All archers entering the competition must be full members of the national association on whose behalf they are entering; it shall be the responsibility of the hosting nation to confirm that the entrant is a member of their respective association and is in good standing with them. All archers must have shot a minimum of two classification shoots in the 12 months prior to the competition and MUST present proof in the form of their membership/classification card issued by their association. Archers failing to produce documentary proof of membership/classification at the registration of the event WILL BE REFUSED ENTRY to the competition and will forfeit their entry fee.  In the case of any guest shooters granted admission to the competition the same conditions shall comply.

Competition Awards 

The title UK & Ireland Champion and a Champion patch shall be awarded in every division and style.  All winners in Cub, Junior, young Adult, Veteran and Senior will be awarded the title UK & Ireland Champion and Champion patch irrespective of the number of persons in that division and shall not be subject to the style thresholds. Class awards shall be awarded for the winners of ‘B’ and ‘C’ classes.   

Team Competition 

The host shall accept team entries from the national representatives on behalf of their member associations. Any team entry so submitted must be in writing, along with the appropriate fee as decided by the host, prior to the commencement of  shooting on day 1. Entries submitted late will only be accepted on the unanimous vote of the other 4 nations. 

Team Member Eligibility 

Each member of the National Team shall: 

1. Be a registered member of the IFAA member association of that country and: a. Be a national of that country by birth or naturalisation, or b. Have resided in that country for a period of 90 consecutive days in the preceding twelve months 

2. Not have shot as a member of a National Team of another IFAA member association in the preceding twelve months.

Team Award

The host shall make an award to the winner of the team event. Runner up awards shall be at the discretion of the host.

Team Structure 

Each nation may enter a team of up to six archers in the following styles:Guest awards shall be awarded at the discretion of the host.                                                                         

Team Structure

 Each nation may enter a team of up to six archers in the following styles: 1 x FU 1 x BU 1 x FS (Recurve or Compound) 1 x BB (Recurve or Compound) 1 x BH (Recurve or Compound) 1 x LB/HB It is accepted that from year to year it may not be possible for all the nations to submit a full six person team and that reducing the team size and styles entered can be a matter of negotiation between the host and the team managers to reach a format to which everyone agrees with. In the event of a shortage, it is permitted for certain styles to ‘shoot up’ e.g. Recurve against Compound. However, it is not permitted to ‘shoot down’. Archers in the Cub, Junior or Professional divisions will not be eligible for the team event.  

UKIFAC Shooting Records

 The UKIFAC is a record status shoot and as such all record scores shall be recorded and kept and shall be recognized as UKIFAC records. Up to date records will be made available at the competition for the information of the participants.