29 (Sunday) St Mary’s 3D Outdoor Provincials SANCTIONED Outdoor 3D 2014/07/05 (Saturday) Osprey AC Iron Archer Combo 3D, targ, field 2014/07/06 (Sunday) Northumberland 720 Round 2014/07/06 (Sunday) Greenwood Outdoor 3D

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2014/07/12 (Saturday) Scotian Bowmen TAANS Traditional 3D 2014/07/13 (Sunday) Scotian Bowmen TAANS Traditional 3D 2014/07/19 (Saturday) Osprey AC 1440 Round 2014/07/20 (Sunday) Kings Outdoor 3D 2014/07/27 (Sunday) Musquodoboit BANS BANG-UP Outdoor 3D 2014/08/01-10 Lac La Biche, AB Canadian Outdoor Championships 3D, Field, Target 2014/08/03 (Sunday) Millbrook Outdoor 3D 2014/08/10 (Sunday) Northumberland Outdoor 3D 2014/08/17 (Sunday) Annapolis East Outdoor 3D 2014/08/23 (Saturday) Kings Archers Bow Fest Outdoor 3D 2014/08/24 (Sunday) Kings Archers Bow Fest Outdoor 3D 2014/08/30 (Saturday) Cape Breton Bowmen Francis Shebib Outdoor 3D 2014/08/31 (Sunday) Cape Breton Bowmen Francis Shebib Outdoor 3D 2014/09/06 (Saturday) Osprey AC Outdoor Provincials Field 2014/09/07 (Sunday) Scotian Bowmen Outdoor Provincials Target 2014/09/14 (Sunday) St Mary’s Outdoor 3D 2014/09/21 (Sunday) Lunenburg Outdoor 3D 2014/10/05 (Sunday) Annapolis East Outdoor 3D 2014/10/19 (Sunday) Scotian Bowmen TAANS AGM & workshop Traditional 3D 2014/11/17 (Sunday) TBA AANS BOD & AGM meeting 2014/12/07 (Saturday) CFB Halifax Turkey Shoot Indoor 3D

Club Contacts Club Contact Phone Email 3D shooters Association of NS Jonathan MacKenzie 863-0926 [email protected] Annapolis East Archery Club Neil Freeman 825 6975 [email protected] Antigonish Archery Assoc (Afton) Dion Sampson 386 2040 [email protected] Balmoral Archery Club TAANS Mike McCallum 657 3125 [email protected] Bowhunters Association of NS John Webber 758 1035 [email protected] Cape Breton Bowmen, Camp Carter Leo Laffin 304 9816 [email protected] CFB Halifax Archery Club (Halifax) Robert Laprade 434 0794 [email protected] ESDC Tir A L’Arc (Meteghan River) Ricky Comeau 769 2090 [email protected] Glooscap Heritage Archery Club Gary Oickle 670 3947 [email protected] Greenwood Archery Club Jeff Cox [email protected] Kings Archers (New Minus) Wayne Sullivan 678 7142 [email protected] Lunenburg Rod and Gun (Archery) Mike Myra 634 4624 [email protected] Millbrook 3D Shooters Vernon Gloade 897 7750 [email protected] Musquodoboit Archery Club Dewayne Publicover 827 5733 Northumberland Strait Shooters AC Philip Fisher 752 0111 [email protected] Osprey Archery Club (Shad Bay) Nick Eld 850 2845 [email protected] Pinegrove Archers (Bridgewater) Barry Mills 634 3926 [email protected] Queens Archery Club Corey Conrad 356 2560 [email protected] Riverside Archers (West Bay Rd) Wayne Wyre 625 1405 [email protected] Scotia Bowmen AC (Oakfield) Gerald Sheehan 576 2796 [email protected] St. Mary’s Archery Club (Hilden) Chad Harpell 893 2806 [email protected] Whycocomagh John Cremo 623 1850 [email protected]

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Presidents Report to the Board of Directors and the Annual General meeting.

This has been a busy year for the Archers Association of Nova Scotia. Our Canada Games coach

Lindsey Poehl and Travis McLeod attended a 2 day Canadian Sport for Life National Summit in

Ottawa/Gatineau in February. Mike Myra and Robert Laprade represented AANS at Archery

Canada directors meetings in August in Woodstock, New Brunswick. A total of 5 archers also

received partial funding to participate in the 2013 Canadian Outdoor Archery Championships.

This funding came from Sport Nova Scotia and from Archery Canada. AANS members won a

total of 10 medals at the 2013 Canadian OutdoorArchery Championships.

I need to thank our Provincial Coach, Rick Comeau and our Canada Games Coach, Lindsey

Poehl for all their hard work and contributions to our coaching program. Our Learning

Facilitators have put on several coaching courses around the province and are planning more

courses for the coming year.

This year AANS and all provincial sport organization are completing our assessments for our

Block Funding for the Department of Health and Wellness. Our Block funding has been

constant at $10,000 for the past 4 or 5 year. The assessment determines whether our Block

Funding increases or decreases for the next 4 years. Your club reports help us know the

activities of our clubs and help us fill in the details in our assessment forms. Our assessment is

due on Nov. 25 and we will discover the outcome (whether our block funding increases or

decreases) by Dec. 18.

We have just been informed by Sport Nova Scotia that we will be receiving $4200 to go toward

the purchase of another set of NASP archery gear. AANS will contribute up to $900 for this

purchase.

As Rodney Misener leaves the Executive of AANS, I need to thank him for his contributions to

promoting 3D archery in Nova Scotia. I also thank the other members of the executive (John

Webber, Marilyn McLaren, Nicole Theriault, Tom Riley and Rob LaPrade) for their support,

advise and occasional frown. Finally, I thank all the volunteers, coaches, judges, and archers of

all the clubs and associations for the countless hours of time spent promoting and participating in

archery in Nova Scotia.

Thank you,

William Currie

President

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2014/01/26

President’s update to membership.

Firstly, I must thank Nicole Theriault for assembling this newsletter. I admit that I “polished” it a bit.

This is her last duty as Secretary and now she is our Treasurer. In addition, I am delighted to welcome

Chad Harpell (Vice President 3D) and Melanie Lafler (Secretary) to the executive.

