Screening and classification opportunities at the 2023 Disability Championships

For those disabled archers wishing to seek a classification, AGB have been working in association with Ellie Page, one of our Para Classifiers, to improve the classification and screening process and provide an opportunity at this year's Disability Championships.

Archery is one of the most accessible and inclusive sports and anyone with a disability can enter all UK based tournaments run under the authority of Archery GB. This includes using adaptive aids to shoot everything from your local club competition, the Disability Championships through to county championships and national tour. Classification is only needed if you are expecting to shoot UK or world records, or if you hope to get onto the para team.

Classification in all para sport is based on the International Paralympic Committee definition of disability and decisions relating to the types of disability allowed in sport. World Archery have applied the IPC principles to create the international classification framework. The UK classifications completed by AGB classifiers are based as closely as possible on the WA framework with the aim that any GB archer who progresses to international classification should be allocated to the same sport class as their national classification.

In order to help us identify the required classification and screening provision at the Disability Championships on 9-10 September, we firstly need to identify who is interested in the classification process and have identified the steps below to explain the process:

1. Complete the intake for the AGB Para Classification. In order to help us guide your assessment appropriately, we firstly need further information about your archery journey, so please complete this online form.
   
   
2. Communication with an Archery GB classifier. Once we have more information about your archery journey and your disability, we will be able to identify next steps. This maybe done via email especially if further documentation is required or you will be invited to book onto a 30-minute online meeting with one of our Archery Classifiers. This will provide an opportunity to discuss your specific situation, ask and answer questions, identify next steps regarding if a face-to-face assessment is required. We will email you and let you know potential dates of the online meetings and how you can book on.
   
   
3. Face to face assessment. If it is agreed that a face-to-face assessment is required, we will let you know dates and opportunities available.

Even if it is identified that you are unable to be classified you can still enjoy archery and enter all UK based tournaments run under the authority of Archery GB. This includes using adaptive aids to shoot everything from your local club competition, the Disability Championships through to County Championships and National Tour.

If you have any questions or require further information, then please e-mail gayle.pink@archerygb.org or para.classifications@archerygb.org

If you've yet to enter the Disability Championships, spaces are still available:

Enter the Disability Championships now