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Hits and Misses
Bob Pian, your AZJOAD Coordinator, has a few thoughts that he would
like to share from time to time:
Updated Oct. 28, 2003 There
is lots to do before 2003 is over… The Mens and
Overall competition was won be California. This is what’s coming up for the
final two months of the year. Check out the Events page for links. Note that Seniors are invited to
all AZJOAD events. Introduction to Archery Free Event City of NFAA International Round Senior Olympic Program Tournament City of Date and location to be
announced Adam Wheatcroft Memorial Benefit Indoor Tournament AZJOAD Fall Star FITA AZJOAD
Check back often for changes
including more indoor tournaments. “The President’s Challenge” replaces the
Presidents Sports Award program
The President’s
Challenge is a program of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports. The program includes
Archery where participants qualify for the awards. You can be an individual or participate as
a group. There is an activity log
that you sign-up for and log into to record your progress. Here is a link to
the program information. https://www.presidentschallenge.org Here is the link to the
President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports This is a great program for JOADs and Seniors across the country. What’s Happening? After the June JOAD Nationals
and the July, August Target Nationals, Arizona JOADs are taking a break from
the daily heat. USA World Teams are
busy competing in the Pam Am Games in the Dominican Republic and the Olympic
Test event in Athens, Greece. This
lay off will end soon just as the weather turns cooler. First up is the need to clean up
the ranges, Ben Avery, Papago, etc.
This should take place sometime in September. If no one is organizing a clean up party
at your local range, go ahead and do so. Many are looking forward to a
JOAD/Senior archery tournament of some sort on a monthly basis. When it is not too hot, there are ample
locations for outdoor tournaments.
Indoors is another matter all together. Tucson has PSE. The
Valley is sorely lacking in indoor tournament space. If you know of a space where an archery
event could be set up, please let us know. Remember that you must be an NAA
member to participate in ASAA sanctioned events. Sign up at the www.usarchery.org
web site. May I suggest that the
family join with a family membership.
It’s a good deal and is a good way to support your USA World and
Olympic Teams. September 27th is the scheduled date for a ½ FITA in the
morning and an Olympic style qualifier in the afternoon at Papago Park. JOADs and Seniors are encouraged to
participate in either the morning, afternoon or both. The event is a great opprotunity to see
what a FITA is like. JOAD distances
are offered. October 11th is the date for the Duel in the
Desert Trials. This event is
scheduled to be at the Ben Avery FITA event field. The tourney will be a one-day FITA, 36 arrows at each of four
distances. JOAD distances are
offered. The Trials select a senior
team of the 20 top recurve, compound, male and female archers to compete
against California. The Trials also
select the top junior recurve, compound, male and female JOAD to join the
team. Team members will receive a
team shirt and will have their entry fee paid for the Duel in the Desert paid
for by the ASAA. This year the Duel
will be held in California. We
encourage all JOAD to come out and compete in this fun event. October 25th and 26th is the
Duel in the Desert. It will be held
in Long Beach California at El Dorado Park, the site of the 1980 LA Summer Olympics. With any luck, Arizona will send a team of
24 archers. Most will drive or fly
into Long Beach airport on Friday.
The competition is a two-day FITA held on Saturday and Sunday. Many will drive back or fly back to
Arizona on Sunday night. The visiting
team, which Arizona is this year, often has difficulty fielding a full
team. JOADs have been known to make
the Senior team in the past freeing up space for other Juniors to fill the 4
JOAD spots. Serious Fun… all team
members must shoot Senior distances. Arizona is the
defending champ. California will be
eager to take the title back. The tournament is an open tournament meaning
that all NAA members are welcome to register and compete whether on the team
or not. November and December is the traditional
time for the Fall Star FITA. November
and December is also the time people gear up for the indoor season. AZJOAD is ready willing and able to host
all sorts of events , just ask. June 30, 2003 No JOAD at Bear Mountain Archery (both locations)
during August June 22, 2003 Summer Schedule for Archery Headquarters/ Mesa
Targeteers Archery
Headquarters in Chandler suspends the JOAD program for a portion of the
summer to help hunters prepare for the archery hunting season. 2003
Saturday morning session schedule is as follows: Classes
June 28 Classes
July 5 No Class July 12 No
Class July 19 No
Class July 26 No
Class all of August No
Class September 6 Classes
resume on September 13 If
you have your own equipment, you may practice at the Archery Headquarters
range by paying for range time. Archery
Headquarters has just remodeled their showroom…browse around. Be
sure to keep practicing at every opportunity. This
maybe a good time to buy your own bow and arrows, See
Starting Out for more
information. Parents
and adult volunteer types, consider taking the Level 2 certification class. Click Here Also
check out the other Targeteers programs and shooting opportunities. May 25, 2003 Payson Shoot 2003 Its time for the Payson shoot
to be held on June 21 and June 22, 2003. The location is on the south
side of Payson, which is very convenient to the Valley. There are several great things about the
Payson shoot. q First, it is located in
cooler summer Payson. q Second, the event is very flexible allowing the archers to shoot
a ½ or full day FITA or 900 round. q Third, Harold Rush runs a very JOAD friendly tournament. Kids are out of school in June and the
Payson shoot is a GREAT first tournament.
