SI Cup and Youth World Championships Trials

Qualification System and Q&A for YWC and YOG

What is the difference and how do you qualify?

Youth World Championships (YWC)

The YWC will be held in Ogden, UT USA July 12-19, 2009. A complete schedule of events can be found on their website at http://www.ogdenywc.com/ . There will be 24 total archers that will represent our country in this event.

• 3 Recurve Female Juniors
• 3 Recurve Female Cadets
• 3 Recuve Male Juniors
• 3 Recurve Male Cadets
• 3 Compound Female Juniors
• 3 Compound Female Cadets
• 3 Compound Male Juniors
• 3 Compound Male Cadets

Youth World Championships Qualification

In order to compete in the YWC you must qualify for the spots from your country.  For the U.S. team, these individuals will qualify during the SI Cup May 1-3, 2009 in Carbondale, Illinois.  The organizer for this event is SI Archers JOAD and Dave Logsdon and Patty Blakely.  Please see the website for additional information http://www.geocities.com/si_archers_joad/2009_SI_Cup.html?1232651354287 Questions about the event can be sent to si_archers_joad@yahoo.com or call Dave at 618-210-6110 or Patty at 618-697-0952. The selection process is outlined in detail further below.

Youth Olympic Games (YOG)

The IOC has announced that it will hold the first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore August 14-26, 2010. More information about this event can be found under Olympics on the FITA website http://www.archery.org/ .  There will be 32 female and 32 male competitors. This competition, like the Olympics, will only have a recurve division (no compound division like the Youth World Championships). There will only be two slots available for our country, but we must qualify for these slots similar to how we have to qualify for slots in the Olympics.

• - 1 Male Recurve
• - 1 Female Recurve

Under the rules of the IOC, the athletes must be born between January1, 1992 and December 31, 1993 to participate in Singapore.

Archers must also shoot a Minimum Qualification Score (MQS) in a 70m Round/60m Round or a FITA Round.

The MQS must be achieved in the qualified period of July 11, 2009 (starting at the 2009 Youth World Championships) to July 1, 2010. Athletes who are shooting the cadet distances in 2008 can obtain the MQS in 2009 as a cadet or obtain the MQS in 2010 in the junior distances.

The participating archers will compete in an individual competition and a team competition.  However, the team competition will not be against other countries, rather the nations will be mixed. The mixed team round will be a round shot with one boy and one girl from a different country shooting together against another mixed team in an Olympic Round match format. The teams will be mixed so the competition is very balanced. For instance the number one boy with the number 32 girl will shoot against the number 32 boy combined with the number 1 girl in the first round and so on.

Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers

There are three ways a country can earn the two slots available for the YOG. 

• Youth World Championships 2009 in Ogden (USA) in the special qualification tournament
• Continental Qualifying tournament - (events not yet determined)
• Through Universality places - (not likely for the U.S. since we have so many top athletes and sports)

On Friday July, 17^th during the Youth World Championships, FITA will be conducting a trials event for slots for the first ever YOG. During the one-day qualification, each country is allowed up to three female and three male competitors. However, these competitors have to be born between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 1993 AND have to be part of the team competing in the Youth World Championships.  Of the 32 slots available for the competition for each gender, 17 slots will be allocated to the countries with the highest ranked archers during this event with a maximum of one (1) per country.

If we, as a country, do not earn our slots at the YWC, we have the option to attend one of the Continental Qualifiers to try to obtain them.

2009 Youth World Championships - Selection Process

Trial Event Date:          May 1-3, 2009

Trial Event Location:   Carbondale, IL

1.                     Youth World Target Championships Team Selection Event

1.1                   Program                                                                       

Table 1

1.2                   FITA Rounds

1.2.1                For the selection event a FITA Round will be shot, points will be allocated

to the top 8 places, according to table 2.

Table 2

1.2.2                The FITA Round will have the effect of reducing the number of archers to the top 8 in each category.  A tie in points following the FITA Round will be broken with a single arrow shoot-off, in accordance with FITA rules 7.6.5.2

1.2.3                The top 8 will then proceed to the Round Robin match play the next day.

1.3                   Round Robin Matches

1.3.1                In each of the 12 arrow matches, by class and division, each archer will shoot against each other archer once.

1.3.2                For each of the 12 arrow matches, 1 point will be awarded for a win and 0 points for a loss.

1.3.3                A single arrow shoot-off according to FITA rules 7.6.5.2 will decide a tie.    

1.3.4                In the event of a bye, 1 point will be awarded to the archer involved.

1.3.5                Points for scores shot will be allocated to each archer in accordance with Tables below.             

Table 3 - Junior / Cadet Recurve

                           Male                                                     Female

Table 4 - Junior / Cadet Compound

                           Male                                                     Female

1.4                   Combined Round Robin Bonus Points

1.4.1                Following the series of 12 arrow matches the total combined (84 arrows) score shot by each archer during the matches will determine the archer's ranking.

1.4.2                Bonus points will be allocated according to this ranking, as show in Table 5.

Table 5

1.4.3                In the event of a tie for combined points, a single arrow shoot-off will determine the placement.

2.                     Team Selection

2.1                   The 8 archers will be ranked according to the total accumulated ranking and bonus points during all phases of the selection shoot.

2.2                   Total Team Selection points determined by adding;

                                    Ranking Points from FITA

                                    Round Robin Score Bonus Points

                                    Bonus Points from Round Robin Wins (+1 ea.)

