Holly Seaton

Sports Award

Age:

18

Biography

Holly Seaton's Archery Story

My name is Holly, I'm 13 year old and I'm a member of the Bowmen of Rutland. I started the Olympic sport of Archery in November 2015, after having a go on holiday in France.

I've been a Leicester & Rutland County Junior Archer for the past 3yrs, which I'm very proud of.

I've achieved the Junior Master Bowmen Award for the 2nd year in a row (2017 & 2018)

In 2017 I achieved the Junior Master Bowman badge, which meant I was able to shoot in the Junior Masters in Oxford this year (2018). I finished 10th for my age group, which I was disappointed with but happy , as I was shooting with a bad cold.

Last year (2018) I also achieved the Junior Master Bowmen Award, which was very satisfying as I had a very bad start to the year with some indifferent coaching and my draw length increasing by nearly 2". I'm now on the right path with help from Christine @ KG Archery.

Bring on the Junior Masters in 2019.

I have a large collection of badge's and awards from Archery GB, English Archery Federation, L&RCAA and Bowmen of Rutland. Including a Target Archery 6 Gold End badge in (2017) with my longest distance being 30m. I've also had a 6 Gold End this year (2018) at 40m.

I hold: 13 U12 & 10 U14 Bowmen of Rutland Club Records

7 L&RCAA County Records

11 EMAS Records

I am ranked 10th in the Archery GB Junior Award Scheme 2017 for all juniors under 18, this was worked out from my highest 10 scores for the year.

I have entered several Junior National Outdoor & Indoor Championships. Last year (2018) I shot a Metric 4 round on Saturday, beating my PB by 85 points and gaining a JMB score. On Sunday I shot a Bristol 4 round, also smashed my PB by a whopping 122 points and another JMB score. Over both days I shot over 300 arrows with both rounds being 12 dozen arrows plus sighters. I was up against some members of the GB Junior Squad, as well as English, Scottish and Welsh National archers. All this done in temperatures of over 30^oC and shooting in full sunshine. GREAT WEEKEND

This year I am 1 of 4 L&RCAA Juniors to be picked for EMAS training squad.

One day, I hope to make the GB Junior Squad and represent my country.