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Annual General Meeting 

The ABAM 2018 Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday November 24, 2018 in Winnipeg, MB (specific location TBA).

The Annual General Meeting will take place prior to the 2018 Awards Banquet at 4:00 PM.

All members are welcome and encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Executive Committee Positions that will be up for election are as follows, Please click the position above to be download the position description:

• Vice President Athlete Development
• Vice President Coaches & Officials
• Vice President Events
• Secretary

Please click the position above to be download the position description.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER NOMINATION FORM

Minutes from the 2017 Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting Agenda- Coming Soon

Please RSVP attendance at the meeting in person or via teleconference by Friday November 9, 2018. Please note, the deadline to submit agenda items or motions is November 2, 2018.

2018 was another great year for Archery in Manitoba, with many notable performances on the national stage, great local events, and well attended learn to shoot and development programs! We ask that our members and partner clubs recognize all the hard work that made the past year possible, whether it be an athlete, coach or volunteer.

The ABAM 2018 Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday November 24, 2018 at the Harbourview Park & Recreation Complex Banquet Hall, following the Annual General Meeting.

The evening will begin with drinks at 5:30 PM, Dinner at 6:00 PM and Awards Ceremony at 7:00 PM. The ABAM is pleased to partner with Smokin Hawg BBQ Co. who will be serving a buffet dinner.

Attendance to the event is $20 per person. Dinner includes, non-alcoholic refreshments (water, pop, & coffee). Beer and Wine will be for sale using cash, credit or debit.

To reserve attendance, please email Ryan Van Berkel at info@abam.ca or call 204 925 5697. Please note, we will be taking payment in advance via cash, cheque or interact e-transfer to info@abam.ca or payment can be made at the door using cash or cheque.

Annual Awards  

The following awards are currently open for nomination:

Target Archer of the Year: In recognition of the Manitoba Archer with the most outstanding achievement(s) in provincial, national or international Target Archery in the past year.

3D Archer of the Year: In recognition of the Manitoba Archer with the most outstanding achievement(s) in provincial, national or international 3D Archery in the past year.

Rising Star Award: In recognition of the Manitoba Youth Archer (Cadet & under) with the most outstanding achievement(s) in provincial, national or international archery in the past year.

Coach of the Year Award: Awarded to the Coach who has contributed the most to developing archery in the province of Manitoba during the previous year.

Volunteer of the Year: Awarded to the volunteer who has contributed the most to developing archery with in the province of Manitoba during the previous year.

To nominate a fellow member for one the above listed awards, please download the Award Nomination Form below and submit via email to info@abam.ca no later than Friday November 2nd.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AWARD NOMINATION FORM

The Archers & Bowhunters Association of Manitoba is pleased to announce that Avril Hatherell has accepted the position of Team Manitoba Manager for 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta, taking place February 23 – March 2. The naming of Hatherell adds significant  experience and depth to our 2019 Canada Winter Games Program. Hatherell has began work with Program Coach Duncan Crawford effective October 1st, with a priority on solidifying program plans leading into the final months before the games.

As an athlete of two previous Canada Games Teams (2003/2007) and a World Youth Championship Team (2002), in addition to recent involvement coaching Manitoba Provincial Team Athletes , Avril has gained the necessary experience and demonstrated her ability to help push Team Manitoba’s performance to the podium in 2019.

On October 4, 2018, the ABAM Executive Committee approved a motion to amend the ABAM Canada Winter Games Team Selection Criteria Document v1.8. The amendment has been made due to the confirmation that compound 40cm vertical triple and recurve 40cm vertical triple faces will be used at the Canada Winter Games Archery Event. The rational for the amendment is to ensure all 2019 Canada Winter Games age eligible athletes qualify using the appropriate target and are capable of performing at the highest level necessary for the Archery Event.

The amendment is to Item 5.B Team Selection Procedures -> Criteria. The amendment to this section is as follows:

Version 1.8

5) TEAM SELECTION PROCEDURES

A) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
The objective of the team selection process is: Select athletes with a reasonable probability of finishing in the top half of the men’s and women’s competition.

