TIME WITH NFAA 1980
1993
1999
2008
The first Indoor National Tournament is held in Omaha, NE with 524 shooters.
The Indoor National Tournament was held in Louisville, KY with a record number of 1436 archers.
The NFAA purchases the World Archery Festival (The Vegas Shoot). The WAF becomes a separate corporation.
NFAA Headquarters moved from Redlands, CA to 800 Archery Lane Yankton, SD.
Bruce Cull is elected first President of the WAF.
The Classic is renamed the First Dakota Classic and moved to Yankton, SD.
Jim Despart wins the 1993 Men’s Pro Division with a perfect score of 600/120 x’s.
1994
1984 New NFAA Headquarters is completed in Redlands, CA.
1990
The NFAA challenged the NAA as the National Governing Body for archery in the United States. The challenge was withdrawn in 1994 and both organizations signed an agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee facilitating reciprocal membership, and program agreements were initiated between the two organizations.
2001 The World Archery Festival purchases the Atlantic City Classic.
2002 The NFAA and World Archery Festival begin the 3 Star Tour, including The Vegas Shoot, NFAA Indoor Nationals and the Classic.
The Western Classic Trail shoot in Redding, CA becomes home to the NFAA Marked 3D National Tournament.
1991 The first Unmarked 3D National Tournament is held in Hickory, NC.
1996 The first NFAA website was implemented.
The money class winners at the 1991 3D Nationals.
NFAA Foundations initiates search for building a museum and headquarters, centrally located in the Midwest.
—Mark Markwort referring to the las vegas open in the february
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issue of archery.
2013 NFAA launched a new website at www.nfaausa. com.
2010 NFAA partnered with local businesses to break ground on a new KOA campground next to NFAA Headquarters.
1995
The NFAA Foundation established.
2008 NFAA Foundation is awarded Easton Foundation Grant to become the first Easton Archery Center of Excellence as part of the NFAA archery center in Yankton, SD.
2013 NFAA Foundation receives National Guard Summer Camp Project to build new field and Olympic archery ranges at Headquarters.
2006 The WAF Classic is moved to Pittsburgh and renamed the Stanislawski Open.
2011 NFAA Foundation is awarded Easton Foundation Grant to add a 90-meter indoor archery range and warehouse. The official name of Headquarters becomes the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Complex. The building is nearly 50,000 square feet and sits on over 90 acres of field, 3D and Olympic ranges.
2014 The Vegas Shoot hit record number of attendees with over 2,150 registered archers.
Photo by Jeff Sanchez. www.BowDoc.com
Indoor tournaments have been becoming more popular. To an old timer, such as myself, this seemed at first glance like a pantywaist invasion of what used to be a footslogging, sweaty field sport. However, let us bow to progress and enjoy the new soft life. At least we old timers will admit this makes for a better spectator sport and is attracting more newcomers. You old-time field archers will now have to wear shirts, clean slacks and sneakers at tournaments. No longer will you be allowed to display your hairy chests, beat up hunting boots and faded jeans. There is an ugly rumor circulating to the effect that you will even have to SHAVE!
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