The British Wheelchair Archery Association
Helping to promote the sport of Para-Archery
Welcome to the British Wheelchair Archery Association website.
The British Wheelchair Archery Association is here to help promote the sport of para-archery and assists with all aspects of the sport from grassroots information to elite level training.
For new archers it is possible for a Beginners Course to be arranged or they can go to a local archery club to participate in a Beginners Course & then encouraged to attend one of our weekends.
Our Training weekends number approximately 5 between October and MARCH where expert coaching and advice is given by dedicated archery coaches. All disabled archers are welcome whether a novice or a seasoned pro.
Training weekends also provide an opportunity to network with other para-archers from around the country, make new friends and also lots of new links into the sport of archery which are invaluable. You will often end up rubbing shoulders with members of the Paralympic GB archery squad .
Members of our association also help introduce new people to archery through helping out at the Inter-Spinal Unit Games and the Junior Championships which are held annually at Stoke Mandeville.
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We started in the late 60’s as The Archery Training Group
There was only one coach & we did all our own catering.This continued until the early 70’s when we became The British Paraplegic Archery Association affiliated to The British Paraplegic Sports Society [Wheelpower].
The weekends started to develop with more coaches being involved & apart from the weekends we held an annual tournament in June, over the years this developed into an International event as many countries wanted to be involved.
At that time the only competitions for disabled archer were European & World Championships & Paralympics so the opportunity to participate in an annual event was popular.
We would have 10 – 12 countries arriving each year, quite a logistical problem but enjoyed by all.
In the later 90’s our title changed to British Wheelchair Archery Association as the format of The Paralympics had changed to multi disability events & we broad end the scope of those able to come to our weekends to include those who shoot from a wheelchair, seated on a stool or from standing.
We concentrate on trying to make the best of the archer & offer coaches who have developed their experience with a wide range of disabilities.
We also welcome those who do not classify under World Archery rules to make sure that archers who have physical problems can find somewhere to hone their skills.
Meet the team working hard to make archery accessible
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Our team are here to provide the best level of care and assistance to all level of archer, whether that be first time novices or experts, we aim to make our classes accessible for everyone.
We are more than happy to help answer any questions or queries you may have, so get in touch and fill in the contact form where we aim to respond promptly.
