Practice by the Desert of Jeddah

Finally, I am on my long summer school break. It is the time of the year I really looked forward to. There are no school assignments and projects to be bothered about.  I can also have uninterrupted practice at the range. But I have to fly to Jeddah for my  yearly  visit to  my Dad. He has been working there for the past nine years.  So I can still practice while on vacation, it was hurriedly decided that  I  bring my  archery stuff to Jeddah.

When I arrived in Jeddah, my Dad went to look for a target butt  so I can start practicing. He went from one sports store to another, but cant find one selling it. Then  while  we were cruising the highway, we saw bales of hay being sold. Jeddah  has lots of dried hay because the people use it as fodder for the camels.  This gave Dad  an idea to use the  bales of hay  as my back stopper for my target butt. 

There are lots of hay bales sold along the road. These are used to feed camels, sheeps, and goats

Dad checking on the hay if it is possible to be made as a target stopper

Finally, Dad with Tito Jun decided to buy and try working on my target stopper

Practicing at Villa 11

This is still early morning but the scorching heat of the sun is already evident in the photo

Here's my mom, my desert coach checking with me on my shots

1st Cebu Sinulog Cup Archery Tournament 2013

 

The 1st Cebu Sinulog Cup Archery Tournament 2013 sponsored by the Cebu Archery Club and the Cebu City Sports Commission will be held starting today, Friday, January 25 at the South Reclamation Project (SRP), Cebu City. The groundbreaking tournament  will go through till Sunday, January 27, 2013.

An invitation letter was sent by Mr. Ildebrando C. Velasquez, Executive Director (Cebu City Sports Commission), Architect Dondon Sombrio, Tournament Director (Cebu Archery Club), and Mr. Pacheco Valenzona, Tournament Judge to all School Archery Club Presidents and Administrators and to all members of the different Archery Clubs in Cebu City, Cebu Province and the neigboring cities and provinces.

 

 

Here's the link of the invitation to the 1st Cebu Sinulog Cup ArcheryTournament 2013

To register for the tournament:

 A)  Participants: Recurve Archers only

Individual:

Junior:             (16 - 17 years old)

Cadet:              (13 - 15 years old)

Bowman:        (10 - 12 years old)

Novice:            (9 years old and below)

B)  Registration dates: Until January 24, 2013.

Note: on site registration is not allowed.

C)  How to register and for more information:

Please email or text your name of the competing archers to the ff:

   1.  Email:    Dondon Sombrio         rosendo_sombrio@yahoo.com; +63-9228768600 

   2.  Text:      Pacheco Valenzona     +63-9326197017

                          Teresita Beltran           +63-9198365890

                          Joe Montalvan              +63-9339313112

D)  Registration Fee: NONE

TOURNAMENT GUIDELINES

1. Format of Play: Individual    – All archers have to shoot in expand of 2 minutes time limit for 3 arrows per end.
2. Distance and Category: Recurve

CATEGORY	AGE	DISTANCE	ARROWS	TARGET FACE
Junior Boys Junior Girls	16–17 years old	50 meters	60	80 cm
Cadet Boys Cadet Girls	13–15 years old	30 meters	60	80 cm
Bowman Boys Bowman Girls	10–12 years old	15 meters	60	80 cm
Novice Boys Novice Girls	9 years old & below	10 meters	60	122 cm

 

Note: Junior, Cadet, Bowman, Novice category required birth certificate or NSO.

3. Competition schedule: see separate attachment
4. Dress Code: Kids/Adults must wear their club uniform & any kind of pants except “maong”/denims/jeans.
5. Deadline of entry is on January 24,2013, 5:00pm
6. Tournament director will be Mr. Dondon Sombrio.
7. Medals will be awarded to the winners for individual qualifying, individual Olympic rounds.
8. Cebu Archery Club reserves the right to issue new rules & regulations as it deems necessary.
9. All standing rules and regulations in conducting official tournament not stated or  specified herein will be followed. 

