Youth Challenge | Coast Archers

CA YOUTH CHALLENGE COMP

COAST ARCHERS
YOUTH CHALLENGE

INDIVIDUAL & TEAM EVENT

March 8th 2026

THIS IS A WORLD ARCHERY REGISTERED TOURNAMENT

Coast Archers is located at our range at
Fred Pinkstone Oval in Peats Ridge.

Perfect for all youth archers from novice to advanced, this is one of the key Youth Events on the NSW Tournament Calendar…

Designed to encourage all clubs to put forward their youth archers to participate in this friendly competition, Coast Archers Youth Challenge features both an individual and team event for compound and recurve archers.

We are located on the Central Coast. Just 1 hour from Central Sydney, one hour from Newcastle and just an hour and 20 minutes from Liverpool and Penrith…

Why not make a weekend of it and enjoy the Central Coast…

Accomodation & Attractions

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FOR ALL ARCHERS, AGE 20 & UNDER!

NOVICE TO ADVANCED

Canberra Round…

Coast Archers hosts the Coast Archers Youth Challenge each year which is open to all junior divisions from all AA clubs. This year it will be held on February 16th. Competitors shoot a 90 Arrow Short round based on their age and due to the starting distance for each age group our competition offers a level playing field*:

20 and under:

Canberra (WA/60/900), 60m, 50m, 40m, 122cm target face

U18:

Canberra (WA/60/900), 60m, 50m, 40m, 122cm target face

U16:

Short Canberra (50/900), 50m, 40m, 30m, 122cm target face

U14:

Junior Canberra (40/900), 40m, 30m, 20m, 122cm target face

* Please note if an archer chooses to shoot a round below the one for their age class, they forfeit being able to win a medal.

Indvidual and Team Events

The Youth Challenge features an individual medal event and a team event where the scores ofthe top three archers in either Compound or Recurve bow types are combined.

In addition there are awards for the highest scoring individual Compound and Recurve Archers.

Team Event:

There is a:

Compound Team Event and a
Recurve Team Event

Teams can be made up of archers using sighted and barebow.

There is no separate team event for longbow. Longbow archers are grouped into the recurve division.

Teams comprise of three or more archers in the same bow type and can be of all ages, 20 and under. If a club has three (3) or more archers of the same bow type then that forms a team. All archers will be eligible to particpate in the team, irrespective of their ability.

The top three scores of a club for each bow type are added together. The total of the top three scores are used to determine the highest scoring team. All members of the team are counted as being part of the team even if their scores are not used to calculate a total score. In the event of a win, all team members are presented with the trophy on the podium.

Composite Teams

If a club does not have three or more archers to form a team, then they can combine with another club(s) that has less than three archers to form a composite team, providing they are all using the same bow type. The names will be drawn from a hat on the day to prevent ‘team stacking’.

All archers of a particular bow type must participate in their club’s team if there is one, and may not choose to shoot in a composite team.

Medals & Trophies

Coast Archers Youth Challenge medals have become prized possessions for anyone that has won one before!

There are perpetual trophies for the Recurve Team Event and the Compound Team Event. The trophy stays at the host ground of Coast Archers and will have the winning team engraved on the plate. Trophies are used for the presentation and photographs at the event. Winning teams are given a framed certificate to take back to their club.

Scoring Devices

Archers are encouraged to bring phones for scoring on iScored today. Novice archers will be placed with experienced tournament archers so they can learn the ropes.

BBQ Lunch

A sausage sandwich and drink are included in the cost of the registration for all competitors. Additional sausage sandwiches are available for purchase by parents and spectators and hungry archers!

Additional drinks are extra, usually around $2 per can.

Shelters

We always put out shelters at our tournaments to protect archers from sun and rain. It also creates a great tournament atmosphere!

Accessible Parking, toilets and food and drink

The carpark is immediately right as you turn into the driveway.

Persons with disabilities may park in our accessible parking area which is past the carpark and down the driveway. The accessible carpark is behind the long container and the council sign.

A cafe with public and disabled toilets are just across the road behind the shopping centre.

We are also next door to 'The Springs' golf club which is a really nice venue. We would suggest you take a change of shirt if you would like to visit to have a drink or some food. The dress code there is smart casual.

Entry Fee

Coast Archers strives to make its events affordable.

The entry fee is just $35.00 per archer which includes lunch If you would like to register, please click here.

Records Achieved

The Range at Coast Archers is surrounded by trees and the perfect place to go for a personal best and also quite a few records have been broken at the events over the years… Scores pending are awaiting verification by the State and National Recorders.

17/2/19 Josie Hatch (Armidale), Female Cub Compound, Junior Canberra with a score of 880 out of 900 – National Record.

16/2/20 Darren Candra (SOPA), Male Intermediate Barebow Recurve with a score of 736 out of 900 – National Record.

21/11/21 Ammrutha Vashetharan (SOPA) Cub Female, Junior Canberra with a score of 871 out of 900 – National Record (Pending).

21/11/21 Darren Candra (SOPA) Intermediate Male Barebow Recurve, Junior Canberra with a score of 800 out of 900 – National Record (Pending).

21/11/21 Branden Tse (SOPA) Intermediate Male Recurve, Short Canberra with a score of 853 out of 900 – National Record (Pending).

21/11/21 Emma Lucile Blayney (Sydney University Archery Club) 20 & Under Female Barebow Recurve, WA 60/900 with a score of 508 out of 900 – National Record (Pending).