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 2024 (PDF)
Affiliations 2025-2026
YAA and NCAS affiliation fees and process 2025-2026
YAA and NCAS affiliation status of clubs 2025-2026
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 Indoor Championships | 8 March 2026 (York) | 2026 details 2025 results |
| YAA Annual General Meeting | 14 March 2026 | |
| YAA Clout Championships | 18-19 April 2026 | 2026 details Metric 2025 results Imperial 2025 results
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| Lez Newsome Memorial Metric Day (Single WA1440 Star and Metrics) |
6th June 2026 | 2026 details 2025 results |
| YAA Senior & Junior Championships | 7th June 2026 | 2026 details 2025 junior results 2025 senior results |
| YAA Field Championships | ||
| YAA Double WA70m/WA60m/WA50m | 4th July 2026 | 2026 details 2024 results |
| YAA WA900 and variants | 5th July 2026 | 2026 details 2024 results |
| YAA Longbow Championships | ||
| 5 Counties Juniors Match | 3 October 2026 | 2024 results |
| 5 Counties Seniors Match | 4 October 2026 | 2024 results |
| Yorkshire Ironman | 2025 results |
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Latest news
4 March 2026: Rather than the Pandamonium, this year Panda Bowmen will hold the Randamonium shoot for all bow styles on the 16th of May:
Panda Bowmen Randamonium Tournament
2 March 2026: South Leeds Archers have published the results of the fourth instalment of their Rings series, plus the final standings:
South Leeds Archers Indoor Ring Series part 4 - The Return of the Kings - 2026 results
South Leeds Archers Indoor Ring Series - final standings
The St George Longbow Tournament will be hosted by the Bowmen of Adel on the 26th of April:
The Saint George Longbow Tournament
1 March 2026: The ABBA Dabba Doo will be held on the 14th of March:
Archers of Bridlington & Burton Agnes 14th ABBA Dabba Do Longbow Shoot
There are still some spaces, but hurry!
24 February 2026: South Leeds Archers have published the results of the third instalment of their Rings series, plus the current standings:
South Leeds Archers Indoor Ring Series part 3 - The Hobbit - 2026 results
South Leeds Archers Indoor Ring Series - standings after three rounds
22 February 2026: The Bowmen of Adel will hold a one-day UKRS Double WA 720 on the 2nd of August:
Bowmen of Adel one-day UKRS Double WA 720
21 February 2026: The county records have been updated with 27 new achievements including, for the first time, 50+ records:
New YAA records
Selection for the county teams is now open:
Inter-Counties and NCTT Selection 2026
The NCAS Clout Weekend will be held in York on the 5th and 6th of September:
NCAS Clout Weekend
York Archers Society will hold their Spring Clout on the 11th of April:
York Archers Society Spring Clout Tournament
York Archers Society have issued the results of the Yorkshire Combined:
York Archers Society Yorkshire Combined 2026
18 February 2026: The January 2026 results of the Junior Archers Postal League have been published:
YAA Junior Indoor results January 2026 (PDF)
Abbeydale Archers will hold their Grand National Pie & Peas shoot on the 4th of April:
Abbeydale Archers Grand National Open Pie & Peas Shoot
Bronte Archers have released the details of their record-status shoots:
Bronte Archers Spring Weekend Tournament (2-3 May)
Bronte Archers WRS WA1440 (11 July)
Bronte Archers WRS WA720 plus H2H (12 July)
14 February 2025: Chantry Bowmen will hold the Chantry Sword Longbow shoot on the 9th of May:
The Chantry Sword Longbow Tournament
St George's AC will hold their Ted Mallett clout on the 12th of April:
St George's AC Ted Mallett Open Clout Tournament
South Leeds Archers have released the results of their Indoor Barebow shoot:
South Leeds Archers Indoor Barebow WA18 & H2H
7 February 2026: The entry forms for the YAA's outdoor target shoots have been released:
The Lez Newsome Memorial Metric Day
YAA Annual County Senior & Junior Championships & Open Meeting
YAA Double WA70m/WA60m/WA50m
YAA WA900 and variants
Selby Archery Club will hold their Open Westerns on the 17th of May:
Selby Archery Club Annual Open Westerns Tournament
Pennine Archers will hold their Combined Brays on the 7th and 8th of March:
Pennine Archers Combined Brays
3 February 2026: The YAA Clout Championships will be held on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of April:
YAA Clout Weekend 2026
1 February 2026: The YAA's pollicy on grants for coaches has been updated:
YAA policy on grants for coaches
The results of the 4th Yorkshire Ironman are out:
Bowmen of Adel 4th Yorkshire Ironman 2025 results
Thirsk Bowmen will hold their WRS Double WA 720s on the weekend of the 25th and 26th of April:
Thirsk Bowmen WRS WA720 Weekend
Phoenix Bowmen have announced the dates of their open shoots:
Phoenix Bowmen Novice Competition (2nd May 2026)
Phoenix Bowmen Open Floodlit Pie & Peas National (26th September 2026)
27 January 2026: Archers of East Riding will hold their Double Clout Weekend on the 23rd and 24th of May:
Archers of East Riding Double Clout Weekend
25 January 2026: The December 2025 results of the Junior Archers Postal League have been published:
YAA Junior Indoor results December 2025 (PDF)
Chantry Bowmen will hold their Open Longbow Indoor Meeting on the 7th of November:
Chantry Open Longbow Indoor Meeting
Burton Constable Company of Bowmen will hold their Medieval shoot on the 7th of June:
Burton Constable Company of Bowmen Medieval Longbow Fun Shoot 2026
Burton Constable Company of Bowmen will hold the East Riding Championships on the 2nd of August:
Burton Constable Company of Bowmen 2026 East Riding of Yorkshire Archery Championship
14 January 2026: The YAA will be hosting this year's NCAS target championships shoots, and is looking for clubs and venues to host them:
NCAS shoots 2026
South Leeds Archers have announced the details of their outdoor summer shoots:
South Leeds Archers Summer Long Metrics Open Tournament (14 June)
South Leeds Archers Summer Western Open Tournament (16 August)