                                    Ranking Points for Combined Round Robin Score

2.3                   In the event of a tie in the final total there will be a 12 arrow match to break the tie.

2.4                   The top 3 archers in each category will be selected to the US Team for the Youth World Championships.

2.5                   In the event that a top 3 ranked archer is unable to compete for the Team, USA Archery will select the next available archer based on the final ranking order in that category from the trials.

3.                     Additional Rules

3.1                   FITA rules will apply for all portions of the selection event.

3.2                   There will be no equipment failures permitted during the Round Robin matches.

3.3                   All matches will be shot in 4 x 3 arrow ends.

3.4                   Timing for 3 arrow ends shall be 120 sec. per end.  Timing for shoot-offs will be 40 sec. for each arrow.

3.5                   The archers are responsible for the correctness of their scores.  If a mistake is found with the archers scoring after bonus points are awarded, it may not be considered.

3.6                   If an archer, for any reason, is unable to participate or continue in the selection event, the archer concerned shall be deemed to have abandoned the event.  Their ranking and bonus points shall be removed. Points will be awarded to those concerned as per 1.3.4.

3.7                   If an archer placing within the top 8 from the FITA round is unable to continue, the next archer in the ranking place (9th, 10th etc.) shall be included in the remaining portions of the event.  This must take place prior to the start of the Round Robin matches.

3.8                   All those making the USA Archery Team must stay for a meeting with the Team Leader immediately after the selection is over.

Frequently Asked Questions "Youth Olympic Games"

(From FITA Website)

1) How/Where can I qualify for the Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010?

By obtaining a quota place for my country at:

• Youth World Championships 2009 in Ogden (USA) in the special qualification tournament
• Continental Qualifying tournament
• Through Universality places (see further down)

2) Is there team and/or individual quota?

A country can obtain one place for a boy and one place for a girl maximum. There are no team quotas. The team competition is a mixed team (2 nations in a team of 2 archers). (see further down)

3) Is there minimal score (MQS)?

Yes, all archers participating in the Singapore Youth Games have to have shot at least once a minimum qualification score in a 70m Round/60m Round or a FITA Round. For details see the qualification procedure on the FITA Website.

The MQS must be achieved in the qualified period of 11 July 2009 (starting at the 2009 Youth World Championships) to 1 July 2010. Athletes who are shooting the cadet distances in 2008 can obtain the MQS in 2009 as a cadet or obtain the MQS in 2010 in the junior distances.

4) I was born in 1994 and therefore I will be cadet in 2010. Can I participate in the Youth Olympic Games in 2010 or a subsequent edition?

No under the rules of the IOC only the athletes born between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 1993 can participate in Singapore. Also, only these athletes are eligible to obtain places for the Youth Olympic Games in the qualification tournaments. For what concerns the 2014 edition no information is known yet.

5) Is there a separate tournament in Ogden and are the participants different for the Youth World Championships than for the Qualification Tournament?

Yes, there is separate tournament. Only the archers participating in the Youth World Championships can participate in the Qualification tournament but only the ones who are born between 1 January 1992 and 31 December 1993 with a maximum of 3 per country and gender. If there are more than 3 per gender of the same country that are eligible, the member association will have to announce the 3 archers who will participate in the qualification tournament prior to the start of the qualification round of the Youth Championships.

6) Will there be a separate ranking round for the qualification tournament in Ogden?

No, the qualification round of the Youth World Championships will be used as ranking round for the qualification tournament. For boys (*) the 70m will be used and for girls (*) the 60m.

(*) of the eligible age range: born in 1992 and 1993, whatever the age category they will shoot in this World Championship (Junior or Cadet)

7) I was born in 1991. Can I obtain a place for the Youth Olympic Games at the Youth World Championships in Ogden and have another person from the same country represent me at the Youth Olympic Games?

No as stated before. Only the ones born in 1992 and 1993 can obtain places even if athletes born in 1991 are Junior in 2009.

8) I obtained a place at the Youth Championships for the Youth Olympic Games. Does this mean I will compete in Singapore?

No, not for sure. Places are obtained for your National Olympic Committee. Your federation has to nominate the archer they wish to represent them and then the NOC has to accept this proposal.

9) Which distances will I shoot on to obtain a quota place for the Youth Olympic Games?

Ogden YWC: The qualification round for the Youth World Championships will be shot as a FITA Round for the category they compete in:

For boys born in 1992 (juniors): 90m, 70m, 50m and 30m

For boys born in 1993 (cadets): 70m, 60m, 50m and 30m

For girls born in 1992 (juniors): 70m, 60m, 50m and 30m

For girls born in 1993 (cadets): 60m, 50m, 40 and 30m

The score of the 70m for boys and 60m for girls will be used as entrance for the qualification tournament which is an Olympic Round at 70m for boys and 60m for girls.

Continental Qualifiers in 2009: same principle as Ogden so boys will shoot 70m and girls 60m for the Olympic Round and the score of that distance is used as qualifier.

Continental Qualifiers in 2010: For all archers 70m will be used for the Olympic Round.

10) What is this mixed team round?

The mixed team round will be a round shot with one boy and one girl from a different country shooting together against another mixed team in an Olympic Round match format. The teams will be mixed so the competition is very balanced. For instance the number one boy with the number 32 girl will shoot against the number 32 boy combined with the number 1 girl in the first round and so on.

11) What are the universality places?

These places are places to guarantee that each NOC has a minimum of 4 athletes at the Youth Olympic Games. They are allocated according to a procedure which you can find on the FITA website. The number of NOCs that can apply for them are limited.