General Information

About the Event

North of England Universities Archery League
NEUAL Novice Champs 2025

This is a CLOSED EVENT for registered students at the universities in the North of England only.
DO NOT attempt to enter if you are not a student or invited guest.

Shoot Date

Saturday the 13^th of December 2025.

Record Status

This event has NO RECORD STATUS.

Venue

Newcastle University, Wallace St, Richardson Rd, Newcastle, NE1 7RU.
///punk.that.chat
This venue is fully accessible by wheelchair users.

Method of Entry

Captains or individuals submit entries via the Sport 80 portal. No payment will be taken yet.
All archers will be entered onto the waiting list for 1 week from the opening date.
After 1 week, entries will be allocated in order of entry until all universities have an equal number of entries, or until the waiting list is cleared.
Once entry is allocated, captain/archer has 5 days to accept AND pay. Failure to do so results in the entry will be automatically rejected and offered to the next archer on the list.

Entry Opening/Closing Dates

Waiting List Opens: Sunday the 2^nd of November 2025 at 19:00pm.
Teams allocated: Sunday the 9^th of November 2025 at 19:00pm.
Entry Deadline: When full - or - Sunday 30^th Nov. 2025 at 19:00pm (whichever comes first).

Cost of Entry

£16 per archer.

Round

Portsmouth (2 sessions).

Target Face Format

Non-compound archers will use a full 60cm face. Compound archers will use a 3-spot face. All archers will be sharing faces.

Shooting Sequence & Timing

Portsmouth round: 60 arrows shot in ends of three.
Timing method 2: Each detail has 2 minutes to shoot 3 arrows. World Archery Timing System.

Judges

Chair of Judges (CoJ): Lynne Nicholson
Judges: Sharon Tideswell, George MacMillan, et. cetera TBC.

Drugs Testing

Competitors may be approached at random and must comply; refusal will be treated as a positive result.

Dress Code

AGB Rule 307 applies. Archers should wear club colours. Blue denim, camo, olive drab are NOT permitted. Archers who do not comply will be asked to change clothes or cease shooting.

Photography
In line with the recommendations in the AGB safeguarding policies, those who wish to take photographs or video at this event are to register on arrival by scanning the QR code provided.

Inspection time

Hall opens 9:00am.
Registration will be during inspection. Assembly begins immediately after inspection.
Session 1: 9:30am
Session 2: 2:00pm

Scoring

Scoring will be double scoring, with one paper scoresheet and one electronic PDA.

Events

Individual events
According to entries, the top three archers in each division will receive a medal.

Team events
Medals will be awarded for the three highest ranked teams (no nomination required):

Open Team (4)
Unsighted Team (3)

Event Format

Event formats may be changed on the day due to unforeseen circumstances.

Results

Live results and final results book will be uploaded to IANSEO.

Awards ceremony

The awards ceremony for both sessions will take place at the end of the second session. You must be present, or nominate a proxy, to collect your medal on the day.

Music

The organisers may play music throughout the entire event.

Entry Information

We recommend that captains and archers log into their accounts ahead of the opening date to ensure details of all archers are up to date, and that membership is valid.

All entries are to be submitted and paid for via Sport 80. A waiting list will open as soon as the event is filled. If a space opens up for you, you will be sent a link to accept and pay for your space. You will then have 48 hours to do so before your space is offered to the next archer on the list.

Eligibility

This event is for novice archers. NEUAL uses BUCS’ definition of a novice:

To enter the Novice category, you must meet both of these conditions:
1. You started shooting on or after the 1^st of September 2025.
2. You have never had insurance with ANY Archery Governing Body before this.

Any archer who is found to be in violation of this rule will not be permitted to participate, and their entry fee will be forfeit. If it is discovered after the close of the competition, the final results booklet will be adjusted, and the archer may be instructed to return any awards received. Clubs may be penalised, for example with a deduction of NEUAL points, at the discretion of the NEUAL president. NEUAL events are primarily “closed events”, exclusively for student archers. Entry will first be opened to students. If you book a student ticket you may be asked to provide evidence that you are a student. If you cannot satisfy the tournament organiser that you are a current student your entry may be cancelled without appeal.

Assistance

It is the responsibility of the individual archer and club captain to ensure that the organisers are aware of any special requirements a participant may have. If you require an agent, it is the archer’s responsibility to provide this. If you are unable to organise an agent, please contact the tournament organiser.

Data collection

In accordance with GDPR, NEUAL has a lawful basis to process user data. We have a legitimate interest in collecting, using, and sharing archers’ data with tournament organisers, scoring systems, and other competitors, clubs, counties, regional, and national bodies. Some information may also be published in documents or lists relating to the event, and at a schedule decided by the organisers. These include your name, gender (AGAB and GI), bow style, date of birth, round, disability information, email address, contact numbers, club, county, region, and any AGB-assigned codes for this information.

Cancellations and refunds

Cancellations may be permitted prior to the entry closing date. In the event of a cancellation, the entrant or captain may request a refund. NEUAL may issue a refund if a request is received by email to the tournament organiser before the entry closing date. No refunds will be permitted after the entry closing date. In the unusual event that NEUAL cancels an event, all entries will be refunded. Refunds will be made to the original payment method. If an entry is cancelled for any reason, the Sport 80 processing fee (4.8%) and Stripe processing fee (1.5% +20p) cannot be refunded.

Use of likeness

Please note that filming and photography will be taking place for posterity and promotional purposes. The pictures made are likely to appear online. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please let the photographers know.

Smoking and vaping

No smoking or vaping is allowed inside the building. For information on the permitted smoking locations, please contact the sports centre information desk on arrival.

Parking

Parking is limited outside the sports centre. Please give due consideration for spaces reserved for people with limited mobility. Consider carsharing to reduce emissions and travel cost.

Conduct
NEUAL strives to have a welcoming and friendly atmosphere at all levels of competition, and for everyone to leave having enjoyed their day’s competition. We welcome encouragement and cheering in support of athletes, in a respectful sporting manner. Examples of poor sporting manner include the purposeful wrong calling of arrows, and shouting loudly when an opponent is at full draw. If you feel anyone is behaving in an inappropriate manner, inform either the chair of judges (CoJ), or the tournament organiser (TO). Both the CoJ and TO are empowered to ask people to change their behaviour or leave the venue.

Event Location

Back to All Competitions