[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 89, Issue 2

[John Atkins]

Uh, two major archery events?????  At SAAD this year we will be
implementing two youth divisions.  Kids are 10 and younger.  Youth are
11-13.  There will be special targets for these two categories when
appropriate, i.e. typically kids and youth use bows that are not
effective at the longer clout distances.  In such case they will have
shorter distance targets that score the same points as adult distance
targets.  The age divisions were selected based on expected bow draw
weights per age.  Typically a 14 year old or older, who will be shooting
with the adults, use a bow of 25 pound draw or more.  In some cases 30
pounds and up.  A 25 pound bow set up correctly can shoot an arrow 100
yards which is plenty for the SAAD shoot stations.  Youth archers are
allowed a choice of which targets to shoot at.  i.e. if they choose to
shoot the adult targets at a station that has youth targets they will
get bonus points for points scored.  The idea is to reward effort and
accepting the challenge.
 
As in the past there will be a "classification" shooting station known
only to the MIC, that would be me, the scores of which will divide the
archers into four groups.  This way expert shoots against expert and
novice against novice.  Keeping the classification station secret
prevents anyone from sand bagging their score on that station to be
grouped in a lesser skilled group.  Thus there will be awards for the
top three archers in all four adult groups and both children's groups,
six groups in total for 18 awards.  SAAD staff are a generous lot!
 
cog
MIC for SAAD V

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Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 10:32 AM
To: Jamie Frailey
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Subject: Re: [Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 89, Issue 2


Running with Seamus' idea...

What about mirroring at least the two major archery competitions for the
Youth?

At Royal Archer, allow the top 4 seeded Youth to have a shoot off
(unless there are a ton of youth then bump it to top 8).  And at
Lochmere Arrow have Youth teams only division.  

Thoughts?
Jonathas




On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Jamie Frailey <jamie at designbyfive.com>
wrote:


We should all sponsor a youth archer for 2011. That would be Win Win for
of all of us!


Seamus




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