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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

TargetStarting 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

Archer ImageThe 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

Nationals Logo 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:


Pos

RECURVE WOMEN [RW]

Club

70m

60m

50m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

1

Karen HULTZER 

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

288

314

304

334

36

12

602

638

1240

4

Giulia ACETO

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

261

282

239

300

19

4

543

539

1082

5

Kim PITTS

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

246

274

259

302

23

9

520

561

1081

Pos

RECURVE MEN [RM]

Club

90m

70m

50m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

3

 William FRANK

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

278

295

312

346

38

15

573

658

1231

4

 Dion VILJOEN

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

267

316

301

333

43

17

583

634

1217

5

 Malcolm TODD

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

255

311

309

337

30

11

566

646

1212

9

 Shawn LAWRENCE

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

225

299

281

318

16

3

524

599

1123

Pos

RECURVE JUNIOR MEN [RJM]

Club

90m

70m

50m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

6

 Chris LOBO DAS NEVES

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

105

149

239

271

8

1

254

510

764

Pos

RECURVE MASTER MEN [RMM]

Club

70m

60m

50m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

1

 Jj VAN RENSBURG

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

279

292

258

314

24

6

571

572

1143

Pos

RECURVE CUB BOYS U14 [RCB]

Club

50m

40m

30m

20m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

1

Connor KILBRIDE 

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

165

264

290

307

19

6

429

597

1026

Pos

COMPOUND MEN [CM]

Club

90m

70m

50m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

19

John STEVENS 

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

319

324

341

357

75

28

643

698

1341

24

Dave MEAD

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

313

334

333

357

66

25

647

690

1337

26

Steve WILLIAMS

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

318

330

333

350

65

21

648

683

1331

33

Leon VAN NIEKERK 

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

306

329

325

350

56

18

635

675

1310

54

Anton GERICKE

PROTEA ARCHERY CLUB

259

310

312

334

39

15

569

646

1215

Pos

COMPOUND CADET MEN [CCM]

Club

70m

60m

50m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

7

Craig STEVENS

BELLVILLE ARCHERY CLUB

331

337

308

337

46

12

668

645

1313

Pos

SANAA RECURVE LIMITED [SRL]

Club

50m

50m

30m

30m

Tens

X

Long

Short

Total

5

 Ludick NEL

NELSONS CREEK

270

301

263

277

13

3

571

540

1111

 

WPAA Nationals 2010

 

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:

 

Recurve Women Champion

Karen Hultzer

 

Recurve Women Short Distance

Karen Hultzer

 

Recurve Mens Provincial Team

Western Province

Malcolm Todd ,Dion Viljoen,William Frank

Recurve Mens Club Team

Bellville

 

Recurve Best Veteran Man

JJ van Rensburg

 

Robin Spot – Recurve Men plus U/18

Dion Viljoen

 

Robin Spot - Recurve Master Men

JJ van Rensburg

 

Robin Spot - Recurve women

Karen Hultzer

 

Robin Spot - Cub boys U14

Connor Kilbride

 

Recurve Women league Team

Protea

Karen Hultzer ,Kim Pitts

Recurve Men’s League Team

Bellville

Malcolm Todd ,Dion Viljoen,William Frank

Best Junior Beginner – Recurve

Connor Kilbride

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Calendar Highlights

2010

 

May: WP Championships

July: Edna Trimmer Tournament (Indoor)

August: Cape of Good Hope

 

Provincial Colours

Provincial Colours

 

 

About the Disa Tournament

About the Disa Tournament

 

 

 

Skoroupska

Skoroupska Tournament

 

 

Workparty 2009.  Were you there?

 

Workparty 2009

 

 

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Protea Colours

SA Colours 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Western Province archers were selected by The South African National Archery Association for the national team to represent the country in 2009.

Karen Hultzer was selected to shoot for the SA Team at the World Archery Games (Shanghai,. China 4-9 August) and at the World Championships (Ulsan Korea 1-9 September).

Craig Stevens was awarded National Junior Colours and was part of the team shooting at the World Youth Championships (Utah USA 11-19 July).

Western Province Archery Association congratulates these two archers on their achievements