Armidale Archers Oceania Challenge shoot: Sunday 27th April
Armidale Archers will host a club shoot on Sunday 27th April to encourage members (and any interested financial members of other AA clubs) to participate in the 2025 Oceania Challenge. The Oceania challenge is a pretty unique event, being recognized by World Archery, and shot as a postal event in which participants shoot 90 arrow rounds at their local club, and submit scores by mail.
The event includes shooting distances to accommodate almost all levels of experience, compound and recurve archers, and age categories from under 16 to 50+. We encourage club members to check out details for the event at it's Archers Diary page (link below) and to sign up to participate for a fun shooting day which the club will follow up with a BBQ lunch.
Armidale Archers will be running our second beginners course for 2025, starting on Sunday 5th April at 10:00am.
Key information:
The Second 2025 beginners course began on Saturday 5th April, and will continue over Saturday mornings (Easter Saturday excepted) through April.
Beginners courses run over three Saturday mornings (weather permitting).
In the case of wet weather, the course will be postponed, and participants informed as early as possible .
The club will supply all shooting equipment.
Minimum age for participation is 11 years unless other arrangements have been made with the club.
Beginners can start the course on any Saturday through April, if you contact the club (email below) to confirm spaces are still available.
The cost is $30/person for each session ($15 for UNE students and juniors), and we can accept cash or eftpos payment.
Positions are limited. If you are interested in participating, please contact the club via our email address.
2025 Junior Spirit Event
Armidale Archers will again host the opening shoot of the 2025 Junior Spirit Event, scheduled for the 10th - 12th January 2025. This will be a field event, with juniors invited to register for a two day field tournament on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th January, and seniors welcome to join in Field QREs on both days. Both Juniors and Seniors are welcome to participate in practice shooting sessions of the afternoon of Friday 10th January, with the possibility of arranged field coaching clinics for juniors if there is sufficient interest. A link to register for the event(s) will be posted here once resources become available.
Armidale Archers have been established for over 50 years and have produced archers at local, state, national and international level. We welcome both social and competitive members and pride ourselves on the friendly environment that we have created for the community. Over the duration of this time, we have held many successful tournaments, including those at state and national levels, while maintaining quite a good record to our name. We follow the AA structure and abide by their rules and regulations. We have both target and field facilities available