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WCSA NEWS Bulletin July 2008 Bulletin February 2008 2 January 2007 Target Crossbow Shooting Rules An amended pdf version of the curent WCSA Target Crossbow Shooting Rules is now available. Click here for the most recent copy. Happy New Year to all crossbow enthusiasts. 27 December 2006 Medieval Crossbows Information about medieval crossbow shooting has been added to the WCSA website. Check out Medieval Information. Thai Crossbows Information about making traditional Thai crossbows has been added to the WCSA website. Check out Making the traditional Thai crossbows. 29 October 2006 IMPORTANT NEWS FOR ALL CROSSBOW SHOOTERS IAU-WCSA MOU Signed IAU President Chris Aston and WSCA President Tony Bradbury signed an historic Memorandum of Understanding on 15 October 2006. The MOU is a first step towards possible re-unification of the international crossbow shooting sport. Please refer to the MOU and the associated Media Release for the details. The MOU outlines the developing relationship between IAU and WCSA. WCSA Members should be assured that this is not a merger or final agreement. SEPTEMBER 2006 BULLETIN 2006/4 WCSA/IAU relationship With the election of Chris Aston as the International Crossbow Shooting Union (IAU) President, WCSA has started the process of establishing a more formal relationship between the IAU and WCSA. The two organisations are negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding which will define the principles of the relationship. A draft MOU was circulated to member federations. Early actions will see the preparation of a joint shooting calendar and mutual recognition of shooters at all international events. Rationalisation of shooting rules and the possibility of a complete merger will take considerably longer. WCSA will not compromise on the recognition of Seniors, Assisted shooters and the Sport crossbow. Contact details and communication Communication is vital for our sport to grow. Members are asked to update their contact addresses. Members are particularly asked to update e-mail addresses and to provide alternative e-mail addresses. Your comments are always welcome. Membership statistics A breakdown of WCSA member was posted to member federations. The data is not complete and some are estimates. Member federations and clubs are asked to provide their member information. These data are required for planning purposes. 1st WCSA World Indoor Postal Championships, January to October 2006 Approximately 30 shooters from 4 countries are participating and there are still some scores to be posted. WCSA Calendar Federations and clubs are asked to provide details of their 2007 shooting calendars as soon as possible. The 2007 calendar will include IAU events. Please remember to register all your shoots. WCSA Achievement Awards - WCSA Star badges These awards are proving to be popular but many federations have not yet purchased them. WCSA achievement awards (WCSA Star badges) are available for purchase by member federations for the TC 900 outdoor Target and TC600/25 and TC600/40 Indoor rounds. Badges are being made for the SC 600 rounds. Purchasing details are available on the WCSA website. See WSCA STAR AWARDS. The responsibility for administering the award of badges rests with member federations. Members are reminded that WCSA Star badges may only be awarded for scores shot in registered WCSA events as included on the WCSA shooting calendar. WCSA Coaching Manual Each member federation should by now have received a CD copy of the WCSA Coaching Manual. authorised by John Clark Secretary General, September 2006 secretarygeneral@worldcrossbow.com 14 July 2006 JULY 2006 BULLETIN FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL Annual Membership Subscription Thanks to all those who have paid their subscriptions. According to our records Canada, Estonia and Hong Kong are still outstanding. 1st WCSA World Indoor Postal Championships, January to October 2006 Members are remainded that the 1st WCSA World Indoor Crossbow Championships will be conducted as a POSTAL competition. Scores can be shot between January and October 2006. However all rounds must be shot at WCSA registered competitions which are posted on the WCSA Calendar - before shooting commences. Details, entry forms and standard scoresheets are posted on the WCSA website. Please register your shoots as soon as possible. WCSA Achievement Awards - WCSA Star Badges WCSA achievement awards (WCSA Star Badges) are available for purchase by member federations for the TC900 outdoor Target and TC600/25 and TC600/40 indoor rounds. Purchasing details are available on the WCSA website. The responsibility for administering the award of badges rests with member federations. We will obtain badges for the Sport crossbow SC600 round depending on demand. WCSA Coaching Manual I am pleased to advise that the WCSA Coaching Manual is now available. This manual is designed to teach crossbow instructors but can also be used as a basic coaching resource. I will be posting one complimentary CD in English to each member federation. It is suggested that all coaches should purchase their own copy for $AUD15 ($US10 equivalent) from the Secretary General . authorised by John Clark Secretary General 24 May 2006 Indoor Target Faces 25cm and 40cm faces are now available for downloading. Past News Items are now stored in the ARCHIVED NEWS BULLETINS FROM THE WORLD CROSSBOW SHOOTING ASSOCIATION WCSA 2006 Archived News WCSA 2005 Archived News WCSA 2004 Archived News WCSA 2003 Archived News