Target Selection Criteria – EMAS Inter County events

The team will be selected on the best two scores shot at any 12 dozen record status shoots between 1st March 2026 and 12th July 2026 (Nottinghamshire County championships).

The 12 dozen record status rounds that will be accepted are:

• UKRS York/Hereford
• WRS WA1440 90m/70m
• WRS Double WA720 (only one double round score to be accepted)
• 50+ rounds in the categories above

Scores from Nottinghamshire competitions will be collated by the Team Manager; for competitions elsewhere, archers will need to submit official results sheets to the Team Manager (teammanager@nottsarchery.co.uk). The deadline for score submission is 13th July 2026.

Scores for the rounds listed above will be converted to equivalent scores for the rounds that are decided on, using the Handicap Tables, enabling a squad ranking for each bow style and gender to take place. Similarly scores for relevant 50+ rounds will be converted to equivalent scores for York/Hereford rounds, using the Handicap tables and included in the squad ranking.

In the event of a tie the score from the County Championships will be used to decide overall squad ranking.

Team selections will be reviewed by the NAS Chair and Vice Chairs before being released.

Eligibility

Archers must be affiliated to NAS, EMAS and Archery GB.

Juniors must enter as seniors and shoot the senior distances to be eligible. Their scores will still be eligible for the Junior Team (to be converted by the Junior Team Manager to their age equivalent score using the Archery GB handicap tables).

Team

The selection criteria will be used to select the team to represent Nottinghamshire from 13th July 2026 to 11th July 2027. The Team Manager will have the flexibility to include archers who are performing well at shoots in 2026, evidenced by scores achieved at the categories of events listed above.

The EMAS inter counties competition (Thoresby tournament) is on 6th September 2026. The team will be confirmed as soon as practical after 13th July 2026.

The full Thoresby team:

• Recurve – 6 women recurve (4 to count), 8 Open archers recurve (6 to count)
• Compound – 3 women compound (2 to count), 4 Open archers compound (3 to count)
• Barebow – 2 women barebow (1 to count), 3 Open archers Barebow (2 to count)
• Longbow – 3 archers (1 woman and 1 Open archer to count)

Since 2023 one 50+ archer per bow style has been allowed to count in the team score.

These numbers may be reduced depending on the available capacity at the host club or the ability of other counties to produce teams. In the event that the minimum number of archers to make a mixed team in a bow style are not available then an incomplete team in that bow style may be entered, as a consequence of individual awards being available.

For other matches, team sizes are to be mutually agreed with the opposing team manager.

There will be a match against Leicestershire and Rutland and also against Lincolnshire. Dates and venues to be confirmed.

Team selection criteria – National Inter County Team event

Provided that Nottinghamshire AS decide to enter teams for the National County Team event, then to be considered to shoot for the County at the 2026 National County Team Championships on 26th and 27th September 2026 archers will need to submit 3 x WA720 scores shot at World Record Status events from 1st July 2025 up to 30th June 2026. (Entries open on sport80 on April 30th, provisional teams will be submitted).

The total of the three scores received will be ranked and final teams entered depending on spaces available. Deadline for submission of scores 30th June 2026.

Clout Selection Criteria

The team will be selected on the best two scores shot at any Tassel Award status clout between 1st February 2026 and 11th September 2026.

Scores from Nottinghamshire shoots will be collated by the Team Manager; for shoots elsewhere archers will need to submit official results sheets to the Team Manager. The deadline for score submission is 11th September 2026.

Team selections will be reviewed by the Chair and Vice Chairs before being released.

Eligibility

Archers must be affiliated to NAS, EMAS and Archery GB

Juniors must enter as seniors and shoot the senior distance to be eligible.

Team

The selection criteria will be used to select the Nottinghamshire team for the EMAS inter county clout championships on 11th October 2026.

The full clout team :

• Recurve – 3 recurves (2 to count)
• Compound – 3 compounds (2 to count)
• Longbow – 3 longbows (2 to count)
• Barebow – 3 barebows (2 to count)

Incomplete teams may be entered.