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The Inter-Counties Junior Tournament is an annual event held on the Saturday immediately before the first Sunday in October, moving around the 5 Northern Counties on a rota basis. For 2008 the event will be hosted by Cumbria, and will be held on Saturday 4 October 2008.
The Bristol rounds will be shot in the Tournament, appropriate to age group.
Score submission form for NCAS Inter-Counties Junior Tournament on Saturday 4 October 2008 (Word format)
Closing date for submissions: 31st August 2008.
The Inter-Counties Tournament is an annual event held on the first Sunday in October, moving around the Northern Counties on a rota basis. For 2008 the event will be hosted by Cumbria on Sunday 5 October 2008
The rounds to be shot in the Tournament are the York for Gentlemen and the Hereford for Ladies.
Score submission form for NCAS Inter-Counties Tournament on Sunday 5 October 2008 (Word format)
Closing date for submissions: 31st August 2008.
Rounds
These tables show the formats of GNAS and FITA rounds:
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Summary of Standard Target Rounds |
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Summary of Specialised Target Rounds |
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Summary of Clout Rounds |
Classifications
These tables show the scores relating to classifications for each outdoor round. The spreadsheets cover the major combinations of gender, bow type and units of measure, and include junior classifications:
Records
Please use the YAA County Record claim form, together with a copy of the official results sheet, when submitting record claims:
YAA County Record claim form (PDF format)
YAA County Record claim form (Word format)
These tables show the county records as at 20 February 2008.
Ladies target records
Gents target records
Girls target records
Boys target records
FITA Field
Senior clout records
Junior clout records
Awards
Various awards (non-financial!) are available to archers. These are mostly awarded for scores shot at tournaments or club days, but there are some special awards that are given to people who have performed exceptional service to archery.
Shooting awards
GNAS Rose awards are given for achieving certain scores on the York and Hereford rounds at Rose Status shoots. Women can claim Rose awards for scores on the Hereford round, men for scores on the York round. The awards are issued for scores equal to or exceeding 800, 900, 1000, 1100 and 1200.
FITA Stars are given for achieving certain scores on the Gentlemen's FITA or Ladies FITA rounds at record status shoots. Women can claim FITA stars for scores on the Ladies FITA, men for scores on the Gentlemen's FITA. The awards are issued for scores equal to or exceeding 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1350 and 1400.
English Crosses are awarded by the English Archery Federation for achieving certain scores on the appropriate FITA round for your gender and age at a record status shoot. The awards are issued for scores equal to or exceeding 950, 1050, 1150, 1250 and 1325.
Tassel badges of various colours are given for achieving certain scores in clout shooting.
The Six Clout award can be claimed for landing all six arrows of an end in the gold ring during a GNAS clout round.
The Six Gold award can be claimed by archers shooting all six arrows in the gold in a single end at either of the two longer distances for their gender during an outdoor target round.
| Minimum distances for six-gold badge awards | ||
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| Ladies | ||
| Age group | Imperial rounds | Metric rounds |
| Seniors | 60 yards | 60 metres |
| Under 18 years | 50 yards | 50 metres |
| Under 16 years | 40 yards | 40 metres |
| Under 13 years | 30 yards | 30 metres |
| Gentlemen | ||
| Age group | Imperial rounds | Metric rounds |
| Seniors | 80 yards | 70 metres |
| Under 18 years | 60 yards | 60 metres |
| Under 16 years | 50 yards | 50 metres |
| Under 14 years | 40 yards | 40 metres |
| Under 12 years | 30 yards | 30 metres |
FITA Arrowhead badges can be claimed for achieving certain scores on FITA 24 field rounds, marked or unmarked, that have Arrowhead status.
The GNAS issues a Handicap Improvement Medal to clubs, who in turn may award it to the archer who has achieved the greatest improvement in handicap over the course of the season.
YAA service awards
The Yorkshire Sword, presented in memory of Eric Strickland and Phil Simpson, is awarded to the Yorkshire archer who has done the greatest service to archery in Yorkshire in the previous year. The award is voted on by all the clubs in the county and by YAA Committee members.
The recipients to date are:
| Date presented | Archer |
|---|---|
| 4th June 1972 | Major R M Crees |
| 17th June 1973 | John Seddon |
| 9th June 1974 | Geoff Brooksbank |
| 1975 | Tom Musgrove |
| 6th June 1976 | George Thorley |
| 14th May 1977 | Mrs J Merry |
| 21st May 1978 | Les Kent |
| 12th May 1979 | R Billington |
| 10th May 1980 | P Evans |
| 16th May 1981 | Stan Snow |
| 24th April 1982 | M Evans |
| 14th May 1983 | Mr B Lloyd |
| 17th March 1984 | Audrey Lawrence |
| 9th March 1985 | Janet Wales |
| 15th March 1986 | Pam Snow |
| 14th March 1987 | Noel Lawrence |
| 12th March 1988 | Richard Wales |
| 11th March 1989 | Stan Snow |
| 3rd March 1990 | George Penman |
| 16th March 1991 | Mr K Morrison |
| 14th March 1992 | Frank Duffy |
| 13th March 1993 | Kath Fitzpatrick |
| 15th January 1994 | Mick Fitzpatrick |
| 11th March 1995 | Kath Fitzpatrick |
| 6th January 1996 | Andrew Neal |
| 18th January 1997 | Pete Garner |
| 17th January 1998 | Gordon Foster |
| 13th March 1999 | Ted Mallett |
| June 2000 | Nick Beeson |
| June 2001 | Andrew Neal |
| 2002 | Dave Phillips |
| 31st May 2003 | Dennis Heritage |
| 3rd July 2004 | John Gilroy |
| 5th June 2005 | Kath Fitzpatrick |
| 3rd June 2006 | Martyn Spence |
| 3rd June 2007 | Tim Mason |
| 1st June 2008 | Martin Holtby |
The YAA Award of Merit, incepted in 1992, is the highest award which can be bestowed on any individual for enduring service to the county. It is awarded for "exemplary service to archery in any sphere of the sport i.e. performance, coaching, administration or the development of the sport". The recipients are:
| Date | Archer |
|---|---|
| 6th January 1996 | Phil and Mary Evans |
| 23rd April 1996 | Audrey Lawrence |
| 24th April 1999 | Ray Chaplin |
| 13th May 2000 | Kath Fitzpatrick |
| June 2001 | John Seddon |
| June 2001 | Anita Chapman |
| June 2001 | Pam Snow |
| 2nd June 2002 | Stan Snow |
| 1st July 2006 | Andrew Neal |
At the 2007 AGM, a new Yorkshire Award was incepted. This will be awarded to a Yorkshire archer or couple (affiliated to the YAA) who has/have done exemplary work within or on behalf of their particular club, over a number of years. Nominations for the Yorkshire Award, from clubs, should be sent in writing to the Association's Secretary, accompanied by a citation, for consideration by the General Committee.
See the Administration page for more details and the nomination form:
Yorkshire Award details
