NFAA ANNUAL MEETING REPORT
Dave
Hryn – NFAA Director
The NFAA Annual Meeting was held in Las Vegas,
Nevada from February 17 - 19, 2008.
Forty-six (46) states were represented at the
meeting. States not in attendance were:
Delaware, Maine, Mississippi, South Dakota, and the Archery Association of
Europe (AAE).
Total NFAA membership as of
12/31/07 was 12,319, a decrease of 170 from 2006. California, by virtue of their 2,201 total NFAA members, had 5
votes to cast. Florida (857), Michigan
(535), Texas (516), Wisconsin (500), each had 2 votes to cast. All other states had one vote. New York had 351 NFAA members.
Future
tournament dates are as follows:
March 14-15, 2009 - 27th
Annual NFAA Indoor National Championship @ Louisville, KY.
June 9-12, 2009 – IFAA World
Bowhunter Championship @ Yankton, South Dakota.
June 13 & 14, 2009 - National Unmarked 3-D Championships @
Yankton, South Dakota.
July 22 - 26, 2009 – 64th NFAA Outdoor National Tournament @
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. This is a
5 day/3 day format tournament starting on a WEDNESDAY and ending on SUNDAY.
On Monday February 18th
the NFAA Directors passed an Agenda Item that limited the maximum diameter of
an arrow shaft to 9.3 mm. The NFAA
Annual Meeting adjourned at approximately 12:30 PM on Tuesday, February 19th. At approximately 6:00 PM on February 19th,
before the start of the Director’s Banquet, a “special Board of Directors
meeting” was called for the purpose of re-visiting the maximum arrow shaft
diameter Agenda Item. After much discussion,
the Directors voted to rescind the previously passed Agenda Item that limited the maximum diameter of the arrow. Bottom line - there is no arrow size
limitation for NFAA competition.
Be advised, that unless otherwise noted, all
action taken by the Board of Directors shall carry an effective date of 30
calendar days from notification in “ARCHERY”, the official publication of the
NFAA. Notification in “ARCHERY” shall
be the April/May issue.
PA-1 Revision, Constitution, Page 12, Article III, Section B,
Paragraph 2, Item 2.9
2.9 Make an effort to send a representative to an annual
meeting empowered to act for the state or foreign country on any and all issues
before the NFAA Board of Directors while in session or in mail session.
SE-19 New Item, Constitution, Page 18, Article VI, Section F, Paragraph
1
1. Members of the NFAA Board of Directors shall be exempt from
paying pre-registration portion of fees at National and Sectional Tournaments.
New Item, Constitution, Page 19, Article VII, Section C, Paragraph 3
3. Members of the NFAA Council shall be exempt from paying
pre-registration portion of fees at National and Sectional Tournaments.
1.1 The Councilperson is responsible for collecting the scores
and fees from their respective indoor and the outdoor sectional tournaments and
forwarding same to NFAA headquarters within fourteen days of the close of said
tournament.
MA-2 Revision, Policy, Page 85, “2006:
Effective 2008”
Removes the words, “Monday through Friday schedule” from the
paragraph. Paragraph to read as
follows:
2006:
Effective 2008: The Outdoor National Tournament will be
a 3/5 day format. Rounds will be Field,
Hunter, Animal, Field, Hunter, in that order.
Five-day shooters will shoot all five days, and count only their better
Field and better Hunter Round scores.
Three-day shooters may register for first three, middle three, or last
three days. Archers must register for the days they will shoot.
Deletes
the following sentence from paragraph 2: “This will include any
commercial travel fare, any additional lodging expense and $30.00 per day for
meals”. Paragraph 2 to read:
When
the NFAA President must travel to represent the NFAA officially, travel
expenses will be paid. Expenses for the
NFAA President’s spouse will also be paid.
Expense vouchers should be monitored by the NFAA Council at the annual
meeting. If the NFAA president
delegates the trip to an elected official, that person’s spouse gets the same
benefits (Executive Secretary not included).
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
SE-1 Revision, Constitution, Page 25, Article XII, Section B
Changes individual one-time dues from $50 to $60. Changes Family one-time dues from $70 to
$85.
NOTE: When NFAA dues were
increased in 2007, other fees and dues were not considered, creating a lack of
agreement between different forms of dues payment. In this case, as currently written, NFAA receives less than
normal dues for One-Time dues. i.e., in
each case the amount left for NFAA is $25 instead of the normal $35. In the case of family dues, the portion remaining
at NFAA needs to be at least $40 which moves the one-time figure up $15.
