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.

There is an updated ruling on inaccurate scorecards. Click here for the latest update.

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.

Below you will find new rule changes that will go into effect on

January 1, 2010

MASTERS AGE GROUPS

JOAD AGE GROUPS

FITA FORMAT/RULE CHANGES

FITA changes that were approved at the November Board Meeting:

SHOOTING TIME

SCORECARDS AND RESULTS

AWARDS  NATIONAL EVENTS