Summer League Rules

Senior League

  1. The round will be a Short Metric.
  2. The round will be shot under G.N.A.S. rules.
  3. Teams consist of 5 Archers for recurve, 2 for compound and 3 for Longbow.
  4. Recurve matches may not be shot as a postal match. Compound and Longbow fixtures are postal matches and should be shot with the clubs recurve team wherever possible. If not they must be shot on a Club Target day.
  5. It is the responsibility of Home team to organise the match and to offer their opponents a choice of two dates in the month when the match is due to be shot. Failure to accept either one of the dates will mean the away team will forfeit the match. The Home team must still shoot the round and send in their score to register a win. If the date has been arranged and the Home team is unable to shoot, then they will forfeit the match. The away team must shoot the match at their ground and send in the score to register the win.
  6. The home team is detailed first in the fixture. It is their responsibility to submit the match result to the organiser.
  7. Every effort should be made to arrange all matches by the end of April.
  8. If a Club enters more than one team in the same league, the top scores are used to make the A team, the next form the B team etc.
  9. If a Club is drawn against a Bye there is no need to shoot that month. However if scores are sent in they will be recorded for the fixture but not included in the League Table.
  10. Points are awarded to teams as follows:-

    Win = 2 points
    Draw = 1 point
    Loss = 0 points

    If the match is a three way contest points are awarded as follows:-
    Win = 3 points
    2nd = 2 points
    3rd = 1 point

    Hits, Golds, Tens, Nines etc are not taken into account.

  11. Medals will be awarded to the winning team in each division.

    Recurve Team 6 medals plus the JIM ATKINS Trophy
    Compound Team 2 medals
    Longbow Team 3 medals

    In the Recurve Division there is an additional medal awarded to the archer obtaining the highest aggregate score for the season, but not from the winning team.

  12. Results are to reach the Organiser by the 7th day of the month following the match. Failure will result being awarded to the opponents, provided they have sent in their scores in time.
  13. Archers can only shoot for the Club that they have nominated through G.N.A.S.
  14. The Hertfordshire Archery Association must be the Archer's first named county.
  15. If a Hertfordshire Archer changes clubs within the County after the start of the League Season they will not be able to compete for their new Club for the duration of the current season.
  16. Only one score per Archer will be accepted in each discipline. An Archer may compete in more than one discipline.
  17. The Organisers decision is final.

Junior League


  1. The round shot will be three dozen arrows at a single distance, on an 80cm face, as follows:-

    Under 9’s 15 metres.
    Ladies under 13, & Gents under 12, 20 metres.
    Ladies under 16, & Gents under 14, 30 metres.
    Gents over 16, 50 metres.

    The score can also be taken from the first three dozen arrows of a longer round, so the first distance from a short metric can be used. Juniors may shoot a round above their age group, if so their score will be adjusted via handicap tables.

  2. The league will be based on five matches, one a month from May to September.
  3. The archers do not all have to shoot on the same day, but they should nominate the round prior to shooting.
  4. Scores should be submitted to arrive by the 14th of the following month.
  5. There will be separate recurve and compound leagues (other bow-types, dependant on entry).
  6. The team for each month will be based on the top three scores for recurve, and the top two for compound.
  7. Medals will be awarded to the first place teams, and also to the highest scoring recurve and compound archers not in a winning team.
  8. A County certificate will be awarded to all of the Juniors entering.


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