2012 OKNASP
Regional Shoot Rules
Location & Logistics:
*NOTE: Team Coach must pick up registration packet at the registration table
1 hour before the scheduled flight time.
*Each team must bring at least one designated score keeper for each round they have students shooting.
Competitive Flight Schedule:
Flight 1: 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Flight 2: 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
Flight 3: 11 am-12 p.m.
Flight 4: 1 pm-2 p.m.
Flight 5: 2 pm-3 p.m.
Flight 6: 3 pm-4 p.m.
There will be two archers with their own bows in each lane per flight, each from different schools when possible.
OPEN REGISTRATION Jan 2-27
Register at WEBSITE TO BE ANNOUNCED
Rules:
I. Participation - Only students who attend NASP® schools.
A. NASP® Schools: Every competitor must attend a school offering NASP® lessons as part of the curriculum for the 2011-2012 school year. Students must receive this training as part of the regular school day. Before and after normal schools hours does not qualify a student as being trained.
B. 4-12th Grade Students: Only students who are in grades 4-12 by the date of the tournament may participate. unless
C. A student below 4th grade may participate if documentation from the school principal is provided to ODWC at the on-site registration desk indicating the student has participated in the school's NASP® classes and can safely perform all tournament procedures with NASP®-specific equipment.
D. Competitive Divisions: Elementary: 4th-6th grades. Middle: 7th & 8th grades, High: 9-12 grades.
E. A student at a NASP® school that has graduated during (i.e. early) the current school year may, at the discretion of the coach, be registered to participate.
F. Team Size: NASP® archery teams must contain 1-16 students, at least 4 of which must be of the opposite gender.
G. "Shooting Up": A student, who by grade would be in a younger Division (elementary or middle school), may "shoot up" for a team in an older Division, if the student is from the same school or same district and both schools offer NASP® as part of the school's curriculum.
H. Unless "shooting up", students may only shoot for a team at the NASP ® school they attend.
I. Single gender or small schools: If the school is single gender, opposite gender participants may come from other NASP® schools in the same city, county, or school district. If the school contains fewer than 150 students (combination of grades 4-12) the team may be comprised of students from other participating small (< 150 students) NASP® schools in the same city, county, or district.
Interpretation of Elementary Students in 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades:
What do G. and H. above mean to 40inh grade students who attend an elementary school without 6th graders and to 6th graders who attend a middle school without 40inh graders?
The 40inh graders may not shoot on an elementary team with the 6th graders because they don't attend the same school - violates rule H. The 6th graders may not shoot on an elementary team with the 40inh graders because they don't attend the same school - violates rule H. Being an elementary feeder school to a middle school does not qualify for an exception to these rules. A "school" for the purposes of participation in NASP® tournaments is a building or set of buildings on the campus where students at that school attend. For instance, a high school may have 9th grade and 10th0inh grade students on the same campus but in different buildings. For the purposes of NASP® participation, this is one school. In another school, all students K-12, 6-12, etc. may be in the same building or buildings on the same campus. This is one school. If a school or campus is at a separate address such as the "North Middle School and North Elementary School" even if in the same district, they are separate schools and separate campuses and may not mingle shooters on teams unless shooting up as per "G" above.
II. Equipment-Only equipment specified for use in the NASP® may be used in the tournament.
A. Bows: Only the stock (original), unmodified Genesis™ bow approved for NASP® may be used.
a. Only thread knots or heat shrink nock locators will be permitted to be used. The bow string may have 1 or 2 nock locators. If two nock locators are used the arrow nock must be placed between them. Brass nock locators are prohibited. Instructions for tying on a nock locator are available at www.nasparchery.com
b. The bow must be sight and sight-mark free. Camouflage bows may be used, but the face of the riser window must be covered to prevent camouflage lines serving as sight-marks. Tape or paint placed to cover sight marks must remain in place throughout the competition. The flight cannot be delayed to cover sight marks. It is important archers and coaches check every bow for compliance before their flight time.
c. The bow must be free of draw stops or stabilizers.
d. The bowstring and cables may be "after-market" but of the same approximate length.
