Combat Archery

Combat Archery is sometimes also known as Archery Tag due to the company called Archery Tag which supplies equipment for the sport.

History

Archery Tag was invented by John Jackson of Waterloo, Indiana in 2011.^[1] The game experienced a boost in popularity from the Hunger Games book and film series, which features a bow-wielding protagonist, and Jackson staged Archery Tag games at local premieres of the films.^[1] By 2014, Jackson had licensed the game to 170 locations, mostly in the United States, and also in Russia, Peru and Saudi Arabia.^[1] Since then, the sport has grown tremendously into Asia as well.

Rules & Game play

A game of archery tag in Toronto

The combat archery sport game play is a combination of 3 other main sports which include, Dodgeball, Paintball, and Archery. Participants form teams of 5 and shoot at opponent large foam tip arrows using a bow .^[2] To avoid injury, participants wear protective face masks^[3] and use bows with less than 30lb draw weight.

The game's rules closely resemble dodgeball. The game begins with a number of arrows in the center of the arena. At the whistle, players race to collect them, before firing them at one another across the playing field. A player is eliminated if struck by an arrow, and a player can bring an eliminated teammate back into play by catching an arrow.^[1]

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