SE-2 Revision, Constitution, Page 25, Article XII, Section D
Change to read: Military and foreign dues: Dues for the NFAA for military personnel and foreign nationals belonging to the NFAA affiliated association, or military personnel on transient basis who are not located within the jurisdiction of an affiliated body, shall be $35 per year per person and shall include the NFAA’s official publication. Dues for two additional family memberships shall be $5 per person. Additional family memberships shall be $2 per person. Transient military personnel shall be serviced from NFAA Headquarters.
NOTE: When NFAA dues were increased in 2007, other fees and dues were
not considered, creating a lack of agreement between different forms of dues
payment. The following change brings
Military and foreign dues in alignment with our normal dues structure.
SE-5 Revision, Constitution, Page 26, Article XII, Section H
The $30 amount is increased to $35.
NOTE: Bowhunter dues are increased the same amount ($5) that
competitive membership dues were increased in 2007.
SE-6 Revision, Constitution, Page 26, Article XII, Section M
Change Paragraph M to read as follows:
Junior Membership fee: Junior membership fee, as primary members,
shall be $15 per year. No adult may be
a second member on this membership.
Additional Cub, Youth and Young Adult family members may be added to the
primary member for a fee of $5 per person per year. Additional family members in excess of two shall have a fee of $2
per person per year.
SE-16 Revision, By-Laws, Page 41, Article IV, Section A, Paragraph 8
Replace the last two sentences of paragraph 8 with: “A $50.00
National and $25.00 Sectional protest fee, that will be refunded if the protest
is upheld, must accompany the written protest at National and Sectional
tournaments. No protest will be
considered or acted upon that is filed after the time limit.”
Paragraph to read:
Any
individual wishing to file a protest against another archer must inform that
individual in the presence of a tournament official that a protest will be
filed. Both individuals have the right to be present at the meeting of the
protest committee. All protests must be submitted within one hour after the end
of the day’s shooting or, if indoors, the line on which the alleged offense
occurred. A
$50.00 National and $25.00 Sectional protest fee, that will be refunded if the
protest is upheld, must accompany the written protest at National and Sectional
tournaments. No protest will be
considered or acted upon that is filed after the time limit.
SE-9 New Item, By-Laws, Page 82, Article XVIII, Section B, Paragraph
14, Item 14.1.14
Change made to Group 1 Bonus Points section on Outdoor Range Inspection
form.
14.1.14 NFAA members in club over 100 - 10 points. Over 200 - 20 points. Over 300 - 30 points.
SE-10 New Item, By-Laws, Page 83, Article XVIII, Section B, Paragraph
15, Item 15.1-15.14
Moves the “1994: Course Approval” for range inspections from the
Policy Section (page 87 with paragraphs 1 through 14) to the By-Laws under
“Course Approval” as Paragraph 15 and Items 15.1 through 15.14.
VA-4 New Item, Policy, Page 85
Results for all national championship tournaments and all WAF
tournaments will be reported in Archery magazine or whatever venue is the
official NFAA publication at the time.
Results will include daily scores and total scores for all competitors
by division, style, and class or flight.
Residence state will be included.
For all the same tournaments, the daily and final scores for all
competitors, will be posted on the NFAA website each day of the tournament,
after the completion of that day’s shooting or the end of the event, whichever
applies.
PRO-1 Revision, By-Laws, Page 36, Article III, Section 2
Added the following sentence to the Professional Division’s “Code of Ethics” paragraph:
2.6 The Pro Executive Committee may investigate and act on any
allegations pertaining to any professional archer as they feel necessary.
PRO-2 Revision, By-Laws, Page
36, Article III, Section 4
Changed the Professional Division’s
“Disciplinary Action” paragraph to read as follows:
4.1
Disciplinary action may be taken against any professional member upon proof of
violation of the Code of Ethics. Disciplinary action will be determined by the Code of Ethics
committee and may result in a reprimand, probation, suspension,
disqualification from a tournament in progress, or expulsion from the
Professional Division. The following
items are subject to immediate disqualification from a tournament in progress
and may be subject to further disciplinary action.
4.1.1
Obvious witnessed intoxication while shooting.
4.1.2
Verified cheating.
4.1.3
Blatant violation of code of ethics or dress code.
4.2
The Pro Executive Committee will have the ability to enforce the Code of Ethics
with possible disciplinary action.
Disciplinary action may consist of a written warning, fine or
suspension.
