NEW Archery FITA Rules 2010...did you hear?

MASTERS AGE GROUPS

·         All Masters will shoot the same distances as the Cadets.

·         Masters Men will shoot from: 70m, 60m, 50m and 30m

·         Masters Women: 60m, 50m, 40m and 30m.

·         If individuals wish to shoot the longer distances, or in the case of the National Target Championships, want to shoot in the elimination round, they must register as a senior archer.

JUNIOR AND CADET AGE GROUPS -
The Board of Directors decided to follow the FITA age classifications for Junior and Cadet athletes. Please note how these age groups are determined based upon date of birth.

Junior - Up to and including the year they reach the age of 20, archers are eligible to shoot in the Junior division.

Cadet - Up to and including the year of their 17th birthday, archers are eligible to shoot in the Cadet division.
Archers are eligible to compete in JOAD and earn JOAD achievement awards up to and including the year they reach of the age of 20.

SHOOTING TIME -
The time to get to the line will be reduced to 10 seconds for all rounds and the time for alternate shooting will be reduced to 20 seconds.

SCORECARDS AND RESULTS –

·         Archers are responsible for the arrow value, the total sum, the 10s and the Xs.

·         Archers will have a maximum of one hour from the end of shooting to turn in their completed scorecard.

·         Archers will receive a zero if ANY part of the scorecard is found to be inaccurate.

·         Results are deemed official upon the presentation of the awards.

In the case of the Indoor Nationals, regional results ARE OFFICIAL upon the announcement of the regional results.
No changes will be made to the results once they are submitted to the National Office to be combined for the National Indoor Championships.

AWARDS - NATIONAL EVENTS
Awards will be distributed at national events based on the number of paid participants in the division as of the deadline for entry date, using the following awards structure:

Less than 5 participants:  1st place only.
5-8 participants: 1st and 2nd place only.
9 or more:  1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

With the addition of more events to the USAT program, it is essential to adopt policies and procedures that will help to ensure consistency from event to event.  This policy will assist tournament organizers to better manage their events and finances.

* All information was provided by http://www.fourteenforty.net/FITARuleChanges2010.html
Additional information can be found at http://usarchery.org/

Still on Archery Winter Break

Happy Holidays Everyone

Progress shooting even during break

1000 Arrow Challenge

Completed!!! Wow, what a great experience. I came into the challenge excited and ready to accomplish the task at hand. I  believe I paced myself just right finishing 1000 arrows in 6hrs 12 mins and guess what I didn't stop there, I wasnt as sore as I thought I might be, I actually felt decent, so I decided to keep shooting, despite the fact that it had just started to rain. I shot another 100 arrows, finishing with 1100 arrows in 6hrs 54mins!! Wahoo, done. Coach Lee and I are to believe that my endurance was because of the BEST method technique being followed during the duration of the challenge. There is a video coming soon, as soon as I get it I will post it.
I have lots to update everyone on from the last 10 weeks, I won't leave out any details, there all written down I just need to transfer them online when I find the time.
Stay tuned!!

Focus Today...Succeed Tomorrow
Today I will focus on managing 1 task at a time.

Time to tune the Bow again...

Interested in Melaleuca?

Love there products! Interested? Check out the site...http://content.melaleuca.com/Introduction/

A couple weeks ago my neighbor introduced me to a company that he works for that sells "Wellness Products" for less then regular household, personal, bath and body, vitamins, etc then the leading grocery stores do. (makes $$)
There slogan is something like "better products at a better value that are good for the environment".
That being said, in my spare time (ha, what time!) I'm doing my best to introduce people to the company and there products. (which i love, so far)
In return, for every person who purchases products I get a 7% commission on what they order every month and if I refer 20 people I get 20%.I also get a commission for each new customer. (same applies to customer, if you refer someone you also get same commission and I also get commission on them)
I can email you a couple of docs that provide more info on products and savings and I can send a catalog so you can flip through to see if you want to become a Preferred Customer. (I personally prefer looking online, but you cant browse the website unless your a customer)

This is definitely out in left field for me in comfort zone, but I really believe in the products and the business, my mom and boyfriend and neighbors have all started buying and saving not only there bank account, but the environment.

You can order each month from a catalog and call in an order, or go Online and order through there website each month. Either way items are delivered to your door in 2-3 days.

Oh yeah,there are"Loyalty Shopping dollars" after your first month, for the next 5 months, each month you get $20 in Free products to choose, if you spend 35 points (around $45) that month.
Their is so much more, from 10% cash back on your cell phone bill each month and up to 15% cash back for purchases at online retailers such as Target, Kohls, Macys, Best Buy, etc.

I could go on and on, if you want more info, email me, I'd be glad to fill you in.

Recurve Archery at the Olympic Training Center

Wow has it been way to long since I last posted online. This must shed some light onto my intensive training since I was accepted to shoot at the OTC.
Please stay tuned, I promise to fill in the blanks shortly. You see, I took my blog sort of off line, all my comments, training info, etc have been on paper, so I have the info, I just need to share it.

Is 3 the lucky number?

3 is the lucky number!!! It took 3 weeks to regain strength and technical skills, the same it took before my break. Wahoo! Finally!!

A Day in the Life for this USA Recurve Archer

What are my days like?

Well the past couple of weeks have looked like this...
Training at the OTC and at home 6 days a week.
I start the morning off 3 days a week with a light jog and everyday with 15mins of stretching and light bow work.
I set an objective for each day and follow up with a goal statement after training.
My focus has been building strength and technique.
I have been shooting an average of 320 arrows a day.
Plus 30-40 mins of SPT's 4 days a week.
30 Form master or Bow Drops
I shoot LOTS and LOTS of blank bale everyday, every morning, every afternoon and at the end of each training session.
In the middle of my training I will shoot 30m Blank bale, to get comfortable again with distance.
I have been sore lately, especially my left shoulder. This is in part to weakness an sloppy form while gaining strength again.
I've been watching my shoulder alignment, and my string hand.
I recently changed thumb position on my string hand, its tough, but I'm sticking it out. (per Coach Guy's orders)
How can I forget the sore back...my scapula is sooo sore, my right tricep is none to happy either, but my back, uh...It will pass, I know this, just need to continue to build strength.


Focus Today...Succeed Tomorrow...
Today I focused on my shoulder alignment