B) CRITERIA
The following specific criteria will be used for the selection of archery athletes to compete at the 2019 Canada Winter Games:

• 1. Archers must participate in all Training & Competitions as outlined by the Archers & Bowhunters
  Association of Manitoba.
• 2. Archers must shoot and submit scores for a minimum of Five (5) Registered (AC and/or World Archery or other World Archery member national associations (e.g. USA Archery) 18M indoor rounds between January 19, 2018 and December 3, 2018 to obtain a ranking score.
• 3. Ranking scores must have been shot in the Compound or Recurve division in the Cadet or Junior age categories.
• 4. It is the archer’s sole responsibility to submit qualifying scores from outside Manitoba to the ABAM Office in a timely manner. A list of archers with submitted qualifying scores will be posted on the ABAM website as they are received.

Version 1.9

5) TEAM SELECTION PROCEDURES

A) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE
The objective of the team selection process is: Select athletes with a reasonable probability of finishing in the top half of the men’s and women’s competition.

B) CRITERIA

The following specific criteria will be used for the selection of archery athletes to compete at the 2019 Canada Winter Games:

• 1. Archers must participate in all Training & Competitions as outlined by the Archers & Bowhunters
  Association of Manitoba.
• 2. Archers must shoot and submit scores for a minimum of Five (5) Registered (AC and/or World Archery or other World Archery member national associations (e.g. USA Archery) 18M indoor rounds between January 19, 2018 and December 3, 2018 to obtain a ranking score.
• 3. Ranking scores must have been shot in the Compound or Recurve division.
• 4. Ranking Scores must be shot on compound 40cm vertical triple and recurve 40cm vertical triple faces.
• 5. It is the archer’s sole responsibility to submit qualifying scores from outside Manitoba to the ABAM Office in a timely manner. A list of archers with submitted qualifying scores will be posted on the ABAM website as they are received.

(Shown in photo above: Mike Fox)

September 22 – 30 was The Coaching Association of Canada’s “National Coaches Week”. National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada.  National Coaches week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying #ThanksCoach. Through out the week Archery Canada in partnership with provincial archery organizations and affiliated clubs recognized coaches from across the country making an impact on our sport.

The Archers & Bowhunters Association of Manitoba is proud to have two of our local coaches highlighted during the week. Our recognized coaches were, Joanna Lachance, a member of the ABAM Executive Committee in the role of Vice President Athlete Development & Coach at the Heights Archery Academy. As well as, Mike Fox, also a member of the ABAM Executive Committee, President and Head Coach of the Selkirk Archers & Bowhunters Club and a recent Regional Head Coach at the 2018 Manitoba Winter Games. Congratulations to Joanna and Mike on being nationally recognized for their hard work and dedication to coaching archery in Manitoba!

Below are the posts from the Archery Canada Facebook account, submitted by athletes that work with our Manitoba Coaches.

(Shown in photo above: front row – left to right: Tryston Scrivener, Tom Comberbach (National Judge Candidate), Nattasha Shpak, Sloane Scrivener, Chyler Sanders, Michael Oneschuk (National Judge). Back row – left to right: Avril Hatherell (Coach), Bryanne Lameg, Brady Klassen, Keenan Brown, Austin Taylor, Robbie Comberbach, Simon Potrebka, Kelly Taylor, Kyle Cherniak & Ryan Cherniak.)

Aug. 12, 2018

TRURO, N.S. — Ten archers representing Manitoba earned 12 podium spots at the Canadian National Archery Championship Aug. 8 to 12, and Team Manitoba won the coveted Fred Usher Cup for a second year in a row and for the third year of the past four.

Earning double gold (in target and field) was Austin Taylor, 18, of Winnipeg. Taylor’s 410 in field set the national record, besting the previous record by 10 points. Robbie Comberbach, 16, also of Winnipeg, earned a gold medal in field and a silver medal in target.

Brady Klassen, 16, of Winnipeg, earned a gold medal in target, as did Bryanne Lameg, another Winnipegger who is now on her way to Colombia to compete for a spot at the 2019 Pan Am Games in Peru.

Chyler Sanders and Nattasha Shpak, both 14 and both from Winnipeg, earned silver and bronze in target respectively, while Simon Potrebka and Keenan Brown won bronze in their respective target categories. Ryan Cherniak, 14, won bronze in target.

In the Canadian Open Match play elimination event, Pre Cub Compound shooter, Tryston Scrivener placed 3rd in his first time competing in the Cub Open Category. Kelly Taylor, also of Winnipeg, earned a bronze medal in field.

