Archery League Handbook September 22, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME......................................................................................................CHAPTER1
ARCHERYRANGESETUP.......................................................................CHAPTER2
FORMINGYOURARCHERYTEAM......................................................CHAPTER3
EQUIPMENTRULES...................................................................................CHAPTER4
COMPETITIONRULESANDFORMAT................................................CHAPTER5
PRE‐SEASON.................................................................................................CHAPTER6
LEAGUEGAMES...........................................................................................CHAPTER7
EXAMPLELEAGUEGAMESCHEDULE...............................................CHAPTER8
ARCHERYMEETS........................................................................................CHAPTER9
ENDOFSEASON.......................................................................................CHAPTER10
DOUBLESCORING..................................................................................CHAPTER11
CONFERENCECHAMPIONSHPS........................................................CHAPTER12
STATECHAMPIONSHIPS......................................................................CHAPTER13
NATIONALS................................................................................................CHAPTER14
OASACHIEVEMENTPINS.....................................................................CHAPTER15
MAIL‐INTOURNAMENT.......................................................................CHAPTER16
FORMS
TeamRosterandGameReport
SinglesMatchScorecards
TriplesMatchScorecards
Mail‐InTournamentScorecards
AchievementPinQualificationScores
AchievementPinRequestForm
PhotoReleaseForm
WaiverForm
GLOSSARYOFARCHERYTERMS
CHAPTER1
Welcome
WelcometotheOASArcheryLeague!Weareexcitedtohaveyoujoinusaswemakeadifferenceinthelivesof
youththroughthesportofarchery.Byofferingarcheryatyourschool,youarereachingouttomanyyouthwho
wouldmostlikelynotparticipateinasport.Archeryhasaspecialwayofattractingeveryoneanditoffersmany
personalbenefits.Yourtimedevelopinganarcheryteamalsotakesthesportastepfurtherforyourstudentsand
givesthemthebenefitsfromparticipatinginateamsport.Thankyouforthetimeandeffortyougiveforyour
students.Wehopethisexperiencewillbejustasrewardingforyouasacoachasitisforyourarchers.Havea
greatseasonandbestoflucktoyouandyourarchers.
~OAS
1.1
Makingadifference…
ENRICHINGLIVES–Webelievethatlivescanbeenrichedthroughthesportofarchery.
 Allowsanyonetoparticipateandexcelinthissafesport
 Buildsdiscipline,character,self‐esteem,andconfidence
 Improveshealth,fitness,focus,motorcontrol,learningskills,andmore
 Teachesalifesport
 OpensopportunitiesinanOlympic‐stylesport
PLAYTHEGAME–Webelievethatwehavecreatedareallycoolgamethatisengagingand
providesnewdepthandvaluetothearcheryexperience.
 FocusesonexcitingmatchplayforindividualsandteamsasseenintheOlympics
 Addsanewteamexperiencetoarcherywhichfosterscamaraderie,sportsmanship,andschool
spirit
 Createsanexcitingspectatorexperience
 Drivesarcherytobeingamainstreamsport
FUTUREOLYMPIANS–WebelievethatOlympic‐stylearcheryoffersuniqueopportunitiesfor
youthandthatthepoolofOlympianswillgrowfromOAS.
 RaiseawarenessofOlympic‐stylearcheryandtheOlympicmovement
 EducatearchersinsafepracticesandthefundamentalsoftheNationalTrainingSystem
 BuildpathwaystonextstepprogramssuchasJOAD,USAT,andcollegiateprograms
1.2
OlympicArcheryinSchool
TheOASprogramwasstartedasawaytoreintroducerecurvearcherybackintoourschools.Thesport
becameafunanduniqueadditiontoPEcurriculums.Asmoreyouthwereintroducedtothesport,a
desire grew for more events and competitions. The long term vision of the program was to make
archeryamainstreamsportwithinter‐schoolcompetitionsandthearcherswerenowreadyforit.
This vision has been realized through our unique archery league. When designing the league we
wanted to create an engaging experience for both the archers and spectators. World Archery has
already been accomplishing this at the international and Olympic level by focusing on match play,
whereindividualsandteamsgoheadtohead,arrowforarrow.OAStakesitastepfurtherbycreating
ateamexperiencethatfocusesonthissamematchplay.
Participatingschoolsforma10archerteamwhichiscomprisedof4singlespositionsand2triples(3
archerteams).Duringtheseason,theschoolwillhavehomeandawaygamesagainstotherschoolsin
their area. During a game, the archers immediately jump into match play. The 1st triples of both
schoolswilldoamatchwhilethe2ndtriplesalsocompete.Afterthetriplesmatchesaredone,thenthe
singlesgonext.Inthesameway,1stsinglescompetesagainsttheotherschool’s1stsinglesandthe
samefor2nd—4thsingles.Theschooltowinthemostmatches,winstheoverallgame.Theleague
providesafunopportunityforstudentstotraveltootherschoolsandbuildcommunitywithother
archers.Fromtheirperformanceintheseason,schoolscanqualifyforchampionshipevents.
1.3
ParticipationOverview
To participate in the program, a school must meet and abide by our participation guidelines. This
includeshavingrangespacethatmeetsoursafetycriteria,equipmentthatfollowsourleaguerules,
storagespace,trainedcoaches,andfundingforcompetitionscosts.Theschoolwillthenapplytojoin
anOASConference.
SchoolsthatareacceptedintotheleaguearethenassignedtoaDivisionwith1‐9otherschools.OAS
conferences vary in size and some have multiple divisions within them in order to reduce travel
between teams. These assignments are voted upon by the school coaches and the Conference
Leadership.Schoolsmustbewithina35mileradiusofeachother.Beforetheseasonstarts,allcoaches
musthavegonethroughourOAStrainingatleastonce(contactyourlocalConferenceLeadershipfor
dates. Certification lasts for 3 years). One representative from each team must also attend a Pre‐
SeasonWorkshop.
Pre‐SeasonWorkshops‐theseworkshopsprovidetheopportunityforcoachestogetupdatesonthe
league,improvetheircoachingandshootingskills,learntrainingandcompetitionstrategies,andgo
indepthwithequipment.SchedulesanddateswillbeavailablefromyourConferenceLeadership.
Onerepresentativefromeachteammustattendoneoftheseworkshops.
Duringtheleagueseason,whichrunsfromFebruarytoApril,yourschoolwillhaveonehomeandone
awaygamewitheachoftheotherschoolsinyourDivision.
LeagueGames–aschoolteamiscomprisedof10archers(mixedgender),foursinglesandtwotriples.
Thetriplesmatcheswillgofirstfollowedbythesinglesmatches.Theschooltowinthemostmatches
wins the game with a tie decided by a one arrow shoot‐off (each archer on the team shoots one
arrow).
Attheendoftheseason,schoolsearnspotsfortheConferenceChampionshipsbasedupontheirseason
record.YourConferencemayincludeseveralotherdivisions,allwithinan80mileradiusofeachother.
Your Conference Leadership is in charge of overseeing all of the divisions and organizing the
ConferenceChampionships.
ThetopschoolsfromtheConferenceChampionshipsearnspotsintheStateChampionshipswhichmay
rotatebetweendifferentconferencesinthestateeachyear.AllConferencesinyourstatearepartof
theStateLeague.FromtheStateChampionship,schoolscanthenqualifyforNationals.
Note:UsingthearcheryequipmentthroughouttheyearforacluborPEunitisalsoencouragedas
itmaximizesitsuseandbetterpreparesstudentsfortheseason.Amail‐intournamentisheldduring
thefallandspringsemesterstogivemorestudentstheopportunitytocompete.Pleaseremember,
coachescannotstartofficialteampracticesuntilthepre‐seasonbegins.
1.4Timeline
Regionals Nationals May State Championships April Conference Championships January Pre‐Season Workshop December Pre‐Season Workshop November Coach Training October Coach Training February to April League Season Mail‐in
Tournament
Mail‐inTournament
September Coach Training August Coach Training 2.1
ArcheryRangeSetUp
CHAPTER2
RangeSetUpandSafety
Archery Ranges can be safely set up in a variety of different indoor and outdoor spaces. Basic
requirementsareneededtoensuresafetyontherangeandforthegeneralpublic.Whenselectinga
locationforatemporaryorpermanentarcheryrange,makesurethespaceselectedislargeenoughto
accommodate the required shooting distances, range lines and safety requirements. Determine the
orientationoftherangeandlocationofthesafetycurtain.
2.1.1 Hangthearcherysafetycurtain
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Secureacoatedcableoraropebetweentwosturdysupportstructuresthatcansupport
theweightofthecurtain.
Thecurtainshouldhangatleast30inchesoronearrowlengthawayfromthewalltolimit
damagetothewallandalsotopreventareboundhazard.
Hangthecurtainlooselywith3‐6inchesofthecurtaindrapingalongthefloor.
2.1.2 PlacerangeandsafetyLines
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WaitingLine:Archersstandbehindthewaitinglinebeforeandaftershootinghisorher
arrows.
ShootingLine:Archersstandontheshootinglinetoshoottheirarrows.Shootingline
forMSissetat9metersfromthetargetline.ShootinglineforHSissetat18meters
fromthetargetline.
TargetLine:Thepurposeofthetargetlineistoprovidearchersasafeplacetostand
whenwaitingforhisorherturntopullarrowsfromthetarget.
2.1.3 SetUpTargets
Placetargetsuptoonefootinfrontofthecurtain.Ifthetargetsareplacedmorethanone
footinfrontofthecurtain,anarrowcouldbounceoffthetopofatargetandgooverthe
safetycurtain.Likewise,itisimportantnottoplacethetargetdirectlyonthecurtain,
causingthecurtaintobecometaut.
ForadditionalRangeSetUpillustrationsrefertoUSAArcheryLevel1booklet
2.2
ArcheryRangeSafetyRules
Safetyisthemostimportantlessonofeveryarcheryclass.ITISTHENUMBERONEPRIORITY.
Maintainingcontrolofthearchersontherangeissimpleandeasywiththeuseofwhistlecommands
andbasicrangerules.
2.2.1
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Whistlecommandsandrunninganarcheryrange
2WhistleBlasts=GototheWaitingLine
1WhistleBlast=Pullyourarrowsandshoot
3WhistleBlasts=Retrievearrows
5ormoreWhistlesBlasts=EMERGENCY–immediatelySTOPSHOOTING.Return
bowstotherackandgobehindtheWaitingLine
2.2.2 Archeryrangerules
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Alwayswalkontherange
Keepyourarrowsinyourquiveruntiltoldtoshoot
Onlyreleasethebowstringwhenanarrowisnockedandsafelypointedtowardthetarget
Leavedroppedarrowsonthegrounduntilinstructedtoretrievethem
Ifthereisanemergencyontherangeimmediatelyalerttheinstructor
KNOWANDOBEYALLWHISTLECOMMANDSANDRANGERULES
SAFETYISOUR#1PRIORITY!