4.3
Protests must be in writing, signed and submitted to the tournament chairman
within one hour of completion of shooting for that day’s round, if indoors, the
line on which the alleged offense occurred.
4.4
A Pro Division member having paid annual dues shall not alter his competitive
style for that calendar year, unless a physician’s statement is furnished
documenting the injury or disability of the archer in which case the alternate
shooting style may be shot.
4.5
Should a Professional archer wish to resign during the calendar year, he/she
may do so in writing to NFAA Headquarters.
When a Professional archer wishes to return to a non-professional
division, he/she may do so with no delay provided he/she has not earned in
excess of $300 at NFAA sanctioned shoots within the past 12 months.
PRO-3 Revision, By-Laws, Page
37, Article III, Section 8, Paragraph 8.4.6
Regarding “Duties of the Pro Chairman”, replaced
paragraph 8.4.6 with the following:
8.4.6 Assign a 5 person Pro Executive
Committee. The committee will consist
of one appointed member from each of the Professional Divisions and the Pro
Chairman. The Pro Chairman will be a
non-voting member of the committee, but will appoint the other members.
PRO-4 Revision, By-Laws, Page
38, Article III, Section 9, Paragraph 9.1.3 & 9.1.4
Added items 9.1.3 and 9.1.4 to the Professional
Division’s “Sectional Representative” paragraph
9.1.3 The Sectional Pro Representative may
appoint an alternate Pro Representative to serve as Pro Advisor to the
Sectional Councilman at multiple sites for Sectional Indoor/Outdoor
Championships.
9.1.4 If an alternate Pro Representative is
appointed for multiple sites, he/she will report minutes of forward any items
that pertain to the Professional Division to the Sectional Pro
Representative. The appointee must be a
pro member.
As to the query on effective date of Agenda item code C-1 from New
Jersey, the RIC decision is The Effective Date is June 1, 2007. This decision was based on the NFAA
Constitution Article VI, Paragraph G, 1 stating “All action by the Board of Directors
shall carry an effective date of 30 calendar days from notification in Archery,
the official publication of the NFAA, unless an individual action includes an
effective date, in which case the effective date shall be set to allow for
publication in Archery magazine.
Notification in Archery shall be the April/May issue.” Due to the fact that Agenda item code C-1
becomes effective on June 1, 2007 any Sr. Life memberships purchased before
that date cannot legally be affected by the change to the NFAA Constitution and
By-Laws made in 2007.
The Director from New Jersey ruled that a
“Guest” was an NFAA member shooting from outside of their respective State or
Section. The decision as to what a
“Guest” should be based upon the NFAA rule book. In Article III, Membership, Section A, 3.3 it states: “In order
to compete in any sectional tournament, an archer must be a member of a state
affiliate within that section, except as specified in Paragraph 10.” Paragraph 10 explains in detail exactly what
constitutes a guest. The RIC agrees
with the Director from New Jersey.
WA-3 Revision, By-Laws, Page 28, Article I
After the title
"General Rules for Field Archery Games" add the following sentence: “The
following applies to all Field, Hunter, and Animal Rounds”.
NOTE: There has been some
confusion in the proper manner to shoot Group 4 and Group 3 Animal targets to
the extent that a RIC ruling has been required. Current regulations are not clear that the same position and
order requirements which apply to Field and Hunter rounds are also in effect
for the Animal round. Some archers are
not aware that the "General Rules for Field Archery Games" apply to the
Animal Round also.
WA-4 Revision, By-Laws, Page 28, Article I, Section C, Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3 is revised, add a new Paragraph 4 and renumber the
current Paragraph 4 as paragraph 5.
3. In all National and Sectional tournaments using official
NFAA rounds, sixteen 20 cm. Target faces shall be used for the 20, 25, 30, 35
feet and the 11 yard shot. The target
butt shall be so constructed as to encompass the targets in a 4 by 4
configuration. Where 35 cm. Target
faces are specified, four 35 cm. Target faces will be used. The target butt shall be so constructed as
to encompass the targets in a 2 by 2 configuration. Where 50 cm target faces are specified, two target faces shall be
used for the 35 yard (field) and 36 yard (hunter) fan. The target butt shall be so constructed as
to encompass the targets side-by-side or one above the other. Multiple faces may be used at any distance.
4. In all National and Sectional tournaments using official
NFAA rounds, where Group 4 Animal faces are specified, four Group 4 Animal
faces will be used and the target butt shall be so constructed as to encompass
the targets in a 2 by 2 configuration.
