Announcements: May Parents' Meeting & Equipment Exchange & Congratulations

On the first week of May, we will hold a monthly parents meeting at El Dorado Park.

For those of you who have equipment to sell or exchange, this is the chance to do so, if you wish.

Also, please congratulate Stephanie, Jenna, and Sean, for their great performance at Florida Gator Cup, a national tournament, last weekend.

In cadet women's division, Jenna came in 1st and Stephanie came in 2nd.

Sean placed 3rd in cadet men's division.

For those of you attending Cotton Boll Classic in May, make sure to practice diligently!

It is only 3 weeks away and quickly approaching!

If you have not already signed up for the tournament and would like to compete, sign up at calarchery.net, and be sure to make a reservation for a hotel in Tulare, CA, the location of the competition.


-Jin Woo Kim

First Outdoor Practice of the Year 2012

How was shooting outside today?

Aiming off to compensate for the wind, walking much further out to retrieve arrows, and searching for arrows that have just missed the target...the outdoor season has begun!

Today was our first day of practicing at El Dorado Park.

During our short break in the midst of our practice and in celebration of Jenna Ahn's birthday and Sean Chang's great performance at the Arizona Cup last weekend, we were able to enjoy delicious food and refreshing drinks, thanks to the parents who helped out in preparation (Thank you, parents!)

As the outdoor season progresses, with the upcoming national tournament (Gator Cup) in April and the first outdoor state tournament (Cotton Boll Classic) in May, we must continue to practice, not only by shooting our bow and arrows but also focusing on the foundations by working with stretch bands.

However, as the popular saying goes, "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice make perfect."

No matter how much time one spends to practice, he will NOT improve unless he practices properly.

I wish everyone a productive week of effective practices.

-Jin Woo Kim

P.S. Pictures will be up soon, so be sure to check back!

Saturday Practice 03.31.2012

This Saturday (03/31/2012), we will resume our club practices.

The practice will be from 4pm to 7pm (our usual time), at El Dorado Park.

The location is not far from Archery Outpost.

It is near the Spring St. exit from the 605 Freeway.

The link of the map: http://www.longbeach.gov/park/parks_and_open_spaces/parks/el_dorado_regional_park.asp
(look for the label "Archery Range")

Please come leaving ample time to set up and be ready to go by 4pm.

We will start with our stretches and stretch band exercises from 4, so please have everything ready beforehand.

If possible, set up early and help with setting the archery range, such as putting up targets, moving target bales, etc, so that we can get to shooting quickly!

See you this Saturday!

-Jin Woo Kim

No Practice - 03.24.2012

This is a reminder that there is no club practice this Saturday, 03.24.2012.

Since there five weeks this month, we will be taking a one week break.

Our club practices will resume 03.31.2012, the Saturday after this week.

Although we won't be having a practice as a club, you should all be practicing in preparation for upcoming tournaments!

The next state competition is Cotton Boll Classics, which is to be held in May.

If you are interested in competing, make sure you quickly register and reserve a hotel, because hotel spaces are quite limited!

Registration information is available on previous posts (scroll down a little), and also at calarchery.net.

Practice, practice, PRACTICE! :)

-Jin Woo Kim

URGENT LOCATION CHANGE 3/17!!!

Shooting at Hi-Tech in Fullerton!!!

Due to rain forecast this Saturday, we will be shooting indoors at Hi-Tech in Fullerton.  Time will remain the same from 4pm-7pm.  We are unable to use Outpost Archery due to a private event taking place at the location.
1912 W. Commonwealth Ave #A
Fullerton, CA 92833
(714)449-9744

March Parent Meeting

Membership fee will remain @120.00 per archer/month through the outdoor season.  There will continue to be a $10 sibling discount.

We will start meeting at El Dorado Park starting 3/17.  Time will stay the same (4pm-7pm).

**Strongly advise purchasing the annual pass from the Nature Center across the street from the archery range. Annual pass is $55.00

(El Dorado Nature Center Museum, 7550 E. Spring Street)

Updates on Upcoming Tournaments

The 2012 National Indoors took place last weekend in Tulare, and lots of our archers were present.

