County Invitation Tournament

Introduction

The "County Invitation Tournament" is normally held early in the outdoor season each year and consists of non-record status York, Hereford and Bristol rounds according to gender and age group. Attendance is open only to members of the Association and is by invitation only to those who achieved Kent County Bowman level or above in the previous year. Invitations are issued early in the New Year.

While this is not a formal trial and there are no important awards, it is a good opportunity for archers to showcase their current form. At the foot of the invitation letter is a tear-off return slip in which there is normally provision to indicate your expected availability for county matches during the summer. This is not a firm commitment, but may influence whether you are considered for specific matches.

The event is organised and run by the County Captain who is elected to the KAA Operational Committee each year at the Association's AGM. However, it is the county Records Officer who is responsible for identifying who to invite, based on scores and achievements received during the previous year.

Full details are available in the Association's Championships and Tournaments Policy and relevant information is also

d in the invitation letter.

If you believe that you are entitled to receive an invitation, but do not receive it, please check with the county Records Officer as this might indicate that scores and achievements for the previous year have not been received.

Rounds

The event consists of the traditional British 12 dozen rounds:

The required rounds, showing the number of dozen arrows shot at each distance.

Gentlemen	Ladies	Round	122cm Face
			100yds	80yds	60yds	50yds	40yds	30yds	20yds	10yds
Senior		York	6	4	2
	Senior	Hereford		6	4	2
Under 18		Bristol 1		6	4	2
Under 16	Under 18	Bristol 2			6	4	2
Under 14	Under 16	Bristol 3				6	4	2
Under 12	Under 14	Bristol 4					6	4	2
	Under 12	Bristol 5						6	4	2

All competitors are required to shoot the standard round for their gender and age.

Very occasionally the event has been reduced to a shorter round or even curtailed early because of weather conditions - when this happens all awards are still presented provided that some shooting has been possible, but are based on the shortened event.

Venues

In common with most county associations, the KAA does not own a permanent tournament ground, so over the years this tournament has been held at a number of locations in the county and in some years separate junior and senior events have been held on consecutive days, as the available venue could not accommodate both together:

From	To	Venue
2010		Vigo Rugby Football Club	(map)
2009	2009	Gravesend Archers' ground, Meopham	(map)
2007	2008	Allington Castle Archers' ground, Maidstone	(map)
1996	2006	Hadlow College	(map)
1991	1995	Walderslade High School, Chatham	(map)
????	1990	Oakwood Park, Maidstone	(map)

Results

Results of recent tournaments are available for download:
(Please note that prior to 2007 they are scanned copies of the original printed documents, so the quality is much lower than for recent years):

• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010 - Abandoned without shooting, because of severe weather
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991
• 1990

Champions

This is not a County Champion Status event.

Trophies

As mentioned above, this tournament is not primarily about awards and trophies, but some winners are presented with one of the following informal trophies, all of which are awarded on the basis that they must be returned in time for the following year's tournament; no medals are presented.

Kent Awards

Individuals

Bow Style	Gender	Age Group	Trophy Name
Compound Unlimited	Lady	Combined	Easter Bunny
Compound Unlimited	Gentleman	Combined	Easter Bunny
Recurve Freestyle	Lady	Combined	Chick-on-a-Stick
Recurve Freestyle	Gentleman	Combined	Chick-on-a-Stick
Recurve Barebow	Lady	Combined	(No trophy currently available)
Recurve Barebow	Gentleman	Combined	(No trophy currently available)
Longbow	Lady	Combined	Cuddly Worm
Longbow	Gentleman	Combined	Cuddly Worm

Teams

Bow Style	Gender	Age Group	Trophy Name
Combined	Combined	Combined	Team Challenge Trophy