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The very best in state archery competition
For decades the MSAA has crowned state champions
and there has been no higher state archery honor than to compete and win an MSAA
event. MSAA tournaments are the most well attended archery events in the state
and the MSAA continues to work to improve them and to make them even better - check the Event Calendar!
Getting started, and is archery a safe
sport?
We want to help you find the right way to
begin in the sport of archery and to realize that there is no shooting sport that
is safer than archery is.
How to get started in the sport
of Archery!
Learn more about just how safe
archery is!
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Here you will find much of what you will
need to know in order to compete in MSAA tournaments. Once you have discovered the
level of competition, family involvement, and plain archery fun that the MSAA has to offer you will be hooked
on MSAA events! The MSAA is affordable and offers discounts to families -
tournaments are just one more way that the MSAA looks out for the Minnesota archer!
Check out where you fit in with regard to
division, class, and equipment.
MSAA Division/Classes
MSAA Equipment Rules
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Get the dates of MSAA events and those of MSAA affiliated
archery clubs and pro-shops:
Visit the MSAA Event Calendar!
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MSAA State Tournaments
MSAA
Indoor Tournament
MSAA
3D Tournament
MSAA
Target Tournament
MSAA
Field Tournament
MSAA Bowfish Tournament
MSAA
FITA Tournament
Tournament Fee Table
MSAA Records
MSAA Results
MSAA Grand Champion
An MSAA Grand Champion is the very best
that the MSAA has to offer by way of competition. A Grand Champion Award is
given annually in each MSAA division/class to the person that has accumulated the
highest cumulative score after having shot the MSAA Regional (only one score required),
Indoor, Target, Field, and 3D.
MSAA Grand Champions are recognized at the
State Indoor Tournament following the year in which they had won the award. The
award is a beautiful engraved walnut plaque personalized with the winner's name
and division/class.
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The State Indoor Tournament
The MSAA State Indoor Tournament has matured
into one of the largest archery tournaments held annually in the nation. Each
year the Indoor is hosted by a different MSAA affiliated club at a different location.
Participating in the Indoor is a two-step process, a participant must first shoot
a qualifying score in their chosen division and class, and then go on to to compete
in the Indoor itself. The Regional Qualifying Round is held during the first
two weekends in February and the Indoor typically takes place near the beginning
of April.
Regional Round sites are spread out all across the state. The Regional Qualifying Round is used to
set up the flighting for the Indoor tournament itself. Flighting groups archers
with similar shooting ability into groups that compete independently for awards
at the Indoor.
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The distances that paticipants shoot at
are 20 yards for Adults, Young Adults (15-17), and Youth (12-14), and 10 yards for
Cubs (8-11) and Midgets (7 and under).
Hundreds of archers attend the indoor
each year and hundreds more turn out to watch. Do not miss out on this archery
spectacle, make plans now to attend the next Indoor Tournament!
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MSAA 300 Round
This is a popular round that is nearly identical
to those shot by other local and national archery groups. It is a round that
is often shot during archery club leagues.
Participants can choose to shoot the single
or 5-spot target. Scoring on the single-spot is X-5-4-3-2-1 and scoring on
the 5-spot is X-5-4, with any arrow missing the scoring rings awarded a score of
0.
During the round a participant will shoot
70 arrows total - 10 for warmup and 60 for score. Arrows are shot in a group
of 5 called an 'end'. A perfect score is 300 with 60 X's.
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Get the Indoor Tournament rules here, or contact
the Tournament Director
here
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The
State 3D Tournament
3D (3-Dimensional) archery is widely popular
in Minnesota and the MSAA puts together one of the best 3D tournaments in the state.
Like all MSAA tournaments the State 3D travels from place to place and is hosted
by a different MSAA affiliated club every year. The 3D is a tournament that
features realistic hunting situations where full-sized animals are the targets.
The 3D offers the very best with regard to family archery entertainment with camping
facilities often situated nearby.
