Welcome everyone to our new website, Visually Impaired archers Worldwide. A collaborative space where we will share information among all those interested in archery for blind people.
What motivates this project?
We believe that with this step we can move forward on several fronts:
- Be better and better informed: About events we can take part in, major international championships, smaller competitions, or the regulations that apply to us.
- Bring this discipline closer to beginners: Since I personally started shooting, more than 9 years have passed. In all this time, I still haven’t seen any improvement in the issues we faced at the beginning of our training. We will offer informative articles for coaches, archers and guides, helping beginners build confidence in their first steps approaching this sport.
- Promoting the achievements of blind archers: This is an individual sport, but I believe we still need to learn and share a lot to become better athletes and be better prepared. We will give visibility to the people participating in blind archery categories and share information through the most used social networks to spread our accomplishments.
- Paralympic goal: We are well aware that we are not yet part of the Paralympic Games program. Achieving the inclusion of our category in the Games will only be possible by fulfilling the three points mentioned above. By being better athletes, better prepared, spreading our achievements and democratizing the information that affects all of us.
How can I contribute to achieving these goals?
Friends, to move forward on all these fronts, we can only do it with everyone’s help.
I firmly believe that we all have something valuable to contribute, and you should know we need your collaboration to keep this project going.
These are the most direct ways you can contribute:
- Writing educational articles: It’s important to provide the blind archery community with a solid repository of informative resources that can help us improve our preparation and equipment. Anyone who wishes to contribute by creating articles on this website is welcome. To do so, you just need to contact us through the contact section found in the site menu or by clicking directly on this link.
- Writing articles about past, present or future events: It’s important to stay informed about the events taking place around the world in which we can participate. If you’d like to contribute this way, just contact us through the contact area in the site menu or by clicking directly on this link.
- Gathering updated regulations: All archers who compete must do so under the same rules so that the sport remains fair. So, if you know the regulations and would like to help keep the documentation updated, contact us through the contact area in the site menu or by clicking directly on this link.
- Writing stories about our athletes: We all have a great story behind us. We must make sure people see it. For that, we need people willing to write interviews with the athletes in our category. To contribute this way, just contact us through the contact area in the site menu or by clicking directly on this link.
- Financial contribution to support the website: Maintaining this website costs approximately 120€ per year. We have an active GoFundMe campaign where anyone can donate, even the smallest amount. We need this to keep this information platform running. Click this link to access the GoFundMe campaign. All the money donated will be used entirely for maintaining the website and the domain.
- Contribution of new ideas: We can all contribute new ideas that help us fulfill our mission. If that’s the case, share yours by clicking on this link. There are no crazy or bad ideas; any of them can unlock a whole world of new possibilities.
With nothing more to add in this first post, I thank you for making it this far. Remember this is a collaborative site made for you, so don’t hesitate to contact us and contribute however you can.
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