CHAPTER3
FormingYourArcheryTeam
3.1
TeamSpots
3.1.1
AfullOASarcheryteamiscomprisedof10archers.Aminimumof1archerisneededtoform
ateam.However,aminimumof4archersisneeded(4singles)towinaleaguegame.Team
spotsinclude:
1stSingles
2ndSingles
3rdSingles
4thSingles
1stTriples(3archerteam)
2ndTriples(3archerteam)
3.1.2
AJuniorVarsityteamcanalsobeformed.
3.1.3
Ifyourschooldoesnothaveenougharchersforacompleteteamthenthefollowing
combinationscanbeused.Theseareonlysuggestionsandisdecideduponbythecoachand
team.
3.2
10archers‐4singles,2triples
9archers‐3singles,2triples
8archers‐2singles,2triplesor4singles,1triples,1alternate
7archers‐4singles,1triples
6archers–3singles,1triples
5archers‐2singles,1triplesor4singles,1alternate
4archers‐4singles
3archers‐3singles
2archers‐2singles
1archer‐1single
Archersareencouragedtogetmoreexperience.Whenpossible,coachesareencouragedto
holdunofficialmatchesduringagameiftimeallows.Unofficialmatchesdonotneedtobe
reported.
SelectingArchersforYourTeam
3.2.1
Teamscanbemixedgender.
3.2.2
Teamsmayonlyconsistofstudentswhoareregisteredfull‐timeatyourschool.(*specialcases
maybeconsidered*).Tobepartofamiddleschoolteam,studentsmustbeingrades6th‐8th.
Similarly,studentsmustbeinhighschooltocompeteinahighschoolteam.
3.2.3
Schoolsmaychoosetheirownprocedureforselectingtheirteammembers.Ideasinclude:
a. Holdpracticematchestofindoutwhicheventyourarchersexcelat.Somearcherswill
findthattheypreferdoingthesinglesmatches(shootingbythemselves)whileotherslike
toshootaspartofateaminatriplesmatch.
b. HoldaRankingRoundandfillteamspotsbasedonthoserankings.
c. Rotatearchersthroughpositionsduringtheseasontogivethemmoreexperience.
d. Createequalopportunitiesforbothgenders.Inparticular,forchampionshipeventsitis
besttohavetwoboysandtwogirlsforthesinglespositionsbecauseseparatebrackets
aresetupforboysandgirls.Thusyourschoolwillberepresentedinbothevents.
Triplescanremainmixedgender.
3.3
AdditionalIdeasforYourTeam
3.3.1
Chooseateamcaptain.
3.3.2
Chooseteamuniforms.
a. Designmustbeapprovedbytheschool.
b. OASandEastonFoundationslogomayberequestedforuseonuniforms.Pleasecontact
KathyWhite([email protected]).
3.3.3
Createateamcheer!
3.3.4
Haveateampicturetakeneachyear.
3.3.5
Holda‘TryArchery’dayatyourschooltorecruitnewteammembersandraiseawarenessfor
yourarcheryteam.Thiscanalsobeafundraisingopportunityfortheteam.
CHAPTER4
EquipmentRules
OAS follows the equipment rules outlined by World Archery, in Book 3: Target Archery, for Olympic‐style
recurves. In order to maintain a spirit of fair competition, OAS has stricter equipment rules. Archers may
purchasetheirownequipmentandmayuseitinOAScompetitionaslongasitfollowstheseequipmentrules.
Remembertohaveallequipmentlabeledsothatitisnotmixedupwithotherschool'sequipment.
4.1
RiserandLimbs
4.1.1
Onlytake‐downrecurvebowswithboltonlimbsareallowed.
4.1.2
ThestandardriserusedinOASisarecurveriserwithboltonlimbs.
4.1.3
Maximummarked,limbweightis28lbsforHSand24lbsforMS.Whileactualdrawweightis
dependentonthearcher’sdrawlength,themarkedpoundagemaynotexceed28lbsforHS
and24lbsforMS.
4.2
String
Anystringmaterialmaybeused.
4.3
4.4
ArrowRest
Anyrecurverest.
Sight
Anyrecurvetargetsightisacceptable.
4.5
Plunger
Anyarcheryplungerisacceptable.
4.6
Clicker
Anyarcheryclickerisacceptable.
4.7
Stabilizer
Asinglestabilizerwithdampenerandweightsisallowed.Additionalstabilizers,suchassiderods,are
notallowed.
4.8
Arrows
4.8.1
Allaluminumarrowsmustbeused.Anytypeofpoint,nock,andfletchingsmaybeusedas
longastheyfollowWorldArcheryrulesfortarget,recurvearchery.
4.8.2
Initialeachofyourarrowswithasharpieonthearrowshaft.Thisisimportantsothatyour
arrowsmaybeidentifiedonthetargetifanotherarcherhasthesamecolorfletching.
4.9
4.10
Accessories
ArchersmayuseanyOlympic‐stylerecurveaccessoriessuchasanarmguard,quiver,fingertab,finger
sling,andchestguardaslongastheyfollowWorldArcheryrules.
DressCode
4.10.1 OASfollowstheUSAArcheryDressCodewiththeexceptionthatjeansarepermittedinOAS.
http://www.teamusa.org/usa‐archery/resources/forms‐and‐policies 4.10.2 Specialreminderthatarchersmustwearclosedtoeshoesonthearcheryrangeforsafety.
CHAPTER5
CompetitionRules&Format
OASfollowsthecompetitionrulesoutlinedbyWorldArcheryandUSAArcheryforOlympic‐stylearchery.
SpecialrulesandmodificationsfortheOASprogramarelistedinthefollowingchapter.
5.1
WorldArcheryRuleBooks
5.1.1
Book3–TargetArchery
5.1.2
Book2–Events
http://rulebook.worldarchery.org/PDF/Official/2016‐01‐01/EN‐Book3.pdf http://rulebook.worldarchery.org/PDF/Official/2016‐01‐01/EN‐Book2.pdf 5.2
USAArchery
5.2.1
USAArcheryRulesandRegulations
http://www.teamusa.org/usa‐archery/resources/forms‐and‐policies 5.3
5.4
ShootingDistanceforallOASCompetitions
5.3.1
Highschoolarchersshoot18meters
5.3.2
Middleschoolarchersshoot9meters
TargetFaceSize
5.4.1
HighSchoolTeamsusethe60cmtargetfaceandMiddleSchoolTeamsusesthe80cmtarget
face.Targetfacesizescanbeidentifiedbycheckingthebottomrightcornerwherethesizeis
printed.
5.4.2
5.4.3
Mail‐inTournamentusesthe122cmtargetface.
5.4.4
AllotherOAScompetitionsincludingleaguegamesandchampionshipsusethe60cmtarget
faceandthe*40cmtargetfacefortheadvancedivision.*AdvanceDivisiontobeintroducedin
the2017‐2018season.
5.5
PinShootTournamentusesthe60cmtargetfaceforHSand80cmtargetfaceforMS.
ArcheryEvents
ThreearcheryeventsareseenintheOlympics,theRankingRound,OlympicRound,andTeamRound.
OASarchersshouldbefamiliarwithallthreeformatsasOAScompetitionsandleaguegamesconsist
ofoneormoreoftheseevents.
5.5.1
RankingRound
a. OASRankingRoundconsistof36arrowsshotatasingledistance(18mor9m).Typically
3arrowsareshotperendwithatotalof12ends.Checkthedetailsforeachtournament
toconfirmwhether12endsof3arrowsareshotor6endsof6arrows.
b. Twominutesaregivenperendfor3arrows.Fourminutesgivenif6arrowsperend.
c. Once all scores are collected from the ranking round, archers will be sorted into their
separate divisions (ie. high school/middle school, boys/girls) and then ranked from
highesttolowest.
d. Ifarchershavethesamescore,thentiesarebrokenbycomparingthenumberof10’sshot
byeacharcher.Thearcherwiththehighesttotalnumberof10’sisrankedhigher.Note
thatX’salsocountas10’s.Shouldthearchersstillbetied,asinglearrowshoot‐offwillbe
required.
e. Forasinglearrowshoot‐off,eacharchershootsonearrow(40seconds).Thearcherwith
thehighestscorewinsthetiebreaker.“Ifthescoreisthesame,thearrowclosesttothe
centerofthetargetfaceshallresolvethetieandifthedistanceisthesame,successive
singlearrowshoot‐offs,untilthetieisresolved.”(WorldArcheryBook3,14.5.2.2)
f.
5.5.2
5.5.3
TheRankingRoundisonlyusedintheMail‐inTournamentandChampionshipevents.It
isnotusedforleaguegames.
OlympicRound(singlesmatch)
a. IntheOlympicRound,archersgoheadtoheadinmatches,onearcherversusanother
archer.
b. Thesetsystemisusedforscoring.Inamatch,eacharcherwillshoot3arrowsperend/set.
Foreachset,thearcherwiththehighestscorereceives2setpoints.Iftheytie,theneach
archerreceives1setpointeach.Thearchertoget6ormoresetpointsfirstwinsthe
match.
(WorldArcheryBook3,14.4.1‐2)
c. Twominutesaregivenperendfor3arrows.
d. Inthecaseofatieat5‐5setpoints,asinglearrowshoot‐offisrequired.Eacharcherwill
shootonearrow(40seconds).Thearcherwiththehighestscorewins.“Ifthescoreisthe
same, the arrow closest to the center of the target face shall resolve the tie and if the
distanceisthesame,successivesinglearrowshoot‐offs,untilthetieisresolved.”(World
ArcheryBook3,14.5.2.2)
e. Bothasinglesmatch(leaguegame)andamatchduringanOlympicRoundfollowthesame
formatasoutlinedabove.
f. DifferencesbetweenasinglesmatchandanOlympicRound.
 Duringaleaguegame,thearchersonlyhaveonematchagainsttheiropposingposition.
Forexample1stsingleshasamatchagainsttheopposingteam’s1stsingles.
 Archersofoppositegendermaycompeteagainsteachotherinaleague,singlesmatch.
For example your 1st singles archer (boy) may compete against a girl who is the 1st
singlesfortheopposingteam.
