Archery Canada Adopts 50m Barebow Target event in 2019
At the recent "World Archery" Congress held in ‘s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands on June 1-2, the decision was made concerning Barebow to become a new event in target archery. Barebow competitions will be shot at 50 meters on 122 cm target faces. The set system will be used for barebow match play.
The "World Archery" rule will officially come into effect in 2020, however Archery Canada has taken the decision to introduce this as a new event at the 2019 Canadian Outdoor Target Championships in Prince Albert, SK. We hope to see this new event grow in our Canadian system!
Archery Canada NCCP Certification Process
Archery Canada is dedicated to having a clear National Coaching Certification Challenge Process (NCCP) to help support and provide clarity the coaches in the archery community. In order to provide transparency in the process, we have developed a document outlining the details of the NCCP program as it relates to Archery Canada. Click here for more details.
Coaching Course Development
Archery Canada is excited to announce that the Coaching Committee has been working on developing an updated Introduction to Beginner Archery course. Keep an eye on the Archery Canada Homepage and social media for upcoming details!
Continental Clinic
World Archery Americas will be holding a Continental Judges’ Seminar in Orlando, Florida, on November 8-10, 2019. This seminar will be run by International Judges Sergio Font (Chairman of World Archery Americas Judges’ Committee) and Robert Pian. Canada has three (3) representatives attending this seminar: Mark Cote, Eric Fok, and Mike Oneschuk. This will be an excellent opportunity for our Canadian judges to broaden their scope and become Continental Judges.
World Archery Olympic Games Qualification
World Archery has released a document outlining the system by which athletes are qualified for the Olympic Games. You can view this document here.
Coaching Association of Canada Monthly Updates
CAC hosts monthly partner conference calls to update on new initiatives and NCCP program developments. These updates will be shared regularly:June update
New Canadian Records Achieved
New Canadian Records were recently achieved. Congratulations to all!
This Month In High Performance Programs
2019 3D Outdoor World Championships Seeking Volunteers
The world is coming to Lac la Biche! The 2019 3D Outdoor World Championship will be held in Canada September 2-7, 2019. Are you looking for ways to get involved? Please visit the host website and sign up! http://www.2019worldarchery3dchampionships.ca/
2019 World Archery Championships
It was close, but just off target for Canada at the 2019 Hyundai World Archery Championships and 2019 Hyundai World Archery Para Championships as the red and white contingent barely missed out on Olympic and Paralympic quotas despite a solid showings in s’-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Despite this, it was a valuable event for the Canadian archers to attend and we can expect them to continue to build momentum as the Olympic Games quickly approach. A full recap of the events can be found on our website here and here!
Berlin 2019 Hyundai Archery World Cup
Despite a strong showing against the United States, the Canadian Men's recurve team placed fourth at the Berlin 2019 Hyundai Archery World Cup. The team of Aaron Cox (Alberta), Brad Fulsang (Ontario) and Remi Gervais (Quebec) had advanced to the Bronze medal match against the USA after having defeated India, and Solvenia. Read the full story on our website here.
Seven archers heading to Lima for the 2019 Pan American Games
Archery Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have announced that seven archers, six in the recurve discipline and one in compound, have been nominated to represent Canada at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Congratulations to Brian Maxwell (Abbotsford, B.C), Eric Peters (Ottawa, ON), Crispin Duenas (Toronto, ON), Aaron Cox (Devon, AB), Stephanie Barrett (Newmarket, ON.), Mariessa Pinto (Abbotsford, B.C), Virginie Chénier (Laval, QC), Tania Edwards (Aurora, ON) and Bryanne Lameg (Winnipeg, MB) for earning the opportunity to represent Canada!
This will be the first time that a Canadian archer will be competing in the Compound discipline. Archery will take place in the second half of the Pan American Games from August 7 to 11 at the Andrés Avelino Cáceres Sports Center, Villa María del Triunfo. For coverage, make sure to follow our social media platforms!
Thank you to everybody that made our first Archery Day in Canada a huge success! We saw many great posts of people enjoying archery and even introducing friends and beginners to the sport!
To all the clubs that opened their doors to new archers: thank you for helping grow the sport! See you again next year on May 9th, 2020 for more fun!
Archery Canada is getting a new look!
Archery Canada will be getting a new look this summer! We are undergoing a website redesign to better serve Canadian archers. Keep an eye out!
About Archery Canada
Archery Canada is the National Sport Organization responsible for the promotion and development of
the timeless sport of archery in a safe and ethical manner. Archery Canada supports the achievement of
high performance excellence in archery in all categories and the development of a national archery
infrastructure to promote archery participation across Canada in cooperation with the
Provincial/Territorial Archery Associations.
Our mailing address is:
Archery Canada, House of Sport
2451 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H 7X7
613-260-2113 information@archerycanada.ca
