Updates:
PUBLIC WARNING!
THE URGENT NEED TO BAN ILLEGAL ARCHERY SCHOOLS AND COACHES!
Archery is an amazin art but a double edged sword. While a properly trained archer can use his archery to refine his mind, body and soul; a person trained from an illegal school, an imposter of a coach can turn out to be a menace to society and a criminal bringing disgrace to the entire archery community.
A legal school is defined as a school run by a coach who has been trained and certified by World Archery, AAI or the official state body. A legal school needs to be recognised and affiliated to the official state body ( TAAT in the case of Tamilnadu ) and an official state body is one which is affiliated to the official national body ( AAI - in the case of India ). Anyone can check this out in the internet with official websites.
A legal coach is one who has been properly trained by either the official state body, the official national body or the official international body - 'World Archery'.
In Tamilnadu, I have been leading an high intensity campaign to ban all illegal archery associations, illegal archery schools and illegal archery coaches.
My demand was that every person who joins archery needs to be screened for his criminal antecedents and monitored continuously for criminal activities. Every archer needs to be licensed and his equipment needs to be registered in a registry in the line of fire arms. ( please check our webpage www.tamilnaduarchery.com - equipment registry )
There was stiff opposition to this and in fact cases were filed against me by the illegal schools that I was doing something that was not practised anywhere else in the country.
I warned everyone that some big incident is bound to happen and then everyone will wake up to it.
The incident has now happened.
In a shocking incident two archers who were trained by an illegal school by an illegal coach have brought shame to the entire archery fraternity by using their Archey skills to smash car windows with metal balls propelled by slings and steal the valuables inside.
It's seems there were involved in over 100 cases and have apartments in Delhi with the illgotten money.
The two so called archers were never trained by me or any legal coach or legal school in Tamilnadu and they were never part of any proposed national team ever.
We are trying to find out who they learnt Archery from.
The registration and screening procedures in TAAT are comprehensive and we would never have trained anyone if there were even slight shades of delinquency in them.
It is very unfortunate that fake archery coaches and fake archery schools claiming are sprouting in many places in Tamilnadu. Leading this bunch of fake schools is "Vill Archery", "Eagle Archery" and imposters like Vasu and Udaykumar of Chennai, one Ravichandran of Mayiladuthurai and one Ramesh from Salem with units claiming affiliation to a fake field archery association.
TAAT is redoubling its efforts to bring them to the notice of law enforcement authorities.
We warn the public to be careful of fake archery schools and fake archery coaches to prevent a more serious incident from happening!
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- Shihan hussaini (HU)
Level 3 Archery Coach
Chief State Coach.
Founder and General Secretary - The Archery Association of Tamilnadu (TAAT).
98416-18386
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TAAT
THE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF TAMIL NADU
"The official state body of Tamil Nadu Archery!"
Only State Archery body recognized by and affiliated to:
Tamil Nadu Olympic Association (TNOA) and Archery Association of India (AAI)
(TNOA is the only body recognized by Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and
AAI is the only body recognized by World Archery (WA))
1ST TAMILNADU STATE INDOOR ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIPS
FOR U-13, U-15, U-18, U-21 and SENIORS
The 1st Tamilnadu State Indoor Archery Championships for U-13, U-15, U-18, U-21 and Seniors will be conducted
on 27th and 28th December, 2025
at Vels Vidyashram CBSE School, Dharga Rd, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Pallavaram, Chennai.
Organized by The Archery Association of Tamilnadu (TAAT) which is Recognized by and affiliated to Tamilnadu State Olympic Association (TNOA), Archery Association of India (AAI) and WORLD ARCHERY (WA).
***IMPORTANT NOTICE***
DATE for ENTRY DEADLINE
Deadline for submitting entries:
sharp by 5pm on 10th December, 2025.
***No entry will be accepted after the dealine.***
ANY ARCHER CAN PARTICIPATE!
1. Any registered archer from any part of Tamilnadu can participate in this State Championship.
2. The Archer must have registered in TAAT by paying the annual membership subscription for the year 2024/25 ( valid till December 31st 2025 )
3. Archers who have participated in any championship not approved by AAI ( Archery Association of India ) or TAAT ( The Archery Association of Tamilnadu ) in the last one year need not apply.
4. All entries close exactly at 5pm on 10th December, 2025.
5. No entry will be accepted after the deadline.
Entry Fee: Rs 2,000/- per category.
* Entry Fees should be paid through Online Transfer or Direct Deposit (HDFC in your nearest locality) in the Bank to the following Account.
Bank: HDFC BANK
Account Name: THE ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF TAMILNADU
Account Number: 50200000229097
RTGS/NEFT/IFSC Code: HDFC0000010
Bank Branch: MG Road, Besant Nagar, Chennai - 600090.
FOR ONLINE TRANSFER OR GPAY OR PAYTM OR IMPS OR NEFT OR RTGS OR MOBILE: Please mention Archer's ID, Full Name, "Event Fees" in the Remarks/Comments, so then we can cross-check and confirm the registration.
NOTE: After the transfer or deposit in the bank account, you will have to attach the reference or receipt (challan) copy in the "Events" section in the TAAT Portal (link to login is provided at the end of this page).
