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Year in review
Dec. 21, 2003 Here is a short list
of JOAD events, activities and accomplishments in 2003. It was a great year and
will serve as a foundation for improving success in the future. The Arizona State Archery Association JOAD Coordinator position
is up for election at the 2004 ASAA Outdoor Championship. The Coordinator’s main responsibility is to
communicate with the membership to let them know of events and/or how they
can help. Email greatly enhances the
speed and ease of communication. The position is open to any Arizona member of the NAA that would
like to grow the sport of target archery in Arizona on a youth level. Please contact us if you are interested in
the position or would like to just hear more about it. JANUARY ·
Three Arizona JOADs competed at the World Indoor Championship US
Team Trials at James Madison University in Virginia. ·
Papago Park Archery Range is cleaned up
by volunteers and striped for tourneys. FEBRUARY ·
Twenty JOADs competed in the Arizona
JOAD 600 round Indoor Championship held at PSE ·
Thirteen JOADs competed with the
seniors at the Arizona State Archery Association Indoor 1200 round
Championship held at PSE. ·
Ten Arizona JOADs competed at the World
Archery Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. MARCH ·
Thirteen Arizona JOADs compete in Rio
Rancho, New Mexico and the JOAD and NAA Indoor Nationals. ·
April Witt and Jessica Grant compete in
the World Indoor Championships in Nimes, France. ·
Ten youths competed in the one day
Grand Canyon State Games 900 round at Ben Avery (Metric distances if all remember correctly) ·
Twenty JOADS competed in the Arizona
JOAD Outdoor Championship, one day FITA at Ben Avery. APRIL ·
Fifteen JOADs including a Canadian
Junior champion competed in the 2-day FITA Arizona State Outdoor Championship
at Ben Avery and that also included an impromptu Olympic Round. ·
Arizona bestowed its Toxophilite Award
to Mike Koistinen and Janice Price, both stellar JOAD supporters. ·
JOADs from around the US and Canada
compete at the adult distance AZ Cup at Ben Avery, including several members
of the Jr US Archery Team. ·
Inaugural FITA at Papago Park thanks to
$5K grant from the Phoenix Parks and Conservation Foundation. MAY ·
Jr US Archery Team Fitness run held at
Coronado HS in Scottsdale. ·
Regular practice begins at the Papago
Park Archery Range. ·
Two Round Robin 70 meter tournaments
are held at Ben Avery. JUNE ·
Arizona Jr US Archery Team members
competed in the US National World Team Trials in Chula Vista, a senior event. ·
Three Arizona JOADs competed in the Jr
USAT qualifying tournament in Illinois. ·
Fifteen Arizona JOADs competed outside
Arizona in the JOAD National Championship in Denver Colorado. This is the largest number of Arizona
JOADs to compete nationally outside Arizona. ·
Ted Harden is elected to the post of
NAA Western Region JOAD Coordinator. ·
Four Arizona members of the 2003 Jr USAT
team traveled to the Colorado Spring Olympic Training Center for a week long
Jr USAT training camp. JULY ·
Seven complete the NAA Level 2
Coach/Instructor Class. ·
Eight AZJOADs were featured on TV 3’s
Good Morning Arizona. ·
Four Arizona JOADs take part in the
National Target Championships in Reading PA. AUGUST ·
Lindsay Pian and April Witt earn
positions on the Jr US Archery Team for 2004. ·
Whew! Time to take a breather, but keep
practicing. SEPTEMBER ·
˝ FITA and Olympic Qualifier at Papago
attracts over 30 archers. OCTOBER ·
Fifteen Arizona JOADs compete in the
Duel in the Desert Trials at Ben Avery. ·
Six Arizona JOADs competed in Long
Beach as part of the Arizona Duel in the Desert Team. NOVEMBER ·
The Papago Park Archery Range is paved
with decomposed granite thanks to the Phoenix Street Transportation
Department and the Arizona State Archery Association. ·
AZ Game and Fish Department trains
National Archery in the Schools instructors in Gilbert. ·
AZJOAD raises $400 for the 2004 US
National Jr World Teams travel expenses at the opening of the Long Bow Golf
course in Mesa. DECEMBER ·
The Adam Wheatcroft Memorial Benefit
Indoor 600 at Archery Headquarters in Chandler raises $200 for the James
Madison University Archery program. ·
One-Day Fall Star FITA at Papago Park
fills the field to capacity and raises $400 for the 2004 US National Jr World
Team. 2004 Lots of activities are planned for the up coming year beginning
in January including: ·
Level 2 Instructor/Coach class ·
18M/25M shoot to be held outdoors at
Papago Park. ·
AZJOAD State Indoor Championship will
be held at PSE in Tucson Merry
Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!
Bob Pian AZJOAD Coordinator 8681 East Via De Negocio Scottsdale, AZ 85258 602 228-0465 azjoad@cox.net www.azjoad.com
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