As many of you know, our Canada Games coach resigned his position as of 2013/12/31. We advertised

for a Canada Games coach and I can announce now that Jason March applied for the position and has

been selected to be our new Canada Games coach. Jason has strong archery credentials, having

participated in Canada Summer Games (Archery) in Kamloops (1993), in Brandon (1997) and in various

other National and International archery events. He has NCCP coaching credentials, level 2 theory, level

3 technical (archery), and level 3 practical and is committed to achieving the equivalent of level 3 theory

in 2014. An advertisement is now being circulated and is on our website AANS.ca for the position of

Canada Games manager. The archer selection process “2015 CANADA WINTER GAMES - Indoor

Archery Event - Athlete selection process” document on our website and in this newsletter has recently

been edited to reflect these changes with Canada Winter Games coaching. Archer monthly reports are

now to be sent to our Vice President Target (Tom Riley [email protected]) and our Canada Games

coach Jason March ([email protected]).

Our Block Funding from the Department of Health and Wellness was announced on January 2. Our

Block funding has remained at $10,000 per year for the next 4 years. I was disappointed that this funding

did not increase from previous years, but at least it did not decrease.

At our BOD meeting in November we agreed to fund certified coaches for coaching activities related to

Canada Games core team archers and also for participation development. We will pay mileage at our

standard rate of $0.30 / kilometer. There are 2 separate pots of money. So that we can budget and so

coaches will not be disappointed, please submit a budget request to our Treasurer before your planned

activities.

Participation development is an activity where people of all ages are introduced to archery. We have

recently acquired another complete set of NASP Genesis bows, arrows, targets, and nets. Some of this

gear is already in use in two separate participation development projects. This gear is available to our

coaches for participation development projects.

Thank you,

William Currie

President





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2013/11/15

Treasurer’s Report

On Sept 1, 2012 the bank balance was $31,594.32. For the year Sept 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2013

total incomes were $40,014.83, total expenses were $41,188.04 and the bank balance on August

31, 2013 was $30,421. 11. Financial Statements are attached.

Thank you,

Marilyn McLaren

Treasurer, AANS

Have you renewed your AANS membership yet this year? Memberships expire December 31. Renew now and avoid the last minute rush!! Membership forms are on the back pages of this newsletter.



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Registry of Joint Stock Companies

Financial ReportsSocieties ActPage 1 of 3

STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES FOR

Archers Association of Nova Scotia(society name)

for the fiscal period

2012/09/01 to 2013/08/31

(yyyy/mm/dd)

IncomeAC Conference IncomeAC Directors Meeting Travel RefundAC top athlete traveladvertising, sponsorship, sales incomeAthelete Travel FundBank Charge ReversalBank InterestCoaching course NASP 2013 RegistationCoaching course registrationCoaching LTAD Conference SNSMembership Dues ClubMembership Dues FamilyMembership Dues SinglePNS - Block FundingReconcile CorrectionSNS Support4Sport Canada GamesSNS Support4Sport Participation Develop

A. Total Income

826.152,937.74

895 ..82666.00450.0021.433.03

300.002,094.00

400.001,460.003,710.004,975.00

10,000.009.84

5,000.006,265.82

40,014.83

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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES FOR


for the fiscal period

2012/09/01 to 2013/08/31

(yyyy/mmldd)

Expenditures2012 athlete travel & registrationsAC Directors meeting travelArchery Canada membership duesArchery Canada Tournament RegistrationsBank ChargeCoaching course expensesCoaching LTAD conferenceExec, BoD & AG Meeting ExpensesOperating ExpensesPublic Relations, Program PromotionSupport4Sport Canada GamesSupport4Sport participation developmentSupport4Sport PSO NASP 2013Support4Sport PSO project First Nations

B. Total Expenditures

3,095.823,319.906,408.00

388.0019.00

1,899.403,909.092,496.083,602.655,694.221,788.383,369.321,441.093,757.09

41.188.04

(-1,173.21)

31,594.32

30,421.11

C. Net Surplus or (Deficit) (A - B = C)

O. Surplus or (Deficit), beginning of year

E. Surplus or (Deficit), end of year (C + 0 = E)

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AssetsCurrent Assets

Cash and depositsAccounts receivablePrepaid expenses

Capital/Fixed AssetsEquipmentLand and buildingsOther capitallfixed Assets

A. Total Assets

30,421.11

30.421.11

LiabilitiesCurrent liabilities

Amounts payableTaxes payable

Long Tarm DebtMortgageOther

B. Total Liabilities 0.00

EquityRetained earnings/deficitGeneral reserve

C. Total Equity 30.421.11

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VP Archery Canada, membership report.

Archery Canada has new by-laws that comply with the new federally imposed Not-For-Profit

legislation. Changes include firstly, PSO representatives are now members and allotted one vote

per province or territory, secondly, archers are now registrants with Archery Canada (non

voting), and the members (PSO representatives) will now elect the Board of Directors.

Provinces may adopt similar legislation.

The 2014 Nationals will be in Lac La Biche, Alberta from August 1 to 10. Due to pipeline

construction in that area, early hotel booking is recommended. More information can be found

on the 2014 Canadian National Archery Championships web site. The 2015 Nationals were to

be held in Ontario but due to Ontario hosting the Pan AM Games, AC approved a location

change with Manitoba. 3D Nationals will be held in Carberry, Manitoba, Field at the Sanford

Range, which is operated by the Archers & Bowhunters Association of Manitoba (ABAM) and

Target being held next to the Winnipeg International Airport.

AANS has 22 member clubs and Associations, 450 members of which 173 are returning

members and 277 are new members. AANS currently has 95 families and 157 single

memberships.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert Laprade

2013 AANS Membership Report

Registered Clubs 22 Total AANS Membership 450 Returning Membership 173 New Membership 277 Oldest Male Birth Year 1937 Families Memberships 95 Youngest Male Birth Year 2008 Single Memberships 157 Total Male Membership 300 Oldest Female Birth Year 1936 Male 18 yrs and Older 193 Youngest Female Birth Year 2008 Male under 18 yrs 85 No Age Given 22 Blind Archer 1 Total Female Membership 150 Other – Parkinson 2 Female 18 yrs and Older 89 Female under 18 yrs 53 No Age Given 8



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2013 Nova Scotia 3D Report

Nova Scotia 3D Archery for 2013 had a very busy year, with thirty four different shoots held across the

province. With twenty two clubs and three associations, Nova Scotia archers have no shortage of

tournaments or clubs to participate in. Membership numbers are very strong with AANS and most clubs

seem to be doing well with memberships and participants at their shoots.

