Cuddihy back in the cold

[archerybob]

http://www.ais.org.au/archery/athletes.asp looks like mr Cuddihy is back behind the bow look out archery world........again! must not have liked the sand, sun and work life :lol:

[Brocky]

So who do you all think will suffer :o

[tom_the_tank]

Yes it was a pitty to hear he was leaving.

[KAJ]

Ryan tyack will be put up for the challenge lol

[Dr Fire]

don't know what this mean... :-?

[bowtech AUS]

tim was great while he was around, good to shoot with.
hey tom, did he end up sellin that car

[Dr Fire]

Is he quitting archery or just moving to another place?

[mdavi53583]

Temps for Canberra for Monday/min-2, max 10. Sounds like he might have to get a heat pad for his homebrew. If he was a medalist in another sport he would own the pub. I don't know why he is bothering. As many have said in this sport "Dont give up your day job"

[Marcus]

I think it's sad to not do something because it won't end up as a big money earner. Money aint everything.

[mdavi53583]

I know what you mean Marcus but tell that to the boys who have worked their guts out for a little enhanched life at the end. As I said from the experienced who have been through the system the word is "Dont give up your day job".

[Ja]

if they worked their guts out it is because that they enjoy the sport, not for rewards

[Marcus]

That is the reality of most sports.
We make the mistake of looking at the huge successes who make millions and think "why not me?" and not at the thousands of those who just didn't get anything from it.
Even sports like Pro Basketball are full of talented people who made nothing.

[recurve boy]

I know what you mean Marcus but tell that to the boys who have worked their guts out for a little enhanched life at the end. As I said from the experienced who have been through the system the word is "Dont give up your day job".

I dunno. Tim and the other AIS scholars are really young still. They are still at the age where they don't really have to support themselves and can spend all their free time training.

If I was Tim I'd go for it. He's like 17 now? Last chance to go all out at something with few if any consequences.

[jamie]

I dunno. Tim and the other AIS scholars are really young still. They are still at the age where they don't really have to support themselves and can spend all their free time training.

But that's the thing, unless you're supported you can't give up your day job and train all day, you have to support yourself with your day job and train when you can, which for most people isn't often doesn't usually result in high performance.

[Clare Barnes]

If I was Tim I'd go for it. He's like 17 now?
Tim is 19.

[recurve boy]

But that's the thing, unless you're supported you can't give up your day job and train all day, you have to support yourself with your day job and train when you can, which for most people isn't often doesn't usually result in high performance.

But we aren't talking about everybody. Just the people who go through "the system", which is the AIS now (I guess?).

[Brocky]

I agree with Clare on this one regarding Tims age. Anyone at the AIS still has to be supported by someone

[Bia]

May I ask something...
How does it work with AIS and archery in therms of money? How much an archer from the National team gets? Is it just a help or an actually salary? How about prizes?

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[Progen]

Same where I am. No money for this sport. In some countries, the actual money comes from the sponsors. Like in Korea for example. Maybe you get a reward or something if you do the country proud but other than that, the only payment's in the form of a good coach.

In Malaysia, it's even worse. Despite the fact that we won the gold and silver in the men's compound division in the recent SEA games, the compounders are actually not welcome at the national training ground due to it being under the head coach (Korean by the way) who's a recurve coach and employed to train the recurvers.

[hoyt for life 2]

thats why in NZ we have the dole, you get payed to not have a job, if you have a heap of kids you get a bit more to.

[Ja]

no, it is not a salary

[Foxcub]

good to see timmy back down there and liek we did not all see it coming and good luk to all the guys and girls down the ais