Buffalo Fall Archery Classic

The 2020 Buffalo Fall Archery Classic - "The BFAC" in Houston Texas is a two day event shot at standard World Archery distances - a 72 arrow round on Saturday, and a 72 arrow round shot on Sunday, all at the Buffalo Field Archery Club's World Archery Range.

Three (3) official ends of practice will begin at 10am Saturday and 9am Sunday. First scoring will commence immediately afterwards

Entry fee is $40 per person. The event is sanctioned with World Archery and USAA, which means your scores will be eligible to set world records, national records and JOAD/AAP pins.

Social-Distance Shooting will be in effect. This means there will be 1 archer per bale, with multiple lines as needed to accommodate the entries. 6 ft spacing for all spectators. Extra time between lines will be used to allow for social distancing between lines. Please bring your own mask and use them when in the spectator area. While there will be hand sanitizer available, please bring your own if available.

Water and/or Gatorade will be available. Feel free to bring snacks. We have shade under our tent pavilion, but feel free to bring your own pop-up tents.

• SATURDAY MORNING at 10am: Two rounds of 36 arrows (72 total) at FITA distance, with 10 min break in-between rounds
• SUNDAY MORNING at 9am: Two rounds of 36 arrows (72 total) at FITA distance, with 10 min break in-between rounds

Two New Categories have been added for 2020. 

    -- Traditional Longbow and Asiatic Bow Combined (No Arrow Rest or Shelf)

    -- Modern Longbow or Asiatic Bow Combined (Arrow Rests and Shelf Permitted)

    -- Traditional Recurve will need to register under the Recurve division

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NOTE: THERE ARE NEW ATHLETE SAFETY PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR ALL USA ARCHERY SANCTIONED EVENTS!!

1.  All "EVENT PERSONNEL" who are not current members of USA Archery, AND who are required to enter the Field of Play on a routine basis, are REQUIRED to

• Sign USA Archery Non-Athlete Pledge Form Non Athlete Pledge Form
• Obtain a current US Center for SafeSport Training Certification; 
• Obtain a current USA Archery Background Screen; and
• Verity the above and Register with the Event Director on the Event Roster prior to entering "the field of play"

2. EVENT PERSONNEL are all Volunteers, Athlete Assistants, Para & otherwise incapacitated Athlete's Proxy, Coaches, Judges, Parents of Athletes, Vendors, Media, Medical Personnel, etc.

• If you are a Para & otherwise incapacitated Athlete who needs a routine Proxy to assist you with arrow retrieval or scoring assistance, you must bring your own Proxy with you, and he/she must be certified in advance by the above procedures. Contact our Event Staff IN ADVANCE if you need the event to assist you with finding a Proxy.

3. FIELD OF PLAY is designated as that area IN FRONT OF the Spectator Line, and includes the Competitor Area, the Waiting Area, the Shooting Line, the Target Lanes with Target Bales.

4. EXCEPTIONS can be made by the Event Director for periodic, non-routine entering of the Field of Play in full sight of Event Director and/or his staff. This could be NON-ROUTINE assistance by a parent for scoring or athlete assistance. Please check with the Event Director or Event Staff before entering the Field of Play.

5.  All ATHLETES and EVENT PERSONNEL must adhere to the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies [MAAPP] for the duration of the event. Please check the MAAPP link and read in advance. All ATHLETES and EVENT PERSONNEL will be required to agree to this policy upon check-in

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