A clarification came out from USA Archery this week, which reverses what we thought was going to happen to the shot clock:

The World Archery bylaw change, which reduces the shooting time in qualification and individual Olympic, compound and indoor rounds from 40 seconds per arrow to just 30 seconds, will only apply to world ranking events in 2022, beginning March 1. This means that USA Archery events will not implement or reflect this change and our event clocks will remain at 40 seconds per arrow.

You can read more on the USA Archery news page. As you were!

This Saturday (Dec. 18th) we will have our annual Holiday Party during practice. Archers are invited to bring a treat (side dish or dessert, or whatever you want) to share. JOAD will provide a sandwich ring and drinks. We’ll do a little practice and then play archery games!

We will NOT have practice the following Saturday, which will be December 25th. We WILL have a special practice on Monday, December 27th beginning at 6 PM. It’s okay if you can’t make it, but for those who can, we will focus on getting ready for the start of tournaments the next weekend. After this date, all practices will be on Mondays at 6.

Archers who are going to miss a practice need to let us know. Please email Laura at hrelec02@gmail.com if you will not be at practice.

Tournament invitations are coming in! We’ve already sent a request to Beaver Valley. If you are have not made choices on the Tournament Signup Page, then we have not requested a line for you. Wendi will be handling the tournament requests, so should email her at scheduling@falconjoad.org if you are making changes to your requested times.

All archers who are shooting in tournaments need to have a CURRENT membership with USA Archery. Some clubs will not register an archer without a USAA number. Please go to https://www.usarchery.org/memberships/become-a-member to set up your “Youth All-Access” membership.

All JOAD member are required to be current members of the Falcon Archers by January. Since there were zero new Falcon members at the December meeting last week, we will assume that all new or lapsed members will be at the next meeting, January 12th at 7:00.

The link for Tournament Signups is now active. Yo can find it in the “Current Year Info” tab (on the right side or bottom of the website), or go to this direct link.

As a reminder, archers should mark their 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th line choice for each tournament. When the tournament invitation comes out, we will send our preferences right away. After a week or two, we’ll get back everyone’s line assignments and post them on the website.

Welcome to the 2021-22 JOAD Season!

• The first practice for all Archers is Sat. Nov. 6th.  Arrive and equipment setup at 8:30AM.
• Be READY to shoot at 9AM.  If there are any announcements or awards to present, we will do this at 9AM (sharp). I don’t want any archers showing up during Announcements and assembling their equipment.  It is a distraction!
  
• Set up equipment in the shooting area and then store your case up in the meeting area in the shelving provided.  This will lessen the clutter on tables. 
• Practices Nov. thru Dec. Saturdays 8:30AM to approx. 12PM
• Practices Jan. thru Mid March will move to Monday evening from 6 to 8PM.

The new schedule is posted on the website. Other links (tournament signups, etc.) to follow.

Falcon JOAD want to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a Happy NEw Year.

With this years uncertainty, USA Archery has made changes to the Regional events that they have held in the past. This year they are using state indoor tournament scores as the regional events. These scores can then be used for the 52nd Indoor Nationals event
This is a great way for your archer to participate on the national level without the need to travel far. PA has 2 tournament locations to choose from, Chieftan Archery Club or Lancaster Archery Academy.
If your archer has considered participating on a national level but you couldn’t make the trip possible, this may be the year to participate.

This is not the same as the PSAA event that is usually the 1st weekend in April. This would be for our veteran archers. This is not a requirement. Registration is also on your own, just like in the past.

Pa State Indoor Championship 2021

January 8, 2021 – January 10, 2021

General Information and Format and WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK for the State and JOAD State 2021 Indoor Championship and the waiver form.  The waiver form will be signed within registation. Register for States & JOAD States.https://www.lancasterarcheryacademy.com/fita-archers-of-pa-indoor-states

Date: Jan. 8-10, 2021

Tournament: Pa State Indoor Championship

Location: Cheiftain Archery or Lancaster Archery

Important Details:

-Availability is first come, first serve. No walk-ins the day of event

-Registration deadline is January 3, 2021

-Late fee begins December 23, 2020

-Equipment inspection begins 30-45 minutes prior to your selected shooting time: **Please note WA/USA Archery Equipment Rules, 23/64″ or 9.3mm max arrow diameter, no camo, etc.

– Rcherz electronic registration, scoring, and results for family and friends

– All archers will have the choice of a 40cm single-spot or 40cm vertical three-spot (Rcherz may display target size incorrectly)

-The tournament is a FITA I Indoor 600 round at 18m (60 arrows) Registered as a STAR FITA with USAA for World/USA Record Qualification

-There will be no unofficial practice available 

-Awards will be mailed

-Due to COVID-19, concessions will not be available onsite

– To increase air circulation on our ranges our doors will remain open during the event, resulting in our ranges being cooler than normal. Please dress appropriately

Shooting Times:

States

Saturday, January 9, 2021: 8:00am & 12:00pm

Sunday, January 10, 2021: 8:00am & 12:00pm

Joad

Friday, January 8, 2021: 4:00pm

Saturday, January 9, 2021: 4:00pm

Registration Fees:

-$35.00 per archer

-Late fee additional $5.00 beginning December 23, 2020.

Divisions:

Yeoman 9 meters Recurve, Barebow & Compound 18 meters Recurve, Barebow & Compound (18m Yeoman division available upon request, please contact the Academy)

Collegiate:
18 meters Recurve, Barebow, Compound & Bowhunter

NOTE FROM USA ARCHERY:

For States: By participating in this state event, you are eligible to register separately for the 52nd USA Archery Indoor Nationals. More info here:   https://www.usarchery.org/events/event-information/37938

FOR JOAD: By participating in this state event, you are eligible to register separately for the 2021 USA Archery JOAD Indoor Nationals. More info here:  https://www.usarchery.org/events/event-information/37937

Dates may be changed due to PA restrictions

Just a friendly reminder to take a few moments to decide if your archer will participate in the tournaments scheduled for the 2021 season.

Tournaments are happening at most of the other clubs in our area. Participation is always up to you and never mandatory. Keep in mind that most clubs will only permit 1 parent per archer at tournaments this season.
If you do choose to participate please add the times that you would like to shoot at each tournament to the TOURNAMENT SIGNUPS spreadsheet. With possible limits of participants at tournaments, we suggest that you pick at least 3 times per tournament.
I do expect to get invitations to the 1st tournament in the next 15 days.

You can sign up for the tournaments using this google form:

Tournament Signups

To sign up, find the row with your archer’s name, and for each tournament indicate your preferred line time by entering 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Keep them in the Gold

Okay, we’re finally rolling with the website for the 2020-2021 Falcon JOAD season. The official tournament calendar is available at this link:

Tournament Calendar

You can sign up for the tournaments using this google form:

Tournament Signups

To sign up, find the row with your archer’s name, and for each tournament indicate your preferred line time by entering 1, 2, 3, and 4. This year, Lisa brought her spread-sheeting skillz to bear, and your choices are automatically populated into the “request” forms for each shoot. That way, as soon as we get an invitation, we can send out the request with the latest updated requests! SO — you do not have to notify Lisa if you make any last minute changes.

At this time, most of the clubs ARE planning to hold tournaments. If you sign up and are awarded a spot, you are expected to attend. If you are not sure that you WANT to attend tournaments (because of Covid or for any other reason), then just don’t sign up. Of course, last minute health & safety regulation changes may affect whether any given tournament actually happens.