 TheOlympicRoundduringaChampionshipeventisslightlydifferentinthatarchers
areputintoasingleeliminationbracketaccordingtotheirdivisionandrankfromthe
rankinground.Archersthatwintheirmatchwillmoveoninthebracketuntilafinal
winnerisdetermined.Separatebracketsaremadeforboysandgirls,andmiddleand
highschool.
TeamRound(triplesmatch)
a. Ateamiscomprisedofthreearchersandmaybeofmixedgender.
b. The athletes in the team shall shoot two arrows each in an order of their choosing.
Thereforeatotalof6arrowswillbeshoteachend.Theteammaychoosetorotateeach
archer after each arrow, or they may have each archer shoot their two arrows before
steppingoffofthelineforthenextarcher.
c. Allarchersmuststartbehindthe1mline(1mbehindtheshootingline).Twowhistles
willalertteamstogetready.Afteronewhistle,thefirstarchermaygouptotheshooting
line.“Oneathleteshalloccupytheshootingline,whiletheotherathletesremainbehind
the1mline.Nomorethanoneathleteatatimeshallbeinfrontofthe1mline.When
movingforwardtoshoot,athletesshallnotremovetheirarrowsfromtheirquiversuntil
theyareontheshootingline”.(WorldArcheryBook3,13.2.2)
d. Thesetsystemisusedforscoring.Inamatch,eachteamwillshootatotalof6arrowsper
end/set.Foreachset,theteamwiththehigherscorereceives2setpoints.Iftheytie,
theneachteamreceives1setpointeach.Theteamtoget5ormoresetpointsfirstwins
thematch.
(WorldArcheryBook3,14.5.1‐2)
e. Twominutesaregivenperendforallsixarrowstobeshot.
f. Inthecaseofatieat4‐4setpoints,thenathree‐arrowshoot‐offisneeded.
g. Forathree‐arrowshoot‐off,asinglearrowisshotbyeachteammember(1minute).If
thescoreistied,theteamwiththearrowclosesttothecentershallwin.Ifstilltiedthe
secondarrow(orthird)closesttothecentershalldeterminethewinner.(WorldArchery
Book3,14.5.2.3)
h. DifferencesbetweenatriplesmatchandaTeamRound
 Duringaleaguegame,theteamsonlyhaveonematchagainsttheopposingposition.
Forexample1sttripleshasamatchagainsttheopposingteam’s1sttriples.
 DuringtheTeamRoundinaChampionshipevent,eachteam(3archers)isputintoa
singleeliminationbracket.Eachteamisrankedbyaddingtherankingroundscoreof
eachteammembertogether.Iftheirscoreistiedthentheirtotalnumberof10’swillbe
compared.
5.6
5.7
AdditionalScoringReminders
5.6.1
Pointsonatargetfacegofrom10pointsto1point.Anarrowthatlandsoutsideofthescoring
ringsisconsideredamissandisworthzeropoints.Onascorecard,amissiswrittendownas
an‘M’.
5.6.2
Donottouchthetarget,arrows,ortargetfaceuntilafterallarrowsarescored.
5.6.3
Double Scoring should be usedto ensure accuracy and accountability. Fordouble scoring,
eacharcherwillhavetwoscorecards,oneofficialcopyandanunofficialcopy.Onearcherwill
takealloftheofficialcopieswhileanotherarchertakesalloftheunofficialcopies.Anathlete
willthencalloutthearrowvaluesforoneofthearchers.Thetwoscorerswillthenwritedown
thosevaluesandcalculatetheendscoreandrunningtotal.Thetwoscorersthenconfirmwith
eachotheriftheygotthesameresults.Ifcorrectthentheycanproceedtothenextarcher’s
arrows.
5.6.4
Ifarcherscannotagreeonanarrowcall,thenfinishallotherarrows.Thencallforajudgeto
determinethevalueofthearrowinquestion.
5.6.5
Markallofthearrowholes.Oncescoringiscomplete,putashortmarknexttoeacharrow
shaft/hole.Arrowsmaythenbepulled.Makesurethatarchersnotpullingarrowsare
standingbehindthetargetline.Alsoleaveclipboardsbythetargetlinesothatarchersdo
notbumpintoarrowswhenpickingthemupafterthenextend.
ConsequencesforBreakingRules
PenaltiesforbreakingrulesareoutlinedbyWorldArcheryinBook3,Chapter15.
CHAPTER6
Pre‐Season
6.1
DivisionAssignments
6.1.1
Beforestartingtheleagueseason,youneedtomakesureyouhaveyourdivisionassignment
fromyourlocalConferenceLeader.
6.1.2
AssignmentsarealsopostedontheOASwebsiteonyourconference’spage.
6.2
SchedulingGames
Coachesareresponsibleforschedulinggameswiththeotherschoolsintheirdivisionandarranging
travelasneeded.EachdivisionmaydesignateaDivisionCoordinatortohelporganizethisprocess.
6.2.1
Youwillhaveone"home"andone"away"gamewitheachoftheotherschoolsinyourdivision.
If any games are not completed by the Conference Championships (April), they will be
forfeited.
6.2.2
Gamesaretypicallyscheduledduringtheweek,afterschoolhours.Theleagueseasongoes
fromJanuarytoApril.
6.2.3
Travelisachallengesootherschedulingoptionsinclude:
a. ArcheryMeets‐pickaSaturdayandhaveallteamsmeettodomultiplegamesinasingle
day.SeeChapter8formoreinformation.
b. Forteamsthatcannottravel,youcandomorehomegamesifotherteamsarewillingto
travel.
6.2.4
6.3
Adivisioncoordinatormaybeacoach,parent,orothervolunteer,aslongastheyareapproved
bytheschooladministration,whowillhelpmakesurethatgamesarescheduledforallschools
intheirdivision.Workmayincludeemailingorcallingotherteamcoacheswithremindersto
scheduletheirgames.TheywillalsonotifytheirConferenceLeaderofanyissuestheirdivision
mayhave.
Pre‐seasonTeamPractices
6.3.1
CoachesmaybeginofficialteampracticesinJanuarytopreparefortheseason.
6.3.2
Unofficialscrimmagematchesmaybearrangedwithotherteams.
CHAPTER7
LeagueGames
7.1
PreparingforaLeagueGame
7.1.1
Makesureallofyourarcheryequipmentismarkedwithyourschool’snamesothatitdoes
notgetmixedupwithotherschool’sequipment.
7.1.2
Ifhostingaleaguegame,haveallmaterialspreparedaheadoftimeincluding:
a. Rangesetupwithextrabowracksforvisitingteamandscoreboards.
b. Targetfacesforthegame.
c. Scorecardswithclipboardsandpens.
Iftravelingforanawaygame,makesurethatyourarchershavealloftheequipmenttheyneed
aswellassparesincaseofanequipmentfailure.
7.1.3.
7.2
HavingaLeagueGame
7.2.1
Archery matches can be loud! While being respectful of the athletes, spectators are
encouragedtocheerfortheirteam.
7.2.2
Triplesmatchesgofirst
a. Eachteamgetstheirowntarget.Thehometeamwillusetargets#1and#3(1sttripleson
#1).Thevisitingteamwillusetargets#2and#4.
b. 1sttriples(home)willshootagainstthevisiting1sttriplesteam.Samefor2ndtriples.
c. Triplesmatchfollowstherulesforateamroundmatchandusesthesetsystemscoring.
Singlesmatchesgonext
a. Each match gets their own targets. The 1st singles match (both the home and visiting
archer)willbeontarget#1.Similarlythe2ndsinglesmatchisontarget#2andsoforth
for3rdand4thsingles.
7.2.3
b. 1stsingles(home)shootsagainstthevisiting1stsingles.Samefor2nd–4thsingles.
c. Singles match follows the rules for an Olympic Round match and uses the set system
scoring.
7.2.4
Tosavetime,allofthematchesmaybeheldatthesametimeifthehostschoolisabletosetup
8targets.Bothcoachesmustagree.
7.2.5
Once all matches are complete, have the host coach collect final scores to report to your
ConferenceLeader
7.3TieBreaker
7.3.1
Ifteamstie3‐3thenatenarrowshoot‐offwillbenecessary.
7.3.2
Thehometeamwillshoottarget#1.Thevisitingteamwillshoottarget#3.Youmaytake
awaytheothertwoun‐usedtargetsifyouwish.
7.3.3
Eacharcherontheteamwillshootonearrowforatotalof10arrowsforeachteam.
7.3.4
Fortysecondsaregivenperarrow.Atotalof6minutesand40secondsaregivenforall10
arrowstobeshot.
7.3.5
Teamsmaychoosetheorderinwhichtoshoot.
7.3.6
Archerswillshootoneatatime.Twowhistleswillsignaleveryonetogetready.Afterhearing
1whistle,thefirstarcherfromeachteammaygouptoshoottheirarrow.Thenextarcher
mayonlygouptotheshootinglineafterthefirstathletehascrossedbackoverthe1mline.
7.3.7
Theteamwiththehighesttotalscorewinsthetiebreaker.Ifthescoreistied,theteamwith
thearrowclosesttothecentershallwin.Ifstilltiedthesecondarrow(orthird,fourth,etc.)
closesttothecentershalldeterminethewinner.
7.4
JuniorVarsityMatches
Schoolswithmorethan10archerscancreateaJV(JuniorVarsity)team.Aftertheofficialmatchesare
complete,coachesmayhaveJVmatchestogivethemexperience.
CHAPTER8
ExampleLeagueGameSchedule
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Hometeamsetsupthearcheryrangeandpreparesforthegame
o 4targetssetupwithtargetnumbersandflipboards
o Scorecardsprintedoutandclipboards/pensprovided
o Displayfornumberofmatcheswonbyeachschool(ie.whiteboard)
Welcomevisitingteam
o Introduceteammembers(shakehands)
Teamswarm‐upandstretch
Rangeopenforpractice–minimumof2ends
TriplesMatches
o Hometeamwillbeontarget#1and#3.Eachteamgetstheirowntarget.
o 1sttriples(home)vs.1sttriples(visiting)
o 2ndtriples(home)vs.2ndtriples(visiting)
Updategamescoreboardwithresults(shouldbe0‐2,1‐1,or2‐0)
SinglesMatches
o Eachmatchgetstheirownbale(thustwoarchersperbale).Homearcheronleft,visiting
archeronright.1stsinglesmatchwillbeontarget#1andsoforth.
o 1stsingles(home)vs.1stsingles(visiting)
o 2ndsingles(home)vs.2ndsingles(visiting)
o 3rdsingles(home)vs.3rdsingles(visiting)
o 4thsingles(home)vs.4thsingles(visiting)
Updategamescoreboardwithresults
TieBreakerifneeded(tenarrowshoot‐off)
Gameiscomplete
o RecordresultsandsendtoDivisionCoordinator
o Teamscongratulateeachother
Thegamewilltake1‐2hours.
