Introduction
We run three archery sessions every Thursday night during term time at Leith Academy sports hall. If you are new to Archery or to the club you must attend an introductory and safety session.
Every session is run by the Field Captain. The Field Captain will go through a safety briefing and will then instruct the lineperson to start the session.
To ensure that our archery evenings are fun and safe for everyone to enjoy, we ask everyone to follow our session rules. Please follow instructions given by the coaches at the session - they are there to help you and ensure the safety of everyone taking part. Please see our Rules page.
It is your responsibility to have completed a Safety Induction Session at Leith Community Archers (LCA). You will not be allowed to shoot until you have completed the session. By progressing you are confirming that you are able to shoot safely and understand the rules of LCA. LCA reserves the right to refuse participation
Safety Induction Session
You must attend an introductory session to ensure that you can shoot safely and competently if you:-
- Are new to Archery and have never done it before.
- Have done it before, but it was a while ago. (Over 1 year)
- Have shot before, but are new to the Leith Community Archery Club.
After completion of the Safety Induction Session, you will be able to return to shoot with us.
Safety Induction Session - Q&A
- Visit our booking site at lcabooking.co.uk
- Click the "Book Now" button.
- If you are over 16 - Select "Adult Session."
- If you are a family/guardian group with children (4 max shooting) or you are under 16 - Select "Family Session."
- Fill in your details.
- Select the date you want to attend.
You should receive an email confirming your booking.
During the introductory session, you will learn how to shoot safely.
- The parts of the bow
- The parts of the arrow
- How to load and fire an arrow
Stance - Load - Draw - Aim - Fire - how to retrieve arrows from the target
- Whistle meanings
one blast = begin shooting,
three short blasts = collect arrows
No. We have all the equipment you need to try archery. Just bring yourself.
Providing that Leith Community Archers are happy that you can shoot safely and competently you will be permitted to shoot with us. If you like Archery and want to shoot again with us please book a spot. Instructors and/or coaches are available to help you develop and keep you right. You will also meet other members who can share their knowledge and experience. If you don't feel confident, just let us know and we will be happy to go through the technique with you.
Session times and prices
| Session | Time | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family session* | 6:45 pm - 7:25 pm | Per Family | £4 |
| Per Child | £1 | ||
| Adult session 1 | 7:30 pm- 8:10 pm | Per Adult | £6 |
| Adult session 2 | 8:15 pm - 8:55 pm | Per Adult | £6 |
*Family Session pricing
Our Family session costs £4 - this covers up to four people (maximum of 2 adults) who are all shooting. The family session is for parents/guardians and children to participate together. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Variations of family group - you could have one adult and three children or 2 adults and 2 children - so long as you are all participating. If you are an adult that does not want to participate but has children that do, you can pay £1 per child, or £4 for 4 children. However, you must be present with the children.
Arrows
You will be allocated 4 arrows to shoot with. The arrows will have the same coloured fletches (flights). This allows:-
- You to identify your arrows in the target as you may be sharing the target with up to 3 other people.
- You to keep track of your progress and develop your shooting skills.
- Archers to compete with each other.
- The instructors to occasionally set up games and challenges for participants. And finally
- Helps the club to maintain the equipment more easily.
You are responsible for the arrows and must return them to either the floor quiver or to an instructor at the end of the session. If one of the arrows becomes damaged just let one of the instructors or volunteers know and they will either supply you with a new set or one individual arrow.
We understand that everyone's financial situation is different, so please pay what you can afford - we want to make archery accessible to all!