This year a few clubs shoots have seen numbers climb above the one hundred mark, making these

shoots rewarding, fun and profitable. I would like to think one of the reasons for the stronger numbers

is due to the 3D Target draw offered by AANS and supported by most Nova Scotia Archery Retailers. The

target draw this year concentrated on improving numbers by encouraging 3D archers to bring a fellow

archer to their first time shoot. The targets were drawn for at the 3D provincials in Lunenburg.

The Lunenburg Rod and Gun club went above and beyond this year, by hosting the 2013 3D Outdoor

Provincials on the beautiful South Shore, and with such a well-organized event, things went off without

a hitch. With sixty- six plus archers participating, I had the opportunity to talk some of the participants

that weekend, and most felt very pleased with the setup of the course and organization of the event.

One item that may not have been noticed by the participants that weekend was the meeting held with

different archery members from across the province, to discuss the development of a 3D Committee.

3D archery is too big and growing too fast for one member (3D Vice President) to look after the changes

needed to accept the growth of this sport. I encourage the new 3D Vice President to continue on with

the setup of the 3D Committee for the province and help this sport grow with a positive and fun

outlook. I am certain the 3D association would agree that it is time for 3D archery to come under one

umbrella and make this province one of the strongest in Canada.

This year with the Nationals being held in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia showed strong representation,

with some archers finishing with a medal, proving that membership in a club and the spirit of

competition is a positive thing. I was not able to attend this year’s Nationals or the Archery Canada 3D

meeting, so Mike Myra of Lunenburg graciously represented Nova Scotia at the National meeting.

Over the past three years I have had the opportunity as 3D Vice President to meet some great people

who have some great ideas on how 3D archery should be changed to make improvements and I

encourage those archers to step forward and make those ideas become reality.

Yours truly,

Rodney Misener,

AANS 3D Vice President

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2013 AANS Vice President of Target Report

The majority of target tournaments in 2013 were well attended, especially the indoor

tournaments. This was mainly due to the Canada Games being in 2015. A welcome addition to

the target ranks was the development of the para archers down at Northumberland Strait Shooters

Archery Club. (Job well done Allan). Facilities were challenging at times for these athletes.

Other positive developments were the tournaments held at St Marys Archery Club and at The

Millbrook First Nation.

The Province was quite well represented at Outdoor Nationals this year. We had 11 Archers

there and brought home 6 Medals, 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze. A very bright spot there was the

Program Run by Bruce Graves out of Osprey Archery Club and CFB Halifax Archery Club. In

the Canadian Regionals we won 2 Medals, a gold and a silver.

I would like to thank those that helped the VP of Target out big or little, Gayle Caudle, Marilyn

McLaren, The Thomas Family, John Webber, Bill Currie, Rob Laprade, Ken Saulnier, all the

judges, Hunt Outdoors, Millbrook First Nation.

The challenges facing target in the province are many unfortunately. If AANS is serious about

the development of Target Archery in Nova Scotia (especially outdoor), I believe there has to be

a larger effort put forward by the organization. It is too much to think that one person is going to

take over this job and be able to bring new direction to the sport.

Tom Riley

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Bowhunting Directors Report

Bowhunters Association of Nova Scotia (BANS) would like to make you aware of the Youth

Hunting Camps planned for March 2014.

For those that may know of some young budding hunters and huntresses these DNR lead training

camps may be of interest?

2014 Hunting Camp for Youth

March 10 & 11 – Middle Musquodoboit

March 11 & 12 – McGowan Lake

March 12 & 13 – Guysborough

Join Department of Natural Resources staff and local hunters and trappers for a two day, one

night hunting and trapping camp. Highlights include:

*Making and setting snares

*Dispatching and cleaning a snowshoe hare

*Wilderness navigation

*Building survival kits and shelters

*Fun evening activities

*Shooting longbows, crossbows, and long guns

All locations and camps are open to youth aged of 12-15.

Limited space available, preference given to first-time applicants. Fee: $60.85

To register or if you have questions please contact:

Central - Middle Musquodoboit Camp

Natural Resource Education Centre - 384-3420 or email [email protected]

Western - McGowan Lake Camp

Nicole Wallis - 634-7555 or email [email protected]

Eastern - Guysborough Camp

Gena MacDonald – 863-4513 or email [email protected]

Submitted Respectfully,

John Webber






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Coaching Clinic Report 2013

There are only a few archery clubs in Nova Scotia who do not have an NCCP Trained

Instructor of Beginner Archers coach.

We held one Instructor of Beginner Archers clinic this year.

It was held in Windsor with nine coaches taking the course and attaining the Trained Coach

status.

We have a course in the planning stages scheduled for spring of 2014. The location and date

will be announced as soon as we have enough participants.

I am glad to inform the Board of Directors we now have four new Certified Instructor of

Beginner Archer coaches in 2013.

These coaches are Nicole Theriault from E.S.D.C. Tir A L’Arc Archery Club, Travis McLeod

from Scotian Bowmen Archery Club, Bruce Graves from the C.F.B. Halifax Archery Club

and Greg Wile from Glooscap Archery Club.

The next step in the Long Term Athlete Development process for the clubs will be to get their

Trained Coaches to attain Certified Coach status by completing the Portfolio requirements.

We held an Instructor of Intermediate Archers Course in New Minas in August.

Here we had to change the course date from June to August because of scheduling conflicts.

With some cancelling in the last two weeks before the course we ended up having only three

Coaches attend, one of which was Lindsey Poehl.

For him this was an update to the courses he’d already taken but is a necessary checkmark on

his résumé to becoming a Learning Facilitator for the Instructor of Intermediate Archers

context.

We should have enough coaches interested to hold an Instructor of Intermediate Archers

Course in 2014.

Respectfully Submitted:

Ricky Comeau

AANS Coaching Coordinator

Master Learning Facilitator

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Canada Winter Games Report

November 17, 2013

Nova Scotia has currently 18 registered Canada Games core team members. 6 female

compound shooters, 4 male compound shooters, 5 female recurve shooters, 3 male

recurve shooters and 7 archers in training some with posted scores that have not yet

signed the letter of intent. All unsigned archers must have a signed letter of intent

submitted before July 31, 2014 to be able to continue as a Canada Games athlete.