CHAPTER9
ArcheryMeets
AfunoptionforleaguegamesistoorganizeanArcheryMeet(alsoknownasJamboreesorGameDays).Several
schoolteamsselectaday,typicallyaSaturday,todoseveralgameswitheachother.Thishelpstoreducetravel
forschoolsandalsocreatesamini‐tournamentatmosphereduringtheseArcheryMeets.
9.1
BenefitsofArcheryMeets
9.1.1
Reducetravelbydoingmultiplegamesonasingledayatonelocation(insteadofindividual
homeandawaygames).Thisalsohelpstoshortentheseasongivingmoretimeforpre‐season
scrimmagesandtrainingforChampionshipevents.
9.1.2
Archery Meets have the atmosphere of mini‐tournaments which creates an exciting
experienceforthearchersandfamilies.
9.1.3
Givescoachesanopportunitytocometogetherandtolearnfromeachother.
9.2
Planning
9.2.1
Beforetheleagueseason,coachesineachconferenceshoulddecidehowtheywanttoschedule
theirgames.Gamescanbescheduledasindividualhomeandawaygamesand/orasArchery
Meets(schoolsmayhaveamixofthesetwoformatsduringtheirseason).Ifthereisinterest
inhavingArcheryMeetsthenthefollowingstepsarerecommended.
9.2.2
First pick a location. You want to see how many targets the host location has as that will
determinehowmanyotherschoolscanattend.Thehostlocationneedsatleast8targetsto
hostanArcheryMeet.
9.2.3
Determinehowmanyschoolscanattend.Thisisbasedonhowmanytargetsthehostlocation
has.Oneleaguegame(oneschoolversusanotherschool)needsaminimumof4targets.
a. 8targets–canaccommodate2gamesatonetime–4schoolteams
b. 12targets–canaccommodate3gamesatonetime–6schoolteams
*Itisnotrecommendedtohostmorethan6schoolsduetotheamountoftimeitwouldtake
tocompleteallofthegames.
9.2.4
Select a date and time. Invite other schools. Typically a Saturday morning is chosen for
ArcheryMeets.
9.2.5
Createyourmatrixofgames(roundrobinformat).DuringanArcheryMeet,eachschoolwill
haveonegameagainsteachoftheotherattendingschools.Ifalotofschoolsareattending
thenyoumaywanttoonlydoamaxof3‐4games.
9.2.6
AnArcheryMeetwilltypicallygofor3.5hours.Justlikenormalleaguegames,eachgamelasts
around45minutestoanhour.
9.2.7
ArcheryMeetsarekindoflikeapotluck.Youwillwanttodeterminewhatsuppliesthehost
locationhasandwhatneedstobebroughtbytheotherschools.Typicallythehostlocation
should haveall ofthe targets. Otherschools can helpby bringingtargetfaces, scorecards,
clipboards,pens,and/orextrabowracks.
9.2.8
ItisalsoimportanttoassigncoachrolesfortheMeet.Safetyisalwaysthenumberonepriority
andwiththesemini‐tournaments,itisespeciallyimportanttohaveclearsafetyprocedures.
ArcheryMeetsbringtogetheralotofpeople,botharchersandspectators,anditisimportant
tokeepeveryonesafe.
9.3
a. Assignacoachtobeinchargeofrangecommands(DOS–DirectorofShooting).Other
coachescanactasline‘judges’togivetheDOSclear,handsupsignalswhentherangeis
clear.Byhavingonecoachinchargeofthewhistlethentherewillnotbeanyconfusion
withrangecommands.
b. Haveclearspectatorareassothatspectatorsremainsafe.Allspectatorsandarchersnot
shooting must be behind the spectator line/waiting line. Parents often want to get
picturessotheymustknowwheretheycanstand.
ExampleSchedule
9.3.1
Inthisexample,thehostlocationhas8targetswhichaccommodates4schoolteams.Games
typicallytake45minuteswitha15minutebreaktoresetforthenextgame.Itmaytakelonger
ifthisisyourfirsttimehosting.Withmoreexperience,thegamestypicallygofaster.
8:30am
9:00am‐GAME1
Schoolsarriveforsetupandwarm‐up
Targets#1‐4:School1vs.School Targets#5‐8:School3vs.School
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4
Targets#1‐4:School1vs.School Targets#5‐8:School2vs.School
3
4
Targets#1‐4:School1vs.School Targets#5‐8:School2vs.School
4
3
AgroupBBQisafunwaytofinishtheMeet
10:00am‐GAME2
11:00am‐GAME3
12:00pm‐BBQ
9.3.2
9.4
Oncethegamesstart,theyrunjustlikeanormalleaguegameasdescribedinChapter6.
ReportingGameResults
9.4.1
AssignonecoachtocollectallofthegamesresultsforreportingtoOAS.Onlytheoverallgame
resultsareneeded(ie.SchoolAwon4matchestoSchoolB’s2matches)
9.4.2
Besuretocheckfortiesifschoolsaretiedat3gameseach.Ashoot‐offisneededtobreak
thoseties.
CHAPTER10
EndoftheSeason
10.1
FinalResults
10.1.1 Duringtheseason,leaguegameresultswillbepostedonyourconference’spageontheOAS
website.FinalresultsandschoolrankingswillalsobesavedintheCompetitionResultspage
ontheOASwebsite.
10.2
Awards
Attheendofyourseason,youmaygiveawardsforyourteam.
10.3
10.1.2 TiesforSchoolRankings
a. If schools have the same league record (tie) then they will share that placement.
Rememberthatplacementisbasedonhowmanyteamsareaheadsoevenifteamstie,
thatdoesnotmeanthatlowerplacedteamsmoveup.
b. Forexample,iftwoteamstiefor2ndplacethenthenextteamwillfinishin4thplace.
10.2.1 MVP–mostvaluableplayer
10.2.2 MostImproved–trackathleteprogressandseewhomadethemostimprovementduringthe
season.Youcanlookatwin/lossrecord,averagematchscore,techniqueimprovements,etc.
10.2.3 TeamPlayer–whowastheheartofyourteam?Teammemberscoulddoananonymousvote
forwhotheyfeltwasthemostsupportiveontheteam.
QualificationsforChampionshipEvents
Baseduponyourseasonrecord,yourschoolwillearnspotsintheConferenceChampionships.Please
seeChapter11forexamplequalifications.
CHAPTER11
DoubleScoring
DoubleScoringisanimportantpartofthearcheryscoringprocessandensuresaccurateandhonestreporting
of scores. It is important to practice double scoring as it is used at all levels of competition from local
tournamentstotheOlympicGames.
11.1 Process
11.1.1 Eacharcherwillhavetwoscorecards,oneofficialcopyandone
un‐officialcopythattheycankeep.Oneofthesesheetswillbe
on colored paper (ie. yellow paper) and the other on white
paper. When it comes time to score, one archer will have a
clipboard with all of the official scorecards for each of the
archers on that target. Another archer will have a clipboard
withalloftheun‐officialscorecards.Thesetwo‘Scorers’are
responsible for writing down the arrow values onto the
scorecards and adding them up for End Scores and Running
Totals.
11.1.2 Thearchersonatargetshoulddecidetheirscoringroles.Typicallytherearebetween2‐4
archers assigned to a target. If there are less than 4 archers then an archer can take on
multipleroles.However,theremustalwaysbetwodifferentScorers.
a) Scorer#1–responsibleforwritingdownscoresontothescorecards(officialcopies).
b) Scorer#2–responsibleforwritingdownscoresontothescorecards(un‐officialcopies).
c) Caller–looksatthearrowsonthetargetandcallsoutthearrowvaluesfortheScorers.
d) Marker – double checks arrow calls and helps mark the arrow holes after scoring is
complete.This4tharchermayalsodotheelectronicscoringifavailable.
11.1.3 Duringofficialpracticethearcherscanbegintofillintheirscorecardswiththeirname,school,
anddivision.Againeacharchershouldhavetheirnameontwoscorecards,oneofficialand
oneun‐official.
11.1.4 Onceshootingforthefirstendofofficialscoringiscompleteandtherangecommandhasbeen
given,thearcherswillthenwalkuptothetargetline.Clipboardsshouldbeleftatthetarget
linetopreventarchersfromaccidentlywalkingintothearrows.
11.1.5 The Caller will start with the arrows of the archer in ‘A’
shootingposition(ie.targetassignmentis5A).TheCaller
willcalloutthearrowvaluesforthatarcherfromhighestto
lowest. As the arrow values are being called out, the two
Scorers will write down those values onto the archer’s
scorecard.ThescorerswillthenadduptheEndScoreand
Running Total. Once completed they will check with each
othertomakesurethattheadditioniscorrect.TheCaller
willthenmoveontothenextarcher’sarrows(Bposition).
11.1.6 Onceallofthearrowvalueshavebeencalledandrecorded,
thentheMarkercangointomarkthearrowholes.Once
this is complete then the archers can pull their arrows.
Archersthatarenotpullingtheirarrowsshouldwaitbehind
thetargetline.
11.2
11.3
11.1.7 Whenofficialscoringiscomplete,theScorersshouldsignbothcopiesofallofthescorecards,
bothofficialandun‐official.Thearchersshouldthentakebothoftheirscorecardsandsign
them. The signatures are important as they indicate that the archer has reviewed their
scorecardandconfirmedthattheresultsareaccurate.
DoubleScoringforSingles/OlympicRound
The process is the same as outlined above, except with only
twoarchers.Inthiscaseyouwillhavetwoscorersandyou
willcalloutthearrowvaluesforeachother.
DoubleScoringforTriples/TeamRound
Double scoring is also used during triples/team round
matches. The two competing teams will score the arrows
togetherofoneteamfirstandthengoovertoscoretheother
team’sarrows.Onearcherfromeachteamshouldbeselected
asascorer.Otherteammemberscanhelpbycallingarrows
andmarkingarrowholes.
CHAPTER12
ConferenceChampionship
12.1
Description
The Conference Championship is a one day competition, after the archery league games
finishes. Schools can qualify based on their season performance. Wild card spots for individual
archerscanalsobeavailable.Themorningwillstartwitharankinground.Intheafternoon,archers
willhaveOlympicRoundandTeamRoundmatchesdependingonwhicheventtheyaresignedupfor.
