Shooting And Archery As A Children's Sport

[crisgal]

my 9 year old son loves his weekly archery and shooting sessions.( yeah, i know - but i've come to except it :/)
He does seem to have a natural talent for hitting the target - choosing to stand at the same distance as the adults.
It's only a small, family run, rifle range and they don't seem to do certificates etc.
Is there a children's association where they develop up through different levels? I know they are both olympic sports too.
(i have asked hubby to ask, but he never does!)

[rockyracoon]

Hi Chris, my kids do archery, they love it. There club is affilated to Archery GB, the governing body of archery, have a look on their website, the may have local competitions etc.

http://www.archerygb.org/

[johnk]

It's great to hear of a child with interestes other than computer games! For rifle shooting try the NRA (national Rifle Association). I think all their competitions are graded so you compete with people of a similar skill level, I don't think they differentiate by age.