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
Entry for most YAA shoots will henceforth be online only, through Squarespace. The page for the entry and camping booking forms is: YAA shoots store on Squarespace |
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| YAA Annual General Meeting 2024 | 9 March 2024 (Barnsley) | |
| YAA Indoor Championships | 9 March 2025 (York) | 2025 entry SHOOT FULL - WAITING LIST CLOSED 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 | YAA/Bowmen of Adel Yorkshire Ironman 2024 |
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Latest news
21 January 2025: The December 2024 results of the Junior Archers Postal League have been published:
YAA Junior Indoor results December 2024 (PDF)
South Leeds Archers have released the results of parts 2 and 3 of their Indoor Rings Series:
The 2nd South Leeds Archers Indoor Rings Series Part 2 - The Worcester results (PDF)
South Leeds Archers Indoor Ring Series part 3 - The Hobbit - 2025 results (PDF)
De Notton Bowers have added the option of a York rounds to their Father's Day longbow shoot:
De Notton Bowers York/Hereford Longbow Competition
Derbyshire Archery Club will hold a Windsor for longbows on the 15th of June:
Derbyshire Archery Club Dan Doxey Open Longbow Tournament
11 January 2025: Yorkshire has a new longbow maker - Chris Key has launched Wolfsbane:
Wolfsbane traditional archery
4 January 2025: The YAA Indoor Championships shoot is full and there are 25 people on the waiting list. It's extremely unlikely that the waiting list will clear, so no more people will be added to the waiting list.
The results of the Adel/YAA Yorkshire Ironman are out:
Bowmen of Adel and Yorkshire Archery Association Ironman 2024 results (PDF)
30 December 2024: Chantry Bowmen have published the results of their invitational Cool Shoot:
Chantry Bowmen of Rotherham invitational Cool Shoot 2024 results
24 December 2024: De Notton Bowers have announced their 2025 longbow shoots:
De Notton Bowers Longbow Western (13th April 2025)
De Notton Bowers Longbow Hereford (15th June 2025)
De Notton Bowers Longbow Albion (13th July 2025)
De Notton Bowers Mixed Western (12th October 2025)
Archers of Bridlington and Burton Agnes will hold their ABBA Dabba Doo shoot on the 8th of March:
Archers of Bridlington & Burton Agnes 13th ABBA Dabba Do Longbow Shoot
22 December 2024: The November 2024 results of the Junior Archers Postal League have been published:
YAA Junior Indoor results November 2024 (PDF)
18 December 2024: 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
15 December 2024: Pennine Archers will hold their Combined Brays on the 1st and 2nd of March:
Pennine Archers Combined Brays
7 December 2024: York Archers Society have published the results of their Double Portsmouth:
Chantry Bowmen of Rotherham Audrey Lawrence Double Worcester 2024 results
5 December 2024: The venues of the Yorkshire Junior Sessions for 2024-25 have been announced:
Yorkshire Juniors session venues 2024-2025
3 December 2024: The YAA Indoor Championships will be hosted by York Archers Society on the 9th of March - unfortunately, it's already sold out:
Yorkshire Archery Association Indoor Championships 2025
20 November 2024: South Leeds Archers have published the results of part one of their Rings Series:
South Leeds Archers Indoor Ring Series part 1 - The Fellowship of the 10 Rings - 2024 results
17 November 2024: York Archers Society have published the results of their Double Portsmouth:
York Archers Society Double Portsmouth 2024 results
12 November 2024: The results of Chantry's Doncaster and District Archery Association Championships have been released:
Chantry D&DAA Indoor Championships 2024 results
5 November 2024: Archers of Bridlington and Burton Agnes have published the results of their indoor shoot:
Archers of Bridlington and Burton Agnes Indoor Tournament 2024 results
27 October 2024: The Yorkshire Junior Postal League is back for winter 2024-25:
Yorkshire Junior Indoor Postal League 2024-2025
23 October 2024: Valley Bowmen pay tribute to the club's volunteers in their latest newsletter:
Valley Bowmen - tribute to our volunteers
The results of the National Clout weekend have been published:
Archery GB National Clout Championships 2024 results and Tassel Award Championships 2024 results
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 Bowers have issued the results of Sunday's Mixed Western:
De Notton Bowers Mixed Western 2024 awards
De Notton Bowers Mixed Western 2024 results
13 October 2024: 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
21 September 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