Training is ongoing with most coaches/parents/athletes reporting their athletes’ progress

to me but more detail is needed with in these reports, vague reports usually have

questions emailed back for more details.

There were 3 qualifiers held this year with 21 archers scoring rounds, 5 archers have

earned a qualifying score and ensured their position to be considered as a Canada

games contender.

This year care needs to be taken in picking dates and viable locations for Canada

Games qualifiers, these qualifiers are not only a stepping stone for team placement but

is also used as a bench mark for me to observe how the athletes are progressing with

their training at that particular stage of their training program. Consultation with the

Canada Games coach of facility and date changes needs to happen prior to the Canada

Games qualifier to ensure a fair and level playing field for all athletes.

Restrictions on the Canada Games coach’s travel needs to stop so I can do my job in

visiting club coaches with in the province. I feel that all clubs, coaches, and athletes are

equal and deserve my attention when called upon for a visit. This service is important

for coach and athlete development for short-term gain and long-term excellence.

Respectfully submitted

Lindsey Poehl AANS Canada Games Coach

Note added in editing this newsletter: Lindsey Poehl announced his resignation as our Canada Games

coach on November 17, 2013 at our Board of Directors meeting and he confirmed his resignation by

email on December 6, 2013 effective December 31, 2013.

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2015 CANADA WINTER GAMES - Indoor Archery Event - Athlete selection process

The Archers Association of Nova Scotia (AANS) is looking for young archers wishing to represent Nova Scotia at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, British Columbia.

All interested archers must contact Tom Riley (AANS Vice President Target) at 1-902-229-4333 or at [email protected]; Jason March (Canada Games Coach) at 1-902-270-2371 or at [email protected]; or Ricky Comeau (Provincial Coach) at 1-902-769-2090 or at [email protected] or BEFORE JULY 31, 2014 in order to be considered for the Canada Games Archery Core Team.

Archers must be AANS members and be under 22 years of age as of January 1, 2015, i.e., born in the calendar year 1993 or later.

Archers must also sign a Canada Games Letter of Intent that is available on the AANS.ca website and send it to the AANS Vice President Target. This places the archer on the Nova Scotia Canada Games Archery Core Team.

For more information regarding Canada Games go to: www.canadagames.ca

2015 Canada Winter Games dates: February 12 to March 1, 2015.

Canada Games Archery consists of:

Qualifying Round: Two FITA 1 rounds shot at 18m on vertical 3-spot 40 cm faces.

Individual Elimination Round: The top 16 archers of each gender and bow-type are seeded according to their positions as determined by their total scores in the Qualification Round.

Team Elimination Round: The top 8 teams of two (2) competitors by bow type will be seeded according to their total scores in the Qualification Round.

Team composition: 1 recurve male, 1 recurve female

1 compound male, 1 compound female

Nova Scotia Canada Games Archery Team selection criteria:

Core team archers must submit a minimum of six scores shot at designated FITA 1 events shot at 18 m on vertical 3-spot 40 cm faces, including Canada Games qualifying tournaments, AANS Provincial Indoor tournaments, Archery Canada 2013 and/or 2014 Indoor Regional Events or Archery Canada sanctioned out of province tournaments. Two of these must have been shot outside the archer’s club between January 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014.

Archers have to submit their signed score cards within two weeks of an event to the AANS Vice President Target and the Canada Games Coach in order to be used to determine ranking. Scoring for recurve archers and compound archers is different. Recurve archers will use the outer 10 circle and compound archers will use the inner 10 circle. Minimum scores must be:

Recurve men 500 (outer ten), Recurve women 496 (outer ten).

Compound men 509 (inner ten), Compound women 496 (inner ten).

These scores are 85% of the current national junior FITA 18 m record.




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The average of the 6 best scores, two of which can be scores from 2013 tournaments and four of which must be from 2014 tournaments (two of which must have been shot outside the home zone) will determine the average score.

This average score may have bonus points added to or deleted from it as per the following:

For each clinic or AC registered FITA 1 event offered that is not compulsory and that an archer attends, 1 bonus point will be added, to a maximum of 10 bonus points, to their average score for ranking purposes.

A monthly report by each athlete’s coach, updating the athlete’s progress should be submitted by email, starting January 1, 2013, to the AANS Vice President Target and the Canada Games Coach. A missed report without a satisfactory reason will result in a subtraction of 1 point from the archer’s earned bonus points.

Attendance at the Canada Games Archery trials in August 2014 is compulsory. The trials will be held on one weekend and matchplay and team event will be offered.

If the top average ranking scores in any division are within 2% of each other a match play shoot off will then be the determining factor for selection to the Canada Games Archery Team. Final Team selection will be after the last Canada Games Archery Team Qualifier in November 2014.

A Nova Scotia Archery team training camp will be held in January 2015. Attendance is compulsory, other clinics that are offered are not compulsory but attendance will be taken.

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Canada Games LETTER OF INTENT

I, _______________________________________(archer)_, have read the information

above and agree to participate in the Canada Games preparation and Team program.

______________________________________ ____________________ ARCHER’S SIGNATURE DATE

______________________________________ ____________________ PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE DATE

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SECTION AND RETURN TO:

AANS Vice President Target Archers Association of Nova Scotia c/o Sport Nova Scotia 5516 Spring Garden Road, 4th Floor Halifax, NS, B3J 1G6

ARCHER’S NAME: ______________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________

TOWN: ________________________________ POSTAL CODE: _________________

DATE OF BIRTH (year/month/day): _________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER: ______________________________________________________

PARENT’S PHONE # (DAYTIME): __________________________________________

E-MAIL (if available): ____________________________________________________

EQUIPMENT DIVISION: RECURVE or COMPOUND ___________________________

SEX: MALE or FEMALE __________________________________________________

EXPERIENCE: (list how many years you have been shooting and what kinds of

tournaments you have shot so far):

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

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ATTENTION ALL AANS MEMBERS AND CLUBS:

RE: 2015 CANADA WINTER GAMES

For preparation of Nova Scotia’s Archery Team to the indoor archery event at the 2015 Canada Winter Games, AANS and the Nova Scotia Archery Core Team is searching for clubs willing to hold the following events:

Registered FITA 1 indoor tournaments between January 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014. These events will be 18-meter FITA Round (60 arrows) shot at 40cm target faces and 18-meter matchplay.

