Community Specialism

Once a club has joined ontarget it then has a choice if it wants to become a specialist club within the programme. Specialisms have been developed, so that we can recognise and reward those clubs that are already working hard in specific areas of the sport and also to help those with aspirations to develop specific features of their club.

The first specialism to be launched is the Community specialism.

A Community specialist club seeks to explore ways to allow the local community easy access to the sport. The club will consistently work towards providing opportunities for as many people as possible.

Community specialist clubs will be seen as places where people can enjoy a high quality archery experience with excellent social, training and competition opportunities.

Clubs will be assessed, in part, through the submission of evidence to demonstrate that they are displaying the characteristics of a Community club. Importantly how the club operates on a weekly and daily basis will be the primary assessment for a Community club.

Applying for Community specialism

This programme is about ‘doing’ not collecting paperwork. Read the Community Specialism brochure, sent out to all ontarget clubs 13/14 October 2011.You need to tell us how you are displaying the seven characteristics. To do this you must complete an online self assessment form. By completing the self assessment you will be able to reflect on your strengths and weaknesses.Once you have supplied sufficient information on your activities to show the Development Team what you are doing, you will then be classified as an ontarget Community specialist club.When the club is given that classification by the programme, it will also have a plan of action that the development team will have supported. If a club isn’t able to supply enough information, then the Development Team will work with the club to move towards this in the future.

Clubs can complete the self assessment form straight away however there is no closing date. Clubs may take up to a year in order to develop new activities and for the ethos of a Community specialist club to be embedded within the club.

Click here access the self assessment form.Word version - self assessment form