The TSAA is a 501(c)3 non-profit state chapter of USA Archery, the NGB for the USOC
for archery in the United States. Images are links to Parent Organizations.

Subscribe to the NAA JOAD NEWSLETTER -The NAA is planning on creating a JOAD Newsletter and we are gathering the email addresses for anyone interested in such.  There is no cost, you can opt out at any time, and your address will be used only for NAA-related emails.  Click on the link above to subscribe.

JOAD Age Division Calculator - enter your DOB and find out what JOAD division you are in!   How FAR is that? A distance converter

Distances & Target Chart  (Printable Acrobat Version) - Lyle McIlhaney of the NAA (webmaster) created a comprehensive table of all distances and target sizes for all classes - rewritten by TexARC in Oct.2002

JUMP to the Parent's  FAQ (frequently asked questions) document

About the JOAD Program:
Our most important asset in archery, just as in life, is our youth.  The NAA's JOAD (Junior Olympic Archery Development) program promotes the sport of archery with young people.  It stresses qetting a bow in hand quickly (instead of boring the kid with lectures), yet doing so safely, and focuses on the positive aspects of the sport.  The USA's last Olympic Gold Medal archer started out as a JOAD archer.    While the Olympic effort IS important, it is far more important that archery be a fun and positive experience so that the young archer will continue to enjoy the sport throughout life.  The JOAD coach knows this and strives to promote success and a positive attitude.

In an effort to help new JOAD parents and new archers to better understand the sport, the following information has been accumulated:

SCORES of the winners of the NAA's JOAD National Tournaments - Alex & Racae Meyer put together a great comparison chart.

JOAD Olympian Explanation & Rankings by Jim Krueger - The NAA has achievement levels - this is how they work

Explanation of Criteria for JOAD Team Ranking and JOAD Olympian Trip Information by Jim Krueger - What happens if your archer makes the Junior USAT?

Junior USAT Rules for 2004 team

FITNESS Requirements for Jr. USAT (U.S. Archery Team)

What is a tournament like?  Indoors

Link to the NAA JOAD site- click over your region:

Texas Archery Clubs and Businesses

It is very important that all archery resources: clubs, 4H clubs, and businesses that are involved with archery in Texas be included on our website to maximize participation for anyone interested in getting into archery.  This may be the way that someone actually finds your club or business!

Please send information on YOUR Texas archery resource to us for inclusion on this page.  Listings may include location (street address/zip), times of meetings, scheduled events, pictures of facilities/persons, etc...

Link to NAA-associated Clubs in Texas (including many summer camp JOADs)