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 Archery GB (the Grand National Archery Society).
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 constitution
YAA constitution, amended March 2022 (DOC)
Arrowhawks
Arrowhawks Archery Academy has been launched to provide national talent development and academy programmes to Yorkshire
Arrowhawks booklet (PDF)
Danage timing equipment
The YAA's new Danage timing system is available for use by YAA clubs:
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| YAA Annual General Meeting 2024 | 9 March 2024 (Barnsley) | |
| YAA Indoor Championships | 23 March 2024 (York) | 2024 results |
| YAA Clout Championships | 20-21 April 2024 | Metric 2024 results Imperial 2024 results
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| Lez Newsome Memorial Metric Day (Single WA1440 Star and Metrics) |
1 June 2024 | 2024 results |
| YAA Senior & Junior Championships | 2 June 2024 | 2024 results |
| YAA Field Championships | 22-23 June 2024 |  2024 details |
| YAA WA1440 | 6 July 2024 | 2024 results |
| Double WA720/WA50 | 7 July 2024 | 2024 results |
| YAA Longbow Championships | ||
| 5 Counties Juniors Match | 5 October 2024 | 2023 results |
| 5 Counties Seniors Match | 6 October 2024 | 2023 results |
| Yorkshire Ironman | 2023 results |
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Latest news
11 September 2024: Panda Bowmen will hold the Pandamonium on the 17th of May, and a special 70th anniversary event on the 28th of June:
Panda 70th anniversary and Pandamonium
5 September 2024: The National Talent Development Programme, for recurve and compound shooters under 20, will be running in York this winter and spring:
National Talent Development Programme - North
The dates of the Yorkshire Junior Sessions for 2024-25 have been announced:
Yorkshire Juniors 2024-2025
Abbeydale Archers regret to announce the cancellation of their Potato Shoot:
Abbeydale Potato Shoot cancelled
The results of the Northern Counties Clout Championships are out:
NCAS Inter County and Individual Clout Championships 2024 results
31 August 2024: York Archers Society have issued the results of their WA1440 weekend:
York Archers Society WRS WA1440 2024 results
21 August 2024: NFP Archery will be running a face-to-face Session Coach training course in Linthwaite:
Face-to-face Session Coach training courses by NFP Archery at Linthwaite
Bronte Archers have published the results of the Yorkshire Inter Club tournament:
Bronte Yorkshire Inter Club 2024 results
Thirsk Bowmen have published the results of the Jason Price Memorial Longbow tournament:
Thirsk Bowmen Jason Price Memorial Longbow Tournament 2024 results
15 August 2024: The National Clout Championships will be held in York on the 19th of October:
The National Clout Championships 2024
The Tassel Award Scheme Championships will be held in York on the 20th of October:
The Tassel Award Scheme 4th National Championships
C-MADE Outdoor will be running an AGB Instructor course in Barnsley on the 7th and 8th of September:
AGB Instructor course at C-MADE, Barnsley
9 August 2024: Paul Clutterbuck of South Leeds Archers has passed away:
Paul Clutterbuck
ABBA will hold the Bridlington Indoor on the 3rd of November`:
ABBA Indoor Portsmouth Competition
7 August 2024: South Leeds Archers have released the details of their Indoor Ring Series 2024-25:
South Leeds Archers - The Fellowship of the 10 Rings (17th November)
South Leeds Archers - The Two Target Faces (15th December)
South Leeds Archers - The Hobbit (19th January)
South Leeds Archers - The Return of the Kings (2nd March)
South Leeds Archers will hold their Indoor Barebow Tournament on the 9th of February:
South Leeds Archers Barebow WA18 & H2H
4 August 2024: Mark Farrow of Scorton Archers is raising funds to buy and deliver an ambulance to Ukraine, and is offering donors the opportunity of having a two-hour session in which he will share his extensive knowledge and experience of recurve set-up and shooting, and target and field archery:
Ambulance for Ukraine
Panda Bowmen will celebrate their 70th anniversary next year, and are planning something special:
Panda 70th anniversary
3 August 2024: The county records have been updated with 25 new achievements:
Updated county records
24 July 2024: De Notton Bowers will hold a mixed Western shoot for longbows on the 13th of October:
De Notton Bowers Mixed Western 2024
23 July 2024: The Bowmen of Wharfedale Longbow Shoot will be hosted by The Bowmen of Adel on the 8th of September:
Bowmen of Wharfedale Longbow Shoot 2024
Bronte Archers have released the results of their Double WA 1440:
NCAS/Bronte WRS Double WA1440m Star 2024 results
22 July 2024: The Wakefield Archers have issued the results of their Albion and Windsor Open:
The Wakefield Archers Albion and Windsor Open 2024 results
15 July 2024: De Notton Bowers have published the results of Sunday's Albion:
De Notton Bowers Longbow Albion 2024 awards
De Notton Bowers Longbow Albion 2024 results
14 July 2024: The results of the YAA Metric Weekend have been published:
YAA WA1440 Tournament 2024 results
YAA Double WA720/WA50 Tournament 2024 results
Adam and Isabelle Carpenter of Barnsley Archery Club have received the YAA's Award of Merit:
Izzy and Adam receive the Award of Merit
The YAA's constitution has been updated:
YAA constitution, March 2024 (PDF)
5 July 2024: York Archers Society will hold their October Clout on the 12th of October:
York Archers Society October Clout Tournament
York Archers Society have published the results of their Summer Clout:
York Archers Society 2024 Summer Clout results