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Las Vegas International Archery Tournament
Date: To be Announced
Location: To be Announced
Archery Tournament Rules

1.     Pre-registration ends _____________
2.    Archers must check in at the shooting area prior to 11:00 a.m. each day.
3.    Archers are limited to one archery class per entry. Participants under 18 years of age MUST qualify at the event prior to the competition.
4.    Your age will be determined by your age on the day of the tournament.
5.    The Tournament will be Shot William Tell Style (No paper targets.)  Competitors on Saturday will shoot two rounds of twelve arrows per round, from a distance of 15 yards.  Their combined total score will determine advancement to Sunday's competition. The names of the competitors who will be advancing will be posted on Sunday morning before the competition starts. Practice is allowed prior to the first scoring round of competition on both days.
6.    Archers who will be shooting on Sunday will start with a score of 0 in each advancement round.  There will be two rounds of six arrows per round, shot from a distance of 15 yards.  The finals will have the top four archers from each category shooting six arrows each in side by side competition for the top four places.
7.    Only target or field points are to be used. No hunting points.
8.    Only long bow and recurve bows allowed, no compounds. There are two separate classes, Traditional and Modern.  Traditional competitors will use longbows or recurve bows of all wood construction (including wood laminates). Only traditional style bowstrings may be used.   Modern class competitors will use longbows or recurve bows that may be constructed of wood, plastic and/or fibreglass laminates.  No compound bows will be permitted. 
9.   All arrows to be wood shaft design.
10. Bow draw weights may not exceed 60 pounds.
11. No bow release mechanisms may be used.
12. Arm guards are recommended as a safety measure but not required. Gloves or tabs are optional.
13. Designated scoring personnel will do all scoring. Any arrow or target touched before scoring will be scored as a zero. All arrows that miss the target or hit the wrong target will be scored as a zero.
14. Bounce outs or pass through will be scored only if the designated scorer can unquestionably determine the point of impact; otherwise, these will be re-shot at the end of the round.
15. Scoring is determined by the position of the shaft. The shaft must touch the scoring ring to score the higher value. The range commander will immediately determine any questionable call. The decision is final.
16. Archers are given the option to re-add their total scores with the scorekeeper when finished shooting. This must be done between the shooting and waiting lines. Parents and coaches are not allowed to review the scorecard. Scorecards are to be signed by the archer and the scorekeeper. Scorecards are property of the tournament and will not be returned. 
17. Time limit is 10 minutes per 12 arrow round, 5 minutes per 6 arrow round. You will receive one time limit warning.
18. Equipment failure needs to be reported to a tournament official as soon as possible.
       The shooter will have up to 15 minutes off of the line to make any repairs. Assistance for repairs is permitted. Only one equipment failure time out is permitted.
19. N.A.A. Whistle commands will be used.
20. An excessively shot out target may be changed as requested.
21. No coaching, spotting, or communicating allowed on line or from behind the line during competition. Archers must adjust their own equipment on the line without help. Safety related issues shall be handled by the range commander.
22. Physically challenged competitors requiring special accommodations must make their request on the original pre-registration form for approval by the archery range commander and/or tournament committee. 
23. N.F.A.A. / N.A.A. Guidelines will govern event tiebreakers and any other concerns not covered in these rules, as interpreted by range commander or tournament committee chair person.
24. Competitors must maintain proper sportsmanship at all times.
25. Any rule infractions may disqualify a participant at any time during the tournament as determined by the range commander or 
tournament committee chairperson. 
 
 

Starting Times

The Archery Lanes will be open for the whole duration of the Faire for those wishing to participate.
For the competition the gates open at 12 a.m. Friday to Sunday
Saturday morning archers and participants under the age of 18 years can practice and qualify before 2 p.m.
Tournament starts at 2 p.m. both days.

Competition Setup

     The gates open at 12 a.m. Saturday morning archers and participants under the age of 18 years can practice and qualify before 2 p.m. At 2 p.m. the tournament begins. There will be 20 shooting lanes, with the grandstands and viewers behind the lanes.  The archers will be divided into two categories, (modern bows and traditional bows), shooting 12 arrows, 15 yards away, at hay stuffed animals with bulls eye targets. We will do two rounds on Saturday with a combined score for 24 arrows. Your total score will determine whether you move on to shoot on Sunday!

     Sunday morning, gates open at 12 a.m. The shooting roster will be posted. The top 16 archers from each category, (modern and traditional), will shoot 6 arrows, 15 yards away, at a three foot cross, out-lined with fruit on a hay bail backing. Points will be given on the fruit hit.  At the ends of the cross and in the middle will be larger fruit. A bonus will be awarded for the archer that can hit all four corners and the centre. We will do two rounds of this for a combined total score.

     The finals will have the top four archers from each category shooting side by side, each with six arrows, shooting one after the other at a moving target, 15 yards away. The scores will determine the finalists’ place. 

     Time permitting we would like to have a shoot off of non competitors who have been shooting in the public lanes, four people total. Awards to be given immediately following the finals. Participant pins, prizes and awards for what I hope will be a wonderful event at the faire!