The committee dealt with a number of issues and concerns regarding team atlatl competition.  Agreement and consensus centered on the following:

• Team atlatl competitions should be held in conjunction with existing atlatl events rather than as separate events
• Team atlatl competitions should be as inclusive as possible for NYSAA members and affiliated groups
• Team atlatl competitions should have a relatively consistent format for competition and scoring
• Team atlatl competitions should have a method for handicapping to allow fair competition and greater participation
• Team atlatl competition should feature a regular season schedule and a championship

The committee used these objectives to establish a position of Team Atlatl Competition Chairman, a format for teams, a format for a regular season, a format for a championship and a schedule for 2007

     1.     The officers shall, at the annual fall meeting of the New York State Atlatl Association, appoint a Team Atlatl Competition Chairman for the following season.

     2.     The Team Atlatl Competition Chairman will accept and maintain team rosters, keep and publish the results of all competitions, establish the championship bracketing based on the rules, oversee the championship, and handle all other matters necessary to the operation of the season.

     3. All decisions related to interpretation of the NYSAA Team Atlatl Competition rules (NYSAA By-law #1) will be at the sole discretion of the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman, whose decision shall be final.

     4. The Team Atlatl Competition Chairman will forward to the NYSAA Secretary/Treasurer a copy of the schedule, the team rosters, the results of team atlatl competitions, the results of the championship, and other
pertinent information regarding team atlatl competition.

     5. The Team Atlatl Competition Chairman will issue an end of the season report to the officers of NYSAA at the annual fall NYSAA meeting.
 

II.     NYSAA TEAM ATLATL COMPETITION SCHEDULING

     1. The Team Atlatl Competition Chairman will accept requests for team atlatl competition events from NYSAA member groups or individual  members of NYSAA pursuant to NYSAA sponsorship guidelines.

     2. Requests for team atlatl competition events must be received by the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman before 1 April of each year.
 

III.   NYSAA ATLATL TEAMS

     1. Teams will be limited to NYSAA affiliated groups (Tyoga Atlatl Association, Genesee Valley Association, Chautauqua Spears, and Renegade Atlatl). Each team will pay an entry fee of $15 to the Secretary/Treasurer of NYSA by 1 April, to cover the costs of team atlatl.

     2. Teams will consist of members of NYSAA affiliate groups or NYSAA members whose names are filed with the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman by 1 April. Teams may list as many members of their respective association as desired; however, only three (3) listed members may participate in competition at a given event. The high ISAC score from 2006 (or most recent competitive year) for each team member must be included on the team roster for handicapping purposes.

     3. An individual listed on the roster of two (2) different teams may compete on more than one (1) team if no other members of the second team are available to compete and it is necessary in order to field a team. No team can have more than two (2) substitutes at a given competition.

     4. Each team will designate a captain whose duties shall be to file the team roster, file the $15 entry fee, and have the team prepared to participate at each competition, including the championship.

     5. A team must compete in a minimum of three (3) regular season competitions to qualify for the championship.
 

IV.   NYSAA TEAM ATLAL REGULAR SEASON FORMAT

     1. The target for competition will be an official archery target.

     2. Using 2006 high ISAC (or last recorded year) scores:

          A. A team member who threw a 59 or less will throw from 5, 8, 10, 15, and 20 meters.

          B. A team member who threw from 60 to 75 will throw from 8, 10, 15, 20, and 25 meters.

          C. A team member who threw from 76 to 89 will throw from 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 meters.

          D. A team member who threw 90 or above will throw from 15, 20, 25, 30, and 35 meters.

     3. The scoring will be based upon the numbers on an official archery target. Each team member will throw two darts from each distance as handicapped in 2. above. Each member of the team will throw his/her darts from the first handicapped distance for each member, and after scoring the darts will be removed.  The team score will be the aggregate scoring of the three (3) team members.

     4. Team members must compete as a group; it is not necessary to compete in direct competition against other teams during the scheduled regular season. Teams may compete only once during each regular season competition, and all team competition must occur on the scheduled day of each regular season competition during scheduled ISAC periods, or with approval of the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman.

     5. Teams may not score themselves. Team aggregate scores will be used to determine team placement at each regular season event.

     Team atlatl competition score sheets will be available for downloading from the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman. Team atlatl score sheets must be mailed or e-mailed to the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman within one (1) week after the conclusion of each scheduled regular season competition.


V.   NYSAA TEAM ATLATL CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

     1. Team standings at the conclusion of the scheduled regular season will be used to bracket teams for the championship. The championship will be based on direct competition between two (2) bracketed teams, with
the winning team advancing until a final winner is determined. The total aggregate team scores from each regular season competition, divided by the number of regular season competitions in which the team competed, will be used to determine bracketing. The Team Atlatl  Competition Chairman will establish and publicize said bracketing.

     2. Teams may not score themselves. The official scorer will toss a coin to determine which team has the choice of throwing first or throwing second.  Each member of one team will throw his/her darts from the first
handicapped distance for each member, and after scoring the darts will be removed. Each member of the second team will then throw likewise. The teams will alternate throwing first for each consecutive round and  will continue until the competition is completed.  No rotation of order needs to occur within the individual team.

     3. Scores must be turned in to the Team Atlatl Competition Chairman or his designate upon completion of the team’s competition. The team championship score will be the aggregate scoring for the
three (3) team members in the championship event only. Team championship aggregate scores will be used to determine which teams are eliminated and which continue to the final round whereby a winning
team is determined.

     4. NYSAA will present the rotating team trophy to the yearly team atlatl competition championship winner, who will retain the trophy until the next championship.