Lancaster Archery Academy Summer Sizzle

Registration is open!

We are excited to have you compete with us! This tournament is our only outdoor event with elimination rounds. Thank you for coming!

Striving for that gold medal, top three finish, or personal best is what tournament play is all about, and we cannot wait to see you on the field with us. The Lancaster Archery Academy is holding our sixth annual Summer Sizzle Star FITA tournament on July 11 and 12. Please register on our website. All archers will be required to have a current USA Archery Membership. WA/USA Archery Rules and Dress Code will be in effect.

Once each division has completed their qualification round, we will combine age classes and genders into six larger divisions: Men's Recurve, Women's Recurve, Men's Compound, Women's Compound, Men's Barebow, and Women's Barebow. For the purposes of these elimination matches, Fixed Pin archers will be combined with Compound archers and will be able to compete in either the Men's Compound, or Women's Compound division as appropriate.

The top 8 finishers in each of these combined divisions based on qualification score will be eligible to shoot head-to-head elimination matches for prize money. Archers will shoot elimination rounds on the same day as their qualifier round at their standard distance and according to World Archery rules. For instance, a Bowman Women's Barebow shooting at 30M may shoot against a Masters Women's Barebow shooting at 50M if they both ranked in the top 8 for Barebow overall. Recurve and Barebow matches will follow the Set System. Compound matches will be based on total score.

For a list of currently registered archers, please click here.

The tournament will be held at the Lancaster Archery Academy's Archery Park, which is located off the rear parking lot of the Lancaster Archery Supply Pro Shop, 2195-A Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602.

Qualification Round Times:

• Compound and Fixed Pin - Saturday, July 11, 2026: 9:00AM 
• Recurve and Barebow - Sunday, July 12, 2026: 9:00AM

Elimination Round Times:

• Top 8 in combined divisions: Compound and Fixed Pin
  Saturday, July 11, 2:00PM
• Top 8 in combined division: Recurve and Barebow
  Sunday, July 12: 2:00PM

Registration Fees: 

• $50.00 per archer
• Late fee of an additional $10.00 begins July 1, 2026

Prize Money, Elimination Rounds:

• 1st Place - $750
• 2nd Place - $375
• 3rd Place - $150
• 4th Place - $75

Divisions/Distances:

• Yeoman Recurve - 20m, 122cm target
• Bowman (U13) Recurve - 30m, 122cm target
• Cub (U15) Recurve - 40m, 122cm target
• Cadet (U18), Masters Recurve - 60m, 122cm target
• Junior (U21), Senior, and Collegiate Recurve - 70m, 122cm target
   
• Yeoman Barebow - 20m, 122cm target
• Bowman (U13) and Cub (U15) Barebow - 30m, 122cm target
• Cadet (U18), Junior (U21), Senior, Masters, and Collegiate Barebow - 50m, 122cm target
   
• Yeoman Compound/Fixed Pin - 20m, 80cm target
• Bowman (U13) Compound/Fixed Pin - 30m, 80cm target
• Cub (U15) Compound/Fixed Pin - 40m, 80cm target
• Cadet (U18), Junior (U21), Senior, Masters, Collegiate Compound/Fixed Pin - 50m, 80cm target 

Photos:

• For photos of this event and other tournaments, please follow this link to our SmugMug account

Important Details

• Availability is first come, first serve. Pre-registration is needed. No walk-ins the day of event
• Registration deadline is July 8, 2026
• Equipment inspection begins 30-45 minutes prior to your selected shooting time: **Please note WA/USA Archery Equipment Rules: 23/64" or 9.3mm max arrow diameter, etc.
• Rcherz electronic scoring and results for family and friends
• All archers will shoot either an 80cm 6-ring target or a 122cm target depending on their division
• Tournament is a FITA Outdoor 720 Round (72 arrows) registered as a STAR FITA with USAA for World/USA Record Qualification
• No unofficial practice is available
• Qualification Awards to follow at the conclusion of each qualifier line time
• Elimination Awards to immediately follow conclusion of medal matches on Saturday and Sunday afternoon
• Concessions will be available onsite, proceeds benefiting the Lancaster JOAD Team
• We will be following all current and updated World Archery and USA Archery format & rules 

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