The four faces presented shall be of the same design. Where Group 3 Animal faces are specified,
two Group 3 Animal faces will be used, either side-by-side or one above the other. The two faces presented shall be of the same
design.
SE-8 Revision, By-Laws, Page 35, Article III, Section B, Paragraph 2,
Item 2.1
Change Paragraph 2.1 to read: “This classification is
established for archers 12 years of age”.
NOTE: The Cub Division is not “optional” at the State Level.
GL-3 New Item, By-Laws, Page 41, Article IV, Section A, Paragraph 9,
Item New 9.2
9.2 At National level tournaments archers who shoot at other
than their scheduled time will not be eligible for awards.
WA-5 Revision, By-Laws, Page 52, Article VI, Section C, Paragraph 3,
Item 3.5 & 3.6
This Agenda Item concerns the Animal Round.
3.5 Each target in Group 3 is one distance. In a 14-target unit, there are four targets
in this group. Shoot all arrows from
the single stake at a distance selected between 35 and 20 yards. If two target faces are side-by-side, archer
on the left shoots the left target. If
two target faces are one above the other, first two shooters shoot the bottom
target.
3.6 Each target in Group 4 is one distance. In a 14-target unit, there are four targets
in Group 4. All arrows shall be shot
from the single stake at a distance selected between 20 yards and 10 yards. The first two shooters shoot the bottom
target faces, and the archer on the left shoots the left target.
SE-11 Revision, By-Laws, Page 53, Article VI, Section E, Paragraph 1, 2
&4, Items 2.4 & 4.2
Paragraph 1 changed to read: Standard Unit:
Shall consist of 60 arrows, shot as three games, at a distance of 20 yards.
Each game shall consist of four ends of five arrows per end.
Paragraph 2.4 changed to read: The Tournament
Director may substitute the Vegas 3 spot face or the Vegas 40 cm face as
official faces in place of the 40 cm blue target or the Indoor Five Spot
Target, with scoring as follows: 10 through 1 on the single spot target, 10
through 6 on the three spot target. 5 ends of 3 arrows will be shot per
game. Tournament Director will decide
if 2, 3, or 4 Games will be used, scoring 300, 450, or 600, respectively. A time limit of 2½ minutes per end will be
used.
Paragraph 4.2 changed to read: The time limit
shall be four minutes.
NOTE: The “4 Spot” Indoor target
is no longer used and mention of it in our rules is superfluous. This agenda item deletes the no longer used
target from our rules.
SE-12 Revision, By-Laws, Page 60, Article VI, Section K, Paragraph 8,
Item 8.6
Add to end of Paragraph 8.6: Distances on marked 3-D courses
will be measured with a tape or more accurate measuring device: Hand held range
finders will not be used.
WY-1 New Item, By-Laws, Page 54, Article VI, Section E, Paragraph 5,
Item 5.11
5.11 When using Vegas 3 Spot Target:
5.11.1 An archer will shoot the 3 Spot target in any order and
will have one arrow in each spot, not to exceed the prescribed number of arrows
per end.
At
the NJ State Championships, an archer disputed a call on an animal target,
claiming the arrow was touching the indicator line for the paste on bonus dot
even though the arrow was not touching the paste on dot, & wanted the bonus
point. The paste on dot was indeed
misaligned somewhat. The NJ Director
ruled that due to some human errors that can occur when pasting the dots, it is
the bonus dot that must be counted & not some printed indicator line on the
target. The RIC agrees with the
NJ Director’s ruling.
An archer shooting a Hunter 36 Fan with two targets side by side
shoots an arrow in the right hand target from the second stake from the left
hand side. He then shoots an arrow into
the left hand target from the third stake from the left hand side. The archer ends up with two arrows in each
target showing an 18 (a 5 and a 4 in each target). Using rules from Page 45, Article IV, Section H, Paragraph 3 and
Page 46, Article IV, Section I, Paragraph 11, the Florida Director rules that
the archer has an 8, dropping the high arrow from each target. The RIC agrees with the Florida
Director.
TX-1 Revision, By-Laws, Page 30, Article II, Section B, Paragraph 5
This Agenda Item is for the Barebow shooting style.
5. Only one adjustable draw check and level mounted on
the bow, neither of which may extend above the arrow and a mechanical type
arrow rest and cushion plunger are permitted.