You can expect lots of support if it’s your first time. q Finally, Harold Rush hosts a potluck at his home on Saturday
evening. It’s a great time to visit
with other like-minded archery types. For the event
registration form Click Here To get a better idea about the
Payson shoot take at look at the 2002 Payson Shoot Results click here. Last year was very
dry, Payson is much greener this
year, but we probably will have open fire restrictions. May 3, 2003 Fitness Run for JrUSAT and USAT The National Archery Association Junior US Archery Team
and Senior US Archery Team (Jr USAT and USAT) requirements include a test for
fitness. The test is typically a
12-minute run around a standard track.
There is also a swimming or a biking test if a physician determines
that a run is not appropriate.See NAA USAT
requirements Last year one of Arizona’s Jr USAT members took the
test at the Target Nationals only an hour before the beginning of a
FITA. Another member took theirs at JOAD
Nationals. The conditions were
typical for a Michigan or Ohio summer morning, 80 degrees F, and 80 percent
humidity. AZJOAD is committed to offering the fitness run to
all who are pursuing the US Archery Team to avoid having to run and then
shoot on the same day. Three Arizona JOADs and a senior NAA member took
part in a fitness run test on Saturday morning May 3, 2003 at Coronado High
School in Scottsdale, AZ. NAA Level
2 Instructor and Arizona JOAD coordinator, Bob Pian, administered the test. Each runner achieved the Fair level or better, one
reached the top of the Fair rating and one achieved a Good rating. Congratulations to all. 3-30-2003 NAA National Indoor AZJOADs
competed nationally with great success! 2003 JOAD
Indoor Nationals: Rio Rancho New
Mexico proved to be “the place” for the AZJOAD to compete in the JOAD Indoor
600 round. Arizona JOADs
performed well and were rewarded by taking 12 top ten finishes. Annie Frangos,
Bowman Compound, 9th Place Kerry Wais, Cub
Compound, 6th Place Brady Ellison, Cadet
Compound 9th Place Brandon Hunt, Junior
Compound, 10th Place Aprilyn Witt, Junior
Compound, 2nd Place Mack Huff, Bowman
Recurve, 6th Place Philip Cannon,
Bowman Recurve 3rd Place Corinna Ramirez, Bowman Recurve, 3rd
Place Ryan Davis, Cub Recurve, 5th Place Mary Frangos, Cub Recurve, 2nd
Place Maggie Huff, Cadet Recurve, 2nd
Place Lindsay Pian, Cadet Recurve 1st
Place 2003 Indoor
Nationals: Rio Rancho hosted
the Indoor Nationals on the weekend following the JOAD Indoor Nationals. The
Indoor Nationals is a two-day 1200 round. The AZJOAD settled
in, stayed focused and again several took top ten finishes. Please congratulate
them when you see them. Annie Frangos,
Bowman Compound, 6th Place Kerry Wais, Cub
Compound, 7th Place Brady Ellison, Cadet
Compound 8th Place Brandon Hunt, Junior
Compound, 7th Place Aprilyn Witt, Junior
Compound, 1st Place Philip Cannon,
Bowman Recurve 3rd Place Corinna Ramirez, Bowman Recurve, 6th
Place Ryan Davis, Cub Recurve, 9th Place Mary Frangos, Cub Recurve, 5th
Place Maggie Huff, Cadet Recurve, 3rd
Place Lindsay Pian, Cadet Recurve 1st
Place These unofficial results were based on the
March 28th www.usarchery.com
results. 3-30-2003 The 2003 NAA JOAD camps information has been posted. http://www.usarchery.org/naapub/programs/training/joadcamp.pdf The
camp is recommended for JOADs at least 14 years of age and have reached the
“JOAD Achievement Award” level of “Archer”
See the Karl Nelson Summary of
JOAD Facts 2003, page 2 for the particulars.