Here's the Sinulog Cup Tournament Schedule:

1.       Invited  :  All  Student  Archers  (All School)

2.      VENUE  :  SOUTH ROAD PROPERTY

3.       Preliminary Program  :

Friday, January  25, 2013

8:00 – 11:00  On Site  Registration

9:00 – 11:00  Official  Practice

11:00 – 1:00  Lunch Break

1:00 – 2:00    Team Captain Meeting

1:00 – 3:00    Resume  Official  Practice

1:00 – 3:00    Equipment  Inspection

3:30 – 5:00    Opening Ceremony

Saturday, January  26, 2013  :  QUALIFICATION DAY

8:00 – 8:45     PRACTICE: ( Recurve Boys  &  Girls) (3 arrows/end)

                            -50m   - Junior (16-17 yrs old) (80cm)

                            -30m  -  Cadet  (13-15 yrs old) ( 80cm)

                            -15m  -  Bowman ( 10–12 yrs old) ( 80 cm)

                            -10m  -  Novice  ( 9 yrs old below ) ( 122 cm)

9:00 10:30      QUALIFYING ROUND  : ( 1^st Round) (3 arrows/end)

                           -50m x 30 arrows  (80cm)

                           -30m x 30 arrows  (80cm)

                           -15m x 30 arrows  (80cm)

                           -10m x 30 arrows  (122cm)

   12:00 –1:30    LUNCH BREAK

2:00 – 5:00     QUALIFIYING ROUND ( 2^nd Round) (3 arrows/end)

                           -50m x 30 arrows (80cm)

                           -30m x 30 arrows (80cm)

                           -15m x 30 arrows (80cm)

                           -10m x 30 arrows (122cm)

Sunday, January  27, 2013 :  INDIVIDUAL ELIMINATION, SEMIFINAL/FINAL ROUND

                          3 ARROWS / SET SYSTEM / BEST OF 5 SETS

8:00 – 8:45     OFFICIAL PRACTICE (ALL)

9:00 – 9:30     1/32 Elimination (ALL)

9:40 – 10:10   1/16 Elimination (ALL)

10:20 –11:00  1/8  Elimination (ALL)

1:00 – 1:30      LUNCH BREAK

1:30 – 2:00      QUARTER FINALS (ALL)

2:10 – 2:30      SEMI FINALS  (ALL)

2:40 – 3:00      BRONZE MEDAL  MATCHES (ALL)

3:10 – 3:30      GOLD MEDAL MATCHES (ALL)

4:00                   AWARDING/PRESENTATION OF MEDAL

 

 

A supposed participant to the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 1 - Singapore

As part of getting an experience and exposure to world-class Archery, I registered to the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Singapore together with some members of the Cebu Archery Club last July 2012. I know that such experience will be worthwhile. I was excited and was really serious about this that I even had to beg off a school semestral break travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and to Singapore last month with Ate Gabrielle and my first cousins, Ate Kara and Ate Nicole. I started saving for the trip but then later realized that there are better plans. Had I joined my wanderlust cousins and sister, I would not have been able to join the 2012 Cebu City Olympics last month for the pre-selection of athletes to the 2012 CVIRAA.

The schedule of the Indoor Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Singapore which was scheduled starting today, December 8 & 9 would not be possible as it will be in conflict with other Archery Tournaments that would give me better experience and exposure. The 2012 CVIRAA Regional Games held here in Dumaguete City from December 2-7 was considered to be a better experience for a starter like me. It will not be possible to have everything else I will be burnt out... hahaha... In fact CVIRAA was already in conflict with the schedule of Batang Pinoy National Games in Iloilo City on December 4-9. I am suppose to represent Cebu City in the Archery for Girls at the Batang Pinoy in Iloilo and till the last minute was planning out with my parents on how to catch up in the Games. But with the delays in the Games at CVIRAA caused by the untimely Super Typhoon Pablo, all hopes of making it to Iloilo went pfffft.

Because I was officially registered for the Indoor Archery World Cup, my name appeared in the list of participants. Probably, some people would raise their eyebrows why a 12-year old girl who know nothing about Archery is included in the list...jejejeje...(in the same category as the champions and great archers).

Well, now that you know that I registered, you will no longer be surprised and wonder in case you happen to see my name in the list.

 Click the photo to visit the Webpage of the Indoor Archery World Cup

Here's the Invitation Letter to Indoor Archers

And here, you will see the participants to the Indoor Archery World Cup in Singapore... Many great names from the Philippines and all over the world.

