Kathleen Millar Eastern Zone Coach for Ontario Winter Games

Kathleen Millar, team coach, along with manager Garnett Last, will be supporting the Eastern Zone archery team to the 2024 Ontario Winter Games, February 22-26th, 2024.  The Games are taking place in Thunder Bay, ON.

This is the first time that archery has been assigned to the Winter Games, and therefore, archers will be shooting indoors at 18m. The team age categories, U21 and younger, include recurve and compound archers from across the zone.

Archers are looking forward to all the aspects of competition and Games.  There is a wide cross-section of archer experience and age on this team for males and females, from first-time major games participation to Pan Am youth championships.

While the Games are running, Kathleen Millar will not be available for private coaching from February 21 to 28, 2024.  In the meantime, for further information on private lessons, please contact South Nation Archery at 613-989-2943 and speak with Larry.

2024 Provincial Indoor IFAA Championships at SNAC

Thank you to our competitors and guests who joined us to shoot this championship on Sunday, January 28.  Attendance was a little smaller this year due to the fact that quite a few of our regular competitors were attending the Lancaster Archery Tournament in Pennsylvania.

That didn’t stop 2 of our members from setting unofficial provincial records for this round.

Travis Tyo in 21+ men’s hunter division shot a 300 with 46 5s

Shawn Matheson in 21+ Para Open Recurve shot 266 to break his own record.

Congratulations to Pam Leclair, who also shot a PB on this round.

Club results follow.  For full results, please consult the Archery Ontario website.

2024 Regional Indoor Champs & MICA Event at SNAC

SNAC is pleased to host the 2024 edition of the indoor national 10-ring championship, and MICA Pan American Event.  These events has been registered for both national and international records and award pins.

Regionals Date:  Sunday, March 03, 2024

MICA Date:  Sunday, March 24, 2024

9am practice; 10am scoring
1pm practice; 2pm scoring

Pre-registration is compulsory and closes 3 days before the event at 9pm.  Call 613-989-2943 or e-mail:  info@southnationarchery.com

Bring dry, indoor footwear please.

Fees:  21+ & 50/60+  $30      U21 & younger $20

Outdoor Lanes CLOSED for 2023

SNAC’s outdoor lanes are closed for the winter, and until further notice.

When the ground is dry enough, a notice will be posted for re-opening, with the following provisions:

1.  Permission is needed before you are allowed to start shooting.

2.  Lanes are available only during business hours.

3.  All participants must prove in-force personal liability coverage before shooting.

4.  NO ONE is to venture off the outdoor target range into the woods or off the SNAC property.  Anyone doing so will be asked to leave the facility.

5.  Normal archery-specific safety rules are in effect; anyone violating these standard safety rules (personal/group/equipment) will be asked to leave the facility.

User fee:  $5/person

2023 4 X 720 Weekend in the books

Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend to join us for our annual 4 x 720 event.  The weather was terrific and the shooting facilities were top-notch.

Find the results below for the 4 rounds shot on July 29 & 30:

 

This completes our outdoor tournament schedule for 2023.

Our next event is our 40th Anniversary Open House on Saturday, August 26, 2023.  We look forward to seeing you then!

Shawn Matheson qualifies for Para World Champs at SNAC

On June 11th, SNAC ran 2 WA720 rounds.  Thank you for everyone who attended.

During the afternoon round, SNAC member Shawn Matheson shot his 3rd and final qualification score to represent Canada at the Para Archery World Championships in Pilsen, CZE later in July this year.

Congratulations, Shawn!!

Please find our results links below:

2023 SNAC House Leagues – Final Results

Congratulations to all of our members and participants who joined us for house leagues in 2023.  It is the first time since the COVID-19 Pandemic that we have been able to run a full season of indoor competition and the shooter numbers are starting to come back to pre-pandemic levels.  That’s a good sign!

The results are listed in the link below.  For house leagues, all equipment divisions used the outer 10.  There were some really close races this year.

Thank you to everyone who joined us this year.  Hopefully, we will see this year’s group back in January 2024, along with new participants who want to try some friendly competition in their local area.  For more details, please contact Kathy or Larry during normal business hours at 613-989-2943 or by e-mail:  info@southnationarchery.com

2023 Nutrition Challenge Well Done

Our SNAC advanced classes took on the annual March Nutrition Month Challenge to chart healthy eating for 1 week.  99% of our students participated – well done!

Rian Chicoine remains our nutrition champion for another year, with Pam Leclair only 10 points behind him.  Congratulations, Rian and all our participants.

Remember that a balanced diet with good hydration and fewer “hollow calories” can help archery performance as well as overall health.  Combined with good sleeping habits, you can feel better and have more energy.  Take the nutrition challenge on your own – Kathleen Millar can send you a score sheet upon request.