November 15, 2009 to December 31, 2009 - United States
November/December 2009 and January 2010 USAA JOAD Mail-In Tournaments Invitation
The USA Archery JOAD Committee is proud to announce the 23rd annual JOAD Mail-In Tournament "Series". This season two separate tournaments are offered. Please take note of the age changes below.
MEMBERSHIP: Participants DO NOT need to be USA Archery members, however, membership is strongly encouraged. Please visit www.usarchery.org to view a list of reasons why a US Archery Individual, JOAD, Adult or Summer Camp membership can benefit you. A USA Archery membership application can be found at http://www.usarchery.org/pages/103.
RULES: Archers shall score an official indoor JOAD round - 30 arrows (10 ends - 3 arrows each) on the appropriate target face at 18m (see table). Three JOAD archers will double score the round with a JOAD Leader present. Competition may take place indoors or outdoors. Tie breakers apply. Indoor ties are determined by 10's, and then if still tied, 9's. (Note: Hits or "X's" do not apply. An archer may also elect to shoot a smaller target face or longer distances than required).
AGES: There are TWO JOAD Mail-In tournaments are being offered this season.
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The First 2009/2010 JOAD Mail-in tournament ("First") being held November 15 thru December 31, 2009 follows the FITA classifications for competition up to and including the 18th year for Junior and 16th year for Cadets.
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The Second 2009/2010 JOAD Mail-in tournament ("Second") January 1 - 31, 2010 follows the FITA classifications for competition up to and including the 20th year for Junior and 17th year for Cadets. The 2010 age categories gives all archers that will be moving up a chance to compete in their new age category and give those archers that have or were moving out of JOAD the opportunity to continue on with JOAD.
FEES: The fee for the tournament is $10.00 per archer per category and a team fee of $15 per team. See more team information below. An archer may enter more than one category. All fees, completed registration forms and report forms may be returned at the same time to:
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Mail to: Diane Watson (Attention: JOAD Mail-In) 11815 Lakewood Drive Hudson, FL 34669 |
Make checks payable to: USA Archery with "2009/2010 JOAD Mail-in" in the memo. *New - Credit Card Payments - see bottom of the Mail In Form. |
SCHEDULE:
The First JOAD Mail-In tournament is to be scored from November 15 to December 31, 2009
The Second JOAD Mail-In tournament is to be scored from January 1 through January 31, 2010
Only one score per archer per event (late 2009 and early 2010) will be accepted in each category (an archer may enter more than one category and may enter both events).
Entries for the First JOAD Mail-In Tournament must be received no later than January 10, 2010. Incomplete entries will not be included in final results.
Entries for the Second JOAD Mail-In Tournament must be received no later than February 10, 2010. In complete entries will not be included in final results.
Team Round: There will be a team round for an All Girls/All Ages JOAD team and an All Boys/All Ages JOAD team for each bow type (division): Compound, Compound Fingers, Recurve, Barebow, and Genesis Barebow, but no mixed gender nor mixed bow types. You may enter up to three archers for each team. JOAD clubs may enter multiple teams in each division using an archer only once per division. For the team round, archers will use their score from their individual round. All team members must belong to the reporting JOAD club.
ADULTS (SENIOR) ARCHERS: There will also be a separate category for adults. They will follow the same rules / fees and you can use the same reporting form. Please encourage the adults that support your club to support this activity. Adult teams are welcome and encouraged to participate. Adult teams will follow the same rules and fee structure as the JOAD Teams.
AWARDS: Certificates will be provided to first, second and third place winners (individuals and teams) for each category per event. Details covering Categories, Distances and Target Face Sizes are outlined at the end of this invitation.
FOR A COMPLETE LISTINGS OF DISCIPLINES, DIVISIONS AND CATEGORIES, PLEASE PRINT OUT THE JOAD MAIL-IN RULES.
SPECIAL NOTE:
ALL REGISTRATION FEES RECEIVED FROM THIS MAIL-IN TOURNAMENT WILL BE DONATED TO THE ANN HOYT LEGACY FUND WHICH SUPPORTS JOAD.
We hope many archers will take this opportunity to participate and we Thank everyone in advance for their support. Good Luck to all Participants!