Awardsaregivenforallthreeevents.Trophiesforoverallschoolperformancearealsogiven.Final
schoolplacementisalsousedforqualificationforStateChampionshipevents.Lastly,archerswillalso
beabletoearnspotsontheAll‐SchoolTeamifavailable.
12.2
Qualifications
12.2.1 ThemaximumsizeforaConferenceChampionshipis16highschoolsand16middleschools.
ThisallowsboththeOlympicRoundandTeamRoundbracketstoideallystartatthe1/16
round.Thisisimportantfortimesincethisisaonedaytournament.
12.2.2 YourteamwillqualifyfortheConferenceChampionshipbaseduponyourseasonrecord.For
exampleiftherearefourmiddleschooldivisionsinaConference,thenthetop4fromeach
divisionwill qualifyfortheConferenceChampionship.Ifaschoolqualifies,thentheymay
bring10archersjustlikeintheleague.DivisionsizesmaynotbeequalsotheConference
Leadershipwilldotheirbesttoallocateavailablespotsasfairlyaspossible.
12.2.3 WildCards‐ConferenceLeadershipandcoachesmayagreetouseoneoftheschoolspotsfor
wildcards.Thesespotsareforarcherswithoutstandingseasonrecords,butwhoseschool
didnotqualify.Thisgivesarchersfromsmallerteamsanopportunitytocontinuecompeting.
Forexample,a2archerteamwillneverbeabletowinanyleaguegames.However,those
archersmayhavewonalloftheirmatchesduringtheseason.Ifwildcardsaremadeavailable
thenoneoftheschoolspotswillbeused.Forexample15highschoolsmayattendandone
team of wild cards (4 singles and 2 triples). Coaches may request wild card spots and
allocationswillbedecideduponbytheConferenceLeadershipandcoaches.
12.2.4 Registration
WhenteamsandtheirarchersregisterfortheConferenceChampionshiptheymustchoose
whicheventtheywillbecompetingin.Thepositionsarethesameastheleaguewith4singles
spotsand2triples.Itisuptotheschoolcoachtodeterminetheroster.However,theroster
mustbedecidedbytheduedatesetbythetournamentorganizers.
12.3
ExampleSchedule
ExactschedulemayvarywitheachConference.PleasecheckwithyourConferenceLeadershipfor
actualschedule.
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8:15amcheck‐in
8:45amwelcome
9:00amofficialpractice
9:30amofficialscoringrankinground
12‐1pmlunchandrankingroundawards
1pmOlympicandTeamRoundmatches
5pmfinalawards
12.4
RulesandFormat
12.4.1 ExactformatmayvarywitheachConference.PleasecontactyourConferenceLeadershipfor
more details. Remember to read through Chapter 3 and 4 for general rules and format.
Examplesprovidedbelow.
12.5
12.4.2 RankingRound–36arrows,12endsof3arrows,with2minutesperend.
12.4.3 Olympic Round – separate, single elimination brackets for boys and girls. Archers ranked
accordingtotheirrankingroundscores.Thesetsystemisusedforscoring.
12.4.4 Team Round – teams may be mixed gender. Teams will be put into a single elimination
bracket. Team ranked according to their combined ranking round scores (3 scores added
together).Standardteamroundrulesapplywithsetsystemscoring.
Awards
12.5.1 Ranking Round – top 4 archers in each division receive a medal (boys/girls, middle/high
school)
12.5.2 OlympicRound–top4archersineachdivisionreceiveamedal
12.5.3 TeamRound–top4teamsineachdivisionreceivemedals
12.5.4 SchoolConferenceChampions
a. Trophieswillbegivenforthetop3middleschoolsandtop3highschoolsbasedonhow
wellalloftheirarchersdointhecompetitionaswellastheirperformanceintheleague.
b. Pointsaregivenforaschool’sleaguestandings(placementintheirdivision).
1stplace=6points
2ndplace=4points
3rdplace=2points
c. AttheConferenceChampionship,archerscanearnpointsfortheirschoolbasedontheir
performanceineachoftheevents(RankingRound+OlympicRoundorTeamRound).
i.
ii.
FortheRankingRound,pointsaregiventothetop10boysandtop10girls:
1stplace
2ndplace
3rdplace
4thplace
5thplace
6thplace
7thplace
8thplace
9thplace
10thplace
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20points
18points
16points
14points
12points
10points
8points
6points
4points
2point
PointsfortheOlympic/TeamRoundareawardedtothetop4placements.
OlympicRound(top4boys,top4girls)
1stplace = 10points
2ndplace = 7points
3rdplace = 4points
4thplace = 1point
TeamRound(top4teams)
1stplace = 20points
2ndplace = 14points
3rdplace = 8points
4thplace = 2points
iii. TheschoolwiththehighesttotalpointswillbenamedConferenceChampions.
iv. Example:Ourteamtook10archerstoConferenceChamps,6boysand4girls.We
placed2ndinourleaguedivision.
LeaguePlacement
2ndplace=4points
RankingRound
Theboysplace1st,5th,10th,14th,30th,and46th.Thisgivesatotalof34points.
Thegirlsplace3rd,6th,15th,and23rd.Thisgivesatotalof26points.
OlympicRound
Ourtwoboyswontheirfirstmatch,butarebothknockedoutinthe1/8round.This
gives0points.
Ourtwogirlsplace1stand4th.Thisgivesatotalof11points
TeamRound
Oneofourteamsgets1stplace.Theotherteamgetsknockedoutinthe1/4thround.
Thisgivesatotalof20points.
Intotal,ourschoolgot95points.
12.5.5 All‐SchoolTeam
a. Theall‐schoolteamiscomprisedofthetop2boysandtop2girlsfromtheOlympicRound
aswellasthetop2teamsfromtheteamround.
b. They will represent their conference in a special competition during the State
Championship.PleaseseeChapter12formoredetailsaboutthisevent.
12.6
Reminders
12.6.1 Makesureyouhaveallofyourarcheryequipmentandthatitislabeled.
12.6.2 Otheritemstobring:
a. Waterandsnacks
b. Sunscreenandhat
c. Foldupchairsandpop‐uptents
d. Umbrellaandtowelsifpotentialrain
CHAPTER13
StateChampionship
13.1
Description
The State Championship is an exciting competition that brings together schools from all of the
conferencesinthestate.ThecompetitionisheldafterallConferenceChampionshipsarecompleted.
SchoolscanqualifyforspotsduringtheConferenceChampionship.
13.2
Qualifications
13.2.1 ThemaximumsizeforaStateChampionshipisalso16highschoolsand16middleschools.
ThisallowsboththeOlympicRoundandTeamRoundbracketstoideallystartinthe1/16
round.Thisisimportantfortimesincethisisalsoaonedaytournament.
13.2.2 Schools will qualify for the State Championship based on their finish in their Conference
Championship.Forexampleiftherearetwoconferencesinastate,theneachconferencewill
sendtheirtop8highschoolsandtop8middleschools.
13.3
13.2.3 WildCards–Eachconferencecanuseoneortwooftheirschoolspotsforwildcardarchers.
ThesespotsaregiventothetoparchersintheConferenceChampionshipiftheirschooldid
notqualify.Ifoneschoolspotisusedthenthetop2boys,top2girls,andtop2teamsgetthese
spotsiftheirschooldidnotqualify.Iftwoschoolspotsareusedforwildcards,thenupto4of
eachcategorycanusethem.
13.2.4 Registration
SameastheConferenceChampionship,archersmustchoosewhicheventtheyarecompeting
in.Coachesmaymakechangestotheirrosterupuntiltheduedatesetbythetournament
organizers.
ExampleSchedule
Exactschedulemayvary.PleasecheckwithyourConferenceLeaderforactualschedule.
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13.4
8am–Check‐in
8:45am‐Welcome
9am–Officialpractice
9:30am–RankingRound
11:30am–All‐SchoolCompetitionandlunch
12:30am–RankingRoundawards
1pm–OlympicRoundandTeamRound(botheventswillbeoccurringatthesametime)
5pm‐Awards
RulesandFormat
13.4.1 ExactformatmayvarywitheachConference.PleasecontactyourConferenceLeadershipfor
more details. Remember to read through Chapter 3 and 4 for general rules and format.
Examplesprovidedbelow.
13.4.2 RankingRound–36arrows,12endsof3arrows,with2minutesperend.
13.4.3 Olympic Round – separate, single elimination brackets for boys and girls. Archers ranked
accordingtotheirrankingroundscores.Thesetsystemisusedforscoring.
13.4.4 Team Round – teams may be mixed gender. Teams will be put into a single elimination
bracket. Team ranked according to their combined ranking round scores (3 scores added
together).StandardTeamRoundrulesapplywithsetsystemscoring.
13.4.5 All‐SchoolMatch–formedduringConferenceChampionship,theseteamsarecomprisedof
thetop2boysandtop2girlsfromtheOlympicRound(atConferenceChampionships)and
the top 2 Team Round teams. Thus an All‐school team is made for each Conference. For
example,theAll‐SanDiegoteam,andtheAll‐LosAngelesteam.Matchesfollowleaguerules
andformat.ThisspecialcompetitionisnotofferedatallStateChampionshipevents.
13.5
13.6
Awards
13.5.1 Ranking Round – top 4 archers in each division receive a medal (boys/girls, middle/high
school)
13.5.2 OlympicRound–top4archersineachdivisionreceiveamedal
13.5.3 TeamRound–top4teamsineachdivisionreceivemedals
13.5.4 SchoolStateChampions
a. Trophieswillbegivenforthetop3middleschoolsandtop3highschoolsbasedonhow
wellalloftheirarchersdointhecompetition.
b. Same point system used at the Conference Championship except without the league
standingspoints.Eacharcherearnspointsfortheirschoolbasedontheirperformancein
eachoftheevents(RankingRound+OlympicRoundorTeamRound).PleaseseeChapter
9fordetailsandexamples.
Reminders
13.6.1 Makesureyouhaveallofyourarcheryequipmentandthatitisalllabeled.
13.6.2 Otheritemstobring:
a. Waterandsnacks
b. Sunscreenandhat
c. Foldupchairsandpop‐uptents
d. Umbrellaandtowelsifpotentialrain
CHAPTER14
Nationals
14.1
Description
OASNationalsisthelasteventoftheseasonandisanopportunityforschoolsfromeachoftheOAS
statestocompete.Itisatwo‐dayeventinvolvingarankingroundandspecialeventsformatchplay.
14.2 Locations
OASNationalswillbeheldatacentrallocationtohelplowerthecostoftravelforOASarchers.
14.3
14.4
Qualifications
14.3.1 The top 4 high schools and top 4 middle schools from each OAS State Championship will
qualifyfortheteamportionofNationals.