- Vertical 3-spot faces are requested to be used for Core Team participants.

- AANS needs interested clubs throughout the province.

- Interested Clubs must have a minimum club-level certified judge on hand and at least 3 competitors participating in the event.

One site is needed for the Provincial team training camp to be held on a weekend in January 2015.

- Vertical 3-spot faces are obligatory for this event.

Since archers must be 21-years of age or younger, billeting opportunities would be appreciated as some archers may be traveling from other areas to compete.

Note:

All tournaments should be registered with AANS at your earliest possible convenience. Last date for registering tournaments for 2014 is at the AANS Director’s Meeting in November, 2013.

All these tournaments will be for archers registered in the Core Team, as well as anyone else wanting to shoot them except for the Provincial Training camp and the Canada Games Archery Trials Event.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Ricky Comeau, Provincial Coach Coordinator

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Cape Breton Bowmen 2013

The Cape Breton Bowmen had a strong year in 2013 remaining financially stable. Our numbers

were steady during the indoor season where we held weekly shooting on Sunday evenings at the

Point Aconi Road Community Hall. Starting this fall we are excited to be moving our indoor

shooting to the Canadian Coast Guard College.

We had a strong increase in numbers through the spring and summer at our Wednesday evening

weekly 3D shoots at our Frenchvale Property. The increase in numbers was mostly made up of

women and youth which is encouraging.

We had the opportunity to provide an archery session at the Atlantic Burn Camp in August. We

also held our Annual Francis Shebib Memorial shoot at Camp Carter on the Labour Day

weekend again this year, the turnout was excellent, and a good time was had by all.

The club is looking forward to a strong year in 2014 and is investigating ways to help increase

membership.

The executive has changed for 2014;

President – Leon Laffin

Vice President – Paul Farrell

Treasurer – Jason March

Secretary – Danielle Gusso

Respectfully Submitted,

Cape Breton Bowmen Association

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Glooscap Heritage Archers Association

First of all I would like to thank all Archers from the Maritimes that have supported our Club and

Shoots in 2013. We kicked off the Outdoor 3-D Season in Feb. With the Frozen Finger on Feb. 24th in

conjunction with TAANS. We had 98 shooters in attendance. Great time had by all.

We had a 3-D outdoor fun shoot on April 24th with 62 Shooters in Attendance. Then we had our

Annual George Ackroyd Memorial shoot on Sept. 15th with 46 shooters which was very much needed to

get our new club going as i will soon explain.

We as a Club continue to promote Archery in our area Our Club is open 7 days a week offering

outdoor and indoor shooting 20 yards or 18 meter indoors. We also have walking trails through the

woods which are used a lot in the summer for people to walk their dogs. In the winter you can snow

shoe and there is a good hill for kids to go coasting.

We have had Kings Edge Hill students join our Club to practice part of their sports program. I feel

they will be back this winter season. Greg Wile has put on a bow making course with some of our

members making their own long bows. Greg also is teaching good shooting form and breathing skills to

our youth and adults. We continue to work on our grounds and upkeep of the club house. We are very

positive as an Association on moving forward from here which is sad but needs to be said.

Glooscap Archery Club (The jury is out on this one 1962) Oldest formed Archery Club in Nova

Scotia is no more. 3 of our past executive are under an RCMP investigation into spending of club funds.

Not only the Club funds but also collecting money for AANS Membership that AANS never received. I

have spent the past 3 months back tracking all our Club cheques and outstanding unpaid bills to a

depletion of Club funds over a 14 month spending spree.

We have had to form a new organization in order to get our lease on the land back. We have

formed a new executive and are starting over. What we have learned from this is any member who has

a concern needs to be heard and monthly meeting are a must. A financial report with a bank statement

should go no longer than quarterly. As members when we are not happy with how a Club is run stand up

for your beliefs and don't walk away. When a member or members have concerns call a meeting and

keep pushing till it happens. As a member of this club since 1969 i feel bad not about the money loss its

more so for the passed on members who put their time and effort into making the Club what it was.

Their dedication into the time they spent in making it possible to learn this great sport. I if given a

chance will explain in more detail at the AGM. A special thank-you to our sponsors and Archers Edge for

donating 2 targets on our start up shoot.

I now know how important it is to be a member of the AANS and am proud of it. The support we

have had through this has been fantastic. We at the GLOOSCAP HERITAGE ARCHERS ASSOCIATION look

forward to serving all archers of all ages and to make the time spent with us as enjoyable as possible.

We might have been down but are not giving up. Hope to see you at our Shoots in 2014.

Thank you all,

Gary OickIe

President

Glooscap Heritage Archers Association

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Northumberland Strait Shooters Archery Club

Northumberland had a very active year with a total of 50 members. Our regular archers and Para-archers both groups held weekly shoots on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectfully.

Our Para-group joined with the Tuesday group for the summer and we attended several 50m shoots at St. Mary's and Scotia Bowmen.

We developed a new 3D range in Thorburn and now have both a short course and a longer course set up. Two 3D shoots were held on the long course, and we held a club shoot on the new in early September. It should prove to be much dryer than the long course.

We just finished an open house followed by a 3 week Intro to archery course and are hoping to pick up some new members from it.

For 2014 we are planning to expand our Para-archery program and offer an afternoon program when public transportation is available. Hopefully this will allow more to participate.

Yours in Sport.

ALLAN COLLIE

Queens Archers 2013 report to AANS

We had a fairly busy year. We had one new club judge pass his exams this year, that makes a total

of three club judges. Three members have taken the RSO (Range Safety Officer) exams, now we

have Five Safety officers. Two members attended the coaches clinic, now we have two coaches in

training.

The club put on three, 3-D shoots. Two had good turnouts while one was not so good due to Rain.

Three members attended Caledonia school in North Queens and put on archery lessons for six

weeks in early spring.

This summer shooting lessons and demonstrations were put on at Raddall Provincial Park as part of

their park days.

This summer we also participated in the Privateers Days held in Liverpool with a float in the parade

and a booth where people could shoot. The booth was enjoyed by both young and older shooters.

Two members attended the Wood Lot of the year Award in Caledonia where they put on shooting

and demonstration.

There was also club shoots at Valentines Day, Christmas and a fall get together and BBQ.

We are at an all time high for memberships, with singles, families and Juniors at 78 members.

