Oxfordshire coach CPD session
Observation &EvaluationDeciding the next step
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What is observation &evaluation?• Part of the planning process• Observation is the process of writing down what thearcher's technique is• Evaluation is the process of working out what to do aboutit
What to look for?• Everything!• Level of detail depends on your technical understanding
What to look for?• AGB standardised technical assessment• Static• Motion• Execution
Static• Stance• Posture• Body & head position• Alignment• String fingers• Bow hand• Anchor• Bow arm/shoulder• String arm/shoulder• Clearance
Motion• Set -> Set-up• Rotation to alignment• Drawing• Expansion• Stability
Execution• Draw arm/elbow• Release fingers• Bow arm• Bow hand• Overall movement of face/body/head
How to look?• 4 main angles• 3 o'clock• 6 o'clock• 7 o'clock (5 for a left handed archer)• 9 o'clock• Use photos & video• Don't stand too close all the time!
3 o'clock - statics• Stance• Posture• Body & head position• Alignment• String fingers• Bow hand• Anchor• Bow arm/shoulder• String arm/shoulder• Clearance
PostureUnit aim - leaning awayfrom the bow
PostureUnit aim - verticalposture
StanceWide, open feetAlso posture!
Head position"Turtle neck"
AnchorPast the nose
AnchorUnderdrawn
AnchorBetter
Bow shoulderHigh and over-rotated
Bow shoulderStill high
Bow shoulderUnit aim!
Bow shoulderDown
Bow handGripping the bow Vertical hand
Bow handOn the thumb Horizontal hand
Bow handRelaxedDiagonal position
6 o'clock - statics• Stance• Posture• Body & head position• Alignment• String fingers• Bow hand• Anchor• Bow arm/shoulder• String arm/shoulder• Clearance
PostureArched backLocked kneesNote there is not an arrow on the bow here!
PostureHunched Leaning backNote there is not an arrow on the bow here!
PostureVerticalNote there is not an arrow on the bow here!
9 o'clock - statics• Stance• Posture• Body & head position• Alignment• String fingers• Bow hand• Anchor• Bow arm/shoulder• String arm/shoulder• Clearance
StringshoulderHunched
StringshoulderShoulders level
7 o'clock - statics• Stance• Posture• Body & head position• Alignment• String fingers• Bow hand• Anchor• Bow arm/shoulder• String arm/shoulder• Clearance
AlignmentOpen body position
AlignmentStraight
AlignmentRotated into line
Set -> Set-up
Rotation to alignment
Drawing
Expansion
Stability
Draw arm/elbow
Release fingers
Bow arm
Bow hand
Overall movement
Evaluation• … Now what?
Evaluation• Good list of technique that the archer has• Work out what's good, what's not so bad, what's bad• Prioritise
DO ONE THINGok, sometimes two
A few golden rules
Look first Coach later
Look for theunderlying cause
Start from thefoundations
Stability beforemovement
Golden rules• Look first, coach later• Look for the underlying cause• Start from the foundations• Stability before movement
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