Welcome to the website of the Yorkshire Archery Association, the organisation for archery in Yorkshire.
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The Junior and Senior score submission forms for selection to the Yorkshire squad for the 2008 NCAS Inter-Counties Tournament can be downloaded from this website. Please submit enough scores of the right rounds, by the published deadline, if you want to be considered.
2008 Inter-Counties score submission forms
GNAS have notified clubs of the changes to the GNAS Classification Tables, as of April 2008. The new Tables, along with all of the changes to the Rules of Shooting (April 2008), can be downloaded from the GNAS Website, under Documents. The relevant documents are the Shooting Administration Procedures 2008, the Amendments to the Rules of Shooting 2008, and the Rules of Shooting 2008.
The classification tables on this website have now been updated, and are available as web pages and as spreadsheets. See the Shooting page.
30 June 2008: Cakes and volunteers would be greatly welcomed by YAA Catering for the Double FITA:
YAA Catering at Double FITA
With the closing of the Wetherby Adult Education Centre, YAA Coaching is looking for a new home:
YAA Coaching needs a new venue
The entry forms for the Barnsley Open Longbow Tournament (27th September) and the Barnsley Albion (28th September) are now available:
Barnsley AC 19th Open Longbow
Barnsley AC 21st Open Albion and Windsors
23 June 2008: The classification tables and spreadsheets have been updated for the new score requirements, including the new tables for barebow recurve:
Classification tables
The target list for the NCAS/YAA Double FITA, to be held at Wetherby on the 5th and 6th of July, has been published:
NCAS/YAA Double FITA
...as has the target list for the NCAS Double FITA Star, to be held at Bronte Archers on the 12th and 13th of July:
NCAS Double FITA Star
The entry form for the Bronte Archers Back End Westerns is now available:
Bronte Archers Back End Western
14 June 2008: Danielle Brown was the joint winner in the category Outstanding Female Elite Athlete with a Disability at the Commonwealth Sports Awards:
Danielle Brown wins Commonwealth award
8 June 2008: Geoff Taylor of the Phoenix Bowmen of Halifax has become the first recipient of the new Yorkshire Award:
Geoff Taylor receives the Yorkshire Award
7 June 2008: The results of the YAA Championships 2008 have been published:
Results of the YAA Championships 2008
At the YAA Championships, Martin Holtby was presented with the Yorkshire Sword:
Martin Holtby awarded the Yorkshire Sword
4 June 2008: The results of the NCAS/YAA FITA Star and Metrics 2008 have been published:
Results of the NCAS/YAA FITA Star and Metrics 2008
3 June 2008: Photos from the YAA weekend are now online:
Photos from the NCAS/YAA FITA Star and Metrics 2008
Photos from the YAA Championships 2008
| YAA Longbow Championships | Saturday 9th August 2008 | Two-way York and Double National rounds | Entry form (PDF format) |
The purpose of the Yorkshire Archery Association is to promote and support the sport of archery 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.
83 clubs are currently affiliated to the YAA, the largest number for any English county organisation.
The YAA organises several tournaments each year including the indoor and outdoor county championships. The YAA runs the Yorkshire county team, which regularly competes against other counties in the Northern Counties area and elsewhere.
The YAA maintains records of the highest scores achieved in the various disciplines of archery practised in the county.
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