Archery in the Western Cape

Welcome to the Western Province Archery Association – in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1950, it has six clubs affiliated to it- Protea in the Southern Suburbs, Bellville in the Northern Suburbs the Italian Club in Milnerton, with Club 1441, Paarl Archery Club and the Gansbaai Archery Club providing additional options. Other clubs like UCT are also registered. All clubs welcome visitors and have a development and training programme's for beginners.

Starting the Sport

Starting the sport of archery couldn't be easier. All you need to do is find a club in your area, give the secretary a call, and arrange a time that you can be introduced to the sport. Beginner classes are normally held on a Saturday and take a few hours. The classes are designed to introduce you to the sport. All equipment will be provided and matched as closely as possible to your build. Clubs will discourage you from buying your own equipment, at least for a few months, and club equipment is of a high standard. So, to take your first steps, simply contact the club secretary and have fun!

Archery has many valuable lessons which transfers into other recreational activities. Archery instills confidence, greater attention spans, and a willingness of participants to try other sports activities. Archery can be enjoyed by virtually anyone regardless of physical ability. Archery facilities are available both outdoor and indoor. It appeals to participants who might otherwise not get involved in recreational activities. It is indeed a sport for all.

The SA National Archery Association(SANAA) and the Regional Governing Bodies conduct regular tournaments and events. Many of these tournaments are registered with FITA (the International Archery Federation) which allows archers to claim FITA Performance Awards as well as World Records.

Women's Day Tournament

In celebration of Women's Day, WPAA will be hosting a special Women’s Day Tournament at Protea Archery Club in Main Road Retreat on Monday the 9th August at 10:30am. Equipment will be available and archers will be on hand to teach any newcomers the basics.  For experienced archers, activity on the day will consist of a 30 arrow tournament.

All ages are welcome, so bring your daughter, sister, aunt, mother and grandmother along.

For further information please email the WPAA Secretary.

Cape of Good Hope Tournament

The next tournament in the Western Province will be the Cape of Good Hope Tournament to be held on Saturday and Sunday (14th and 15th August 2010) at Protea Archery Club (click here to view a map to the club). The tournament consists of an FITA round - 144 arrrows shot over 4 distances (90m, 70m, 50m and 30m for men and 70m, 60 , 50m and 30m for women) on Saturday and a 720 round on Sunday.

Practice and registration starts at 8:00am with the first scoring arrows at 9:00am

To pre-register, please click here to send us an email with your details.

Martin and Edna Trimmer Indoor League

February saw the start of the Martin and Edna Trimmer Indoor League and all archers in Western Province are encouraged to participate. To read more about the League and to submit scores, please click here.

Western Province at Nationals 2010

Twenty one members of WPAA made the trip to a very soggy Nationals this year, held at the HPC in Pretoria at the end of April. Congratulations go to all who participated, archers and officials; as well as those who won medals and shot personal bests, you did WPAA proud. Here's hoping we welcome an even larger WPAA presence on the line in Grahamstown in 2011.

FITA Results for WPAA Members were as follows:

Congratulations go to Medal winners as follows:

Karen Hultzer (RW): Gold - SANAA Championships; Gold - African Continental Championships

Giulia Aceto (RW): Bronze - SANAA Championships

William Frank (RM): Silver - SANAA Championships; Gold - African Continental Championships

Dion Viljoen (RM): Bronze - SANAA Championships

Chris Lobo Das Neves (RJM): Bronze - SANAA Championships

JJ Van Rensburg (RMM): Gold - SANAA Championships, Gold - African Continental Championships

Connor Killbride (RCB): Gold - SANAA Championships

William Frank, Malcolm Todd, Dion Viljoen and Shawn Lawrence (Manager): Gold, Recurve Men Team Event

Karen Hultzer, Kim Pitts, Giulia Aceto and Anton Gericke (Manager): Gold, Recurve Women Team Event

The following archers were also awarded trophies at the gala dinner:

SANAA Congress

The annual SANAA Congress took place on Wednesday 28th April 2010 in Pretoria after the Nationals Tournament. Click here to read the Code of Conduct officially adopoted at the meeting. Keep an eye out on the site for other news pertaining to Congress and how this affects you.

Constitution & Rules 2010

As posted on the FITA website.

'You can find below the new version of the rule book which includes all the changes since the Leipzig and Ulsan Congresses integrated in the book and which will be in effect on 1 April 2010.

The C&R Committee will now together with the Office and a workgroup undertake a full restructuring of the rule book so that it will be easier accessible for all readers. However for practical reasons this is the actual version of the rule book and should be used by all involved until the next version will be available.'

FITA Rule Book – valid as of 1 April 2010, until 1 April 2012

Book One: Constitution and Administrative Rules (1.11mb)

Book Two: Outdoor Archery Rules (446kb)

Book Three: Indoor Archery Rules (360kb)

Book Four: Field Archery Rules (238kb)

Book Five: Ski-Archery, Miscellaneous Archery Rules (565kb)

Addendum (94kb)