RMAA By Laws

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RMAA By Laws

Article I. GENERAL SHOOTING RULES

Section 1. RMAA TARGET SERIES

  • (1.a) The Target Series shall be governed by NFAA rules
  • (1.b) The Target Series shall consist of (5) Events
    • (1.b.i) ALL-IN VEGAS 450 – 2 day Event consisting of a Vegas 450 round each day.
    • (1.b.ii) INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP – 2 day Event consisting of an NFAA 300 round each day.
    • (1.b.iii) 3-D CHALLENGE – 1 day Event consisting of a 40 target 3-D round.
    • (1.b.iv) FUN IN THE SUN – 2 day Event consisting of 900 American round, and 600 American round.
    • (1.b.v) FIELD SHOWDOWN – 2 day Event consisting of 28 Hunter, 14 Field, and 14 Animal targets.

Section 1.2 RMAA 3-D SERIES

  • (2.a) The 3-D Series shall be governed by ASA rules.
  • (2.b) The 3-D Series shall consist of 4, one day, 40 target Events.

Article II. DIVISIONS OF COMPETITION

Section 2.1 RMAA TARGET SERIES

  • (1.a) PRO – any archer holding a “Pro Card” with any recognized organization must shoot the Pro class. Any archer may shoot the Pro class without having to buy their “Pro Card”.
  • (1.b) SENIOR – any archer older than 50 years at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Senior class.
  • (1.c) ADULT – any archer older than 18 years at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year must shoot the Adult class.
  • (1.d) JUNIOR – shall consist of 4 divisions
    • (1.d.i) YOUNG ADULT – any archer between the ages of 15-17 at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Young Adult class.
    • (1.d.ii) YOUTH – any archer between the ages of 12-14 at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Youth class.
    • (1.d.iii) CUB – any archer between the ages of 9-11 at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Cub class.
    • (1.d.iv) PEE-WEE – any archer 8 YEARS AND UNDER at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot thePEE-WEE class.
  • (1.e) Any Junior archer may move up a division without effecting NFAA status. Said archer may NOT move down, unless reason is submitted, excepted by the Board of Directors. The decision of the Board of Directors is final.
  • (1.f) The Junior divisions shall offer Freestyle and Freestyle Limited Recurve classes for Boys and Girls.

Section 2.2 RMAA 3-D SERIES

  • (2.a) PRO – any archer holding a “Pro Card” with any recognized organization must shoot the Pro class. Any archer may shoot the Pro class without having to buy their “Pro Card”.
  • (2.b) SENIOR – any archer older than 50 years at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Senior class.
  • (2.c) ADULT – any archer older than 18 years at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Adult class.
  • (2.d) JUNIOR – shall consist of 4 divisions
    • (2.d.i) YOUNG ADULT – any archer between the ages of 15-17 at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Young Adult class.
    • (2.d.ii) YOUTH – any archer between the ages of 12-14 at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Youth class.
    • (2.d.iii) SENIOR EAGLE – any archer between the ages of 9-11 at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Senior Eagle class.
    • (2.d.iv) JUNIOR EAGLE – any archer 8 YEARS AND UNDER at the beginning of the RMAA Tournament year may shoot the Junior Eagle class.
  • (2.e) Any Junior archer may move up a division without effecting ASA status. Said archer may NOT move down a division for any reason.

Article III. OVERALL AWARDS

Section 3.1 RMAA TARGET SERIES

  • (1.a) Over-all points will be awarded to RMAA Members in accordance to tournament finish. 1st Place will be awarded 50 points, 2nd Place – 45 points, and so on until no points remain.
    • (1.a.i) Guest archers will be eligible for Tournament awards, but not Over-all points.
    • (1.a.ii) If a guest archer finishes in a Place where Over-all points are awarded, those points are lost, and NOT dropped to the next Member archer.
  • (1.b) An archer must compete in at least 4 of the 5 Events in the Target Series to be eligible for the Over-all Award. If an archer competes in all Events, they will drop their lowest finish and be awarded a 10-point bonus towards the Over-all standings.
  • (1.c) An Over-all and Runner-up award shall be awarded in all classes in which there is an average of 3 archers per Event.
    • (1.c.i) All Junior divisions shall receive an Over-all award, so long as the archer has completed enough tournaments to be eligible.
    • (1.c.ii) The Board of Directors reserves the right to payout an Over-all Award at their digression in the event that a class does not meet requirements stated above.
  • (1.d) Moving up in a class/division; this archer that wants to move up, can.
  • (1.e) If the person ends up shooting all 5 tournaments the first tournament they shot as a lower class will automatically be dropped. No overall points will come from that tournament.
  • (1.f) They will get credit for mail ins if shot as they are participation points only. There are no placement points for mail ins.
  • (1.g) If they shoot all 5 tournaments they will get the extra 10 points for shooting all 5 tournaments. Again they are participation points encouraging people to attend all 5 tournaments.
  • (1.h) This archer needs to shoot four of the five tournaments in the same class to be eligible for the overall

Section 3.2 RMAA 3-D SERIES

  • (2.a) Over-all points will be a cumulative score from the archers’ 3 best Events. An archer must complete at least 3 of the 4 Events. If an archer competes in all 4 Events, they will throw out their lowest score.
    • (2.a.i) Guest archers will be eligible for Tournament awards, but not Over-all points.
  • (2.b) An Over-all and Runner-up award shall be awarded in all classes in which there is an average of 3 archers per Event.
    • (2.b.i) All Junior divisions shall receive an Over-all award, so long as the archer has completed enough tournaments to be eligible.
    • (2.b.ii) The Board of Directors reserves the right to payout an Over-all Award at their digression in the event that a class does not meet requirements stated above.

Article IV. RMAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 4.1 UNSAFE CONDITIONS

  • (1.a) The BOD reserves the right to cancel or postpone, or modify any Event at their discretion.
  • (1.b) In the event of a cancellation, the BOD will choose a method to break ties in the Over-all points standing where they effect the Over-all and Runner-up awards.