NCAS Archery

NCAS End of Season Junior Tournament @ Targetcraft Archers

Admin NCAS Junior News, Targetcraft Archers, Tournament September 9, 2026

To mark the close of the outdoor season, Targetcraft will be hosting the Northamptonshire County Archery Society (NCAS) Juniors Tournament 2026 on Sunday, 27th September.

We’d really like to encourage as many junior archers as possible to take part. The event is open to all juniors under 18, whatever their level of experience, whether this would be a first competition or an opportunity to finish the outdoor season with one more shoot.

Why Join?

FREE Entry for Northamptonshire Juniors! NCAS is fully sponsoring the entry fee for all Northamptonshire junior archers.
Out-of-County Juniors Welcome: Entry is just £5 for juniors from neighbouring counties.
Support & Progression Guidance: Experienced competition archers and parents will be on hand throughout the day to answer questions about junior competitions, county coaching and progression opportunities.

Event Details & How to Register

Date: Sunday, 27th September 2026
Online Entry Form: Register Online Here
Full Competition Prospectus: Download Prospectus PDF

If you’ve been thinking about trying a competition for the first time, this would be a great opportunity to give it a go in a friendly and supportive environment.

We’d love to see a really good turnout of Northamptonshire juniors to round off the outdoor season.

Entry Form – LBAC Halloween Field Shoot 2026

Admin NCAS Fun Events, LBAC Halloween Field Shoot, Long Buckby AC September 8, 2026September 8, 2026

🎃 Halloween Field Shoot at Long Buckby Archery Club 👻

Enter if you dare… or at least if you can manage to hit a foam target instead of a tree trunk. 🏹🌲

Long Buckby Archery Club invites you to dust off your cobwebs and stumble through our haunted woods for a Halloween field shoot on 31st October. Navigate a course crawling with witches, warlocks, and whatever else managed to crawl out of the Daventry undergrowth. 🧙‍♀️🧙‍♂️🕸️

Fancy dress is heavily encouraged, provided it doesn’t turn you into a human hazard. Leave the trailing, flowing sleeves at home unless you fancy launching your entire costume downrange with your arrow. Sensible shoes are mandatory, because tripping over a root while holding a drawn bow adds a whole new level of excitement we’d prefer to avoid. Try not to scream too loudly; the local goblins can smell fear, and frankly, they judge poor grouping. 😈

🌲 A warning from the woodland spirits…

The woodland spirits have ruled there are to be no carbon arrows. Any pure carbons lost in the undergrowth, the owner will be cursed to haunt the woods forever, so leave them tucked safely in your homes. 👻🏹

🕷️ Event Details

📅 Date: October 31st (All Hallows’ Eve)
📍 Location: Long Buckby Archery Club, Western Ave, Daventry, NN11 4ED
💷 Cost: £7 per archer
🏹 Equipment: All bow types welcome

🦇 Schedule

☀️ Afternoon Haunt (Shoot 1): 2:30 PM
🌙 Twilight Terror (Shoot 2): 5:30 PM

🍲 The Twilight Terror will be followed by hot soup and rolls to warm up the chill in your bones.

🏆 Prizes will be awarded for each session, assuming anyone survives the scoring.

Please sign up for a single entry to give everyone a fair shot at the targets. If extra spaces magically materialise from the ether, you will be contacted in case you want to tempt fate twice. ✨

Grab your favourite setup, tighten up your grouping, leave your fears at the gate, and come see if your aim is as sharp as a vampire’s tooth. 🧛‍♂️🏹

🎃 Enter the Haunted Shoot Here 👻

Also – this shoot is part of the 2025/26 Chris Mason Celebration League.

NCAS Winter Coaching Programme 2026/27 (Seniors)

Admin NCAS Coaching, County Coaching Organiser, Neil Anthony, Winter Coaching Programme September 7, 2026September 7, 2026

NCAS Winter Coaching Programme 2026/27

NCAS is launching a performance focused winter coaching programme for all senior archers from all bow disciplines and all experience levels affiliated through Northamptonshire County Archery Society.

This programme is designed to elevate technical consistency, strengthen competitive readiness, and provide structured development opportunities across the winter season.

Archers will be coached by both male and female coaches ranging from Level 1/Session Coaches, Level 2/Development Coaches to Programme Coach (Performance), as well as Coach Candidates.

Alongside supporting archers, the programme also offers County Coaches the chance to collaborate, refine their coaching practice, learn from our invited Guests (TBA), and gain valuable CPD points toward Coaching Licence renewal.

5 Stage Programme Description

This year’s programme is built around a 5 stage performance framework, targeting the core pillars required for sustained progression:

Technical Framework — refining shot process, stability, alignment, and repeatability
Bow Tuning & Kit Maintenance — ensuring equipment is optimised for consistent arrow delivery, including arrows, strings, and spare kit
Mindset Development — building focus, resilience, and shot to shot mental discipline
Physical Preparation — strength, mobility, and archery specific conditioning to support technical execution
Development & Organisational Readiness — structured planning, session preparation, and general shooting readiness (non elite competition focus)

Session Structure

Each session includes a set of core activities designed to help archers progress and give coaches a consistent framework to work from:

RAMP warm ups — progressive activation, skills & drills, and bow drills to prepare archers for technical work
Video analysis — side on and overhead footage used to provide clear, constructive feedback
Mirror based technique work — form isolation using mirrors, Thera/stretch bands, light bows, or no bow
Equipment support — bow setup, maintenance checks, tuning basics, and nocking point verification
End of session masterclasses — short modules covering topics such as arrow care, tuning principles, and bow maintenance

These elements ensure that every session offers structured development for archers while giving coaches a clear, consistent delivery approach.

The cost is £75 per person for all 5 sessions/course.