Bullseye! Archery groups hit club accreditation target

Monday 01 January 2018

Two Jersey archery groups have officially been awarded clubmark status.

The Archers of Jersey and the Jersey Archery Society have become the latest to be awarded the accreditation by Constable Steve Pallett, the Assistant Minister with responsibility for sport.

Pictured: Constable Steve Pallett tried his hand at archery with the Archers of Jersey.

To gain the Clubmark award, teams and associations must prove they have documents showing safeguarding training, volunteer policies, DBS (Police) checks, coaching qualifications, risk assessments, first aid training and insurances.

Jersey Sport says this gives all those in the club - and in particular parents of young athletes - the confidence that they are receiving excellent coaching from qualified staff and volunteers.

Jersey Archery Society’s development officer Heath Perrett thanked Jersey Sport for their support in pursuit of the award.

He commented: “The Jersey Archery Society are very happy to have achieved this prestigious award and this shows that archery as a sport in the island is working to hard to show good governance.

The clubs are now among almost 30 groups that have been recognised by the scheme.

Commenting on the archery groups' achievement, Jersey Sport CEO Catriona McAllister said: “It’s great to see archery leading the way and the local clubs have demonstrated that they’re in good shape.

Pictured: Jersey Archery Society said the award rounds off a year of achievements.

 “To get Clubmark status, groups have to prove that they’ve got the right policies in place, that the coaching is of a high standard and that the right checks have been done.

 “As we work with clubs in the island to support them with improved governance in 2018, we hope to see many more reaching the Clubmark standards.”