14.3.2 RankingRound
TheRankingRoundportionofOASNationalsisopentoallOASarchers.
14.3.3 Registration
Same as other Championship, archers must choose which event they are competing in.
Coaches may make changes to their roster up until the due date set by the tournament
organizers.
ExampleSchedule
WestCoaststartsat8am,EastCoaststartsat11am.
DAY1–Ranking
 RankingRound(MiddleSchool)
 OASNationalChampionAwardsforMiddleSchool
 RankingRound(HighSchool)
 OASNationalChampionAwardsforHighSchool
DAY2–OASGrandChampionShowdown
 OASGrandChampionEliminations(MiddleSchool)
 OASGrandChampionAwardsforMiddleSchool
 OASGrandChampionEliminations(HighSchool)
 OASGrandChampionAwardsforHighSchool
 Vendorsandactivitiesavailableduringtheshootforspectatorsandarchers.
14.5
RulesandFormat
14.5.1 RankingRound–allarcherswillshoot72arrows.Therewillbearoundof36arrows(12
endsof3,abreak,andthenasecondroundof36arrows).2minutesperendwillbegiven.
14.5.2 OAS Grand Champion Showdown – Qualified teams are ranked by total combined score
according to their division (Middle School/High School). Archers must choose their event
(singles1,2,3,4ortriples1,2)aheadoftimeduringregistration.
TeamsarethenputintoasingleeliminationbrackettodetermineaGrandChampion.Teams
willcompeteagainsteachotherintheLeagueformat.
14.6
Awards
14.6.1 Ranking Round – top 10 archers in each division receive a medal (boys/girls,
middle/highschool)
14.6.2 OASGrandChampionShowdown
Trophieswillbegivenforthetop4middleschoolsandtop4highschoolsbasedontheirfinish
intheteameliminations.
14.7
Reminders
14.7.1 Makesureyouhaveallofyourarcheryequipmentandthatitisalllabeled.
14.7.2 Otheritemstobring:
a. Waterandsnacks
b. Sunscreenandhat
c. Foldupchairsandpop‐uptents
d. Umbrellaandtowelsifpotentialrain
CHAPTER15
OASAchievementPins
15.1
TheAchievementPinSystemisanexcitingwayforstudentstotracktheirprogressinarchery.
Pinsareawardedforscoringachievementsduringdesignatedshoots.
EachcolorpincanonlybeearnedONCE.IfanArcherskipstoahigherAchievementPin,theycan
requestthePin(s)theyskippedoverprovidedtheArcherhasnotalreadyearnedthem.
Forexample:IfanArcheralreadyhasaWhitePinandshootsa306,theycanrequesttheirBlackand
BluePinsinadditiontotheirRedPin.
PinscanbeearnedduringdesignatedPinShootsorduringtheRankingRoundofaChampionship
Event(Conference,StateorNationalChampionships).
15.2
APinShootisaspecialshoot(typicallyduringapracticeday)thatisdesignatedaheadoftimeasan
opportunitytoearnpins.Scoringroundscanbedoneeitherindoorsoroutdoors.
Duetothedifferenceintargetsize,PinsCANNOTbeearnedduringtheFallandSpringMail‐In
Tournament(s).
ThereisnolimitonthenumberofPinShootsthataschoolcanrun.
CHAPTER16
Mail‐inTournament
16.1
Description
EachyearOASholdsaMail‐inTournamentduringthefallandspringsemesters.Themail‐inisaneasy
andfunwaytointroducearcherstocompetitionandisagreatwaytofinishyourarcheryPEunitor
club'ssemester.Itisalsoanopportunityforyourstudentstotesttheirskillsagainstotherarchers
fromacrossthecountry.Attheendofthetournament,OASsendsoutmedalstothetop10archersin
each division (boys/girls – HS/MS). A coaches division is also available so that coaches can play
too! Coaches must follow the same OAS rules, but can choose to shoot either 9 meters or 18
meters.However,theycanonlysubmitonescore.
16.2
Qualifications
TheMail‐inTournamentisopentoallOASarchers. 16.3
Schedule
14.3.1 FallMail‐inTournamentbeginsSeptember1st.ScoresareduebyDecember1st.
14.3.2 SpringMail‐inTournamentbeginsFebruary1st.ScoresareduebyMay1st.
14.3.3 Youmayhaveyourscoringdayatyourschoolanytimewithinthosedates.Youmayalsohold
severalsessionsthroughoutthattimeif,forexample,youhavemultipleclasssessionseach
month.Pleaseemailyourscoresinbythedeadline.
16.4
RulesandFormat
14.4.1 Mail‐inTournamentusesa122cmtargetface.Thepurposeofthemail‐intournamentisto
provideacompetitionfornewerarchers.Whencoachingnewarchersitisimperativethat
theylearntofocusontheirformratherthanresultsonthetarget.Thereforewechosethe
122cm target face to reflect our coaching philosophy. Remember, that for other OAS
competitions(leagueandchampionshipevents)the80cmtargetfaceisused.
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14.4.2 Atotalof36arrowsmustbeshot.
14.4.3 Youmaychoosewhethertodoeitherofthefollowingformats:
a. Twelveendsof3arrowswith2minutesperend.
b. Sixendsof6arrowswith4minutesperend.
14.4.4 Mail‐infollowsallotherOASrules.Pleasebefamiliarwithpreviouschaptersinthis
handbook.
Awards
14.5.1 Awardsaregivenforthetop10archersineachdivision(boys/girls,middleschool/high
school).
14.5.2 Atrophyissenttothetopmiddleschoolandtophighschool.Pointsforthetrophyareearned
accordingtothefollowing:
a. Onepointisawardedforeachparticipatingarcher.
b. Archersinthetop10receiveadditionalpointsfortheirschool.
1stplace–20points
2ndplace–19points
3rdplace–18points
4thplace–17points
5thplace–16points
6thplace–15points
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c.
7thplace–14points
8thplace–13points
9thplace–12points
10thplace–11points
Thepurposeofthistrophyistorecognizeschoolsforboththeirlevelofparticipationin
thecompetitionaswellasforthequalityoftheirarchers.
HowtoParticipate
Step1—RegisterOnline.CoachesmayregistertheirteamintheNationalEventspageofLeagueApps.
AlinkwillbeavailableinthetournamentannouncementontheOAShomepage.
Step2—Haveofficialscoringdaysforyourstudents.ThesecanbeheldanytimebetweenSeptember
1standDecember1stinthefallsemester.ThespringtournamentrunsfromFebruary1sttoMay
1st.Eachstudentmayonlysubmitonescore.
Step3—Submityourscores:DownloadtheScoreExcelSheetandfillitinwithallofyourstudents’
scores.ThenemailthistoStanleyCheng([email protected]).Theexcelfileisavailableintheresource
sectionofourwebsite(underthecoach'stab).AlinktothefilewillalsobeemailedoutwithMail‐in
announcements.
Step4—AllstudentsmayearnOASAchievementPins.PleasechecktheQualifyingScoreSheetto
seeifstudentsearnedapin.Toorderpins,pleasecompletetheRequestForm.
Step5—Lookoutforresultsandannouncements.Afterallofthescoresarecompiled,medalswillbe
sentouttotheoveralltop10finishesineachdivision(boys/girls&MS/HS).
Step6—Wewouldlovepicturesfromyourschool!Ifyoudosendpicturestous,pleasemakesureall
students/parentshavesignedthePhotoReleaseForm.
TEAMROSTER&GAMEREPORT
YourSchool:__________________________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
Opponent(School):__________________________________________
Location:___________________________________
CIRCLETHEWINNINGARCHERSANDSCHOOL
YourSchool
OpposingSchool
NAME
SetScore
SetScore
NAME
FIRST
TRIPLES
FIRST
TRIPLES
SECOND
TRIPLES
FIRST
SINGLES
SECOND
TRIPLES
FIRST
SINGLES
SECOND
SINGLES
THIRD
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FOURTH
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OverallResults(CircleWinningSchool)
SECOND
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YourSchool/OpposingSchool
YourSchoolwon_______________matches
OpposingSchoolwon_________matches
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IFSCHOOLSARETIEDAT3MATCHESEACHTHENA10ARROWSHOOT‐OFFISNEEDED
YourTeamArrows:_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____
OpposingTeamArrows:_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____,_____
Shoot‐offResult:__________YourSchoolTotalPointsto____________OpposingSchoolTotalPoints
SAMPLE
TEAMROSTER&GAMEREPORT
YourSchool:_____Bullseye High School_______________ Date:____3/10/2015_____________________________
Opponent(School):___Arrow High ____________________
Location:____Van Nuys Archery Center_______
CIRCLETHEWINNINGARCHERSANDSCHOOL
YourSchool
OpposingSchool
NAME
Set
Score
Set
Score
Aaron Arrow
FIRST
TRIPLES
SECOND
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Penny Point
NAME
Frank Fletcher
5
3
Nathan Nock
Quincy Quiver
Arty Guard
Trinity Target
Samantha Sight
Patrick Plunger
4
5
Sally Stabilizer
Wally Weight
FIRST
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SECOND
TRIPLES
Stan Serving
FIRST
SINGLES
Ryan Rest
6
0
George Grip
FIRST
SINGLES
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Wilma Wind
4
6
Ally Anchor
SECOND
SINGLES
THIRD
SINGLES
Freddie Face
3
7
Bonnie Back
THIRD
SINGLES
FOURTH
SINGLES
Regina Release
6
5
Trevor Transfer
FOURTH
SINGLES
OverallResults‐CircleWinningSchool:
YourSchool/OpposingSchool
YourSchoolwon____3___matches.