e. The cable guard, slide, wheel, cam, bearings, riser, and limbs must be original and unmodified.
f. An archer's bow may be personalized by painting, stickers, etc. as long as sighting aids are not created.
g. The arrow rest must be original and unmodified. A missing rest arm sleeve is permissible.
h. All bows must be on bow racks for range official inspection before shooting begins.
i. Bows may not be taken behind the waiting line without range official approval once shooting begins.
j. The bow's draw weight must remain unchanged after the 1st non-practice arrow is shot at 10 meters.
k. Loaner Bows: Archers are encouraged to bring their own NASP® bows. A very small number of "loaner" bows will be available in case of equipment failures. Our single line format is unsuitable for bow-sharing. If your students share bows they will need to shoot in separate flights.
B. Arrows: Only arrows and arrow components approved for use in the NASP® National Tournament may be used.
a. The only arrows permitted for use in this tournament are the unmodified, Easton aluminum 1820 Genesis arrows. If providing your own arrows, they must be this official and unmodified NASP® arrow.
i. Arrow nocks may be the NASP® standard which is glued on a swaged end of the arrow shaft.
ii. Or the arrow may be the next generation NASP® Genesis 1820 arrow by Easton with the original push-in nock and blue or gold aluminum shafts
iii. Arrow points must be the NASP® standard; glue-in, cone shaped weighing 60 grains.
iv. Arrow vanes must be soft plastic, 2.8" long and no more than .5" in height and attached to the shaft with a straight off set of approximately 1.5 degrees. There may only be 3 vanes on the arrow.
v. Arrow vanes may be marked for purpose of identification.
vi. The arrow shaft may be marked, crested, or taped above the mid-point (towards the nock) for purpose of identification.
vii. Arrow Supplies: Tournament officials will provide 5 arrows (and replacements as needed) in each archer's floor quiver. Personal arrows may be used but must meet standards outlined above, be uniquely marked to identify the archer's arrow, and placed in provided floor quivers.
C. Accessories: Archers may wear finger tabs, tape, or gloves to protect draw-hand fingers. "No-glove" finger-protection devices may be placed on the bowstring. Heat shrink tubing may be placed on the bowstring to reduce finger strain but the tubing must cover the entire center serving above and below the nock locator(s). Archers may wear arm guards. Finger or wrist slings are allowed. Wrist slings may be attached using the stock bolt that comes with the strap. The bolt must be made of steel or plastic and must protrude one inch or less beyond the bow's accessory hole. Mechanical release aids are not allowed. "Sims" vibration dampeners on the limbs are allowed.
D. All bows, arrows, and accessories used by participants may be subjected to inspection, including dismantling at the discretion of tournament officials. Anyone found using disallowed equipment or modifications will forfeit their awards and be disqualified from the rankings. Disqualification may affect their team's rank.
III. Competitive Format
A. Range Set-Up
a. Targets faces (paper) will be NASP® 80 cm FITA face with 10 scoring rings.
b. Target butts will be placed directly on the floor similar to the height of school butts.
c. Target faces (paper) will be attached to the butts
d. The target line will be approximately 2 yards or meters from the target butts.
e. There will be 10 (32' 10") and 15 meter (49' 2") shooting lines.
f. The waiting line will be at least 4 yards or meters beyond the 15 meter shooting line.
g. A "Coaches Alley" will be delineated between the waiting line and spectators.
h. Spectator seating will be placed as close as possible behind the waiting line.
i. Approximately 40, 5 foot wide shooting lanes will be used with 2 archers assigned per target per flight.
B. Whistle Signals: NASP® whistle commands will be used to operate the range.
a. 5+ whistles for an emergency
b. 2 whistles to "get bow"
c. 1 whistle to "shoot",
d. 3 whistles to "go get arrows"
C. Arrow Handling and Moving About the Range: NASP® safety rules must be followed.
a. Archers must walk when moving about the range.
b. Archers must have one foot on each side of the shooting line with "bows on toes" before shooting begins.
c. The tournament-provided arrow quiver must be placed ON the shooting line in FRONT of the archer.
d. Archers must remain standing when at the targets scoring and pulling arrows.
e. While both archers may approach the target when scoring, only one archer may remain at the targets when arrows are pulled. The other archer must be safely behind the target line while arrows are being pulled.
f. Points must be covered with one hand and shafts grasped just below the vanes with the other when carrying arrows.
g. The archer must pre-draw, draw, and aim in a manner to keep the arrow pointed safely below the top of the backstop curtain at all times.
