There are no state ranking tournaments nor national ranking tournaments this month of July.
It's time to train hard for the coming months of August and September to finish the season well.
As you prepare for the listed tournaments below, be sure to practice not only persistently but also exactly.
Heed that "Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect."
Shoot each arrow during practice as you would shoot at your final arrow in the gold medal match of elimination round.
Tournaments in the next few months:
1) 07/29, 08/19, 9/9, 9/30, 10/21, 11/11/2012
Long Beach FITA Qualifier
This "tournament" does not count toward your ranking in any way, shape, or form.
Rather, the qualifier is a great way to gain experience of shooting in a competition-like format.
You can register on-site or online.
The fee is $10 per person.
For more information or to register : http://thisisforscore.com/event.cfm?id=48
2) 08/24 - 08/26/2012
SoCal Showdown - Nationals
This tournament does count towards your national ranking, which is announced at the end of the year based on your participation at a minimum of three total national tournaments throughout the season.
To register, you must download the registration packet and mail it in.
For more information: http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events/2012/August/24/SoCal-Showdown-USAT-Qualifier-Series-Event.aspx
3) 09/14 - 09/16/2012
Texas Shootout - Nationals
This tournament is the last one of the season that counts towards your national ranking.
For more information: http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events/2012/September/14/Texas-Shootout-USAT-Qualifier-Series-Event.aspx
4) 09/21 - 09/23/2012
Pacific Coast Championship - State
This is the last state tournament that actually goes toward your state ranking.
It will be held in Sacramento.
For more information: http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=239&Itemid=39&year=2012&month=09&day=21&title=pacific-coast-championship&uid=efab021fa9c147ae4b0317bf81d42c30
The list above contains major tournaments that actually count toward your state or national rankings (with the exception of the qualifier).
If you want to gain more experience by attending extra tournaments, look on
- http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&view=year&task=year.listevents&Itemid=44 (State Archery Website)
- http://thisisforscore.com/ (Qualifier Website)
- http://www2.teamusa.org/USA-Archery/Events.aspx (USA Archery Website)
Enjoy shooting :)
-Jin Woo Kim
