Arizona State Archery Association

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Arizona State Archery Association
What is the Arizona State Archery Association
(ASAA)?

• State Component for USA Archery/National Archery
  Association since 1974.  
• USAA/NAA is sanctioned by the US Olympic
  Committee to administer the USA Olympic Team. 
• USAA/NAA is sanctioned by Federation
  International Target Archery (FITA) to administer
  international target archery in the USA and
  Olympic Archery.
• USAA/NAA is a member of the FITA COPARCO
  Continental Congress which includes all the
  Americas.

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Arizona State Archery Association
Who are the Archers ?

• Male and Female
• Youth, Adult (Seniors) and Seniors (Masters)
• Recurve (Standard and Olympic) Compound and
  Barebow
• Traditional and Crossbow are USA specific

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Arizona State Archery Association
Type of Archery

• Outdoor, Indoor, and Field 
• Miscellaneous
• Clout
• Ski
• 3D
• Run

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Arizona State Archery Association
Membership

• About 200 Arizona members are among the
  approximate 5,000 USA Archery membership.
• Dues
• Individual USAA/ASAA 50/Year
• Club 90/Year including liability insurance.
• ASAA only 10/Year for state championships
  eligibility only

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Arizona State Archery Association
Membership Development

• First timer instruction, camaraderie and
  equipment provided by Clubs
• Instructor Certification Classes
• Judge Seminars
• Tournaments provide experience and competition
• Experienced ASAA Leadership are resources and
  mentor others

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Arizona State Archery Association
Grass Roots

• After Schools Archery Program (ASAP) partner with
  the National Field Archery Association (NFAA) and
  Archery Shooters Association (ASA).
• USA Archery Junior Olympic Archery Development
  (JOAD)
• USA College Archery Program (CAP)

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Arizona State Archery Association
Clubs

• JOAD Clubs 
• Targeteers JOAD
• Papago FITA Archers JOAD
• Corner Kidz
• Ben Avery JOAD
• Collegiate 
• Dine College Archery Team
• ASU Sun Devil Archers
• Embry Riddle Golden Eagles
• U of A Bowcats
• Senior Papago FITA Archers
• 1 Million Dollars of liability insurance is
  included in the USAA/NAA yearly club membership
  of 90 per year! 
• (NFAA Club insurance approx. 400/year)

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Arizona State Archery Association
Ranges

• Indoor ranges
• Private Shop Ranges
• ERAU Gym
• ASU PE East Gym 143
• Outdoor
• Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix
• Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix
• Usery Mountain in Mesa
• Paseo Vista in Chandler (Future)
• PSE Pro Shop in Tucson

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Arizona State Archery Association
ASAA Grants and Support

• Dollars to Arizona World Team members
• Dollars to help to start clubs
• Volunteer Advisors and Mentors
• Equipment loans
• Website and Communication
• Register tournaments
• Award Programs

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Arizona State Archery Association
Instructors

• Certified Instructors are best suited to run
  clubs.  More clubs are needed.
• Level 1 - The USAA, NFAA, 4-H, Camps and many
  others share Beginner Archery Instruction
  Certification, as administered by the National
  Association for the Development of Archery (NADA)
  (1 day class)
• Level 2 - USAA and NFAA share the Intermediate
  Archery Instruction Certification, Level 2 (2-1/2
  day class)

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Arizona State Archery Association
Coaches

• Community Coach (replaces old Level 2.5)
• Level 3 and Level 4 - USAA Coach Development
  Committee oversees Coach certification, (Week
  long) (On going).
• The BEST method as developed by several coaches
  including USAA National Coach Lee and the USAA
  Coach Development Committee (CDC)
• USAA JOAD and Adult Training Camps

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Arizona State Archery Association
Judges

• Multi Level
• Initial Judge Candidate
• Regional Judge
• National Judge
• Continental Judge - COPARCO
• International Judge - FITA

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Arizona State Archery Association
Tournaments

• Local Club
• Most are hosted by Papago FITA Archers and Sun
  Devil Archery
• State Tournaments
• STAR FITA is a sanctioned tournament whereby FITA
  will recognize world record achievement.  (fee
  50)
• State Championship Indoor, Outdoor, Field and
  State JOAD Indoor and Outdoor Championships.
• Arizona Duel in the Desert Team selected by the
• Arizona Duel Team Trials. ( Arizona versus
  California)
• Who hosts Tournaments?
• Clubs or individuals can host tournament
• More hosts are needed
• Proposal form published each year
• ASAA rents tournament equipment for a nominal fee

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Arizona State Archery Association
Competition Awards

• State Championships
• Indoor, Outdoor, Field, JOAD Indoor and Outdoor
• Triple Crown (Overall combined Indoor, Outdoor
  and Field)
• Arizona Duel Team (24 archers including 4
  juniors)
• Toxophilite  Man and Woman who have made a
  lasting contribution to the Arizona Target
  Archery Community.
• National
• National Championships, Indoor, Outdoor and Field
• USA World Team Trials for Indoor, Outdoor and
  Field as well as
• Youth (Cadet and Junior) Outdoor
• AAE Arizona Cup FITA World Ranking Tournament and
  US Archery Team Program Qualifier at Ben Avery
  Shooting Facility
• JOAD Mail In
• International
• AAE Arizona Cup, World Ranking Tournament
• World Cup, Ogden Utah
• World Championship (Indoor, Outdoor, Field,
  Youth, Collegiate)
• Olympics

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Arizona State Archery Association
Schedule

• Published on line and mailed annually
• Includes
• State and Club Tournaments
• USAA National Tournaments
• FITA Tournaments
• NFAA National Tournaments

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Arizona State Archery Association
Websites

• Arizona USAA member Club websites
• ASU Sun Devil Archery www.sundevilarchery.org
• Papago FITA Archers www.papagoarchery.org
• State
• ASAA www.azarchery.com
• Arizona JOAD www.azjoad.com
• AAE Arizona Cup  www.arizonacup.com
• National
• USA Archery www.usarchery.org
• USA CAP www.uscollegiatearchery.org
• USA JOAD www.usaarcheryjoad.org
• International
• FITA www.archery.org or www.archeryworldcup.org
• COPARCO www.coparco.org
• Affiliates
• National Field Archery Association 
  www.fieldarchery.org
• NADA www.worldarcherycenter.org

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Arizona State Archery Association
Questions?

• Thank you
• Bob Pian
• ASAA President
• Contact me at azjoad_at_cox.net
• Visit WWW.AZARCHERY.COM