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SUMMARY:Crossbow Youth Proficiency Scheme Tutor Course
DESCRIPTION:National Small-bore Rifle Association – Youth Proficiency Scheme Tutor Course (Crossbow) \nA NRSA YPS Tutor Course (Crossbow) is being run at Milldale Scout Camp on the 7th and 8th November 2026. Completion of this course will qualify you to take scouts crossbow shooting. The Scout Association and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme accept the scheme to be the appropriate introduction for young people into the sport of target shooting with Crossbows. \nCourse Format \nThe course is a mixture of theory session and practical activities\, with individual and group assessments. On successful completion participants will be approved as YPS Tutors for sports crossbow. \nTheory sessions consist of an analysis of the content of the young people’s course and discussion of appropriate delivery methods and teaching aids. They address the following: \n· Target shooting as a sport and the role of the NSRA. · Types of Crossbows and how to use them and look after them. \n· Organising a Youth Proficiency Scheme Course. · Sights and aiming. \n· Crossbow Safety. \n· The law relating to Crossbows\, with particular \nreference to young people. · The Standing Position. · Stance and breathing · Grouping and Sight Correction. \n· Building a Range. \n· Range procedure. \n· Running a taster session. \n· Training Games. · Shooting for Scores and the YPS Test. \nTraining Objectives \nAt the end of the course students should be able to: \n• Take over an existing crossbow range and run it safely\, \n• Install a safe temporary crossbow range in a suitable location such as a Scout HQ\, \n• Help a young person learn to shoot a crossbow competently\, \n• Run an approved introductory course for young people in target shooting with crossbow. \nAs this course is aimed at the safe supervision of crossbow shooting events\, and the instruction of crossbow shooting\, the minimum course age is 18 to be awarded the Diploma. and be over 21 to supervise under 18’s shooting. \nDetails \n· Dates Saturday 7th (0900-1700) and Sunday 8th November 2026 (0900-1600) \n· Location Milldale Scout Camp Site Milldale\, Mill Lane\, Blakenhall\, Nantwich\, Cheshire\, CW5 7NN \n· Camping is available at an extra cost. \n· Cost £85.00 per person payable to SWC Scouts SAT. This includes NSRA registration\, manuals\, bolts\, targets and drinks. Tea and coffee are included but please bring a packed lunch. \nBook on the SWC Scouts event system
URL:https://swcscouts.org.uk/event/crossbow-youth-proficiency-scheme-tutor-course-2026-11-07/
LOCATION:Milldale Scout Campsite\, Mill Lane Nantwich CW5 7NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:NSRA Course
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