Austin Taylor and Potrebka shoot in the junior man, compound category, while Comberbach, Klassen, Kyle Cherniak  & Ryan Cherniak shoot in the cadet man, compound category. Sloan Scrivener shoot in the cub male compound category.  Sanders and Shpak shoot in the cub women compound category and Brown shoots in the compound men category. Kelly Taylor shoots in the master men compound category.  Bryanne Lameg shoots junior women compound category

Austin Taylor is Canada’s No. 1-ranked junior male archer — and second among men overall — while Comberbach and Klassen are ranked Nos. 1 and 2 respectively among cadet male archers.

Outdoor target archery consists of two days of shooting, each day featuring 12 rounds of six arrows each with a maximum score per arrow of 10 points, or 720 overall. Field archery consists of shooting three arrows at each of 24 targets set at varying distances with a maximum score of six points per arrow or 432 overall.

The Fred Usher Cup is a showdown of the provinces, and each match features four ends of six arrows per team (two arrows per archer) shot at a distance of 70 metres. Team Manitoba — Klassen, Austin Taylor and Comberbach — defeated key rival Alberta in their first match, and then defeated Newfoundland and Saskatchewan for the victory.

 August 6, 2018

Ahead of the 2018 Canadian Archery Championships in Truro, NS,  Team Manitoba Canada Winter Games Coach Duncan Crawford and Manitoba Coach Avril Hatherell planned and facilitated a multi-province training camp in Truro, NS. The Archers & Bowhunters Association of Manitoba would like to thank Duncan, Avril and our volunteer support. As well as our team and the athletes from several other provinces that made this great training camp possible! Coach Duncan Crawford offered up his take on the week below:

“It started out (months ago) planning a Team MB training camp and it ended up including archers from Manitoba, PEI, NS, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and B.C. We ended up joining forces with the TOP camp going on with Marc D. Gagnonfor a registered 720 this morning. With 20 archers, we then held the ‘Mari-‘Toba’ Cup. A round robin match play that became a ‘beat the heat’ endurance game. Long story short, on the women’s side, hardware went toNattasha (3rd – MB), Macy Shaddick (2nd – PE), and Kristen Arsenault (1st – PE). Men’s side went to Keegan (3rd – PE), Kolby (2nd – NS), and Austin T (1st – MB). It should be noted that Austin Taylor (MB) and Kolby Boutilier (NS) went undefeated in each of their respective pools. It came down to a 1 arrow Shootoff with both shooting 10’s!! Austin edged Kolby for the Win.

(Team Manitoba Fred Usher Cup Winners being presented the cup by Archery Canada Board Member Aaron Bull from left to right – Robbie Comberbach, Austin Taylor & Brady Klassen)

August 9, 2018 – Truro, Nova Scotia

Team Manitoba Archers Austin Taylor, Brady Klassen and Robbie Comberbach made up the 2018 Fred Usher Cup team for Manitoba that finished 1st in the event earlier today at the 2018 Canadian Archery Championships. After a first round bye, the team went on to eliminate Alberta and Newfoundland before meeting Saskatchewan in the finals. Team Manitoba took top prize, the Fred Usher Cup for the third time in four years as they defeated Team Saskatchewan 220 – 179. Congratulations and thank you to all the Team Manitoba members and parents for supporting our archers as they brought home the cup again.

(Shown above: Team Manitoba Shooter Curtis Braun after placing 3rd in the Compound Fixed Pin Senior Male Category)

August 9, 2018 – Truro, Nova Scotia

Manitoba had a strong contingent of 3D shooters attend the 2018 Canadian 3D Championships in Truro, Nova Scotia this past weekend. Team Members Cornelia Squirra, Curtis Braun, Francois Squirra, Miles Towle, Robert Foster, Stella Braun, & Taylor Laffin competed and medalled in a variety of categories. Joining Team Manitoba were Shooters, Leon Laffin, Alex & Patrick Perron, and Petra & Robin Squirra, as well Manitoba 3D Representative Russ Danielson and Archery Canada Board Member and Vice President 3D Programs Aaron Bull were in attendance. Following a fantastic event and great performances by our archers, the Manitoba specific results are as follows:

For a full listing of the results, please visit: http://www.fca.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/tourneyresults/files/3d_championships_-_final_scores_aug_3-6_2018.pdf

Article from Archery Canada’s Website: 

OTTAWA (Archery Canada) – Thirty-two national titlists were crowned at the 2018 Canadian Outdoor 3D Archery Championships held from August 3-6 at Victoria Park in Truro, Nova Scotia.

