Archery in Yorkshire
The purpose of the Yorkshire Archery Association is to promote and support the sport of archery in Yorkshire.
The YAA is the county affiliation body for clubs 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 selects and manages the Yorkshire county teams.
The YAA maintains records of the highest scores achieved in the various disciplines of archery practised in the county.
The YAA presents awards in recognition of service to archers and clubs in Yorkshire.
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YAA events
| YAA Annual General Meeting | 9 March 2019 | 2019 details |
| YAA Indoor Championships | 10 March 2019 | 2019 results |
| YAA Clout Weekend | 20 & 21 April 2019 | 2019 entry form 2018 metric results 2018 Imperial results |
| Lez Newsome Memorial Metric Day (Single WA1440 Star and Metrics) |
1 June 2019 | 2019 entry form 2018 results |
| YAA Senior & Junior Championships | 2 June 2019 | 2019 entry form 2018 results 2018 photos |
| YAA WA1440 | 6 July 2019 | 2019 entry form WA1440 2018 results |
| Double WA720/WA50 | 7 July 2019 | 2019 entry form Double WA720 2018 results |
| YAA Longbow Championships | 3 August 2019 | 2019 entry form 2018 results |
| 5 Counties Juniors Match | 5 October 2019 | 2018 report |
| 5 Counties Seniors Match | 6 October 2019 | 2018 report |
| YAA Field Championships | TBA | 2018 results 2018 photos |
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Latest news
19 April 2019: White Rose Archers will hold their 25th Autumn Longbow shoot on the 5th of October:
White Rose Archers 25th Autumn Shoot
11 April 2019: The March results and final standings of the YAA Juniors Indoor Postal League are now available:
YAA Juniors Indoor Postal League, March results
The National Clout Championships will be hosted by Bronte Archers on the 19th of October:
The National Clout Championships 2019
26 March 2019: Wharfe Valley Archers' Midsummer Field Shoot (22nd and 23rd of June) now has record status:
Wharfe Valley Archers Midsummer Field Shoot
Archers of Bridlington and Burton have published the results of their Abba Dabba Doo shoot:
ABBA Dabba Doo Longbow Western 2019 results
White Rose Archers have issued the results of their Crazy National:
White Rose Archers Crazy National 2019 results
18 March 2019: Panda Bowmen's Pandamonium Longbow shoot will be held on the 20th of April:
Pandamonium news
Panda Bowmen Pandamonium Longbow Tournament
Spaces are still available on the Level 2 Coach training course which will be held in Keighley from May:
Spaces available on Level 2 Coach training course in Keighley
12 March 2019: The results of the YAA Indoor Championships have been published:
YAA Indoor Championships 2019 results
The February results of the YAA Juniors Indoor Postal League are now available:
YAA Juniors Indoor Postal League, February results
8 March 2019: A superb recurve job-lot has been added to the Small ads page:
Full recurve job lot
5 March 2019: The county records have been updated with 38 new achievements:
County records
The Northern Counties Coaching Conference will be held in York on the 27th of April:
Northern Counties Coaching Conference 2019
Archery GB has issued its coaching plan for the next few years:
Archery GB Coaching Plan 2017-2021
York Archers Society will hold their WA weekend on the 24th and 25th of August:
York AS Double WA1440
The St George Longbow Tournament will be held on the 28th of April:
The Saint George Longbow Tournament
York Archers Society have published the results of Sunday's Yorkshire Combined:
York Archers Society Yorkshire Combined 2019 results
21 February 2019: Arrowhawks Archery Academy will be holding a junior coaching and training session at Haxby, York on Saturday 2nd March:
Arrowhawks Archery Academy Junior coaching and training, 2nd March
Archers of Bridlington and Burton Agnes will be running two beginners courses in 2019:
Beginning: ABBA
14 February 2019: The January results of the YAA Juniors Indoor Postal League are now available:
YAA Juniors Indoor Postal League, January results
The Bowmen of Adel will be running six beginners courses in 2019:
Beginning: Bowmen of Adel
12 February 2019: The 69th Annual General Meeting of the YAA will be held in Barnsley on the 9th of March:
69th AGM of the YAA
The YAA have decided not to sell off any used bosses this year since we will not be ordering any new ones. Sales of used bosses are expected to resume in 2020.
3 February 2019: A Level 2 Coach training course will be held in Keighley from May:
Level 2 Coach training course in Keighley
The Pomfret 60 has returned to the grounds of Pontefract Castle, and will be held on the 31st of August:
The Pomfret 60, hosted by The Wakefield Archers
The Wakefield Albion will take place on the 21st of July:
The Wakefield Archers Albion and Windsors
Chantry Bowmen will hold their Record Status American on the 10th of August:
Chantry Bowmen of Rotherham American/Rotherham/Phoenix
York Archers Society will hold their Double York/Hereford/Bristols on the 15th and 16th of June:
York Archers Society Record Status Double York/Hereford/Bristols
Burton Constable Company of Bowmen have issued the entry forms for three shoots:
BCCB Medieval Longbow Fun Shoot (9th June)
BCCB Junior Competition and Fun Shoot (7th July)
BCCB East Riding of Yorkshire Archery Championship (4th August)
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