2022 North Region Indoor Championship

SESSION TIMES

Saturday/Sunday: 9:00 am & 1:00 pm

AVAILABILITY

There are 48 shooting spots available at each time slot, two shooting lines (A and B line) on 24 bales

Registration for 9 am or 1 pm…this is a two-day shoot, 60 arrows per day.

FEES

$65 per archer
$130 per family

CATEGORIES

Archers must compete in one of the designated age categories with target face/distance as determined by U.S.A. Archery:

• Yeoman (for archers who are currently 8 and under, or will turn 9 during the 2022 calendar year) (Yeomen scores will not count towards national or world records. They do qualify for medals.)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)ecurve/(B)arebow: 60 cm/9m (C)ompound: 40cm/9m

• Bowman (12 and under during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Cub (14 and under during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Cadet (17 and under during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Junior (20 and under during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Senior (all ages)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Master 50+ (50 and above during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Master 60+ (60 and above during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Master 70+ (70 and above during the 2022 calendar year)
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m

• Para Archers: Open Category:
  TARGET FACE/DISTANCE: (R)/(B): 40 cm/18m (C): 40cm/18m
  • ST - standing - has a disability that can affect either the upper body or lower body, but they stand or sit on a stool or chair to shoot (feet are on the ground)

  • W2 – will have paraplegia or comparable disability.  This class will display minimal or no limitations in upper body strength, range of motion or coordination. W2 athletes may shoot from a wheelchair and compete in either compound or recurve open category.

  • W1 - shoot from a wheelchair but have more severe impairments than W2. To be classified as W1, an archer must have impairments in at least 3 limbs and the core and must shoot using a wheelchair.

  • NOTE: B1 and B2/B3 classifications for Visually Impaired archers have a separate process through the International Blind Sports Federation.

 

SHOOTING CONSIDERATIONS/RULES

This event will be a STAR FITA event and follow FITA rules for equipment, shooting process, and scoring. Equipment must meet FITA rules, with arrows having a diameter of 9.3 mm or less. We will follow USA Archery dress code.

We will shoot 60 arrows per day. This is a two-day tournament. We will be following USA Archery’s ruling on timing for the tournament.

Archers will be assigned a target, and will be grouped with others for group scoring, Archers should be familiar with tournament scoring. No sky-drawing. Non-archers (including coaches and parents) are not allowed down-range without specific permission from the Tournament Director.

OVERVIEW

The West Michigan Archery Center (WMAC) is an archery education and practice center, focused on introducing people to the sport of archery, and on developing fundamental and advanced archery skills for archers in West Michigan and beyond. The event will take place at the West Michigan Archery Center in Rockford, Michigan. Archers will register and select their preferred shooting time, and shoot that time on BOTH DAYS. Archers will shoot a total of 120 scoring arrows, 60 arrows each day. The event is registered as a Star FITA event with USA Archery, so participants are required to be USA Archery members or have a USA Archery or NFAA Archery Temporary membership.

There will be concessions available during the 2022 event.