This year again we will be shooting indoor at Port Mouton Rec. Hall starting on Nov. 14, we also

have a 90 meter range and a15 butt field course next to the clubhouse.

Phil Dagley

Secretary Queens Archers

P.S. Queens Archers President, Corey Conrad will be attending this year at the AGM as Director.

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Recap of 2013: Lunenburg Rod and Gun Club Archery Committee

This year in 2013 we held two 3D shoots here at the Lunenburg Rod and Gun club. Our first shoot

was in March 2013. This shoot was attended by over 60 archers and overall was very successful.

Our second shoot was the 2013 Provincials held over two days on July 20 & 21, and was attended

by archers from all over Nova Scotia. This shoot was very profitable, and within budget. In total we

took in double the amount of money that a regular shoot would take in. This shoot was widely

praised for our set up, organization, and all around efforts of shoot organizers. Also in early spring

and again in late summer, we held two “mini” 3D shoots on two of our regular outdoor Thursday

night shoots. These were attended by club members only.

It was decided to spend the remainder of our 2013 budget on 3D targets for next year’s shoots

held at our club. The Lunenburg Rod and Gun club now owns 19 targets of its own. The club

should own a minimum of 20 targets so we don’t have to keep borrowing targets from private

members in the future.

For The Year 2014

For the year of 2014, we plan on holding two more 3D shoots here at the Lunenburg Rod and Gun

club. Since joining the Lunenburg Rod and Gun Club, the Archery committee has had extremely

good weather for all of our shoots, and we hope this luck continues for the 2014 year. This winter

we still plan on shooting indoors in the indoor range every Thursday night. Once spring comes and

the weather gets warm again we will be shooting outside and plan on having 2 more “mini” 3D

shoots for club members only again, one in late spring and another during the summer.

We plan on buying a minimum of two more targets with our 2014 budget, one to complete our set

of 20, and one for a spare in case one gets worn out or damaged during an event. We are also

looking into running another bow raffle to sell tickets on.

For those of you who don’t know we have started a Face book page called “Lunenburg Rod and

Gun Club, Archery Division”. Here we keep our followers updated on upcoming shoot information,

regular Thursday night shoot information, as well as post pictures of shoots that we hold, as well

as shoots our club members attend. We are also open to answer any questions our followers may

have related to our club and our sport, and we will continue to keep it updated.

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Over the past year (November 2012- November 2013) the Annapolis East Archery Club has performed the

following;

1. Has put into place a 10 year proposed land use agreement with the Town of Middleton. This land to be used as a permanent location for our archery club to be located, this land is located on Lilly Lake Road, North of the Town of Middleton by approx. 5 minute drive. This will be set up as our new 3 D Tournament site as well.

2. A presentation with Mountain Lee Lodge –Long term Care & Nursing Home sponsored a 3D Target to our club (showing their support)

3. Two Tournaments held this year – August 18th & Oct 06th which were well received. 4. Unfortunately this year our club members are down to approx 15, but with a great interest

over the past 2.5 months with multiple new persons coming out. 5. Currently our club is in the process of preparing trails and lands for our new club location for

the up coming year

This report has been put forth on behalf of the Annapolis East Archery Club by,

Neil Freeman – President

[email protected]

(902)825-6975 H

(902)825-8224 C


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2013 YEAR END REPORT E.S.D.C. Tir A L’Arc

We at this time have 18 members.

Most of the work we’re doing right now is concentrated on the beginner and the younger up and coming archers. Our archers range in ages from 9- 69 years of age with the highest percentage being students, either in school or university.

We are helping out in the school with their NASP archery program and have incorporated some of the NASP rules into our practices. All of our beginner archers start out with NASP bows.

We have our practices and weekly shoots in the Gym of the local high school, E.S.D.C. in Meteghan River, on Thursday evenings from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M.

Visitors and new archers are always welcome.

Co-ordinator for E.S.D.C. Tir A L’Arc Ricky Comeau (902) 769-2090 [email protected]

Archery Club Name ______E.S.D.C Tir A L’ARC_____ Does your club have a separate youth program? YES __X___ NO _____ Total Membership of club ___23___ members Breakdown of this membership # males over 21 ___5___ # females over 21 ___1___ # senior 50-59 ___3___ # senior 60 + ___1___ # youth 17-20 ___3___ # youth 12-16 ___10__ # youth 11 & under _______ Single memberships (Included in above) ___23__ Family memberships (Included in above) _______ # of Safety officers ___3___ # of Female Coaches ___2___ # of Trained Coaches New NCCP IBA* ___1___ # of Certified Coaches New NCCP IBA* ___1___ IIA* ___1___ # of Judges Local ___3___ Provincial _______ National _______ IBA* = Instructor of Beginner Archers IIA* = Instructor of Intermediate Archers

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Antigonish Archery Association 149 Pomquet, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2L4

November 15, 2013

This past year the Antigonish Archery Association hosted an AANS 3D outdoor shoot. This shoot was very successful with 154 registered participants which required the addition of a second course.

Our club volunteers were also very active in promoting the NASP in local schools. We hosted 3 local high schools’ Physical Education classes at an outdoor competition where approximately 100 students took part. We also participated in Health Fairs at local high schools where we introduced 3D shooting to students from grades 7-12. Over 350 students shot arrows at targets. Volunteers also partnered with recreation committees to host sessions during summer kids’ programs.

With continued support from our sponsors and also our county councillors we have been able to continue with club upgrades to our facilities. With new sponsors committed for the 2014 shoot, it will be bigger and better than ever.

We hope to see you at our shoot and please pass on an open welcome for all to attend.

Sincere thanks and happy shooting,

Dion Sampson President Antigonish Archery Association Contact Number (902) 386-2040

3D Shooters Association

November 15, 2013

I would like to extend many thanks to the Northumberland Club for hosting our Annual General Meeting & indoor shoot and our Annual Outdoor 3D competition. The participants in attendance were very pleased with Northumberland for putting together such an excellent shoot and congratulations to them on their new course. Everyone seems to be excited to see their course improvements for this up and coming season.

I would also like to acknowledge the AANS 3D Vice President and executive for their efforts to improve and promote 3D archery in Nova Scotia. I am eager to participate in any partnership related to promoting 3D archery in Nova Scotia. I believe that the discussion group led by 3D VP Rodney Misener at last year’s provincials is the start of many new improvements to come.

