These are the rules which spotters must follow when assisting an archer in a B.B.S. Archery event

SPOTTING

1.   The spotter can assist the VI archer to set up the sighting aid by adjusting it in any way, before and up to the whistle which begins the competition/shoot.

2.   The spotter will also be responsible for checking and informing the VI archer of safety issues.

3.   The spotter must stand on the spotters line which is situated between the shooting line and the waiting line. State the archer’s name before relating the strike of the arrow if necessary.

4.   Once the scoring arrows have began, the spotter may relate the strike of each arrow on the boss, i.e. red 2 o’clock blue  5 o’clock etc.  This must be done in a quiet manner so as not to disturb fellow archers on the shooting line.

4a  When the archer has a hearing impairment, the spotter may step forward to a closer proximity to the archer so that they can relate the strike of the arrow. The spotter must then immediately move back to the spotter’s line, until the strike of the next arrow, and so on.

5.   The spotter must not coach or give any advice on shooting, whilst the archer is shooting an end of scoring arrows except during sighting ends, and between scoring ends.

6.   The archer must adjust their own sighting devices during ends of scoring arrows.  Spotters may adjust the sighting devices between scoring ends.

7.   When the archer has completed their scoring end, the spotter, with or without the archer, must stand behind the waiting line with the archer’s bow (This will indicate to the judge that the archer has completed the end.)

8.   It is a BBS rule that spotters observe the dress code at competitions and tournaments, when dress code is required.

SCORING

A spotter will be required to score for the VI archer. Scoring can either be 5 or 10 zone.  From the centre, 5-zone scoring (imperial) will be gold 9, red 7, blue 5, black 3, and white 1.

10 zone (metric), gold inner ring 10, outer ring 9, red inner ring 8, outer 7, blue inner 6, outer 5, black inner 4, outer 3, white inner 2, outer 1.

Misses are marked on the scoring sheet as M.

Only the inner gold may be marked with an X

Check GNAS scoring rules with the official/judge of the competition as these may change.

Remember!

Check out the rules on the day; listen to the officials opening remarks.

*   Do not touch the arrows or target face until scores are agreed and taken, ensure the archer does the same.

*   Call the score for your archer, and mark down the score for the other archer on the target and call out scores from the highest first, i.e. 9,6,2, miss etc.

*   If the arrow has cut the line, the highest score counts, any dispute call the judge. If you are unable to agree a score, or before you make an alteration, call the judge.  (This must be done prior to touching the arrows.)

*   At the end of the shoot, the archer must sign their score sheet.  Score cards altered but not signed by the judge will be disqualified.

*   Thank your fellow archer/spotter.

Remember, you are responsible for the archers’ safety,

*   Ensure they follow any directions given by the judge   

*   That the archers approach the target from the side, so as not to walk into the arrows,   

*   Make sure they do not stand behind the person who is pulling the arrows from the butt.

*   Make sure that they (and you) don’t walk into or trip over any other archer’s equipment.

This is a partnership, without spotters, many VI archers could never participate.  Get to know your archer and their ability and most of all enjoy the sport.

Original version         June 00

Amended version       Nov  01

Amended version       April 04

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