Archery
What is archery?
As part of the School Games programme, archery provides more competitive opportunities for young people. The sport developed competition formats for both intra- and inter-school competition at primary and secondary levels. that by supporting schools and their networks to deliver the School Games, more young people will be introduced to archery and enjoy further opportunities through clubs.
Find out more about how to run archery competitions.
Equipment needed
- Indoor or outdoor range
- Free-standing targets
- Bows and arrows
- Arm braces
- Cones
Get involved
The School Games is inclusive to all young people and provides opportunities for everyone to get involved, either within school, against other local schools, or at county or regional level.
School Games Organisers
School Games Organisers (SGO) help schools coordinate appropriate competitive opportunities for all young people from Key Stage 2-4, to recruit, train and deploy a suitable workforce, and to support the development of club.
Sign up to find your local SGOSchool Games formats
Learn more about the School Games formats suitable for archery competitions:
Archery Primary Challenge
The Major Oak, Henry V, Unlock the Drawbridge
Archery Primary Competition
Arrows Archery Festival
Archery Secondary Competition
Quick Shoots, Team Challenge, Short Metric 5
Why Archery?
School v School Competition, Arrows Festival
Archery Inclusive Competition
Inclusive Archery Team Challenge
Quick and easy archery activity resources
Be it 10-minute or lesson-length activities, we have a range of activities suitable for all ages and abilities to encourage young people to stay active throughout the day.