Many thanks go out to all of the volunteers throughout last season for their commitment and effort. I am looking forward to seeing everybody at this year’s 3D shoot in Antigonish.


Jonathan MacKenzie President 3D Shooters Association Home Contact: (902) 863-0926 Email: [email protected]

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CFB HALIFAX ARCHERY CLUB ANNUAL REPORT

The CFB Halifax Archery Club had an extremely busy year and trying season in 2013. Due to the on-going problem with the building infrastructure and the military’s concern for safety, the CFB Halifax Archery Club had to close during the winter months from January to March due to snow load concerns on the roof of the Drill Shed. This caused the Club to move their scheduled shoots to other locations in the Province. The CFB Halifax Archery Club would like to thank the Osprey Archery Club and Millbrook for hosting two of CFB’s shoots. Unfortunately, both the Bruce Scott 3D Competition and the Provincial 3D shoot could not be rescheduled but both these shoots will be held 7-8 Dec 13 prior to competitive shooting in the New Year.

The2012/2013 season continued to see membership surge to over two hundred members due to the popular beginner’s program started last season. A significant number of youth make up the majority of these new archers trying the sport for the first time. The CFB Halifax Archery Club’s “Beginner’s Night” teaches new archers Safety, Etiquette and Form prior to shooting on regular shoot nights at the Club. The response has continued to be overwhelming as over two hundred people were processed through the program and continuing with the remaining two hundred and fifty this season.

The Club has continued its spending spree by refurbishing the target material in its ten butts which should keep them solid for another couple of years.

The CFB Halifax Archery Club Executive and membership wish all Nova Scotian archers a great shooting season.

May your aim be true and your arrows fly straight.

Rob Laprade President CFB Halifax Archery Club 434-0794 497-2991

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Greenwood Archery Club Fall Report

The Greenwood Archers hosted 2 outdoor 3D competitions this year and began the indoor season

on 22 September.

We have a membership of approximately 40 adults and youth, ranging in age range from 7 to

over 50 yrs.

This year we are offering the CanBow program for youth with 16 youth participating.

We shoot Sunday and Wed evenings and routinely have 18- 20 archers on the line.

We are looking forward to a busy fall/winter session and are already dreaming about the spring

3D season.

Jeff Cox

President

Greenwood Archery Club

Pinegrove Archers Club Report

Our club is not doing so good with membership, we are down to only 5 members and I'm not

sure exactly of the number because we never had our general meeting yet for the upcoming year.

Financially we did ok with the two shoots we hosted this year.

Barry Mills,

Pinegrove Archers

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Osprey Archery Club 4093 Prospect Road

Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, B3T 2C1

Contact: John Dorey, 902 852 2551

2013/11/10

Program Reporting - Activities Undertaken

Competitions: In 2013 Osprey Archery Club hosted 3 major archery competitions at our facility

in Shad Bay. On March 3 Osprey AC hosted the Canadian Indoor Regionals FITA I (18 meters)

competition. On June 02 we had the 3-D Mike Delaney Memorial Shoot. On September 07 we

hosted the Archers Association of Nova Scotia Outdoor Field Provincial shoot. Osprey AC also

organized and hosted several unscheduled outdoor FITA competitions during the summer and

fall. Our field course has been open all year round for members and guests to enjoy and practice

archery.

Summer archery day camp: During the summer of 2013 Osprey AC hosted a 1 week long

archery day camp for youth. Archers were exposed to 3 styles of archery, including 3D, FITA,

and Field archery. The camp was organized by parents and run by Bruce Graves, one of our

expert club coaches.

Club members shooting: Osprey AC currently has 38 individual and family members. During

the winter months our club has been particularly active 2 evenings a week with indoor 18 meter

shooting. One evening is reserved for women archers. Several youth on the Canada Games core

team train with their coach, Bruce Graves, at Osprey AC on Saturdays. At the 2013 Canadian

Target, Field and 3D Championships in Woodstock NB, 7 members of Osprey AC participated

and they won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medal.

Fund raising: Corporate sponsor this year is: JD’s Shooting & Fishing Supplies Ltd. We

purchased a booth at the spring Atlantic Outdoor and RV show at the Exhibition Park in March

and sold draw tickets on fabulous draw prizes. At the RV show we promoted archery in general

and our club to the outdoor sports community. In addition, Osprey AC hosted a booth at the Guy

Show, Nov 8 to 10, 2013 at Exhibition Park, and again promoted archery to the general public.

Building & grounds: Osprey AC provides a year round Sport and Recreation facility with

indoor and outdoor shooting. In the woods we have an established field course and several

courses for setting of 3D targets. Also outdoors we have a 90 meter range for target shooting.

Indoors we have an 18 meter range where 6 to 8 archers can shoot comfortably. The Osprey AC

also is environmentally friendly and supports wildlife and habitat protection. The woodland is

also used by local residents for other recreation activities such as dog walking (on and off leash),

bird watching, cross country skiing, trail bike riding, camping, and hunting and fishing. Our

woodlands provide habitat for wildlife, most notably osprey, bald eagles, foxes, mink, raccoons,

deer, rabbits, and lynx. For community members enjoying the wildlife and environment, we

have no fees.


Nick Eld

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Other Stuff

Two Coaching courses are scheduled.

First is the introductory NCCP coaching course “Instructor of Beginner Archers” scheduled for

April 12 and 13, 2014. This course can accommodate 10 to 12 participants. Participants must

register with Rick Comeau (902 769 2090, or [email protected]) and send the course fee

of $150 to AANS before March 10, 2014. Location of this course will be determined, and will

be in a central location for the majority of the participants.

The “Instructor of Beginner Archers” is prerequisite for the second course.

Second is the intermediate NCCP coaching course “Instructor of Intermediate Archers”

scheduled for July 5 and 6, 2014. This course can accommodate 6 to 8 participants. Participants

must register with Rick Comeau (902 769 2090, or [email protected]) and send the

course fee of $150 to AANS before June 1, 2014. Location of this course will be determined,

and will be in a central location for the majority of the participants.

These coaching courses will be cancelled if there are insufficient participants by the registration

deadline and new dates will be advertized.




