Archery in Yorkshire

Welcome!

Welcome to the website of the Yorkshire Archery Association, the organisation for archery in Yorkshire.

Hosting NCAS 2010 shoots

It's Yorkshire's turn to arrange the hosting of the Northern Counties target shoots - the Grand Northern, the Five Counties and the Indoor.
The Grand Northern Archery Meeting is a double York/Hereford on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of July.
The Five Counties juniors match consists of various Bristol rounds on Saturday 2nd of October.
The Five Counties seniors match is a York/Hereford on Sunday 3rd of October.
The Indoor is a Portsmouth round on Sunday 21st of November.
The YAA invites clubs who are interested in hosting any of these shoots to contact the county secretary, Dave Phillips, for more details.

Representing the county

The dates of the 2009-2010 YAA squad sessions, plus a squad application form, can be found on the Coaching page:
Dates for YAA squads 2009-2010

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YAA Tournaments

YAA Indoor Championships	14th March 2010	Details Note on spaces
YAA Clout Championships	18th April 2010	Details
YAA Single FITA	5th June 2010	Details
YAA Senior & Junior Championships	6th June 2010	Details
YAA Double FITA	3rd & 4th July 2010	Details
YAA Longbow Championships	14th August 2010	Details
YAA Field Championships	September or October 2010

Our purpose

The purpose of the Yorkshire Archery Association is to promote and support the sport of archery in Yorkshire. The YAA represents Yorkshire's archers at the regional and national levels.

The YAA is affiliated to the Northern Counties Archery Society and the Grand National Archery Society (Archery GB).

The YAA has the largest number of affiliated clubs of any English county organisation.

The YAA organises several tournaments each year including the indoor and outdoor county championships. The YAA runs the Yorkshire county team, which regularly competes against other counties in the Northern Counties area and elsewhere.

The YAA maintains records of the highest scores achieved in the various disciplines of archery practised in the county.

This site

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Latest news

8 February 2010: Dearne Valley Archery Club is bringing a bit of Vegas to Rotherham, with its Shootdown fun shoot:
Dearne Valley Archery Club, 27th March 2010

5 February 2010: Please note that the next Performance Squad session is 27th February, not the 6th as shown on the YAA website.
Apologies for any confusion - the correct dates were given at squad, but it seems when the coaching group finalised dates I neglected to make this change on the website.
- Kath Fitzpatrick, CCO

4 February 2010: YAA Coaching is holding back from running a planned Level 2 course because national reviews have created uncertainties about the format. But Level 1 coaches interested in a Level 2 course are invited to register their interest:
Level 2 Coaching course

YAA Coaching is planning a series of Continuous Professional Development events aimed at Level 1 coaches interested in moving towards Level 2, and Level 2 coaches wanting refreshers:
CPD for L1 and Coach

3 February 2010: The archery challengers, featuring Danielle Brown, have finally appeared on the BBC's Eggheads programme. This programme can be viewed on BBC iPlayer:
Eggheads versus Archers

2 February 2010: Abbeydale Archers have published the entry forms for this year's shoots:
Abbeydale Archers Longbow Shoot, 3rd April 2010
Abbeydale Archers Potato Shoot, 18th April 2010
Abbeydale Archers Open Tournament, 15th August 2010

31 January 2010: By popular demand, Dearne Valley Archery Club has amended the results of its Record Status Double Portsmouth to show the separate morning and afternoon results as well as the total results:
Dearne Valley indoor 2010 results

29 January 2010: The role of County Secretary will undergo significant restructuring at the 2010 AGM, and will be split into several roles. The details of these new roles have been added to the website, and interested parties are invited to come forward:
Hon Secretary - The Future of the Role from 2010

28 January 2010: Monica Thorley, a notable archer and widow of George Thorley, has died:
Monica Thorley

25 January 2010: The entry form for the YAA Longbow Championships 2010, to be held in Sheffield on the glorious 14th of August, is now available for download:
YAA Senior & Junior Longbow Championships, 14th August 2010

24 January 2010: Dearne Valley Archery Club has published the results of today's Record Status Double Portsmouth:
Dearne Valley indoor 2010 results

The YAA has announced how many used bosses it will be selling off this year:
Sale of used YAA bosses

The cost of the first aid course on the 16th of May has been set at £25:
First aid for archers

23 January 2010: The YAA has clarified its policy on grants to archers, coaches and judges, and has created an application form for grant support requests:
YAA contributions to costs

21 January 2010: Yorkshire's first-ever FITA clout will be held at Driffield by Archers of East Riding on the 29th of May:
About the shoot
Entry form

Anyone wishing to enter the Annual Indoor Championships on Sunday 14th March at Wakefield should get their entries in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Only a few spaces remain for the afternoon session. There is still space for the morning session. Please note that telephone bookings will not be accepted and entries will be accepted on a first come basis through the post.
- Andrew Neal, YAA Tournaments Officer

19 January 2010: The entry forms for the Grand Northern Archery Meeting and the NCAS Regional Clout Championships are now available:
NCAS Grand Northern Archery Meeting, 24th and 25th July 2010
NCAS Regional Clout Championships, 5th September 2010

18 January 2010: Aire Valley Archers have sorted out a problem with the availability of their indoor facility on Saturday afternoons, and invite GNAS members from other clubs to shoot with them:
Indoor shooting at Aire Valley Archers

16 January 2010: There are still some spaces available at Dearne Valley Archery Club's record status Double Portsmouth, to be held on the 24th of January:
Dearne Valley Archery Club's Double Portsmouth

14 January 2010: Rachael Smith of Barnsley Archery Club has been selected for the GB Juniors squad:
Rachael Smith selected for GB squad