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Florida 4-H Archery

 
 
 
 
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Florida 4-H Shooting Sports Archery Program

 

The Florida 4-H Shooting Sports Archery Program is one of the largest project areas in Florida 4-H. The 4-H Shooting Sports program teaches life skills through the sport of archery. The life skills component of 4-H Shooting Sports is what sets it apart from other youth archery programs. The Florida 4-H Shooting Sports Archery Program offers five state-run matches at the Easton Newberry Archery Center from October – March. The matches include a field match, an indoor match, a 3D match, a Traditional bow-only match, culminating in the State Match which encompasses field, 3D, and FITA. The top 4 senior compound archers and top 4 recurve archers qualify for the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship in June.

How To Participate

To participate in Florida 4-H Shooting Sports Archery Program, youth must be active 4-H members in a county 4-H program, under the guidance of a 4-H certified archery instructor, 30 days prior to the day of the match. For information on how to register for a county 4-H archery program, contact your local county UF/IFAS Extension office. For active and approved 4-H members, registration is through 4-H Online. For questions about matches, contact Bill Tillett (wtillett@ufl.edu) or Julia Kelly (julia.kelly@ufl.edu). Also, check out their Facebook page here.

 
 

Upcoming 4-H Competition Schedule

Please click below for event information in the new 4-H Archery Match Handbook!

 
 

 

4-H State Field Archery Match

In the State Field Archery Match archers will shoot an NFAA (National Field Archery Association) field round. In this style of competition, archers shoot on a walking course similar to a golf course. Target distances vary by age and go up to 60 yards. Archers shoot in small groups of approximately 3 to 4 and will shoot a total of 14 targets. The maximum number of arrows shot for this round is 56. Please see rules below for more details.

 
 

Dates:

Saturday, December 7th, 2024

 
 

 

4-H State Indoor Archery Match

In this State Match archers will shoot an indoor round. In this style of competition, archers shoot at a distance of 9m or 18m. Archers shoot 3 arrows per end for 10 ends, for a total of 30 arrows. Please see rules below for more details.

 
 

Dates:

Saturday, October 19th, 2024

 
 

 

4-H State 3D Archery Match

In the State 3D Archery Match archers will shoot an IBO (International Bowhunting Organization) 3D round. Archers will shoot on a 14-target walk through course twice for a total of 28 targets, with one arrow shot per target. Target distances vary by age and go up to 50 yards. Please see rules below for more details.

 
 

Dates:

Saturday, January 18th, 2025

 
 

 

4-H State FITA Archery Match

In the State FITA Archery Match archers will shoot a classic 1440 FITA round. This target archery competition will consist of 72 arrows for Senior divisions and 36 arrows for Intermediate and Junior divisions. This target archery competition is shot over varying distances. Target distances vary by age and go up to 60 meters. Please see rules below for more details.

 
 

Dates:

Saturday, February 22nd, 2025

 
 

 

4-H State Archery Match

Juniors and Intermediates will only shoot on Saturday as has traditionally been done. They will start with FITA (36 arrows) in the morning. After lunch, they will shoot a combination 3D/Field course (35 arrows). Once the afternoon shooting has been completed, the scores will be tallied, and awards will be given. The Juniors and Intermediates will not be shooting on Sunday.

Seniors will shoot on both Saturday and Sunday. On Day 1, Seniors will shoot a ½ FITA (72 arrows) and 14 3D targets (14 arrows). On Day 2, Seniors will shoot another 14 3D targets (14 arrows) plus 14 Field targets (56 arrows). Awards will be given at the end of the day on Sunday. The National teams will be announced at this time as well.

 
 

DATEs:

  • Junior/Intermediates:

    • April 5th, 2025

  • Seniors

    • April 5th - 6th, 2025

 
 
 

How To Get Started In 4-H

 

To get started with Florida 4-H Archery please contact your local county 4-H organizers or check here to find your local 4-H.