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)
Affiliations 2024-2025
YAA and NCAS affiliation fees and process 2024-2025
YAA and NCAS affiliation status of clubs 2024-2025
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 events
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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 | 2024 results |
| 5 Counties Seniors Match | 6 October 2024 | 2024 results |
| Yorkshire Ironman | 2023 results |
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Latest news
20 October 2024: York Archers Society have released the results of their October Clout:
York Archers Society October Clout 2024 results
14 October 2024: Phoenix Bowmen have published the results of their Floodlit Pie & Peas National:
Phoenix Bowmen Open Floodlit Pie & Peas National Competition 2024 results
De Notton Bowefrs have issued the results of Sunday's Mixed Western:
De Notton Bowers Mixed Western 2024 awards
De Notton Bowers Mixed Western 2024 results
Chantry Bowmen's Audrey Lawrence Double Worcester is now full and a waiting list is in operation:
Audrey Lawrence Memorial Tournament 2024
13 October 2024: Chantry Bowmen will hold their BLBS Indoor Meeting on the 16th of November:
Chantry BLBS 16th Indoor Meeting
The results of the Inter Counties shoots have been released:
NCAS Inter Counties Junior Tournament 2024 results
NCAS Inter Counties Senior Tournament 2024 results
White Rose Archers have issued the results of their Autumn Longbow Tournament:
White Rose Archers Crazy Autumn Longbow Shoot 2024 results
5 October 2024: Sarah Monteith has won silver at the World 3D Championships:
Sarah wins silver at World 3D Championships
The dates of the Arrowhawks Archery Academy Winter 2024-25 sessions have been announced:
Arrowhawks dates for winter 2024-25
The affiliation status of the county's clubs for the 2024-2025 affiliation year has been updated:
YAA and NCAS affiliation status of clubs 2024-2025
26 September 2024: The D&DAA Indoor Championships will be hosted by Chantry Bowmen on the 10th of November:
Chantry Bowmen D&DAA Indoor Championships 2024
The Wakefield Archers will hold their record status Double Portsmouth on the 5th of January:
The Wakefield Archers Record Status Double Portsmouth
21 September 2024: York Archers Society will hold their Double Portsmouth on the 16th of November:
York Archers Society Double Portsmouth 2024
York Archers Society will hold their Yorkshire Combined on the 15th of February:
York Archers Society Yorkshire Combined 2025
18 September 2024: The advice on the affiliations process has been updated for the upcoming subscriptions year:
YAA and NCAS affiliation fees and process 2024-2025
14 September 2024: Sarah Monteith has been selected to represent Great Britain at the upcoming World 3D Championships:
Sarah to represent GB at World 3D Championships
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
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: 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