Mailmatch Competition – Archery

What is the Alberta 4-H Mailmatch?

Indoor Mailmatch is a Provincial Competition shot in the comfort of your own club! Due to the vast geography of our province, it can be difficult to attend a Provincial archery competition, but the desire to see where you stand against other 4-H’ers is still there. Mailmatch allows for this to happen without having to travel further than your local club. Each month an archer can submit one score per month, and the highest of the three scores shot throughout the designated time period will be used to determine your final placing. This year we will end Mailmatch with a Banquet Awards Night (attendance optional). Please refer to the online registration system for more information on the Banquet.

Coordinator Information  Jodi Hanrahan, jhanrahan@cirrealty.ca, 403-813-3341

• Provincial Competition
• Convenient, No traveling farther than your home club- exception of Banquet (optional)
• E-mailed Results
• The opportunity to grow your archery skills and competition experience.
• Banquet Awards Night Mar 28, 2026(optional), Red Deer, AB – more information to follow.Convenient, compete in a Provincial Competition without travelling farther than your home club.

MEMBERS will register through the 4-H online registration system (ORS) and let your archery leader
know as well! Your archery leader should act as your local mailmatch coordinator. 

LEADERS: Forward a list of your members competing in Mailmatch to the 4-H Alberta Mailmatch Coordinator at jhanrahan@cirrealty.ca. This is also done to verify that all the members you expect to
compete have registered.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE : DECEMBER 20th
REGISTRATION COST: $22.00 – payment on ORS
LATE PAYMENT FEE*: $22.00 plus $25.00 registration fee ($50.00)
ORS Registration closes December 20, competitors can be added by email up to December 31st with a
late payment fee*.

1. Each member can submit (1) score per month (January, February, March) for this event.
2. Members highest of the three scores submitted will determine final placement
3. Each member must submit at least two (2) scoring months to be eligible for prizes.
4. Participants must be Alberta 4-H members in good standing and registered under the Archery Project within their club’s fiscal year
5. Scorecards need to be signed by the archery leader or another screened leader who was in attendance during the scored match.
6. Leaders will be responsible for confirming the members distance and equipment category to ensure fair competition based on their recorded scores from previous years..
7. The 4-H Mailmatch Coordinator reserves the right to flag a member into a different distance for future Mailmatch years or competitions, based on the Can-bow Youth Shooting Project
   1. Archer who consistently shoots over 140 in 10m  will be asked to move up to the 15m category
   2. Archer who consistently shoots over 200 in 15m will be asked to moved up to the 18m category
8. Leaders will upload the score sheet and scores using Google Form by the monthly deadline dates – listed below.
9. Categories are by equipment type and distance. We do not know our participation rates for this year so have chosen not to use age groups for the competition.
10. 4-H Mailmatch Coordinator has the option to combine classes based on competitor numbers in each class. (genesis barebow may move to compound class)

Individual scores will be from a Canadian 300 Round, shooting 30 Arrows. A Canadian 300 Round is using a full face 40 cm target or a triple face 40 cm. Examples of the target faces in the links below.

	Amazon link 40cm target
	Amazon link triple face 40cm Target
	Compound will mark the smallest yellow circle as 10
	Recurve will mark the two smallest yellow circles as 10

• Maximum score per arrow is 10
• In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by the number of 10s scored, then 9s etc.
• An arrow not on in the scoring circle is scored a zero (Miss)
• An arrow missing the target is scored a zero (Miss)
• An arrow breaking the line, is scored at the highest point
• Once an arrow is scored, mark it prior to pulling the arrow out of target. Mark every shot on target so “bounce outs” can be identified. Score it, mark it, remove it.
• ‘Pass-throughs’ or ‘Bounce-outs’ – any shaft that fails to remain in the target will be scored based on the value of the lowest un-marked hole in the target face.

Results will be e-mailed to the archery leaders each month throughout the competition.

Awards for top scores in each category and other prizes as determined by the committee will be awarded based on the participation. Member awards will be handed out  at the Banquet Mar 28, 2025(see ORS for more information-Optional)

Categories may be created or combined depending on the amount of entries (ie, Genesis – barebow)

Each scoring month runs from the 1^st to the last day of the month (except in March where the end of the month will be the 23rd  to be able to get results to clubs and present at the Banquet Awards Night March 28th.) Scores are updated as they are received by the 4-H Alberta Mailmatch Coordinator and emailed to you Archery Club Leader.

Any archery project members registered with a 4-H Alberta affiliated club can participate in mailmatch. Members must shoot at a minimum of 10m to be eligible.

Members will need to register through the online registration system (ORS) and inform their club’s Archery Project Leader

To ensure fair competition, your  club archery leader will send a list of participants, equipment and distance  to the 4-H Alberta Mailmatch coordinator at jhanrahan@cirrealty.ca  (this helps to make sure all registrations have been completed correctly).

Scoresheet will be provided to all Club Archery Leaders

Google Form submission link will be provided to all Club Archery Leaders

• January deadline score submission – Feb 15th
• February deadline score  submission- Mar 15th
• March deadline score submission- Mar 23rd

Frequently Asked Questions:

Yes! All participants must be registered in the Archery Project with 4-H Alberta in the year of the competition, be in good standing  and shoot at a minimum of 10m.

The final score used is the highest of the archer’s (3) submitted scores. An archer must submit at least two scores during the competition and the highest score of the two will be used for placement.

The club should arrange it so all participants are shooting  mailmatch at the same time.  If a club is able to shoot more than once per month, the best score can be submitted.

Score cards should be double scored, and/or witnessed by another 4-H mailmatch participant or 4-H leader. This needs to be verified by the Club coordinator upon collection of the scores/scorecards. The mailmatch shoot will either need to be supervised by the archery, screened or general leader.  Archers cannot shoot a score without a leader or other members present.

Once you notify the 4-H Alberta Mailmatch coordinator of participation, they will send you all the items you will need for your archers to submit their scores.

Archers can shoot in multiple equipment categories if they have the required equipment, but they will be required to pay the $25.00 registration fee per category.

If you’re unsure which category to register for, please check with your Archery Leader or General Leader. Your Archery Leader will verify and confirm all participants’ categories and distances prior to the start of the competition.

Based on the Can-bow youth shooting program we will flag an archer who consistently shoots over 140  in 10m will be asked to move to the 15m category and an archer who consistently shoots over 200 in the 15m will be asked to move up to the 18m category for future mailmatch competitions.

Yes! However, age groups will not be used for competition, Cleavers will compete in the categories provided. 10m,15m,18m. Compound, Recurve or Barebow Genesis. Genesis with equipment will fall under Compound (leaders to confirm category). We are also aware that members under 12 can typically shoot 60cm targets, but to make it simple for clubs we are using 40cm targets for all members. Any cleaver shooting 5m will not be able to participate in Mailmatch

The Mailmatch Awards Banquet is a newly added event for the 2025/26 year, requiring separate online registration. It celebrates finalists and participants in the Mailmatch program and is held in conjunction with a new Archery Clinic, which also requires its own registration for Intermediate and Senior Members, as well as Leaders. Limited spaces are available – register early to attend.

🏆 Finalists who choose not to attend the banquet will still receive their award. It will either be mailed directly or handed off to a Leader or fellow club Member attending the event on their behalf.

Good luck everyone! Have fun and play safe!

If you have any questions, please reach out to your club’s archery leader, who will communicate directly with the 4-H Mailmatch Coordinator.