This could really count as a “Wednesday Wonder” but we want to share it with you early – did you know that SLOCA has an Archery Club that meets on Fridays? Recently, a few of our archers competed in a tournament, and represented SLOCA with style. Their coach Rich Bartel shares the news:
SLOCA Competes at the California State JOAD Indoor Championships in Tulare
Lucy, Cole, and William Dorman, along with their coach, Mr. Rich Bartel, represented San Luis Obispo Classical Academy at the 2016 California State JOAD (Junior Olympic Archery Development) Indoor Championships in Tulare on Friday, January 8th. One hundred fifteen archers showed up from all over California to compete in this annual event at the Tulare Fairgrounds. Twenty divisions of youth, ranging in age from 8 to 17, shot 60 arrows each in this tournament. The top three scores in each division received metals. Cole received 3rd place in the Male Bowman Compound division, and William received 3rd place in the Male Cub Compound division.
USA Archery sanctions this Junior Olympic Archery Development tournament each year in hopes that maybe one day one of these aspiring archers will stand on the blocks for the USA at the Olympic Games. Whether or not this happens, archery is fun and builds personal confidence, mental concentration, and community involvement. Congratulations, Cole and William, on these benchmark achievements!
And that’s not all. This weekend there’s a local archery tournament, which some of our students will be entering. (It’s not too late for other archery members to enter too – see link below for sign up form.) We have five SLOCA students shooting this Saturday: Isa Rosales, Dimitri Skiff, Taya Ambrose, Amy Becker, and Serafina Madonna. Spectators are encouraged to attend, and we hope you’ll come out and support our SLOCA archers. Here’s the info on this upcoming tournament:
First Annual Valentines JOAD Shoot
Saturday February 20th on the Madonna Ranch
This is a USA Archery Junior Olympic Development tournament involving our four local clubs: Arroyo Grande Archery, Central Coast Archery, NCCS Archery, and SLOCA Archery. This event is designed for a maximum of 50 archers.
All club members are eligible to participate whether they are a USA Archery Youth Member or not. This is a 15 yard outdoor shoot for Cubs 8 to 11 years old, and a 25 yard shoot for Youth 12 and up. Each archer shoots 36 arrows in 3 arrow ends at a 122cm target in tournament format. Volunteer score keepers are needed.
The three highest scores will be awarded in each age group and gender in the following divisions: Barebow, Olympic Recurve, and Sighted Compound. These awards will be presented to the top archers after the scoring is completed, tallied, double checked, and posted.
Pre-registration is $15.00. Warm-up shooting begins at 8:45am with the tournament competition starting promptly at 10:00am.
It is recommended that all participants bring their own refreshments and seating. None will be provided. Please park in the Whole Foods Market and Home Depot parking lots. Parking is not available on the ranch.
The tournament will be held on the Madonna Ranch in the field next to the Whole Foods Market complex at 12165 Los Osos Valley Road. Please do not park on the ranch property. If it is raining the event will be postponed.
This shoot is hosted by Central Coast Archery and the Madonna Family. If you should have any questions, please call 439-1570. Please make your pre-registration check payable to “Central Coast Archery.” Thank you.
If your child belongs to one of the above local archery clubs and they’d like to enter this tournament, click here for the document with the sign-up form. There are only a few spots remaining! Fill out the form at the bottom of the page, and return it to Scott Wilson or his son Joel at Central Coast Archery.
We wish our archers the best of luck on Saturday – come out and cheer them on if you can!