Click the link and you'll see who's Participant No. 178 - Hahaha...

World Indoor Cup 2013 Stage 1 - Singapore Participant List



List of Participants to the World Indoor Cup 2013 Stage 1 - Singapore



In a couple of hours, mom and I will be flying out of Dumaguete City... Nope, we're not flying to Singapore for the Indoor Archery World Cup. We're flying back to our home in Cebu. How I so missed my Kuya Kevin, Ate Gabrielle, Ate Fe, my cousins, my classmates, and everyone including our dear Justine.

It will be back to school in two days after a weeklong absence because of the CVIRAA... and there's a lot... real lot of catching up to do in my academics.

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

CVIRAA 2012 Archery Awarding Ceremony



Photo Credit | Spondon Trophies

"Victory isn't defined by wins or losses. It is defined by effort. If you can truthfully say, 'I did the best I could, I gave everything I had,' then you're a winner." ~Wolfgang Schadler

I always love to look forward to Awarding Ceremonies because it's about celebrating people and their victories. The Archery Awarding Ceremony this afternoon was about celebrating the triumph of the best of the best archers in the 2012 Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA). It's about how the archer prepared himself or herself for the tournament... it's about what one has for every arrow released into the air... it's about time, energy, money, and effort to reach this stage... it's about the sacrifices of the parents, families, teachers, trainers, coaches, friends... it's even about things that are never listed in the Archery protocols, rules, and regulations.

I felt good and honored to be at the awards ceremony. I didn’t get any individual medal except for a silver medal in our Team Event but I was honored to be there this afternoon!

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"Love the game. Love the game for the pure joy of accomplishment. Love the game for everything it can teach you about yourself. Love the game for the feeling of belonging to a group endeavoring to do its best. Love the game for being involved in a team whose members can't wait to see you do your best. Love the game for the challenge of working harder than you ever have at something and then harder than that. Love the game because it takes all team members to give it life. Love the game because at its best, the game tradition will include your contributions. Love the game because you belong to a long line of fine athletes who have loved it.  It is now your legacy. Love the game so much that you will pass on your love of the game to another athlete who has seen your dedication, your work, your challenges, your triumphs... and then that athlete will, because of you, love the game."  ~ Unknown

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 Here are some of the medals waiting to be awarded to deserving and winning archers.

Winning means you're willing to go longer,

work harder, and give more than anyone else.

~ Vince Lombardi

I am very fortunate that at 12, I have what other archers could only dream about... I have the best coaches and mentors that one could ever have. With only around 6 months of handling the bow and arrows, I have joined this competition and managed to rank number 7 overall out of 28 best girl archers from the region. I wish to thank my coaches - Coach Architect Dondon Sombrio, Coach Joe Montalvo and Coach Jennifer 'Jing' Chan for all the help and sacrifices they have given me. I hope they will never get tired of coaching and molding me into a champion like them someday.

With Coach Jing (Olympian Archer Jennifer Chan). Though I have not reaped Individual medals during this tournament, I believe that with the excellent mentoring of my coaches like Coach Jing, I will be able to develop my archery skills in preparation  for future Archery Competitions like this...

Here's Rey Anne Flores of Cebu City flanked by two girl archers from Mandaue City. Rey Anne swept almost all the gold medals in the Girls Individual events. The Mandaue City girl archers also showed great shooting prowess.

Here are two boy archers from Cebu City standing beside the winner of this event. This could be Karl Mari, a bemedalled Archer from Dumaguete City

The Cebu City Girls Team (Trio) receiving their silver medals in the Girls Team Event with the rest of the team, coach, and chaperone. Members of the trio are -#1 - Rey Ann Flores (1096), #7 - Chloe Eunice Abad (867), and #11 - Saralee Garcia (807).

Hahaha... I was trying to run away from the cam but my mom was able to get this snap 

"Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her."

- Mia Hamm

The Cebu City Archers with the chaperone and coach. All the Cebu City Archers are from Gothong National High School. I am the  only one from Cebu Normal University - Integrated Laboratory School.

When you put on that jersey,

the name on the front is more important

than the name on the back.

~ "Miracle"

"When all is said and done,

it's not the shots that won the championship that you remember, but the friendships you made along the way." ~ Unknown

Archery CVIRAA 2012 | Day 5, Friday, December 7, 2012

Good morning everyone!