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3D is an outdoor activity where a participant
walks a course stopping at shooting stations to shoot at animals along lanes that
vary in distance to the target. There are usually about 30 shooting stations
and an archer should come prepared to shoot at targets that are anywhere from 10
to 50 yards away. There are shooting markers placed at different distances
depending upon the age division.
At the MSAA 3D the first score that is shot
is the official score, but an archer may return and shoot the course again.
A benefit of shooting the MSAA State 3D is that memberships purchased at the event
are not only good for the rest of the calendar year but also are good for the entire
following year. Guests (non-MSAA members) are welcome at this tournament
and do not have to join to shoot, although they will not be eligible for MSAA awards.
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Get the 3D Tournament rules here, or contact
the Tournament Director
here
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The State Target Tournament
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The MSAA State Target Tournament uses the
large 122cm multi-colored face that is simply a joy to shoot at. This tournament
is held outdoors with Adults and Young Adults (15-17) shooting 30 arrows from 60-yards,
30 from 50-yards, and 30 from 40-yards. 6 arrows are shot in a group, known
as an 'end', and two ends are allowed for practice before scoring begins.
All divisions shoot the same number of arrows with Youth (12-14) shooting from 50,
40, and 30 yards, Cubs (8-11) shooting from 30, 20, and 10 yards, and Midgets (7
and under) shooting from 20, 15, and 10 yards.
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Get the Target Tournament rules here, or contact
the Tournament Director
here
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The State Field Tournament
The MSAA State Field Tournament is the best
opportunity for an archer to demonstrate a well-rounded ability to not only shoot
but to endure. The Field tournament brings together the aspects of a 3D tournament
and a target tournament. Like a 3D tournament a course is walked and at shooting
stations shots are taken at targets that vary in distance. An important difference
between the 3D tournament and the Field tournament is that multiple arrows are shot
at the same target that at the end of the day add up to more than 100 arrows shot!
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If you think that your tough than Field
archery is for you. Not only are more arrows shot at this tournament than
any other MSAA tournament the course rules need to be carefully followed, making
this game not only an endurance test but also a mental challenge. Make a mistake
in shooting position or shooting order and you will lose points. Shoot well,
avoid getting tired out, and keep your wits about you and you will leave the course
a state champion!
Get help with the MSAA
Field Rule Pamphlet
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Get the Field Tournament rules here, or contact
the Tournament Director
here
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The State Bowfish Tournament
The MSAA State Bowfish Tournament has steadily
gained popularity since it first began and this year the MSAA will field a couple
of dozen boats who will go in pursuit of the other state fish - the common carp.
It is messy work, but for one day in early June MSAA Bowfishers will go forth and
by force will cultivate the mammoth carp, and while so doing will take awards for
most fish caught by weight, largest fish caught, and smallest fish taken.
Contact the Tournament Director
here
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The
State FITA Tournament
The MSAA State FITA Tournament
features the longest shooting of any MSAA Tournament. FITA is the archery
round that is shot at the Olympic games and goes the deepest with its historical
roots. The longest shot is 90 meters (98.5 yards). Adult men shoot from
90, 70, 50, and 30 meters. Adult women shoot from 70, 60, 50, and 30 meters.
Seniors shoot from 60, 50, 40, and 30 meters. Young Adults (15-17) shoot Adult distances.
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Youth (12-14) shoot from 60, 50, 40, and
30 meters. Cubs (8-11) shoot from 30, 25, 25, and 20 meters. Midgets
(7 and under) shoot all their arrows from 15 meters.
The MSAA holds a single day FITA (1/2 FITA)
with an optional Olympic Round. The target is the 122cm face for longer distances
and the 80cm for those nearer. MSAA FITA distances are different from standard FITA distances at the Senior, Youth, Cub, and Midget division levels. The MSAA FITA is not a FITA sanctioned event.
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Get the FITA Tournament rules here, or contact
the Tournament Director
here
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