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PLEASE GO THROUGH THE DETAILS MENTIONED HERE BELOW AND THEN REGISTER FOR THE STATE MEET. LINK IS PROVDED AT THE END OF THIS PAGE.
Those who did not complete registration by 5pm, 10th December, 2025 need not register again. Even if you register, it will not be accepted.
All participants should have registered in TAAT to be able to participate in the state meet.
NON REGISTERED ARCHERS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE MEET.
ARCHERS WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN ANY UNRECOGNIZED TOURNAMENTS/COMPETITIONS IN THE STATE OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE LAST 1 YEAR (2024 to 2025), WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE MEET.
IF ANY ARCHER HAS ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN ANY UNRECOGNIZED TOURNAMENTS/COMPETITIONS UNKNOWINGLY, THEN WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT A CONDONATION STATEMENT BEFORE THE COMPETITION BEGINS AND GIVE ASSURANCE THAT THEY WILL NOT REPEAT IT AGAIN HENCEFORTH. AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY, TAAT, THE ARCHER MIGHT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION.
IF ANY ARCHER DID NOT DECLARE OR PROVIDE CONDONATION STATEMENT THAT THEY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OTHER TOURNAMENTS BEFORE THE COMPETITION:
• THAT ARCHER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEAR'S STATE MEET.
• THAT ARCHER WILL BE BANNED FOR 1 YEAR FROM ATTENDING ANY COMPETITIONS, TRIALS, SELECTIONS, CONDUCTED BY TAAT FOR STATE, NATIONALS, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.
• IF WE FIND ANY ARCHER FROM OUR DATABASE, SOCIAL MEDIA, etc., PARTICIPATING IN ANY SUCH UNRECOGNIZED COMPETITIONS, IN THE LAST ONE YEAR OR TILL THE NEXT STATE MEET, THEN THE MEDALS/CERTIFICATES THAT ARCHER WON, WILL BE CANCELLED/VOID. AND THAT ARCHER'S NAME WILL BE SENT TO SDAT AND AAI, MENTIONING THAT THE MEDALS THEY HAVE WON AND CERTIFICATES RECEIVED WILL BE CANCELLED AND VOID.
• IF THE ARCHER REPEATS THE SAME AGAIN BY COMPETING IN OTHER SUCH UNRECOGNIZED COMPETITIONS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM TAAT, THEN THAT ARCHER WILL BE BANNED FOR 3 YEARS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY OFFICIAL COMPETITIONS, TRIALS, SELECTION PROCESS THAT TAAT CONDUCTS.
* The various categories under which the competitions will be conducted are as follows:
1. CATEGORIES
- U-13 - Recurve/Compound/Indian Round
- U-15 - Recurve/Compound/Indian Round
- U-18 - Recurve/Compound/Indian Round
- U-21 - Recurve/Compound/Indian Round
- Senior - Recurve/Compound/Indian Round
NOTE: Participation certificates will be given only to Archers scoring the minimum percentage prescribed by TAAT.
3. AGE CUT OFF
- U-13 - born on or after 1st January, 2013
- U-15 - born on or after 1st January, 2011
- U-18 - born on or after 1st January, 2008
- U-21 - born on or after 1st January, 2005
- Senior - no age bar
4. Shooting Distance
NOTE: ALL INDOOR EVENTS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS IS 18mts ONLY.
5. Indoor Rules
- All Indoor events will be conducted as per WA Indoor Rules.
- Judges decision is final.
- Shooting:
- For all categories, it will be 3 arrows per end, 10 ends x 2 sets. Total 60 arrows.
- For U-13 category, it will be 40cm single face for Recurve, Compound and Indian bow. All 3 arrows should be shot in their respective target face.
- Time limit: 90 secs per end (of 3 arrows).
- Scoring:
- All scoring indoors is 10-zone scoring, and Xs (inner 10 rings) are not used in standard scoring.
- For Triface: only 1 arrow should be in each of the 3 faces. Arrows may be shot in any order, but if more than one arrow is shot into the same scoring area, both (or all) arrows count as part of that end, but only the lowest value arrow shall score. The other arrow, or arrows, in the same spot shall be scored as a miss, or as misses. (WA Rule: 14.2.2.2).
- Arrow outside diameter should not be more than 9.3mm.
- Target faces:
- Recurve/Indian Round:
- Compound:
- Under 13 (40cm, 10ring)
Recurve / Compound / Indian Round:
7. Dress Regulations:
- Compliant according to the World Archery Rules for athletes and coaches:
- No hunting-type camouflage is permitted on the field of play. This includes bows, arrows, quivers, clothing, hats and shoes.
- No jeans, blue denim or opened-toe shoes are allowed on the field of play
- All archers must wear their official TAAT T-shirt (given along with the kit) during the competition.
6. Location of the State Meet: View in Map
Please check the schedule sheet before paying your fees. Archer cannot participate in multiple categories which are scheduled at the same time.
Fees paid are non refundable under any circumstance.
Archers have to upload the Age and Address proof documents in the official TAAT portal (profile).
* Boarding and lodging will not be provided. YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENTS FOR TRAVEL, FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION.
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* Rights of Admission Reserved.
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Please contact Mr. Dinesh (No Calls, ONLY WhatsApp Message: 9150627135) for further clarifications.
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NOTE: Please follow TAAT website www.tamilnaduarchery.com for further updates on the schedule and other important details.
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