I'm posting this before leaving for the Silliman University Archery Range. This is the schedule for the Olympic round today.

• For the 1/16 Round - I am paired (Rank 7) with Rank 26: GN Libunfacil of Tagbilaran City
• For the 1/8 Round - whoever wins our 1/16 match will face the winner of the match between Rank 10: Jonalene Rae Clavano (Dumaguete City) and Rank 23: Johan Obena (Tagbilaran City)
• For the 1/4 Round - Winner of winner of Rank 7 & 26  vs winner of Rank 10 & 23

Photos and activities for today will be posted tonight...

 

Good evening everyone! I'm back with my lappie...

Dumaguete City, December 7, 2012, 7:35PM

As promised I'm back to document today's activities - the last day of CVIRAA 2012. I need to upload the photos as quick as I can as we still need to pack up our things for tomorrow's departure. Mom's body is aching after a week of action. She was my all-around support during the week-long competition. Without her, I could not imagine what would have happened. Thanks mom for all the support... and to you dad, too. Even if you're far away, I can feel your support all the way!

After giving a briefer (my partial post above) on today's event  just before we left the hotel this morning, we still managed to be at the Archery Range on time. Everyone was getting ready for the penultimate day of the Archery competition. When I saw everyone preparing their equipment, I saw a colorful blend of actions, reactions and emotions... There were victories and upset for some archers... others saw unexpected results... somte archers showed promising future in archery... some were marked as archers to note in future tournaments... others will be moving on and will no longer be eligible for future stagings of the CVIRAA... others came just for the fun of it... and a lot lot more that only the archers can tell. There are many sweet and victorious moments as well as emotional and heartbreaking times during the tournament. For me, being my first CVIRAA tournament, I gained a lot of experience and techniques in Archery which will help me in the future. i learned the need to have the depth of experience necessary to be a champion. I also saw the need to be physically fit and mentally alert in order to succeed.

I went to the range this morning with good disposition... (charge it to the green mango salad that Coach Jing gave to mom) ready to do my best in the last two events that I have for the day.

 

Girls Olympic Round

I was matched with GN Libumfacil of Tagbilaran City in the 40 m 1/16th Olympic round. After the set, I advanced to the 1/8th round against Jonalene Rae Clavano of Dumaguete City. I was at an advantage before my last arrow was released. But Clavano's last arrow stopped me to advance to the next round.

Here are some photos of the matches I had with Libumfacil and Clavano...

Here's the scoreboard for the 1/16th round

 

40-meter Team (Trio)

Three girl Archers from the Cebu City Team were selected based on our Individual Scores. The members of Cebu City Girls Team (Trio) were: #1 - Rey Ann Flores (1096), #7 - Chloe Eunice Abad (867), and #11 - Saralee Garcia (807).

The order on how we reached the Medal match:

• 40 Meter Team (Trio) 1/4th Olympic Round -  Cebu City (2770) defeated Tagbilaran City (1515)
• 40 Meter Team (Trio) Semi Finals Olympic Round - Our Team defeated Cebu Province Team (2423)
• 40 Meter Team (Trio) Medal Match Olympic Round - Our Team won the SILVER MEDAL. The Gold Medal was won by the Mandaue City Archers (2935) 

Here are some photos taken during  the Team Competition against Tagbilaran City, Cebu Province and Mandaue City:

 

Here's the Scoreboard for the Team Event (Girls) where we got SILVER. Mandaue City got the Gold.

Here's the Scoreboard for the Team Event (Boys) where our counterparts got the GOLD. Silver was won by Talisay City.

 

Awarding Ceremonies

Here are some photos taken during the Awarding Ceremonies.

The 2012 CVIRAA Archery Medals waiting to be awarded to deserving archers

With Coach Jing (Olympian Archer Jennifer Chan). Though I have not reaped Individual medals during this tournament, I believe that with the excellent mentoring of Coach Jing, I will be able to develop my archery skills in preparation  for future Archery Competitions like this.

Good night everyone! I will be missing CVIRAA 2012 and hope to see you in CVIRAA 2013.

Got to go... I need to help pack our things as our flight back to Cebu will be early tomorrow morning.