STATE FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

TO: BCR no 1 and 2 and Club Secretaries

FROM: Art Reimer President

A G E N D A

The second regularly scheduled meeting of the State Field Archery Association of New Jersey will be held Friday evening March 8, 2002, at Wa-Xo-Be indoor range at Major Rd., South Brunswick, NJ at 8 pm.

1. Officer Reports

2. Committee Reports

STATE FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

The first regularly scheduled meeting of the State Field Archery Association of New Jersey for 2002 was held Friday evening January 18, 2002, at 8:15 pm. The meeting was called to order by President Art Reimer. Those participating in the meeting were Club representatives and interested Club members of the following Field Archery Clubs. ( indicated by a *).

* Black Knight * Lincoln Park

* Cape May * Shongum

* Dover * Wa-Xo-Be

* Garden State * Wo-Pe-Na

* Green Mt.

There were 9 Clubs present.

Guests and new BCRS:

Darrel Raught BCR Garden State

OFFICER REPORTS:

Executive V.P. James Mitchell

Jim distributed 500 state booklets to the Club’s for the 2002 tournament year. The SFAA made a profit of $605.00 on the booklets. Jim noted that the Sportsmen Show at the Raritan Center was a great success for the SFAA-NJ, Jim handed out 400 magazines showing locations of all our NJ clubs. Jim also noted that the Boy Scouts of America will be having festival on October 12, 2002 in Sussex County, they expect to host 5,000-8,000 Boy Scouts.

V.P. Awards Doug Joyce

Doug noted that he will distribute the plaques won at the Indoor State Championship shoot at Wa-Xo-Be’s indoor shoot on April 21, 2002.

V.P. Field Archery Al Liguori handed out applications for both the Indoor and the Outdoor Championship shoots.

V.P. Bow Hunting Cheryl Mitchell

Cheryl distributed deer year bars to Dover , Black Knight and Shongum.

NFAA Director Art Reimer

Art noted that there will be a 3D event at Atlantic City on April 19-21/2002. The NFAA Agenda meeting will be held in February in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Weekly Award Claire Reimer

Claire noted that the following Clubs are delinquent in their shoot money and reports:

Garden State 12/16/01

Wo-Pe-Na 1/6/02

Garden State 1/6/02

OLD BUSINESS:

Tabled motion submitted by Garden State to shoot 28 Field and Hunter and 14 Animal targets at the 2002 State Outdoor Championship. A vote of the BCRs passed the motion.

NEW BUSINESS:

NFAA Agenda items to be discussed and voted on are as follows:

Item submitted by Pa. at present 50% of the registration fee is to be refunded to no shows. The motion asks to delete the 50% refunds to no shows. Item was vetoed by a vote of the BCR.

Item submitted by Texas: At the National Indoor Tournament if a style has less than twenty (20) participants, beginning with the next NFAA Indoor Tournament and at all future NFAA National Tournaments, that the style be discontinued following that tournament. Item was vetoed by a vote of the BCR.

Item submitted by Southwest Section: Freestyle Bowhunter. Eliminate this entire section. Anyone wishing to compete with sights and release may compete in Freestyle. Freestyle Limited Bowhunter. Eliminate this entire section. Anyone wishing to compete with sights and fingers may compete in Freestyle Limited. Item was vetoed by a vote of the BCR.

Item submitted by Mid Atlantic Councilman: Change the official Field round from 28 targets to 20 targets. Three arrows maximum at each target. Using existing target faces. Scored 10, 8, 5. Perfect score of 600. Yardage to be eliminated, 80 yard walk up, 45 yard walk up, 15 yard and 35 foot walk up. X’s to be counted as tie breakers only. At fan shots, where two faces are presented, shoot two arrows in one face and one arrow in the other. You choose. Item was passed by vote of BCR.

Item submitted by Pro Division: The National Outdoor tournament winners are chosen for their shooting accuracy. The Animal Round should reflect that accuracy by placing a target X-ring into the scoring area of the animal target. This X-ring would have a one point value and correspond with the X-ring size on the field target shot at the same distance. Item was vetoed by the vote of the BCR.

Black Knight asked the SFAA for a monetary donation to the “Big Foot” Skins game. President Reimer noted the Club should write a letter to the SFAA requesting the donation.

GOOD N WELFARE:

Wa-Xo-Be will he conducting a shooter school May 3-5, 2002.

There being no further business, a motion was made Black Knight to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 pm, second by Dover and carried.

Respectfully submitted

Kathleen Jarvie

Secty/Treas. SFAA-NJ