(A 20 yd, 30 arrow, indoor score around 200)
http://www.texasarchery.org/JOAD/2003JOADFactSheet.pdf Several
Arizona JOADs have gone to the NAA JOAD camps including: Chris
Anstead, Lili Wyckoff. Jessica Grant, Ted Harden, April Witt, Michael
Mitchell, Ryan Goetz, Lindsay Pian, and Sarah Bernes. Feel
free to ask them questions. All
have returned with glowing reports of the fun time, good food, friendships
made and solid archery training. Many would go again if time permitted. All
reports that we have heard are that the week of NAA JOAD camp was well worth
the $400 dollar fee. Serious
fun. 3-12-2003 Yippee it’s the Outdoor Season AZJOAD will
be hosting two NAA FITA Target
Qualifier “Sweat Equity” Tournaments At the
Ben Avery FITA Tournament range. The dates are: Saturday
April 19th and Saturday
April 26th. Arizona has three opportunities
to achieve qualifying scores in late March and early April of 2003. They are the Arizona JOAD Outdoor
Championship (Seniors Welcome), the Arizona State Outdoor Championship (JOADs
welcome) and the Arizona Cup. Register early. The late
April tournaments are intended to provide additional opportunities for NAA
member JOADs and seniors to obtain the qualifying scores. National team qualifying scores
requirements are published in the official NAA newsletter the Nock-Nock. The World Target Trials will be held
in Chula Vista, CA in early June 2003 where four qualifying scores are
required. Qualifying scores are also
required for the US Archery Team (USAT) and the Jr. USAT. The events will be an excellent way to
work on tournament shooting after the State Championships and AZCup and
before the JOAD and Target Nationals. These are “Sweat Equity” events.
The field and target equipment will be set up and taken down by the
archers themselves. Archers well need
to also bring their own Bring a chair, shade canopy, water, beverages,
snacks and food. This is also a NAA
register qualifying event. N.A.A. and F.I.T.A. rules including dress code apply. As a one day FITA the tournament
a quick pace is anticipated with only one shooting line offered. Space is limited, please email your
reservation early. We will email a
confirmation back to you. The entry fee ($15 juniors, $20
seniors) includes the $5 Ben Avery fee for archers 18 and older, the
$15 NAA tournament registration fee, the $5 AZJOAD target butt rental and the
target faces and score cards. Proceeds,
if any, are earmarked for a compact portable timing system and support of the
Arizona members of Jr. USAT. Please
participate, we are holding the event for you to qualify, practice and enjoy. 3-4-2003 March and April 2003: Coming
up is the National Indoor Championship held regionally in Rio Rancho, New
Mexico, March 7th, 8th and 9th, 2003. The
outdoor season begins with the Grand Canyon State Games on March 15th
at Ben Avery. It is followed by the AZJOAD
State Outdoor Championship on March 29th the Arizona State Outdoor
Championship on April 5th and 6th, where JOAD distances will also
be contested. Young JOAD will have a
treat to be able to see the best archers in the world compete at the Arizona
Cup on April 11th thru 14th.
Check out all these outdoor events held at Ben Avery. Please Register early. It really helps the hosts with target assignments and trophies! February and the beginning of March
2003 were busy times. AZJOAD
held two AZJOAD 600 tourneys at Whitetail Outdoors. The best part of the events was that several JOADs and at least
one senior participated in their first tourney thanks to the AZJOAD 600. Watch us grow! The
proceeds were split between Whitetail for range use and AZJOAD. The AZJOAD portion of the registration fee
were used to: 1. Make a $10 prize drawing
at the 3-1-2003, which Walt Smith won. 2.
Purchase target faces and supplies
including a bow scale for tournament equipment inspection. 3.
