Volunteers are the beating heart of any event organised by Archery GB, and we would be nowhere without the passion and energy they put in every single time, come rain or shine.
As much as we love to welcome those who are already involved in archery as volunteers, you do not need to have any experience of the sport to get involved. We have a great team of experienced volunteers that will show you the ropes and share their knowledge, so you will be in safe hands!
Volunteering for Archery GB at national competitions and events is a great way to:
Find out more about the types of roles that are available at national archery competitions.
As a member of the Field of Play (FoP) team, you will work closely with your FoP Leader to ensure that the event venue is ready for the competition. This will include ensuring that the targets are positioned correctly, setting out marquees, dressing up the venue with Archery GB branding, putting up target faces, and ongoing maintenance during the competition. Occasionally you might be asked to marshal the blue badge parking.
As a member of the Results and Technology team you will work closely with our Results Manager and ensure that all the systems and necessary paperwork are ready for the competition. This will include set up and take down of the cabling and aerials, production of athlete numbers and scorecards, supporting the archers and judges with the use of PDAs during the day, and publishing the results.
Working with the Admin team, you will support a variety of areas during the competition. You will work closely with the Venue Manager to ensure that the workforce areas are ready for the competition day, sell merchandise in the Archery GB shop, support the results team with preparing the paperwork, and help prepare the awards for the medal ceremonies.
In the media role, you will work closely with the Event Director and the Venue Manager to ensure that Archery GB social media channels are kept up to date during the competition days. This might include but is not limited to setting up the media zone before the competition, taking photographs and videos during the competition, and interviewing athletes during the day and after the medal ceremonies.
When our events include head-to-head matches on the finals field, archers do not collect their arrows from the targets themselves. We use arrow runners to collect the arrows from the targets and deliver them back to the athletes or their coaches on the shooting line. Depending on the length of the session, this role can involve a lot of walking, but we always ensure that our arrow runners are given breaks as often as possible.
At some events we have archers who have to stay on the shooting line and are unable to score and collect their arrows. We then ask our volunteers to act as agents and do that for them. Agents are always a big part of the volunteer team at our Disability Championships, but we need agents at other events too. This role involves a lot of walking, but there are regular opportunities for breaks.
If you would like to apply to volunteer for one of our events, please visit the link below:
Get in touch if you have any questions about volunteering for Archery GB national competitions:
