Most Improved Archer

In the year 2000, the Executive Committee introduced the Most Improved Archer award to mark the new millennium (partially sponsored by the Warringah Touch Football Club).

It is the intention of the Warringah Archers to introduce a new award for which any archer having a rating at the beginning of the year will automatically qualify. 

The objectives of the award:

  • To recognise the archer who has improved the most, irrespective of how good they were at the beginning of the year
  • To allow for the fact that an archer rated 12 can improve in numeric terms more easily than one with a rating of 80.
1st Eve Whitear 172.7 (rating 101 to 109), 2nd Alyssa Mollema 152.4 (rating 88 to 99) and 3rd Barry Parker 145.7 (rating 69 to 85)
1st Eve Whitear 183.3 (rating 98 to 108) 2nd Julia Verosa 132.1 (rating 46 to 64) 3rd Lily Young 126.8 (rating 49 to 64)

Honour Roll of Recipients – Target

YearRecipientDivisionGain
2025Eve WhitearCF172.7%
2024Eve WhitearCF178.2%
2023Kane WilsonRM135%
2022Kane WilsonRM45.16%
2021Alex WareRU20M48.53%
2020Anton Vander WattCMM62.50%
2019Peter WhitfieldRMM37.78%
 2018 Mitchell CampbellCIB41.94%
 2017Mariano LlanaRMM42.67%
 2016Mitchell CampbellCUB40.98%
 2015Leanne SpencerRW30.95%
 2014Brandt HenrickssonRMM39.34%
 2013Glen DwyerCM31.03%
 2012Sean PiancaCIB48%
 2011Carmelo AslanidisRUB34.15%
 2010Clinton WrightCM61.97%
 2009Kane WilsonRUB30.51%
 2008Jaime Van BarbieriCIB85.19%
 2007Paul DilleyCMM56.10%
 2006Michael SalmonCIB26.67%
 2005James JohnstoneRJM51.06%
 2004Ryan WaltersCIB67.88%
 2003Ian StokesCM72.41%
 2002Ken RayeCMM62.50%
 2001Rin BarbieriCM68.57%
 2000 Robert StirlingRMM50.67%

Honour Roll of Recipients – Indoor

YearRecipientDivisionGain
2025Eve WhitearCF183.3%
2024Jack Chambers-McLeanCM166.7%
2023Anton Vander WattCMM133%
2022Alyssa MollemaCU21F36.84%
2021Anton Vander WattCMM31.25%
2020Stuart Fathers CVM28.57%
2019Peter WhitfieldRMM25% 
2018Mitchell CampbellCIB45.71%
2017Jack Chambers-McLeanRIB64.41%
2016Leanne SpencerRW7.14%
2015Bobby Barr-JonesCUB30.69%
2014Terry McCrackenCMM42.50%
2013Jack SalmonCJM40.82%
2012Michael SalmonCJM48.39%
2011Nicholas CalandruccioRUB41.77%
2010Ivan KoprivecRM26.97%
2009Conan OmoriCCM22.22%
2008Michael SalmonCCM54.35%
2007Paul DilleyCMM55.32%
2006Maria JohnstonLW33.67%
2005Adrian HarperCCM100%
2004Aimee DeavesRJW53.25%
2003Ryan WaltersCIB31.43%

🏹 How We Calculate It

The calculation is simple and is applied to everyone with a rating as at the beginning of the shooting year;  or from when an archer first obtains a rating. The person with the highest improvement rating wins the award.

The maximum possible rating for an archer is 120.
To determine who has shown the greatest improvement during the year, we use the following formula:

\text{Improvement Rating} = \left( \frac{120 - \text{Rating at Beginning of Year}}{120 - \text{Rating at End of Year}} \right) \times 100

This method ensures fairness across all levels of experience.
It recognises that improving by just a few points at a high level can be harder than improving by a larger amount at the lower end of the scale.

Example 1 – Archer A

  • Rating at beginning of year: 7
  • Rating at end of year: 22

\text{Improvement Rating} = \left( \frac{120 - 7}{120 - 22} \right) \times 100 = \left( \frac{113}{98} \right) \times 100 = 115%

Example 2 – Archer B

  • Rating at beginning of year: 91
  • Rating at end of year: 95

\text{Improvement Rating} = \left( \frac{120 - 91}{120 - 95} \right) \times 100 = \left( \frac{29}{25} \right) \times 100 = 116%

Even though Archer A’s rating increased by 15 points and Archer B’s only by 4 points,
Archer B is considered more improved because small rating gains at the top end are much harder to achieve.

Example 3 – Archer C

  • Rating at beginning of year: 58
  • Rating at end of year: 82

\text{Improvement Rating} = \left( \frac{120 - 58}{120 - 82} \right) \times 100 = \left( \frac{62}{38} \right) \times 100 = 163%

In Summary

The archer with the highest Improvement Rating at the end of the year is awarded Most Improved Archer.
This system rewards effort, consistency, and progress across all levels of experience.

And the best part? You don’t have to calculate anything yourself – the Executive Committee takes care of it all.
All you need to do is shoot and enjoy your archery!

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