Pay the NAA club registration fee for AZJOAD/SOAD/College
Archery Association dues, which total $130 for 2003. The
JOADs competed in several tourneys in February including the Arizona JOAD State
Indoors, the Arizona State Archery Association Indoor Championship and the
Vegas Shoot. See the separate write
ups on each of these events. Remember
that we are here for you…let us know what you would like! 2-18-2003 2003 Arizona JOAD Outdoor Championship at Ben Avery, Saturday, March 29th, 2003 The 2003
Arizona JOAD Outdoor Championship is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, 2003
at the Ben Avery FITA Tournament range ( I-17 and the Carefree Highway in
north Phoenix). ·
The
event is a one-day 1440 FITA. (36 arrows at four distances). ·
The
Harden family will host the event for the second year in a row. ·
Seniors
and guests are welcome to participate in this STAR FITA event. ·
Plans are
also in the works to offer a hotdog/hamburger lunch. (Phil and Dorothy Cannon
of Tucson) ·
We hope
to publish the registration form soon. ·
Check
the web site frequently for the latest. The
AZJOAD Outdoor is the first of the season and just two weeks ahead of the AZ
cup and one week ahead of the Arizona State Outdoor Championship. Seniors
and Guests are welcome. Volunteers
are always welcome both Friday for set up and Saturday during the tourney. 2-9-2003 What’s up next? For those new to the sport, here is a summary of the remainder of the
2003 INDOOR events that your JOAD may wish to focus on. I
cannot emphasize how important it is to compete at every opportunity. Each tournament prepares you for the next tournament. ·
February 15-16 (the weekend after the
JOAD State Indoors) Arizona State Archery Association Indoor
Championship. The event is a 1200
round held over two days. Same
location as the Arizona JOAD State Indoors. ·
February 21-23, the weekend after the
ASAA Indoors, World Archery Festival in Las Vegas. This is a fun event with the youths competing on Friday and
Saturday leaving Saturday night and Sunday open to enjoy Vegas. ·
March, National Indoor
Championship. This event is held
regionally. Most Arizonans will
travel to Rio Rancho (Albuquerque) NM.
JOADs should participate in the Friday night NationalJOAD tournament
and the Saturday/Sunday National tournament.
The scores will be compiled with the nine other regionals and then
national placement determined. This
is a great tournament to see where you are on a national level. After the indoor season, Arizona jumps right into the OUTDOOR season
with the Grand Canyon State Games in mid March, Arizona State Archery
Association Outdoor Championship in early April. The Arizona JOAD Outdoor Championship date is still
pending. Also don’t forget to take a
look at the Arizona Cup. It is a
senior event where JOAD can watch Olympians and compound and recurve
champions from around the world! The
JOADs and parents can observe some great form and have a look at the top
equipment setups. National tournaments of interest to JOADs are the US JOAD
Championships in Denver CO in June and the National Target Championship in
Reading, PA in July. State competition is
scheduled to return to Arizona at the Duel in the Desert Trials in
October. This year the Arizona Team
selected at the trials will travel to Long Beach, CA. for the annual
California vs. Arizona “Duel”. Check the www.azarchery.com web site and the Arizona JOAD Association
link often for more events including qualifying events that are great for
JOAD practice and the Fall Star FITA. 1-29-2003 DID YOU KNOW… …That
the Twin Moons Archers http://www.twinmoonsarchery.org/
shoot at Papago Park on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM. Twin Moons supports the Art and
Practice of Medieval and Traditional Archery in the conjunction with the Society for Creative Anachronism. They
welcome all interested to come out and join in. The
central lanes at Papago Park have been striped. See photo. 1-25-2003 As requested there will be a practice 600 round tournament at
Whitetail Outdoors in preparation for
the State Indoor Tournaments. Click Here This
will be a great way for first timers to become familiar with tournaments. 1-23-2003 Its
time for serious practice as the Arizona Indoor Tournament season begins Here
is a link to the event registration page ASAA
Events / Registration The
February 8th Arizona State JOAD Indoor Tournament will as be your first
chance to set an AZJOAD record in 2003.
The records started just last year with the change in age divisions.
Here is a link to the AZJOAD records page. 1-16-2003 We are pleased to announce that PSE JOAD Shooters
will be hosting the 2003
AZ State JOAD Indoor Championship on February 8th, 2003. at
PSE, 2727 N.
Fairview Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Click
on ASAA Event/Registration Page for
the registration and waiver forms and the schedule. The
tournament will begin at 10:00 AM to allow for travel time. Early
registration will help us to determine which awards to prepare. Return to Top Return to Newsletter
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