Archery

Archery’s School Games offer is essential for any event calendar. It is easy to set up and is suitable for indoors or outdoors. All activity cards are perfect for a mass participation ‘Festival Event’ or could be used as part of a ‘Multi-Sport Competition’. It fosters a sense of camaraderie and teamwork, promoting social skills and empathy among pupils. Children will develop strength, balance, coordination, and mental focus. It is one of the few sports where disabled and non-disabled children can compete together, and on a level playing field. Arrows can be shot sitting or standing, and it is accessible for deaf, blind, and visually impaired children to take part too.

By supporting schools and their networks to deliver the School Games, more young people will discover archery and enjoy further opportunities through clubs. Clubs also provide access to the sport’s Pathway programme, with the best athletes progressing to the world stage, representing their country at the Olympic or Paralympic Games.

Primary formats

Archery is an inclusive and accessible sport that welcomes all abilities and backgrounds. Soft archery is the perfect way to introduce archery safely and easily to a primary school setting.

Activities can be delivered indoors or outdoors and can be adapted to suit the space you have available. They are ideal for team or individual activities; all games are SEND-inclusive. Children can shoot standing or sitting, and teachers or Young Leaders can assist with scoring and arrow collection.

Primary formats include Run Archery, 10 Green Objects, Easy as 1, 2, 3, Clout and Archery Golf.

Secondary formats

Secondary formats include Run Archery, Sticky Note Archery, Battleships, Base Camp and Target Ball. Goalball and Archery GB have collaborated to create Target Ball, to help showcase elements of both sports. Target Ball promotes communication and teamwork. It demonstrates how you can rely on your other senses, such as hearing, communication, and teamwork to be successful.

All secondary activities can be delivered inside or outside and can be adapted to suit the space you have available. They are ideal for team or individual activities, and all games are SEND-inclusive.

Equipment needed

• Indoor or outdoor space
• Soft archery kit – targets, bows, arrows
• Arm braces
• Cones/markers
• Hoops
• Bean bags
• Bottles/objects (e.g. plastic bottles, foam blocks, skittles, crisp tubes, etc)
• For Target Ball, you will need an audible ball or a large ball wrapped in a plastic bag and eyeshades

Visit Archery GB's web shop for additional equipment.