County Teams Selection Policy


1. Introduction:

This policy has been designed to provide all qualifying archers with clear guidelines as to the procedures used for selection of Hertfordshire Archery Association County teams. It is the goal of the HAA to select the best archers available to represent the County based on the information made available to the selection panel at the time, while ensuring that the process is both transparent and fair.

We hope to answer all questions that archers may have about the process in the following pages but anything that is not covered please contact a member of the selection panel, listed on the contacts page.

For the purposes of this policy, when reference is made to contact with Junior Archers this will be with their appropriate parent of guardian. No junior archer will be awarded a team place without relevant parental consent.

The Hertfordshire Archery Association competes in various inter-county tournaments throughout the year. These events are listed below;



2. Matches currently on the HAA calendar:


Season: Indoor
Opponent: Middlesex
Round: Portsmouth single face (3spot for Compound)
Teams: Senior Recurve 10 to shoot 8 to count
    Longbow 4 to shoot 4 to count
    Compound 4 to shoot 4 to count
  Junior There is no junior team for this match
Hosted: Herts even years 3rd Sunday March
  Middx odd years Hopefully same date
Conditions: Recurve team to contain at least 1 member of the opposite gender in the counting group


Season: Outdoor
Opponent: Bedfordshire
Round: York, Hereford, Bristols
Teams: Senior Recurve 8 to shoot 8 to count
    Longbow 4 to shoot 3 to count
    Compound 5 to shoot 4 to count
  Junior Any Style 5 to shoot 4 to count
Hosted: Herts even years 1st w/e in July (Sunday)
  Beds odd years 1st w/e in August (Sunday)
Conditions: Recurve senior team to comprise 4 Ladies and 4 Gents. At least 2 members of each gender in the counting group. Compound and Longbow senior teams any gender. Junior team any style and gender.


Season: Outdoor
Opponent: Tri-Counties – Buckinghamshire and Berkshire
Round: York, Hereford, Bristols
Teams: Senior Recurve 10 to shoot 8 to count
    Longbow 5 to shoot 4 to count
    Compound 5 to shoot 4 to count
  Junior Any Style 5 to shoot 4 to count
Hosted: Herts 2009, 2012, 2015, etc. 4th Sunday in August
  Bucks 2010, 2013, 2016, etc. as above
  Berks 2011, 2014, 2017, etc. as above
Conditions: Recurve senior team to comprise 3 Ladies and 7 Gents. Compound and Longbow senior teams 1 member of the opposite gender in the counting group. Junior team any style and gender.


Season: Outdoor
Opponent: S.C.A.S. Junior Inter-Counties Team
Round: York, Hereford, Bristols
Teams: Senior There is no senior team for this match.
  Junior Recurve 5 to shoot 4 to count
    Compound 3 to shoot 2 to count
Hosted: Hainault (Essex) 3rd Sunday in August
Conditions: Round according to age, any gender.


Season: Outdoor
Opponent: S.C.A.S. Senior Inter-Counties Team
Round: York, Hereford
Teams: Senior Recurve 5 to shoot 4 to count
    Compound 5 to shoot 4 to count
Hosted: Andover 2nd Sunday in September
Conditions: Team to contain at least 1 member of the opposite gender in the counting group.


3. The criteria selectors will follow to choose teams for specific matches:

Senior archers are requested to submit scores which fit the criteria listed below.

Recurve Compound Longbow
York/Hereford 850+ 1065+ 175+
FITA (or equivalent) 1050+ 1190+ 350+
Portsmouth 560+ 565+ (3 spot) 375

These scores may be re-assessed by the panel from time to time as circumstances dictate. However, please be aware that scores in external competitions will carry more weight than scores at your club shoots.

All 12 dozen rounds for Junior archers will be considered.

In the event of insufficient scores being submitted, the selection panel will use their discretion in choosing archers. The panel may also consult with members of the Hertfordshire Group of Archery Coaches (HGAC) where necessary.

Deadlines for the submission of scores for the selection panel to consider for each tournament are given at the end of this document. Actual dates will be entered in this table as and when tournament dates are confirmed.



4. Archer’s responsibilities:

Archers are requested to indicate their wish to be considered for selection by completing the Declaration Form provided. This will ensure that the selectors have current contact details. This form is provided in word format for completing electronically Word File or as a PDF File if prefered.