OpposingSchoolwon____3___matches
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IFSCHOOLSARETIEDAT3MATCHESEACHTHENA10ARROWSHOOT‐OFFISNEEDED
YourTeamArrows:
__10__, __10__, ___9__, __9___, __8___, __7___, ___6__, ___6__, __5___, __5_
OpposingTeamArrows:___10__, __9___, ___9__, __9___, __7___, __7___, __5___, __5___, ___5__, __5__
Shoot‐offResult:____75____YourSchoolTotalPointsto_____71____OpposingSchoolTotalPoints
SCHOOL: DATE: OPPONENT: (circle one) 1ST / 2ND / 3RD / 4TH SINGLES ARCHER: Write down arrows from highest to lowest. Remember do not touch arrows until all are scored. Then mark arrow holes before pulling. End
Score
SINGLESMATCH
End
SetPoints
Archer
Running
SetPoints
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2 1 0 2
2 1 0 3
2 1 0 4
2 1 0 5
2 1 0 Total Set Points: (circleone*)WIN/LOSS
ONE ARROW SHOOT‐OFF ‐ Archer Score: _________________ Opponent Score: ___________________ SIGNATURES ‐ Archer: ___________________________ Opponent: _____________________________ *Note: Winner is the first archer with 6 (or more) Total Set Points. Shoot‐off if tied at 5‐5. ARCHER: SCHOOL: DATE: OPPONENT: (circle one) 1ST / 2ND / 3RD / 4TH SINGLES Write down arrows from highest to lowest. Remember do not touch arrows until all are scored. Then mark arrow holes before pulling. End
Score
SINGLESMATCH
End
SetPoints
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2 1 0 2
2 1 0 3
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2 1 0 Total Set Points: (circleone*)WIN/LOSS
ONE ARROW SHOOT‐OFF ‐ Archer Score: __________________ Opponent Score: ___________________ SIGNATURES ‐ Archer: ____________________________ Opponent: _____________________________ *Note: Winner is the first archer with 6 (or more) Total Set Points. Shoot‐off if tied at 5‐5. SAMPLE
SCHOOL: DATE: Stacey Set
ARCHER: OPPONENT: Groupings Middle
3/10/2015
Richard Riser - On Target MS
(Circle one) 1ST / 2ND / 3RD/ 4TH SINGLES Write down arrows from highest to lowest. Remember do not touch arrows until all are scored. Then mark arrow holes before pulling Archer
Opponent
End
Set
Opponent
Running
Running
End
SINGLESMATCH
EndScore
Score
Points
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SetPoints
1
10
9
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28
0 2 1 1
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25
2 1 0 1
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27
3
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2 1 0 1
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2 1 0 3
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Total Set Points: 5
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(circleone*)WIN/LOSS
ONE ARROW SHOOT‐OFF ‐ Archer Score: ______8______ Opponent Score: ______9_________ SIGNATURES ‐ Archer: ____Stacey Set______ Opponent: ______Richard Riser_________ *Note: Winner is the first archer with 6 (or more) Total Set Points. Shoot‐off if tied at 5‐5. Example of Target Assignments Singles Match 1. An Archer shoots 3 arrows ea. END ‐ max of 5 ends (sets), but might be less 2. Each End (Set) is 2 Minutes 3. For each END (Set) the archer with the higher End Score receives 2 SET POINTS 4. The archer with the lower end score receives zero set points 5. If the End Scores are tied, then each archer receives 1 SET POINT 6. The first archer to get to SIX (6) Set Points first WINS the match th
4 singles
rd
3 singles
nd
2 singles
st
1 singles
FOR A TIE BREAK: 1) In the case of a tie at 5‐5 set points, a single arrow shoot‐off is required. 2) Both archers shoot one arrow (40 seconds) 3) The archer to shoot closest to the center wins SCHOOL: ARCHERS: OPPONENT: DATE: (circle one) FIRST / SECOND TRIPLES Write down arrows from highest to lowest. Remember do not touch arrows until all are scored. Then mark arrow holes before pulling. TRIPLESMATCH
End
EndScore
SetPoints
Team
Running
Set
Points
Opponent
Running
SetPoints
Opponent
End
Score
1
2 1 0 2
2 1 0 3
2 1 0 4
2 1 0 Total Set Points: (circleone*)WIN/LOSS
THREE ARROW SHOOT‐OFF ‐ Team Score: ___________________ Opponent Score: ________________ SIGNATURES ‐ Team: __________________________ Opponent: _______________________________ *Note: Winner is the first team with 5 (or more) Total Set Points. Shoot‐off if tied at 4‐4. SCHOOL: ARCHERS: OPPONENT: DATE: (circle one) FIRST / SECOND TRIPLES Write down arrows from highest to lowest. Remember do not touch arrows until all are scored. Then mark arrow holes before pulling. TRIPLESMATCH
End
EndScore
SetPoints
Team
Running
Set
Points
Opponent
Running
SetPoints
Opponent
End
Score
1
2 1 0 2
2 1 0 3
2 1 0 4
2 1 0 Total Set Points: (circleone*)WIN/LOSS
THREE ARROW SHOOT‐OFF ‐ Team Score: ________________ Opponent Score: ___________________ SIGNATURES ‐ Team: _________________________ Opponent: ________________________________ *Note: Winner is the first team with 5 (or more) Total Set Points. Shoot‐off if tied at 4‐4. SAMPLE
SCHOOL: Groupings Middle
OPPONENT: DATE: Cynthia Clicker
ARCHERS: On Target MS Freddie Form
3/10/2015
Victor Vane
(circle one) FIRST / SECOND TRIPLES Write down arrows from highest to lowest. Remember do not touch arrows until all are scored. Then mark arrow holes before pulling. TRIPLESMATCH
End
EndScore Opponent
Running
SetPoints
Opponent
End
Score
0 2
0
50
0 4
0
47
1 0 6
0
52
6
0
SetPoints
1
10
10
9
9
8
7
53
2 2
9
9
9
8
7
7
49
2 3
10
9
9
9
8
8
53
2 4
2 (circleone*)WIN/LOSS
Team
Running
Set
Points
1 1 1 0 Total Set Points: THREE ARROW SHOOT‐OFF ‐ Team Score: ________________ Opponent Score: ________________ SIGNATURES ‐ Team: _____Cynthia Clicker_____ Opponent: _______Steve
Stance_____ *Note: Winner is the first team with 5 (or more) Total Set Points. Shoot‐off if tied at 4‐4. Example Target Assignments Triples Match 1. Three (3) archers in a Triples Team 2. Each archer shoots 2 arrows per END (Set) for a total of 6 Arrows 3. All archers stand behind the shooting line 4. Two whistles ‐ Get Ready 5. After ONE WHISTLE: the first Archer goes up to the shooting line 6. First Archer shoots 2 ARROWS then goes back behind the waiting line. The second archer then goes to the shooting line to shoot 2 ARROWS. Then the third archer goes to the shooting line to shoot 2 ARROWS. Away 2
Home 2
Away 1
Home 1
TWO MINUTES FOR EACH END 7. After each END, archers go to score all of their arrows. 8. The first team to get 5 or more set points wins the match FOR A TIE BREAK: 1) In the case of a tie at 4‐4 set points, a three arrow shoot‐
off is required. 2) Each archer shoots one arrow (1 minute) 3) The team to shoot the highest score wins. If score is tied then the team with the arrow closest to the center wins Olympic Archery in Schools
Olympic Archery in Schools
Mail‐in Tournament Mail‐in Tournament Name: ________________ Date: ______________ End
Distance:_____meters
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Signatures - Archer: _________________ Signatures - Archer: ________________ Scorer: _________________ Scorer: _________________ Scorer: __________________ End
Score
Scorer: _______________
Olympic Archery in Schools
Mail‐in Tournament Name: _____________ Date: ______________ End
Distance:_____meters
End
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TOTAL Signatures - Archer: ___________ Scorer: ______________ Scorer: _________________ Olympic Archery in Schools
Mail‐in Tournament Name: _____________ Date: ______________ End
Distance:_____meters
End
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1
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TOTAL Signatures - Archer: _____________ Scorer: _____________ Scorer:_____________ Achievement Pins Qualification Scores Middle School 80cm Target Face 36 Arrows 9 Meters High School 60cm Target Face 36 Arrows 18 Meters WHITE PIN BLACK PIN BLUE PIN RED PIN GOLD PIN 210 245 280 325 345 185 215 255 305 325 OAS Achievement Pin Request Form Qualification Information Tournament Date:______________ Practice Location:__________________ Number of Pins Earned: White Black Blue Red Gold 1.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 2.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 3.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 4.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 5.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 6.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 7.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 8.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 9.______________________________________ ______________________________________ 10._____________________________________ ______________________________________ Send Pin Request Form and Payment to: Easton Foundations Attn: Olympic Archery in Schools 15026 Oxnard Street, Van Nuys, CA 91411 Or go to www.oasquiver.com to order pins online Total from ea. color: Total Pins: _______________ x $2.00 = __________ PHOTO RELEASE
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We knowingly and voluntarily assume full and complete responsibility for any and all injuries and damages of any kind that relate to or arise out of the Program or any related events, including but not limited to injuries and damages related to or arising from participation in or attendance at the Program, the use of equipment, or the activities of others. 2. Non‐Liability, Waiver & Release. 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Aim‐‐Theconcentratedefforttodirectanarrowtoitstarget.
Anchor‐‐Alsoknownasthe"anchorpoint."Canbeanyspecificpointonthebodyusedasalocationtoanchorthe
archer'shandatfulldraw,suchasunderthechin.Thebowisdrawntothatsamelocationeverytimefor
consistency.
Archer‐‐Onewhoshootswith,orisskilledintheuseof,abowandarrow.
Archer'sParadox‐‐Thehorizontalflexingofanarrowasitgoesaroundtheriserofthebow,afterwhichit
straightensoutandfliesitsnormaltrajectory.
Armguard‐‐Asheathpositionedonthebowarmthatpreventsthebowstringfromslappingthearmorcatching
sleeves.Alsocalleda"bracer."
Arrow‐‐Astraight,slenderrod,usuallyfletchedandtipped,thatistheprojectileshotfromabow.
ArrowNock‐‐Anotchintheendofthearrowtoacceptthebowstring.Canbeanyvarioustypesofmaterial,such
asplastic,bone,metalorwood,ormaybecutdirectlyintotheshaft,calledaself‐nock.
ArrowRest‐‐Adeviceusedtoholdthearrowontheriseruntilitisreleased.
ArrowShaft‐‐Arodusedtomakeanarrow.Alsocalleda"stele."
BoltonLimbs‐‐Limbsthatareattachedtotheriserandheldinplacebyscrew‐inbolts.
BowLength‐‐Thelengthofabow,commonlymeasuredfromnocktonock,alongthebackofthebow.
Bowman‐‐Anarcher.Onewhousesabowandarrow.
BowNock‐‐Thetipofthebowlimbthatisgroovedtoacceptthebowstring.Canalsobemadeofhornorother
material.
Bowstring‐‐Thestringusedtodrawabow.
BowRacks‐‐Standstorestthebowswhilethearchersretrievetheirarrowsbetweenends.
BowStringer‐‐Adeviceusingleathercupsoneachendforstringingandunstringingtraditionalbows.
BowTip‐‐Theouterendofabowlimb,oftenreinforcedwitheitherbone,micarta,woodorhorn.
BowWeight‐‐Thedrawingforce,measuredinpounds,requiredtodrawabowstringaspecifiedbraceddistance,
commonly28inches.
