Welcome! We're so happy you want to try out a tournament. When you arrive at Hello Yellow, please tell the staff member who greets you that it is your first tournament, they will help you get settled and make sure you have all your questions answered.

Plus, USA Archery has published an excellent guide to your first tournament. We highly recommend it.

If you have any questions before the tournament, please contact us. We'd be happy to help you. We also recommend you read all the FAQs on this page. 

When you arrive at Hello Yellow you will be greeted and shown where the registration table is.  If this is your first tournament, or if you are still new to tournaments, please inform your Hello Yellow greeter and we will happily provide you with an orientation and explain or review the rules to you.  All athletes must have their equipment inspected by a Judge prior to shooting their bow on the range.  There may or may not be a break at half time.  

World Archery Rules will be followed for athletes in the Compound, Barebow and Olympic Recurve divisions. USA Archery rules will be followed for Traditional and Longbow divisions. 

There is a dress code that we follow as part of hosting USA Archery sanctioned tournaments.  Please make sure you read and understand the Dress Code prior to arriving.  If providing yourself or your child(ren) with Dress Code compliant clothing becomes a barrier for participation – please contact us immediately and we will provide clothing for you or your child(ren) to borrow.  Part of the Dress Code includes not wearing any camouflage.  Please read the Camo Interpretation if interested.  High Draws will not be allowed – please educate yourself, your children or your athletes about the dangers of high draw and shoot in a way that eliminates high draw.

You can read more at USA Archery's page about Sanctioned Tournaments.

Each tournament is scored using USA Archery Sanctioned Tournament rule.

We use a handicap system for the Hello Yellow Indoor Tournament Series to level the playing field across classes, divisions, and competition categories.  HY Series Winners are eligible for some serious prizes! We have not solidified the exact prizes yet – but prizes will be along the lines of: X-10 arrows, shop sponsorship, bow bags, quivers, target faces, shot counters, Dragonfly Archery target stands, targets by American Whitetail, and more. Awards for the entire Tournament Series are announced after the last line of the last Sunday in the Series.

All Hello Yellow Tournaments qualify as JOAD/AAAP Pin Shoots.

• Compound (release aid & fingers; max 60#)
• Olympic Recurve
• Barebow
• Traditional
• Para Archery
• Collegiate (includes Bowhunter)

Age is based on how old the athlete is on the last day of the year the tournament is held.

USA Archery created an easy calculator for you! Follow this link to their event rules page and then scroll down to their Age Class Calculator.

• Yeoman: through the calendar year of their 9th birthday
• Bowman: through the calendar year of their 12th birthday
• Cub: through the calendar year of their 14th birthday
• Cadet: through the calendar year of their 17th birthday
• Junior: through the calendar year of their 20th birthday
• Senior: Age 21 through the calendar year of their 49th birthday. However, participants may compete within the Senior class at any point.
• Masters 50+: when the competition takes place in the year of their 50th birthday and thereafter.
• Master 60+: when the competition takes place in the year of their 60th birthday and thereafter.
• Master 70+: when the competition takes place in the year of their 70th birthday and thereafter.

You can choose to participate in any of the following categories:

• Open
• Male
• Female
• Non-Competition (non-ranking and no prizes awarded)

Hello Yellow Tournaments offers competitive and non-competitive participation categories.  All age classes and bow divisions in the competitive category will shoot at distances and targets as dictated by the rules. 

The non-competitive participation category is for JOAD archers looking to try for their Stars Pins at fewer meters and for not-yet-competitive archers (adults or youth) who have not built up to a longer distance yet and want to experience shooting under “tournament like conditions.” Non-competitive participants are not ranked.  

Online registration is required. Online registration for each Tournament within the series closes about 24-48 hours before the tournament begins.

If you miss online registration, please email Coach Kyle directly to request a day-of registration. We will do our best accommodate all requests if there are lanes/targets available. When you email Coach Kyle, please include your Full Name, Class, Division, Category (Male, Female, Open, or non-compete), and handed-ness. 

USA Archery membership is required for all competitors. Join USA Archery.

We have a 1000sq. ft. retail space and service area that will be open and available for the ease and convenience of each athlete during Indoor Tournaments. Select items will also be available at outdoor tournaments.

Sattva Center for Archery Training's facility is ADA compliant. We have a ramp accessing the front door of our building and a wheelchair accessible bathroom inside the archery range.  All doors meet codes for width.  If you require an Agent (someone to pull your arrows, score, assist you at the shooting line, etc.), please call so we can make arrangements.  Please feel free to call us and ask any questions. 

Outdoor events are held at Look Park in Florence, MA. Look Park has ADA compliant bathroom facilities, walkways, and parking spots.

We want to make our facility and Hello Yellow events accessible to everyone.