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Volunteer Position

Canada Games Team Manager


The Archers Association of Nova Scotia (AANS) invites applications to fill one volunteer

position of Canada Games Team Manager. Our Canada Games Coach is male, therefore the

Team Manager must be female. Candidates should have excellent communication skills

including computer skills such as email, Word and Excel. Administrative experience such as

record keeping, finance and budget management will be an asset. The successful candidate will

assist the Team Coach by undertaking all logistical tasks before, during and after the Canada

Winter Games February 12 to 19, 2015. The successful candidate must be available to travel to

athlete qualifying events and training events. A complete list of responsibilities and duties are

attached.

The successful candidate will be expected to have a valid driver's license, to become

knowledgeable of the rules and the organization of archery competition, and be available to

attend the Canada Winter Games. A police records check and vulnerable sector check will be

required.

Archery is part of the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, British Columbia, February 12 to

19, 2015. Canada Games and the hosting organizing committee arrange and pay for team travel

and accommodation for the Games. In Nova Scotia qualifying and training event travel and

other direct expenses will be paid upon submission of receipts and mileage.

Interested applicants will submit a letter of application, a resumé, and names of three persons

with contact information for references, to:

Manager Search Committee



5516 Spring Garden Road, 4th Floor

Halifax, NS, B3J 1G6 Canada

Closing date for receipt of applications is February 21, 2014. It is intended that the

position will be filled in early March, 2014.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; the Archers Association of Nova Scotia

encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability,

racially visible persons, and women.

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This is a volunteer position

Canada Winter Games

Team Manager Job Description

Archers Association of Nova Scotia (AANS)

The team manager reports to the Executive of AANS.

Basic Function

Assist the Team Coach by undertaking all logistical tasks before, during and after the Games

Budgets

- Assist the AANS executive in setting a budget for team training and travel expenses. Expense

claim forms will be provided and must be accompanied by receipts and mileage.

Meetings

- required to attend AANS meetings as requested

Reporting

- to the Vice President Target, and the executive of AANS as required/requested

- to the AANS Executive and Board regarding team performance and results

Principal Responsibilities

- Assist the Team Coach and all aspects of team development and organization

- Liaise between AANS, Canada Games organizing committee, the coach and team members and

their individual coaches

- Organize the team transportation, accommodations and meals

- Secure and organize for equipment transportation needs (if required)

- To be available as a knowledgeable resource to the athlete, parents, coaches and other staff as

assigned

- Manage health and safety

- Act as representative of AANS in absence of other representatives

- Co-ordinate team meeting location in the event city to distribute passes, and to provide key

event information prior to the start of competition

- Ensure that athlete paperwork is completed regarding medical information and uniforms

- Be aware of the accommodation addresses, contact numbers of all team members and

emergency contacts during the event

Specific Duties

- Manage the budget for team training

- Ensure entry of all athletes in appropriate events with appropriate times

- Ensure eligibility of all athletes

- Contact the athletes to monitor training and competitions

- Ensure safety of all athletes

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- Schedule and co-ordinate daily functions including activities, training, food, protocol, etc.

- Maintain administrative records as required

- Arrange transportation as required

- Maintain standards, policies, procedures of AANS and ensure compliance

- Liaise with other games staff as necessary for information, resources and to assist athletes with

information and contacts

- Assist in the preparation of the training program under the direction of the Team Coach

- Respond to athlete requests for daily needs

- Equipment co-ordination

- Assist athletes with specific paperwork

- Support Team Coach with appeal and protests as appropriate

- Act as spokesperson for the team if approached by media

- To co-ordinate all media events with the Team Coach and the athletes

- Submit a report to AANS after the event on all aspects of the organization and participation of

the team in the event

- Provide recommendations for improvements

- Submit forms and receipts for allocation of all expenses to AANS

- Other duties as assigned.

Relationships

- Participate in all team meetings

- Communicate with National and Provincial Sport organizations where appropriate

- Open dialogue with athletes, their parents and coaches where appropriate

Qualifications

References and a police check are required

A valid driver's license

Knowledge of the rules and the organization of the competition

Be available to attend the Games (February 12 to 19, 2015)

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AANS and Archery Canada Club Registration Application Club Name:

Address 1:

Address 2:

City:

Province:

Postal Code:

Club Contact:

Club Contact AANS#:

Club Contact Phone#:

Club Contact E-mail:

Club GPS Coordinates: Latitude: Longitude:

List your Judges, RSOs, Coaches:

AANS # Name Judge RSO Coach

1

2

3

4

5

6

Instructions: 1. The club registration fee is for 2013, $70.00 and for 2014, $80.00.

2. Print and mail this completed application to: Archer's Association of Nova Scotia


5516 Spring Garden Rd.

Halifax, NS B3J 1G6

Notes: 1. Archery Canada requires each club to have the minimum of one club level judge, or range

safety officer, AND one trained entry level coach or a second range safety officer.

2. AANS maintains a list of members with these certifications, and will initiate contact upon

request.

3. Latitude, and longitude will be used on our website (AANS.ca) to provide maps and

directions to your club.

4. Fees are for membership with the Archers Association of Nova Scotia (AANS) and Archery

Canada. Archery Canada membership includes $5,000,000.00 liability insurance.

Membership is for the calendar year. First time new memberships granted from Sept 1

through Dec 31, are for the remainder of the current year, and the following year. More

information is available from: www.aans.ca or www.archerycanada.ca



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AANS and Archery Canada Individual / Family Membership Application

2014 Membership Type: (circle one) Individual $35 Family $60

AANS # Family Name First name & inital Gender Date of Birth Disability

1

2

3

4

5

6

Address 1:

Address 2:

City:

Province:

Postal Code:

Home phone #:

Mobile phone #:

E-mail:

Club Name:

Instructions: 1. Use the AANS number from the last year that the applicant was a member. Insert "New" for if this is the

applicant's first year with the AANS, or "Ukn" if the number has been lost or forgotten.

2. Valid values for disability are blank, ARST, ARW1, and ARW2, as defined in the Archery Canada rulebook, at:

www.archerycanada.ca.

3. Mail this completed application to: Archers Association of Nova Scotia


5516 Spring Garden Rd.

Halifax, NS B3J 1G6

Notes: Fees are for membership with the Archers Association of Nova Scotia (AANS) and Archery Canada. Archery

Canada membership includes $5,000,000.00 liability insurance. Membership is for the calendar year. First time new

memberships granted from Sept 1 through Dec 31, are for the remainder of the current year, and the following year.

More information is available from: www.aans.ca or www.archerycanada.ca



http://www.aansontheweb.ca/index.php

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