Archery Canada Website: www.archerycanada.ca/en

Championship Website: Truro 2018

Complete Results: Results

“The event was very well attended by archers from coast to coast,” said Aaron Bull, Vice President 3D Programs at Archery Canada. The weather was a big factor during the first two rounds with significant storms drenching the competitors. The third day, the weather cooperated with the sun shining for the final round and Grand Prix shoot off.”

Of the 32 archers who reached the top of the podium in Truro, five successfully defended their national outdoor titles from 2017, including Monica Higgins(Compound Unlimited), Jessica Beaumont (Junior Compound), Joelle Thurow (Pre-Cub Compound) and Robin Squirra (Pre-Cub Traditional) on the women’s side, as well as Fred Streleoff (Instinctive) in men’s competition.

In men’s action, Christian Frenette (Master 50 Traditional) and Ty Thurow (Cadet Compound) also claimed gold for the second straight year, with their latest triumphs coming in different categories than in 2017. They had prevailed in Barebow and Cub Compound, respectively, last summer in Amos, Que.

For his part, Streleoff was one of four archers to capture a second 3D national title in 2018, adding to his win at the Canadian Indoor Championships held in late April in Sundre, Alta. The other athletes to accomplish the feat were Monty Vander Westhuizen (Men’s Longbow) and Heather Leduc (Women’s Barebow), as well as Angela Hay, who prevailed in the Women’s Compound Fixed Pin category after winning the Hunter competition at the indoor event.

Below is a complete list of 2018 outdoor 3D national champions.

WOMEN

Master 60 Compound: Sandie Plashka – Brazeau Bowbenders Archery Club (707 points)

Master 50 Compound: Ann Neumeyer – Lethbridge Bowbenders Archery Club (662)

Compound Unlimited: Monica Higgins – Taber Archers & Bowhunters (740)

Pre-Cub Traditional: Robin Squirra – Asessippi Archery Club (250)

Compound Fixed Pin: Angela Hay – Burnaby Archers (601)

Junior Compound: Jessica Beaumont – Fédération de tir à l’arc du Québec (678)

Cadet Compound: Taylor Dutka – British Columbia (708)

Cub Compound: Hanna Kubas – St. Mary’s Archers of Truro (539)

Pre-Cub Compound: Joelle Thurow – Cariboo Archers Association (763)

Barebow: Heather Leduc – Thunder Creek Archery Club (680)

Longbow: Jessie Mobbs – British Columbia (519)

Instinctive: Trudy Dryden – Glades Traditional Archery Club (619)

Junior Instinctive: Lauren Quann – Archery Nova Scotia (411)

Hunter: Johanne Paradis – Fédération de tir à l’arc du Québec (704)

Known 50: Christa Harpell – St. Mary’s Archers of Truro (672)

MEN

Master 50 Traditional: Christian Frenette – Fédération de tir à l’arc du Québec (704 points)

Master 60 Compound: Daniel Archambault – Fédération de tir à l’arc du Québec (784)

Master 50 Compound: Joe Sarrazin – Salmon Arm Archery Club (768)

Cub Traditional: Hunter Richards – Antigonish Archery Association (172)

Pre-Cub Traditional: Elijah van de Kieft – Archery Nova Scotia (201)

Compound Unlimited: Yves Couture – Fédération de tir à l’arc du Québec (765)

Compound Fixed Pin: Glen Shaw – Burnaby Archers (705)

Junior Compound: Clay Laronde – Alberta Target Archers Association (695)

Cadet Compound: Ty Thurow – Cariboo Archers Association (778)

Cub Compound: Ryan Chamberlain – Bathurst Archery Club (780)

Pre-Cub Compound: Garrett Manning – Archery Nova Scotia (694)

Barebow: Tyler Moore – Thunder Creek Archery Club (675)

Longbow: Monty Vander Westhuizen – Medicine Hat SAAMIS Archers (607)

Instinctive: Fred Streleoff – Cariboo Archers Association (743)

Hunter: Karl Dubois – Fédération de tir à l’arc du Québec (759)

Known 50: Rick Marchand – Ontario Association of Archers (785)

WOMEN & MEN COMBINED

Pee Wee: Riley Spicer – Archery Nova Scotia (751 points)

GRAND PRIX

Men’s Compound – Tom Carr

Women’s Compound – Ann Neumeyer

Men’s Traditional – Fred Streleoff

Women’s Traditional – Caroline Laue

Men’s Green Stake – Ty Thurow

Women’s Green Stake – Denise Gauthier