Zack Kelly - Archer

What a weekend!!! I shot in the Senior N.I indoor championships, I didn't shoot aswell as I know I can, but placed 7th in the Qualifications. Shot the N.I junior indoors the following day, placed 1st and now hold the title for u15 boys recurve. I feel I shot alot better than in the seniors but I still feel I need to go and work on a few things to get ready for tha Nationals in December.Thanks to my coach Jennifer for all your patience and helping me through the tuff times💪🏹🥇🎯

I am absolutely delighted to be representing N.I in the National Indoor Championships in December

Had a great time this week and the Youth Festival was so nice to meet up with friends and make new friends. The weather was definitely good to us this year. ☀️

Day 1

Qualifications I didn't shoot as well as I know I can and finished 4th, I am definitely going home and focusing on my anchor and timing⏳️ Shot the round Robins in the afternoon and shot so much better, constantly staying in the red or gold. 🎯

Day 2

During mixed teams and teams, my shooting continued to stay quite good and consistent. I really enjoyed both teams I shot with!🏹 We finished 4th in the teams and 3rd in mixed teams.🥉

Day 3

H2Hs really didn't go my way and I ended up finishing 5th overall. I watched my N.I team mates shooting the Home Nations and was so pleased to see N.I placing 3rd overall!!

I am finished shooting 50m this year and am very excited to get back home to start shooting 60m. I am definitely going to be cheering my team members that made the finals field this year.📣📣

Thanks Prentice Sports Therapy for sorting my back and shoulder again today. Definitely the best around

Had a great 2 days shoot this weekend. Thanks Jen for kicking my backside and getting me back on track. 2 n.i records claimed for the 720 and double 720

Thanks very much to Paul from Prentice Sports Therapy for sorting my back and shoulder again. Fingers crossed I can get back to shooting again, pain free. I would highly recommend Paul to anyone

Thats me back from a fantastic weekend at the Junior National indoor Championships. I have been working so hard this year with alot of issues I have had. I was so pleased to see my form is definitely improving and my score has started to creep up again. I didn't place were I wanted to but I think coming 4th really good. Now to start focusing on my distance for the Youth festival next year. Thanks to my coaches Damien Lennon, Carl and Marty McCullough for you continued help and support throughout this year on my highs and lows. 💪🎯🏹

This weekend I shot the senior and the junior N.I championships. This has been my 1st indoor competitions this year as I have been working on a few things. The senios I was feeling very nervous but I was able to improve my score from last year and I finished in 10th place I wasn't to happy with my place but I was definitely happy with my score improving, this showed me all my hard work is paying off. The juniors I was feeling a little nervous but i kept my cool and tried to stay focused on everything I have been working on. I improved my score again from last year and kept the N.I junior Under 14 recurve title. I was a little disappointed I just missed out on the top 8 recurve archer for the Henry McCormick champion of champions cup, but that something I will be working on for next year. Now to go and get ready for the Nationals next weekend. Thank you very much to my coaches Damien, Carl and Marty for always being there for me and pushing me to keep going when things get tough, also thanks to Jennifer McCormick and Stephen Mccormick for always being there if and when they have been needed.

Decided to do the clout shoot Lisburn City Archery Club hosted. Thanks very much I had a great day definitely stress free shoot and lots of laughs. BBQ was delicious and I definitely didn't eat 2 hotdogs and a burger 😋

I haven't really had a great year this year with my archery I had been trying so hard but nothing seemed to go my way. I shot the Northern Ireland outdoor championships on Saturday and came away with a gold medal. I am going to go now and work extra hard this year on everything to get myself back to where I can be. Thanks to my coaches at the Academy Carl and Damien for all their support this year and a huge thanks to Jennifer and Stevie for always being there for me if and when needed. Fingers crossed I am back to myself next session 🏹 🏅 💪

Youth Festival 2023 I had a great time seeing friends and making new friends. My shooting this year was definitely not what it should have been and I know I can do better. I placed 5th in qualifying in my category and finished off 6th which I really wasn't to happy about. I shot with Lewis Bodkin Archer and Ava Snell in the teams we managed to place 3rd taking away a bronze medal. I am very proud of myself for Continuing to shoot even though things weren't going my way. Heading home now and I will definitely be working hard for next year I will definitely be coming back stronger and more prepared 💪 🥉🎯🏹 thanks to my coaches Carl and Damien for helping me all year and a huge thanks to Jennifer McCormick for giving me lots of words of wisdom throughout the week x

Had a great day shooting at Muckamore Company of Archers 720 today. Although it was extremely windy my scores have thankfully started going up again 🤞 thats me back on track. Thanks very much Damien Lennon for all your patience with me over the last few months. Hopefully my hard work is starting to pay off.

Had a great day being coached by Lloyd Brown the former American and GB Olympic coach. Thanks very much to my club Ballyvally Archers for the invitation to this session

Archery NI School Cup Competition!
I had a fun time today and my team came 2nd place overall for the 1st School Cup Competition! 💪
Thanks to Alana Trimble and Sienna Foster - Archer for being a great team! Was happy with my shooting and enjoyed helping new people in the afternoon session.

Yesterday I shot the N.I senior championships I came away with a lot of experience and will hopefully shoot it better next year. Welll done to my granny winning 50+ barebow category and my cousin Sienna Foster - Archer winning the senior ladies recurve category 🎯🏆

Today I shot the N.I junior Championships and came away with 1st place and hold the title for under 14 recurve boys🏆🎯💪 I really didn't shot like I know I can but thankfully I shot well enough for the gold medal. Now to start focusing on the outdoor season starting. We'll done to My little brother Ashton getting gold in the under 12 barebow and my cousin Sienna getting silver in the under 18 recurve ladies. Also a huge thanks to my coaches Carl Bryer and Damien Lennon with all the help and support they have given me

Shot at the junior national indoor championships this weekend. I had a great weekend although I really didn't shoot how I know I can but I will take away the positives this weekend and learn from the mistakes. Now for the n.i championships next weekend🤞I do better.