Professional Archery
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Pro Archers Shooting in Wales
Within Wales, the WFAA does not recognise professional archery shooting
divisions. All professional archers will shoot in the equivalent amateur
division. This applies for all club, regional, national and international
tournaments hosted by WFAA (except where WFAA hosts an IFAA sanctioned
tournament)
Pro Archers Shooting Outside Wales
Not all IFAA member nations recognise professional archery shooting
divisions in their tournaments. Professional archers must seek
clarification of division in such cases with the governing body of the
country where the tournament is taking place
For all IFAA tournaments, professional archers must register within their professional division. Full rules and regulations for professional archers are defined in the IFAA Book of Rules.
Guidance on the Definition of a Pro Archer
This has been a regular point of debate since the rules for professional
archers was changed in 2008. However, as a general guide, if any of the
following applies to you, and shoot in either the Freestyle Limited or
Unlimited divisions (recurve and compound), then you should consider
registering as a professional archer:
- If you receive more than 500 Euros a year in prize monies from tournaments;
- If you are sponsored where the sponsor uses your appearance, image or name for advertising;
- If you shoot for a professional pro team.
When considering a change to the pro division, please be aware that if you subsequently retire back to an amateur division, you will not be able to compete at IFAA sanctioned tournaments for a period of 1 year.
Professional Registration
All professional archers are required by the IFAA to be registered on the
International Register of Professional Archers. Any archers from
Wales who wish to register as a professional must first register on the
WFAA Register of Professional Archers. The WFAA will then register you
with the IFAA.
If you wish to register as a professional, please email Mathew Symmonds with your name, shooting division and membership number.
WFAA Register of Professional Archers
The following archers are registered professionals and have been
registered with the IFAA.
Geraint Thomas
Dave Home
Josh Davies
Tapani Kalmaru
Alex Bridgman
PMFU
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01/11/2008
01/11/2008
01/07/2009
01/07/2009
15/07/2011
Last Update of Register: 19/07/11