Good job everyone!

Now, the indoor season is coming to a close as the outdoor season is starting!

As for the upcoming tournaments...




The 2012 Easton JOAD Nationals/National Target Championships, the biggest (and mandatory for national ranking) tournament of the year is 6/26 to 6/30/2012.

The link on usarchery.org is http://usarchery.org/events/8220.

The link for the tentative schedule is http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename1/54796/2012_NTC_Schedule_V_1.2.pdf.



The next upcoming state tournament is 2012 Cotton Boll Classics at Tulare on 5/19-5/20, which is one of the four state tournaments that count toward state ranking.

The link for Cotton Boll is: http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=222&Itemid=44&year=2012&month=05&day=19&title=cotton-boll-classic&uid=e8dccc3dd03123bee17889f1452cd64a&catids=15.



The State tournament after Cotton Boll is the California State Outdoor Championships, which is held at El Dorado Park on 6/16-6/17.

The link for California State Outdoor Championships is:
http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=227&Itemid=44&year=2012&month=06&day=16&title=california-state-outdoor-championship&uid=3c2d91446f075078e1f58c4a03632fc3&catids=15.



More information regarding the upcoming tournaments of 2012 will be posted as they become available.

Be sure to click on the links for more details or to sign up!


-Jin Woo Kim

Airplane Tickets Discount from United

Hello everyone-

 

Wanted to pass along a new bit of information being provided by our sponsor United.

 

Participants of any USAA Sponsored events are able to receive discounted fares from www.united.com/usoc .  The fare discounts range from 5% to 13% when purchased at the provided website or through a travel agent.  When booking tickets for the various USAA events, the purchaser must enter a 10-digit code (ZMH9670299) into the “Electronic Certificate or Promo Code.”  You can also use the code when booking United travel with a travel agent, at a lower discounted rate than what can be received at united.com/usoc. 

 

Please share this bit of information with participants for future USAA Events.

 

We are excited about the special opportunity United is providing to support USAA Events.

March Events

Monthly parents meeting 3/3 at 4pm.

No club on 3/24 due to AAE Arizona cup being held that weekend.

Important: Information for 02/11/2012 Scoring Round - 300 + Upcoming Tournaments

Dear Fellow Archers,

On 02/11/2012 (Saturday), we will be shooting a 30-arrow scoring round, giving us a score out of 300.

We will be shooting 10 ends of 3 arrows.

This scoring practice is in an effort to prepare for the upcoming U.S. National Indoor Championships at Tulare, CA, on 2/24/2012-2/26/2012.

In an actual tournament, scoring will be out of 1200 (120 arrows), which is split into 30 arrows + 30 arrows on the first day and 30 arrows + 30 arrows on the second day.

We will be shooting just one of the four 30-arrows.

In order to finish on time, we must be ready to proceed by 4pm.

That means, archers must already have set up their equipment and be ready to stretch by 4pm!

Please try to come before 4pm on 02/11/2012 and be ready to go at 4pm!

Are you all excited for the upcoming outdoors season??

Below are lists of competitions that count toward your state or national ranking.

State or national ranking can be achieved only by those who are members of USArchery (membership can be obtained here for a $35 fee: http://usarchery.org/membership).

For state, you must attend three of the four tournaments listed.

State indoor was in January, so those of you who missed it must attend all upcoming state competitions!

As for nationals, you must attend National Target Championships/Easton JOAD National Championships (two events combined into one) in order to obtain a national rank.

For both state and national ranking, the more tournaments you attend, your rank generally increases (not always!) because rankings are determined by averaging the ranks you placed in each tournament.

Thank you, Stephanie, for the list of competitions for 2012!

There are always more non-ranking related tournaments to compete in at  http://calarchery.net/index.php?option=com_jevents&view=year&task=year.listevents&Itemid=44  (state events) or http://usarchery.org/events (national events).

-Jin Woo Kim