Bowyer‐‐Apersonwhocrafts,buildsormakestraditionalbows.
Brace‐‐Tostringabowtoitsrecommendedbraceheight.
Braceheight‐‐Themeasuredperpendiculardistancefromthebracedbowstringtothelowpointofthebellyof
thegrip.Thismeasurementcanbeadjustedbytwistingoruntwistingthebowstringduringthetuningofabow.
ChestGuard‐‐Apieceofprotectiveequipmentwornonthechestthatholdsbackthearcher’sshirt/chesttocreate
betterclearanceforthebowstring.
Clicker‐‐Adevicenormallyattachedfromthebellylimbofabowtothestring,makingasoundwhenthearcher
reachesfulldraw.Usefulinsolvingtargetpanicandforlearning.
CrossDominance‐‐Anadverseaffecttoshootingabow,thisisaconditionwherethedominanteyeisreversed
fromthedominantsideofthebody.Suchaconditionwouldbewherearighthandedarcherhasaleftdominant
eye.Thebestsolutionistochangetoalefthandedshootingform.
Dacron‐‐Thetrademarknameforasyntheticpolyestertextilefiberusedformakingbowstrings.
Delamination‐‐Theseparationoflimbsinalaminatedbowduetoeitherhighheat,moisture,orafailedgluejoint.
DominantEye‐‐Everybodyhasadominanthand,armandeye.Inarchery,arighthandedarchershouldhavea
rightdominanteyeifheorsheisevergoingtobeconsistentinshootingatraditionalbow.
DoubleScoring‐‐ensuresaccuracyandaccountability.Eacharcherhastwoscorecards,oneofficialandone
unofficialcopy.Onearcherwilltakealltheofficialcopieswhileanotherarchertakesalloftheunofficialcopies.
DrawLength‐‐Thelength,foragivenarcher,fromthefrontofthesightwindow,tothebowstringinhisfingersat
fulldraw.
DrawWeight‐‐Thepoundsofpullexertedonthebowstringwhendrawingaspecifiedbraceddistance;commonly
measuredat28inchesofdrawlength.
DryFire‐‐Thereleasingofabowstringwhenatfulldrawwithoutanarrowattached.Thiseventmaycausethe
bowtobreakorsplinterinthelimbs.Afauxpastobeavoided.
End‐‐Eachroundofshooting.Typicallyconsistingof3or6arrows.
EndScore‐‐Thesumofarrowvaluesshotforthatparticularend.
Feather‐‐Awholefeather,oroneofitssectionsusedonanarrowforguidance.
FingerPinch‐‐Aconditionwherethefingersofthestringhandarepinchedwhenthebowisnearingfulldraw.
Thisiscausedbytooshortofbowlength:theshorterthebow,themoreprobablethearcherwillfeelfingerpinch.
FingerSling‐‐Apieceofequipmentwornonthefingersofthearcher’sbowhandthatcatchesthebowasitfalls
afteritisshot.
FingerTab‐‐Apieceofequipmentwornonthedrawhandthatprotectsthearcher’sfingersfromthestringwhile
shooting
Fletch‐‐Atermfortheprocessofgluingortyingfeatherstoanarrowshaft.
Fletcher‐‐Apersonwhoactuallymakesarrows,asopposedtoanarrowsmith,thepersonwhomakesmetal
arrowheadsandpoints.
Fletching‐‐Thefeathersusedtoguideanarrowinflight.
Glove‐‐Alsocalledashootingglove.Normallyathree‐fingered,skeletonizedglovemadeofleathertoprotectthe
fingersoftheshootinghandasthestringisdrawnandthearrowreleased.
Grip‐‐Themiddlepartofthebowhandlegrippedbythearcher.Usuallycoveredwithleatheronlongbowsand
selfbows.
Handle‐‐Theriserormiddlesectionofabowtowhichthelimbsareattached.Thenonworkingsectionofabow.
JOAD‐‐JuniorOlympicArcheryDevelopment.AprogramrunbyUSAArcherythatteachesarcherytoyoung
people,providesgreatopportunitiesforawardingachievement,andhelpsarcherstoenjoythesport
recreationallyorprogresstotheexcitementofcompetition!
Limb‐‐ThetwopartsofbowextendingfromtheRisertothetips.Theworkingpartofabow.
LimbTwist‐‐Asituationwherethelimbsofarecurvehavetakenasetoffcenterlineofthebow.Usuallya
problemassociatedwithusingthepush‐pullmethodofstringingthebow,orfromabuseofthebowwhilestored.
Canbecorrected.
Longbow‐‐Generally,anystraightornearlystraightbowoffivefeetorlongerwherethebowstringdoesnot
touchthelimbwhenbraced.
MatchPlay‐‐Individualsandteamsgohead‐to‐head,arrowforarrow.
Miss‐‐Thearrowhasmissedthescoringareaofthetargetandthereisnoscore.An“M”isrecordedonthe
scorecard.
Nock‐‐Thenotchinthearrowbehindthefletchingthatreceivesthebowstring.Canbeeitheraself‐nock,whichis
anotchinthearrowshaftitself,oraplasticstring‐holdingdevicethatcanbeopen‐throated,whichdoesnotpinch
thestring,orsnap‐on,whichdoespinchthestring.
NockingPoint‐‐Theplaceonthebowstringwhereyouconsistentlynockyourarrows.
Nock‐Set‐‐Ametalcrimpusedonabowstringtofacilitatenockingthearrowtothesameplaceeverytime.Can
alsobeofthread,dentalfloss,plasticorheatshrinkmaterial.
OlympicRound‐‐Archersgohead‐to‐headinmatches,onearcherversusanotherarcher.
Overbowed‐‐Asituationwherethearcherisusingabowthatistoostrongitcanresultinpoorshootinghabits,
inaccuracyandphysicaldamagetothearcher.
Overspine‐‐Saidofanarrowthatistoostiffforthebowit'sfiredfrom,asopposedtounderspine,wherethe
arrowistooweakforthebow.
ParabolicFletching‐‐Featherfletchingwithahigher,roundedprofileatthebackendofthefeathertowardthe
nockofthearrow.
Plunger‐‐Apieceofequipmentthatisattachedtotheriserthathelpstunethebowtothearrows.
Point‐‐Theferrule‐likeendofanarrowthatattachestothetip,toprotectandbalancethestrikingendofthe
arrow.Pilewasthemedievalname.
PointofAim‐‐Asightingmethodwherethearcherusesthetipofthearrowbyplacingitonacertainobjectto
attainaccuracywhenshooting.
Point‐On‐‐Themeasurementofdistanceagivenbowandarrowwillshootwhenanarchersightsthetipofhis
arrowuponthepointofaimandhitsthattarget.
Push‐PullStringing‐‐Theactofstringingthebowbyplacingthelowerlimbagainsttheinstepoftheshoe,pulling
inwardonthehandlesection(towardthearcher)andthenpushingthetopstringloopintoplaceonthenock
grooveoftheupperlimb.Thisisnotarecommendedproceduretobraceabowasitmaycausetwistedlimbs.
Quiver‐‐Acontainerthatholdsarrowsconvenientlywhileshooting.Thereareseveraltypesfordifferentusesand
preferences:backquiver,bowquiver,hipquiver,pocketquiver,shoulderquiverandsoloquiverarethemost
common.
RankingRound‐‐Asetofscoredendsusedtorankarchers.Typicallyconsistsof10endsof3arrowsor6endsof
6arrows.
Recurve‐‐Adesignofbowwherethelimbsformaconstantcurvingarcfromtherisertothelimbtips,andthe
string,whenthebowisbraced,touchesthebellyofthelimbs.
Release‐‐Theactofreleasingthebowstringatfulldraw,propellingthearrowawayfromthebowandthearcher.
Riser‐‐Thenonworkingmiddlesectionofabowthatseparatesthelimbs.
Serving‐‐Thethread,ormonofilament,wrappedareainthemidsectionofthestringthatacceptsthenockset.
Usedtoprotecttheactualbowstringfromcontinuoususewhenthearrowisnocked.
SetSystem‐‐ThecompetitivematchformatdevelopedfortheOlympicsthatpitstwoindividualsorteamsagainst
eachother.
Shaft‐‐Thedowelpartorbodyofthearrow,sometimesusedlooselytomeanthearrowitself.
Shelf‐‐Theledge,usuallyradiused,atthebaseofthesightwindowwherethearrowrests.Alsocalledthearrow
shelf,itisthatpartoftheriseronabowthatformsaplatformforthearrowrest.
Sight‐‐Apieceofequipmentforthebowthatassiststhearcherwithaiming.
SightWindow‐‐Thecutoutportionofarecurveorlongbowriserthatallowsthearrowtocomeclosertothe
centerlineofthebow.Aidsinreducingtheeffectsofthearcher'sparadox.
Spine‐‐Therearetwotypesofspine:staticanddynamic.Staticspineisthestiffness,resiliency,andelasticityofan
arrowshaftmeasuredovera26‐inchspanwithaspinetester.Inarchery,itisthestiffnessofanarrow:more
stiffnessequalsgreaterspine.Normallymeasuredinfive‐poundincrementsforwoodarrows,suchas55/60or
60/65.Dynamicspineisthebendingcharacteristicsoftheshaftwhenitisshotfromabow.
SpineTester‐‐Adeviceusedformeasuringthespineofarrowshafts.
Stabilizer‐‐Arod,typicallymadeofcarbonthatattachestothebowthathelpstostabilizethebowduringthe
shot.
StringGroove‐‐Ashallowgrooveinthebellyofarecurvelimbwherethebowstringlays.
StringKeeper‐‐Apieceofleather,stringorribbonattachedtothebowstringloopononesideandthebowlimb
tipontheother.Usedtokeepthestringtautwhenthebowisunstrung.Alsocalleda“BowRibbon”.
Tab‐‐Aflatleatherpiecewornonthestringhandtoprotectthethreedrawingfingersfromthereleaseofthe
bowstring.
TakedownBow‐‐Themostcommonnameforabowthatcomesapartatthehandletomakethebowshorterand
easiertotravelwith.Canbea2‐or3‐piecebow,recurve,longboworself‐bow.
TargetFace‐‐Atargetthatarchersshootat.Typically,ithas5differentcolorsand10differentscoringrings
rangingfrom1‐10points.
TeamRound‐‐Ateamiscomprisedof3archersandmaybemixedgender.
Throat‐‐Thenarrowestportionofthegripwherethethumbandindexfingerencirclethegrip.
WorldArchery‐‐WorldArcheryistheinternationalgoverningbodyforthesportofarchery.