The Archery NZ Interclub Challenge is an interclub competition between Archery clubs that is run by Archery NZ from October to April (inclusive) The competition has a number of divisions (currently 6 divisions), usually with 6 teams per division (some lower divisions may have less). Each division is a round robin competition. This gives 5 rounds for the season. Three rounds are one month long, and two rounds are two months long during the busy time of the season., i.e. Round one is October/November, round two is December/January, round three is February, round 4 is March and round 5 is April.
The rounds shot are variations of the “Canadian 900” round. You can read more in the Rules section below.
Clubs can have up to three teams in the competition for the season. You can have as many archers participate in the shoot as you like and the makeup of your teams are decided at each shoot depending on archers scores. For example if you have two teams entered then the top three archers scores make you A team and the next 3 your B Team. A Round is shot over one day. Archers from you club can shoot any time in the day as long as their score is verified by a Senior Archer. Each archer can only shoot the Round once in the day.
If you’re interested in entering the Challenge for the next year or you have any questions, please contact the Coordinator via e-mail interclub@archery.org.nz
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Interclub challenge rules
- The Archery NZ Interclub Challenge is an inter-club competition in which club teams compete over a number of rounds, to be determined at the start of the season. Each club may enter up to three teams in the competition. Clubs must be affiliated with Archery NZ to enter this competition.
- Teams will compete in divisions, with up to six teams per division. New clubs/teams will start in the bottom division. At the end of the season, the winner of each division is promoted to a higher division, and the lowest ranked team in each division is demoted. If any teams pull out of the competition, other teams may be promoted to fill any gaps in the divisions.
- For each round of the competition, archers will shoot the Interclub Canadian 900 Round, a modification of the standard Canadian 900 Round. Thirty (30) arrows will be shot at each of three different distances, for a total of ninety (90) arrows. Target face sizes and distances to be shot are detailed in the table below. Distances are to be shot in from the furthest to the closest. Two sighting ends are permitted at the beginning of the shoot at the longest distance. No sighting ends are permitted at distances 2 and 3 during the shoot.
- Club teams are made up of top scoring archers for each round, regardless of age class, gender, or bow type. For example, if a club has one team entered then their top three scorers make the team for that round. If a club has two teams entered, the top three scorers make the “A” team and the next highest three make the “B” team for that round. As the teams are made of scoring archers, a team’s make-up is not fixed and will change from month to month in accordance with that month’s scores.
- The round must be shot by all team members on the same day. Archers may shoot at different times and locations, though they must have their scores verified by an adult member of their club.
- Any shooting members of Archery NZ-affiliated clubs may be part of a club’s team, subject to the club’s rules. For example, clubs with multiple membership types may require their members to be full (e.g., not associate) members to represent the club as part of a team. Each archer may only shoot for one club in the season.
- Clubs may shoot the round as many times as they like during the time period for that round, as long as all scores submitted for the competition are from the same day. For example, when the round is one month long, your club may choose to shoot the round three times during the month, and submit the best scores for that month from a single day.
- Scores MUST be submitted to the Interclub Coordinator by the 6th of the month following the end of each round. The score submission process will be determined by the Interclub Coordinator.
- Results of each month’s matches will be published on the Archery NZ website.
Target sizes and distances for the Interclub Canadian 900 Round
Face |
Distance 1 |
Distance 2 |
Distance 3 |
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U18, U21, Open, 50+ classes |
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| Barebow | 122 cm | 45 m | 35 m | 25 m |
| Compound | 80 cm | 55 m | 45 m | 35 m |
| Longbow | 122 cm | 35 m | 30 m | 25 m |
| Recurve | 122 cm | 55 m | 45 m | 35 m |
| Traditional | 122 cm | 45 m | 35 m | 25 m |
| Crossbow | 60 cm | 55 m | 45 m | 35 m |
65+ Class |
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| Barebow | 122 cm | 35 m | 30 m | 25 m |
| Compound | 80 cm | 55 m | 45 m | 35 m |
| Longbow | 122 cm | 35 m | 30 m | 25 m |
| Recurve | 122 cm | 45 m | 35 m | 25 m |
| Traditional | 122 cm | 35 m | 30 m | 25 m |
| Crossbow | 60 cm | 55 m | 45 m | 35 m |
U11, U14, U16, Novice and Development Classes |
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| Barebow | 122 cm | 35 m | 30 m | 25 m |
| Compound | 80 cm | 45 m | 35 m | 25 m |
| Longbow | 122 cm | 25 m | 20 m | 15 m |
| Recurve | 122 cm | 45 m | 35 m | 25 m |
| Traditional | 122 cm | 35 m | 30 m | 25 m |
| Crossbow | 60 cm | 45 m | 35 m | 25 m |
CHALLENGE RECORDS
Currently TBC