Time for our yearly update on tournament requirements and etiquette!  Good luck to all our archers this weekend at Beaver Valley Archers.

Things to Remember for Tournaments:

1. Wear black pants and your team shirt. If you run into an “emergency”, you can come dressed differently, just be sure to not wear camo or old jeans.
2. Arrive 30-45 minutes prior to shooting time.
   • You need time to check-in, put equipment together, & listen to announcements (announcements are typically 5-10 minutes prior to start of shooting).
3. Upon arrival, check in at the registration desk and put your equipment together.
   • You are to verify your merit class, age class, equipment, gender, target type/size.
   • Sometimes merit classes change often. If you jumped ANYTIME before the tournament (including at the last tournament) be sure to correct it at check-in.
   • If you are given your scorecards at the registration desk, you are to place them at the target.

4. Come prepared
   • Be sure you have all of your equipment and enough arrows (in your quiver, not your case).
     • 3 arrows are shot at a time, but you need to have extras in case of damage to, or loss of, vanes or nocks (4 arrows is a minimum; 6 or more is best).
     • ALL of an archer’s arrows MUST match and have their initials on the shafts!
   • Keep a pencil in your quiver!
5. Scoring:
   • NEVER mark or touch arrows or the target before they are ALL called and recorded!
   • No less than 3 archers may score together, typical group size is 4 archers.
   • Double scoring is always used.
   • Archers decide who calls, who scores, and who observes.
   • Make sure everyone is clear on whether each archer is scoring inner or outer 10 rings.
   • Do NOT copy scores! i.e. – scorekeepers must do their own addition.
   • Check scores after every end, before arrows are pulled (even if the other scorekeeper doesn’t want to do this, it is very important, and is a rule – insist on doing it).
   • Mark your arrows!

6. Line etiquette:
   • Step to the line within the allotted time (10 seconds).
   • If you are late to the line, do not step to line if archer facing you is at full draw.
   • Take care not to bump those around you on the line.
   • Do NOT leave the line if a shooter immediately on either side of you is at full draw.
7. Verbal communication and coaching on the line is NOT permitted.
   Communication must occur behind the wait line while your line is not shooting.
8. If you are unable to shoot an arrow/end due to an equipment issue, raise your hand and notify a coach and/or line judge. (A line judge MUST be told – a coach can do this for you – BEFORE you miss your time to shoot).  If you are on the line, raise your hand to indicate a problem. The line judge will let you know to step off the line and seek help.
9. At completion of shooting, give both scorecards to the host club’s representative. They will return one of them to you.  Keep it for your records, but we will receive the scores from the host club in a few days.
10. If you have any questions or problems, ask a coach or line judge.

These links are now available on the website to sign up for jobs and food donations for the Falcon JOAD Tournament, January 17 – 19, 2025.

Falcon Tournament Jobs 
Falcon Tournament Food

Our Falcon JOAD tournament is the only fundraiser of the year, and is important to keep the program going. So all families are asked to work at least one job, and to donate at least one item for the kitchen.

As a note on the tournament jobs, the “Hang Targets / 50/50” jobs are just for youth archers. So if parents are scheduling to come and work one of the other jobs, why not bring your youth along to help sell tickets?

Reminder that there is practice this Saturday (12/28), and also a practice on Monday 12/30, from 6 to 8 pm.

We’ll be putting in an order for extra t-shirts and hoodies. Prices are as follows:

• Short Sleeve T-shirts
• Yxs – Adult XL – $17.00
  • 2xl- $19.00
  • 3xl – 5xl – $21.00
• Pullover hoodie
• Yxs – Adult XL – $26.00 
• 2xl – $28.00
• 3xl – 5xl – $30.00

You can choose the color you want — the color we got for our team shirts this year is MILITARY GREEN. To see all the color options, go to these links:

• Gildan Adult T-shirts
• Gildan Youth T-shirts
• Gildan Adult Hoodies
• Gildan Youth Hoodies

Payments can be made to Falcon JOAD, and we’ll place the order in a couple weeks.

This Saturday (12/21) we will have our annual Holiday Party. Show up at the normal practice time, and bring a holiday treat to share. Falcon JOAD will provide a sandwich ring and pop. We’ll warm up with a little shooting, and then play some archery games.

The tournament at Bills Archery scheduled for Feb 21-23 has been cancelled. Instead, we will host the Foxtown JOAD Virtual Tournament at the club on Saturday Feb 22nd at 10 AM.

Results from the Marianne Nuzzo Memorial Tournament are posted to our website. Thanks to the parents (and archers) who pitched in to help and donated food. There were some great scores from our archers, which you’ll hear about at the awards presentation during practice!

Now is the time to register for the Marianne Nuzzo Memorial Tournament, 2024! Remember archers AND parents can shoot together. If you are a new archer, this is a great chance to practice everything we’ve learned, and to help get your merit level set before tournament season starts.

Saturday Dec. 14, 2024 — Line at 4 pm
Sunday Dec. 15, 2024 — Lines at 10 am and 1 pm

To Register, email falcon.joad@gmail.com or text 412-298-9986

• Cost: Donations only.
• All proceeds benefit Western PA JOAD clubs and archers!
• Open to all age archers and parents
• USA Archery scoring with no arrow restrictions
• Kitchen will be open for refreshments
• Location: Falcon Archers, 47 Papp Rd. Canonsburg PA

Top youth Recurve Archer will receive the Marianne Nuzzo Achieve your Dream trophy