TX-2 Revision, By-Laws, Page 30, Article III, Section B, Paragraph 1,
Item 1.1
The following paragraph is deleted from the Barebow
equipment rules: “String will be one consistent color of
the archer’s choice. The center serving on the string will be served with one
layer of any material suitable to use, but material will be of one consistent
size and one consistent color”.
FL-4 Revision, By-Laws, Page 32, Article III, Section F, Paragraph 1
This Agenda Item is for the Bowhunter Freestyle (& BHFSL)
shooting style.
Insert the words “with or without a lens” after the words “string
peep”. Paragraph to read as follows:
“A
maximum of (5) five fixed reference points: Points of attachment shall not be
considered reference points. A line running vertically from its top attachment
in the pin guard to its bottom attachment in the pin guard would be legal.
Sighting reference points, string peep with or without a lens and/or
kisser button may not be moved during a round. Scopes, clickers and draw checks
are not allowed. A round or oval housing around the points of reference is not
considered a scope as long as no lens is used. No additional pin guard may be
used. A sight pin consisting of a housing with a hole through it, that does not
contain a fixed reference point within the hole, is not allowed.”
SC-1 New Item, By-Laws, Page 28, Article I, Section A, Paragraph 8, 9
& 10
Added the following three definitions to the NFAA Equipment Rules:
8. Stabilizer: A device extending away from the archer (back of
the bow).
9. Counter Balance: A device extending parallel to or
toward the archer (face of the bow).
10. String Dampening Device: A device made to stop the forward
motion of the string.
ID-1 Revision, By-Laws, Page 32, Article II, Section F, Paragraph 7
Allows V-bars, counter balances and string suppressors in the BHFS
& BHFSL shooting styles.
7.
“Brush buttons, string silencer, positioned no closer than midway between
the nocking point and where the string touches the wheel/cam, and bow quiver
installed on the opposite side of the sight window, with no part of the quiver
or attachments visible in the sight window are legal. One straight stabilizer,
coupling device included if used, which cannot exceed 12 inches at any time, as
measured from the back of the bow, V-bar, counter balance and string
suppressors, may be used.”
The
Illinois NFAA Director was asked to rule on a question regarding BHFS
equipment. An archer attending the
Outdoor Nationals was informed that all of his arrows must have the same color
nock and same color fletching or would be deemed illegal. The equipment rule stated in Article II,
Paragraph F, Freestyle Bowhunter, Item 6 states: “All arrows shall be identical
in size, length, weight and fletching with allowances for wear and tear”. As the sentence makes no mention of the word
“color”, I ruled that the arrows with different color fletch and/or nocks were
legal. The RIC agrees with the
Director.
The
NFAA Directors OVERTURNED RIC 2007-5
The
Wisconsin NFAA Director was asked to rule on a question regarding the use of a
sight made by Vital Bow Gear in the Bowhunter divisions of competition. The Director ruled that it is legal in NFAA
Bowhunter divisions as it conforms to Article II, Section F, Paragraph1
(Freestyle Bowhunter equipment rules), on Page 31 (of the NFAA By-Laws). The RIC Committee agrees with the
Wisconsin Director.
NOTE: This sight will not
be legal in BHFS or BHFSL after 6-1-08.
The
NFAA Directors OVERTURNED RIC 2008-1
The
Wisconsin Director made a ruling on Bowhunter Freestyle. A Bowhunter wanted to use a stabilizer that
was legal out the front of his bow and also wanted to use a counter balance on
the back of the bow. After reading Page
32, Section F, Paragraph 7, I made the decision he could not use any sort of
counter balance. I then also stated the use of V bars are also not legal in
Bowhunter Freestyle. The paragraph
says, “one straight stabilizer, coupling device included”. I made my decision based on the fact that
any counter weight or V bars are a stabilizing device and therefore cannot be
used because you are allowed only one stabilizer on the bow.
The
NFAA Directors OVERTURNED RIC 2008-2
At
the California Indoor Championship the California Director made a ruling on
Traditional style. A Traditional archer
wanted to use a bow quiver attached to the side of his bow with no part of the
quiver visible in the sight window.
Traditional Style, Page 32, Article II, Section H, Paragraph 2 that
says, “no device of any kind, including arrow rest, that can be used for
sighting, will be used or attached to the archers equipment and paragraph 11
states “no stabilizer or counter balance may be used”. Since the bow quiver was attached on the
side of the bow where 20 yards would be and the bow quiver is a counter
balance, The California Director ruled that the archer could NOT use a bow
quiver.
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