Archery New Zealand Age groups
Archery New Zealand the governing body of target archery in our great country, have altered the naming and rules regarding entry to all competitions from the 15th January 2022. This has brought Archery New Zealand in to line with the rest of World Archery at long last to make it easier for all.
This change mostly impacts our junior/youth archers, but also impacts those at the other end of the scale if they want to admit it.
U11 - Up to and including the year of their 10th birthday
U14 - Up to and including the year of their 13th birthday
U16 - Up to and including the year of their 15th birthday
U18 - Up to and including the year of their 17th birthday
U21 - Up to and including the year of their 20th birthday
SENIOR - All the rest.
50+ - From and including the year of their 50th birthday
65+ - From and including the year of their 65th birthday
Here is a table to help you work it out for the youth groups, the older ones can talk to your coaches.
You can always as a junior/youth shoot up a category in any competition and as an archer at the other end shoot as a senior if you wish.
New from October 2021
To make Archery more inclusive Archery New Zealand have introduced 2 new classes for all beginner archers irrespective of age, but based on the length of time they have been shooting ( This is really good news......).
NOVICE ARCHERS
Are those that have starting archery within 18 months of the end of the current ANZ archery membership year (30 September).
However if they score, in a ANZ competition, over a required scores then they automatically process to the Development level.
Compound and Recurve novice archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 40/35/30/25 meters or a WA720 at 35 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
Barebow/Traditional and Longbow novice archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 25/20/15/10 meters or a WA720 at 20 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
DEVELOPMENT ARCHERS
Are archers that have been shooting more that 18 months, but less than 36 as at the end of the current ANZ archery membership year (30 September).
And like the novice archers, if they score over a required score in an ANZ based competition they move you to the full distance/Class based on their age.
Recurve Development archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 55/45/35/25 meters or a WA720 at 45 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
Compound Development archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 55/45/35/25 meters or a WA720 at 45 meters (Full size face 122 & reduced 10 - 5 80)
Barebow/Traditional and Longbow development archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 40/35/30/25 meters or a WA720 at 25 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
You can always as a Novice or Development archer shoot up a category in any competition up to the Senior class.
This change mostly impacts our junior/youth archers, but also impacts those at the other end of the scale if they want to admit it.
U11 - Up to and including the year of their 10th birthday
U14 - Up to and including the year of their 13th birthday
U16 - Up to and including the year of their 15th birthday
U18 - Up to and including the year of their 17th birthday
U21 - Up to and including the year of their 20th birthday
SENIOR - All the rest.
50+ - From and including the year of their 50th birthday
65+ - From and including the year of their 65th birthday
Here is a table to help you work it out for the youth groups, the older ones can talk to your coaches.
You can always as a junior/youth shoot up a category in any competition and as an archer at the other end shoot as a senior if you wish.
New from October 2021
To make Archery more inclusive Archery New Zealand have introduced 2 new classes for all beginner archers irrespective of age, but based on the length of time they have been shooting ( This is really good news......).
NOVICE ARCHERS
Are those that have starting archery within 18 months of the end of the current ANZ archery membership year (30 September).
However if they score, in a ANZ competition, over a required scores then they automatically process to the Development level.
Compound and Recurve novice archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 40/35/30/25 meters or a WA720 at 35 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
Barebow/Traditional and Longbow novice archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 25/20/15/10 meters or a WA720 at 20 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
DEVELOPMENT ARCHERS
Are archers that have been shooting more that 18 months, but less than 36 as at the end of the current ANZ archery membership year (30 September).
And like the novice archers, if they score over a required score in an ANZ based competition they move you to the full distance/Class based on their age.
Recurve Development archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 55/45/35/25 meters or a WA720 at 45 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
Compound Development archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 55/45/35/25 meters or a WA720 at 45 meters (Full size face 122 & reduced 10 - 5 80)
Barebow/Traditional and Longbow development archers can shoot a WA 1440 round at 40/35/30/25 meters or a WA720 at 25 meters (Full size face 122 & 80)
You can always as a Novice or Development archer shoot up a category in any competition up to the Senior class.