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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
January, 2017
Hope all your holidays were full of fun, food and good health. Thank you to all the parents who donated
food and drinks for our Holiday Party. Grace and I would also like to take this opportunity to thanks everyone
who gave us gifts.
Important Information
Middletown membership
Membership is $25.00 per calendar year
You will be required to fill out a membership and waiver form. Minors will need a parent or legal guardian
signature too.
JOAD membership-
You will be required to verify your membership form for 2017.
USA Archery (USAA) is requiring all JOAD archers to become a member of USAA. Membership
Is required for tournament competition and has great benefits including the ability to compete in sanctioned events, the opportunity to gain national ranking, insurance benefits, newsletters and discounts through our preferred travel partners, United Airlines and Hilton Worldwide! JOAD membership is $35.00 per year and you can apply online at - USArchery.org and go to membership.
Our official team name is Middletown Jr. Olympians.
Shooting Fees-
$10.00 per hour
$10.00 rental.
JOAD Fees-
Personal Equipment-$15.00 per session
$ 50.00 per month
With Rental - $25.00 per session
$85.00 per month.
Must have you own finger tab and armguard.
Middletown provides a monthly open shooting fee. Unlimited practice when the lanes are available for $40.00 per month, per archer. This does not include JOAD and the archers are expected to provide or buy their own target. Check for open shooting times on the website.
2017 Tournament Dates
Feb. 4th Eastern Seaboard/Atlantic Cape, ACCC
Details below:
· Registration is on their website: www.atlanticcapearchery.club
· Register for the Sat.-Feb. 4th @ 10am.
· Arrive by 9:00am, start shooting at 10am.
· Must wear team shirt and khaki pants/shorts/skirt
· They will have concession, but limited.
· Let Cindy know if you are shooting.
· Cindy will be attending.
February 10th(Fri.) or 11th N.J. State Indoor Championships.
· ACCC is one of the venues hosting the NJ. States. Look on line for other locations
· Registration is being handled entirely by the state organization.
· Registration is not posted as of yet.
· Will forward info when posted.
· Cindy will not be attending
February 18 Winter Star Fita/ Walnutport, Pa (Archery Addictions)
· This is a Star FITA
· Applications are on the JOAD wall.
· MUST return registration to Cindy by Jan. 31st. with a check
· Check payable to: Archery Addictions
· I have reserved 18 spots for Sat. @ 12:30pm
· This is a good tournament for JOAD archers to get experience
· I will be attending.
***March 10-12th National/JOAD Nationals and Regional
Applications on the USAA web page (USArchery.org)
Archers talk to your fellow archers and let them know how fun this road trip is. Maybe we will have a chance to win the Participation Award. Let move the bar up to 20+
You must Registrar early to get your time slots!!!
In order to compete, you MUST:
1. Read the instructions.
2. Make a selection for time and date for EACH event in which you will compete.
Please remember, these are two separate events. These selections should be made on
the “Indoor National Date & Time Selection Form.”
3. Fill out the appropriate registration form for EACH event in which you
will compete.
4. Review the contact information for the Harrisonburg venue (JMU).
5. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in your registration being delayed or not
processed, and could result in your inability to compete.
Recommended Order of Reading:
1. U.S. National Indoor Championship Rules & Format
2. JOAD National Indoor Championship Rules & Format
3. Indoor National Events Eligibility
You need to fill out & mail the applications ASAP
Fees: $75.00 Entry Fee for 44th U.S. National Indoor Championships (Must Reg. by Feb 16)
Additional $50.00 late fee. (Feb. 17-24)
$35.00 Entry Fee for 2013 JOAD National Indoor Championships (Must Reg. by Feb 16)
Additional $25.00 late fee (Feb 17-24)
Families using the Family cap- must use mail-in form.
Miscellaneous Info. Nationals
· Friday, March 10th, 4pm ~ JOAD Round
· Sat and Sun., March 11 &12th, @ 12pm Indoor National Round.
· Must register on-line with USAA
· Godwin Hall-JMU
§ 261 Bluestone Drive
§ Harrisonburg, VA 22801
· Must be a member of USAA. Registrar or renew on line
· Scores from the Junior & Cadet divisions will be used as qualifying scores for selection to the 2017 Junior United States Archery Team (Jr. USAT).
· Need to arrive 1 hr. before shooting time and set up equipment.
· Look on walls in Godwin Hall for Target assignments.
· JMU archery team will have their practice range open for worming up. Donation is $5 for the weekend. Help support this great team.
· Hotel Information
o Comfort Inn -540-433-6066, 1440 E. Market St. Harrisonburg, Va
o Rate $89 per night
o Mention Middletown Archery to get your rate.
o Have reserved Doubles and Kings.
o Rooms are reserved for Thurs. 3/10-3/12. Let them know what days you need.
o They have Continental Breakfast, workout room, wifi,
· Cindy will be attending
March 24-25 PA State Indoor-Lancaster, PA
· Information will be posted within a week.
April 1st PA State JOAD – Harrisburg, PA
· Application will be available soon.
· Shooting time is 5pm
***April 6-9th USAT Series AAE AZ Cup- NOW OPEN- Application on www.arizonacup.com
· Register is open On-Line
· Register ASAP. This tournament will close soon.
· This is a USAT qualify for those trying out for this team.
April 1st PA State JOAD
· Application will be available soon.
· Shooting time 5pm
***May 26-28th Gator Cup/ USAT Event, Newberry, GA.
May 21st Penn Del Archers FITA, Booth Corner, PA
June 18th Penn Del Archers FITA, Booth Corner, PA
June 136th Annual Eastern, Sharpsville, PA
August 2-6 U.S. Nationals Target/JOAD National, Westfield, Indiana - USAT Event-Mandatory
***Aug. 24-26 So. Cal Shoot - USAT Event, Compound World Team Trials #2, Para World Team Trials / Chula Vista, CA
July 16th Penn Del Archers FITA, Booth Corner, PA
Aug. 20th Penn Del Archers FITA, Booth Corner, PA
***Sept. 22-24 Texas Shootout - USAT Event/ College Station, TX (Texas A&M)
TBD PA State Outdoors
***Note:
Ø All USAT events- you must register with USAA
Ø Cindy is available to go to all USAA events.
Ø Also if Cindy is attending tournaments her expenses will be divided among the archers attending.
Traveling to your tournament? Use our official hotel partner, Hilton HHonors; a portion of your booking comes back to USA Archery! http://www.hhonors.com/usaarcheryOur official airline sponsor, United, also offers discounted fares when booking with USA Archery's offer code: ZR9U175943. (If a travel professional or United over the phone is used, please reference Agreement Code: 175943 and Z Code: ZR9U).
AGE CLASSIFICATION
· Participants may compete as a “BOWMAN” thought the calendar years of their 12th birthday.
· Participants may compete as a “CUB” thought the calendar years of their 14th birthday.
· Participants may compete as a “CADET” thought the calendar years of their 17th birthday.
· Participants may compete as a “JUNIOR” thought the calendar years of their 20th birthday.
· Participants may compete, as a “SENIOR” is open to everyone.
· Participants may compete as a “MASTER 50+” when the competition takes place in the year of their 50 year birthday
· Participants may compete as a “MASTER 60+” when the competition takes place in the year of their 60 year birthday
· Participants may compete as a “MASTER 70+” when the competition takes place in the year of their 70 year birthday