D. Order of Shooting
a. Each archer will shoot one practice end of 5 arrows at 10 meters and then shoot 3 scoring ends of 5 arrows (15 arrow total) at 10 meters.
b. Each archer will shoot one practice end of 5 arrows at 15 meters and then shoot 3 scoring ends of 5 arrows (15 arrow total) at 15 meters.
c. Archers will have 2 minutes to shoot each 5-arrow end. An alert will be provided near the conclusion of each end. For tournament management purposes, no time clock will be in view of the archers.
d. An arrow that bounces off the target may be shot again as instructed by range officials.
e. A dropped arrow will be left on the floor and replaced by a range official.
f. An arrow that reaches the target line in the air or by sliding on the floor without hitting the target is considered a shot rather than a dropped or a bounce-out arrow and will be scored zero points.
E. Dress Code
It is NASP® desire that its tournaments continue to be an extension of the educational experience enjoyed by its participants. It is important that students remain safe and comfortable. Therefore:
a. All student archers must wear close-toed shoes. (bare feet and sandals are disallowed)
b. All coaches should make sure their student archers adhere to their school's dress code at the tournament.
c. Behavior considered disruptive, unsafe, or otherwise inappropriate at the event may result in expulsion.
e) Sportsmanship: Archers are expected to respect others. Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct will result in disqualification and removal from the event. Coaches, Assistant Coaches, Volunteers and Spectators are also expected to remain respectful of others. Acts of unsportsmanlike conduct could result in removal from the event. If a coach, assistant coach, volunteer or spectator disrespects, threatens, or touches a lane official or tournament judge they will be immediately disqualified from the event and will be escorted out of the facility and not permitted back in.
F. Scoring:
a. All arrows must be scored before any arrow or the target's face is touched.
b. Beginning in the center of the target, scoring rings are 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1.
c. An arrow touching the lines is awarded the point higher value.
d. An arrow that isn't in a scoring ring is awarded "O" points.
e. The "X" ring in the center of the 10 is simply scored as a 10.
f. An arrow that "robin-hoods" another arrow receives the value of the arrow in the target.
g. An arrow that strikes the target face and falls or bounces out will be considered a bounce out and will be shoot again at the range offical's dicression.
h. An arrow that skips off the floor and strikes the target is scored where it lands.
i. An arrow that skips off the floor and bounces off the target is treated as a bounce-out.
j. Summation of the highest 12 individual scores, with at least 4 of both genders will comprise the team score.
k. Scannable (bubble-type) scorecards will be used. Archers should practice with this type of scorecard before coming to the shoot. Sample cards may be downloaded @ www.archeryintheschools.org)
l. Both archers should walk to the target in their lane.
i. Both scorecards will be on the same score board.
ii. One archer will call arrows they shot while the other checks the arrows and a judge bubbles in the score of these arrows.
iii. Archers will then reverse roles with the other calling arrows they shot while the other checks the arrows and a judge bubbles.
m. If archers cannot agree on an arrow's score, a range official must be asked to make the final decision.
n. The Scorecard must be agreed on and signed by the archer and lane-mate at the conclusion of shooting and scoring.
o. Range officials will gather signed scorecards at the conclusion of each flight at the target.
p. Disqualification may occur if an archer takes the scorecard to the coach or other unofficial person(s).
q. Only the student archer and tournament officials will be allowed downrange of the waiting line.
IV. Awards
The first through third place boys and girls in each division will receive a medal. (In the case of a tie each student will receive a medal.)
The first place team will receive a plaque.
The top five boys and girls in each division will receive an automatic invitation to the State Shoot.
The top team from each division will receive an automatic invitation the State Shoot.
All other team invitations to the State Shoot will be based off of team scores.