Scores should be submitted to the selectors via your club records officer. Please make sure that s/he has the results from any external competitions that you have attended. It is however, the archer’s responsibility to ensure that those scores are sent in to be considered by the selectors.

Junior archers are requested to submit ALL scores for 12 dozen rounds for their given age group.

Please ensure that a CURRENT Declaration Form has been completed for any score submissions to be considered. Where possible, the selectors will use e-mail to send out invitations to shoot. Such addresses should be written clearly, please remember that Os and 0s, Us and Vs, 1s and Is and other less obvious combinations can easily be confused. If no e-mail is available please supply a postal address.

It is anticipated that details of archers selected for matches will be posted on the County website. Where a name is listed followed by a “P” this denotes that the panel are awaiting confirmation that the archer is available “R” denotes the archer as a non-shooting reserve. C denotes that the archer has confirmed their availability for that particular match.



5. The composition of the selection panel:

The Selection Panel will be made up of 4 people:

Two Selectors nominated and agreed by the HAA Committee at the AGM each year

The County Records Officer

The HAA Chairman

In the event of any split selection decision the Chairman will have the casting vote.



6. Complaints Process:

Any archer who feels that they should have been selected for a specific County match and wishes to find out why they haven’t should in the first instance write to the Chairman of the Selection panel. Please state your details, the match you feel you should have been selected for, and the reasons you feel you should have been selected.

Please remember that even if you think you are a better archer than someone else, selection is based on the information the selectors are given.

In the first instance e-mail your complaint to info@hertsarchery.org.uk with “F.A.O. The Chairman of Selectors” in the subject line.

We will endeavour to send an acknowledgement within the week but this may not always be possible. If no answer is received please check the e-mail address and resend.

On receipt of your complaint, the Chairman will request information from the Selection panel where appropriate and respond as soon as possible. Please note that it may take several weeks to provide a complete answer.

If you are still unhappy with the answer provided you may submit your complaint to the County Committee via your Club Representative where it will be added to the agenda for the next available meeting.



7. The deadlines that will be used for submission of scores, posting of invitations to shoot and confirmation of places:


Match Hosting Score Deadline Invite to shoot posted Reply by Shoot date
Herts v Middlesex (3rd Sunday March) Herts even years 7th Feb 2010 14th Feb 2010 28th Feb 2010 21st Mar 2010
Middx odd years
Herts v Bedfordshire (1st Weekend July (HAA)) (1st Sunday August (BAA)) Herts even years 23rd May 2010 30th May 2010 13th June 2010 4th July 2010 (Provisional)
Beds odd years 6 weeks prior 5 weeks prior 3 weeks prior
Tri-Counties Herts v Bucks v Berks (4th Sunday August) Herts 09, 12, 15, 18 6 weeks prior 5 weeks prior 3 weeks prior 22nd August 2010 (Provisional)
Bucks 10, 13, 16, 19 11th Jul 2010 18th Jul 2010 1st Aug 2010
Berks 11, 14, 17, 20 6 weeks prior 5 weeks prior 3 weeks prior
SCAS Junior Inter County (3rd Sunday August) Hainault (Essex) 4th Jul 2010 11th Jul 2010 25th Jul 2010 15th August 2010 (Provisional)
SCAS Senior Inter County (2nd Sunday September) Andover (Hants) 1st Aug 2010 8th Aug 2010 22nd Aug 2010 12th September 2010 (Provisional)


8. Expenses for Archers on County Selection


Part payment of travel expenses will be considered for archers receiving county selection to closed county events only. Currently these are, Middlesex versus Herts Indoor match, Tri-Counties, SCAS Senior Inter-Counties Team and the SCAS Inter-Counties Junior Team events.

All distances will be determined using the AA website route planner from town to town. HAA will pay 50% of calculated fuel expenses based on mileage as above , 8 miles per litre and 100 pence per litre and agreed annually at the HAA AGM.

Archers will be expected to share travel where possible. Payment will only be made on writen request stating home town. Archers will not be paid automatically and all claims should be sent to the HAA treasurer no later than 8 weeks after the relevant event.

Please use the form provided. Expense Claim Form

County Squad Selection

Archers who are shooting at a high level may be invited to attend meetings of the County Training Squad. Also archers who would benefit from the wider experience and further development at a higher level may apply to the CCO Performance for consideration for inclusion. These meetings are held every other Monday evening, October to March in St Albans. Our aim is to provide training, coaching and educational talks.