2024 USA Archery North Dakota State and JOAD Indoor Championships

Welcome to the USA Archery ND State JOAD and Indoor Championships!  On behalf of Form First Archery and Nishu Bowmen, we sincerely welcome you!

Registration is here

   

Here is some housekeeping for this weekend’s tournaments.  There are two tournaments in one weekend.  There will be concessions available all three days with Friday being snack type of items. 

ND STATE JOAD (Ages 0-20)

This will be hosted at 5:00 PM with awards immediately to follow.

1.      Please arrive no later than a half hour PRIOR to the shoot time. (4:30 PM Friday)

2.      The ND State JOAD will consist of two games of thirty arrows for a total possible of 600 points.  There will be an intermission (brief) between the two games.

3.      Awards will be given immediately after the line of the ND State JOAD Friday evening

ND STATE INDOOR

You will shoot 60 arrows (two -- thirty arrow games) per day on Saturday, 10 AM

1.      Please arrive no later than a half hour PRIOR to the shoot time.  (9:30 AM)

2.      There will be an intermission between the two games.

3.      Awards will be given immediately after the final line of the ND State Indoor Shoot Line.

RULES

1.      Per World Archery rules, no arrow larger than 23’s in arrow diameter.

2.      Arrows need to be marked on the shaft with your initials.

3.      Bow cannot pull more than 60#’s.

4.      Bow inspection will be prior to each tournament’s beginning time.

5.      All competition will be under whistle commands and a clock

6.      You will have 120 seconds, two minutes, to shoot three arrows per end.

7.      All arrows must be marked before they are pulled from the target.  All arrows are scored PRIOR to touching any arrows.  No arrows are touched if you are asking for a judge’s call on an arrow.

8.      Double scoring will be used at this tournament. There will be an official score card and live score using Eyes On Score.

All competitors must hold the proper USA Archery membership. (https://www.usarchery.org/memberships/become-a-member)

A free Temporary Membership is available to NFAA members. (https://www.usarchery.org/memberships/become-a-member/nfaa-temporary-membership)

A free trial membership is available to current Explore Archery, National Archery in the Schools (NASP®), Olympic Archery in the Schools (OAS), Scholastic 3D Archery (S3DA), and Varsity Archery participants.  More info here. (https://www.usarchery.org/memberships/become-a-member/trial-youth-membership)

 

More information on age classes and divisions from USA Archery can be found here: https://www.usarchery.org/events/rules

For those participating in a USA Archery event for the first time, please check out this resource: https://www.usarchery.org/resources/event-reference-guidebook-290421130254.pdf

Please Note: As a registered participant in a USA Archery sanctioned event, you are required to adhere to the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policies for the duration of the event.