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1996: Pee Wee Classification
1. This classification is established for archers under 8 years of age and is optional at State and Club level. This division will not apply to Sectional and National levels.
2. Pee Wee shooting positions shall be marked with green stakes.
3. The Pee Wee’s handicap must be established entirely on the Pee Wee course and is not applicable to or from any other course.
4. Pee Wee official target units shall consist of :
| Adult Field Yardages | Pee Wee Yardages | Field | Hunter | Animal |
| 20-35 ft | 5 yds | 20 cm | 20 cm | 4 |
| 15 yds | 5 yds | 35 cm | 35 cm | 4 |
| 20 yds | 5 yds | 35 cm | 35 cm | 4 |
| 25 yds | 5 yds | 35 cm | 35 cm | 4 |
| 30 yds | 5 yds | 35 cm | 35 cm | 3 |
| 35 yds | 10 yds | 50 cm | 35 cm | 3 |
| 40 yds | 10 yds | 50 cm | 50 cm | 3 |
| 45 yds | 10 yds | 50 cm | 50 cm | 3 |
| 45 yds walk up | 10 yds | 50 cm | 50 cm | 2 |
| 50 yds | 15 yds | 50 cm | 50 cm | 2 |
| 55 yds | 15 yds | 65 cm | 50 cm | 2 |
| 60 yds | 15 yds | 65 cm | 65 cm | 1 |
| 65 yds | 15 yds | 65 cm | 65 cm | 1 |
| 80 yds walk up | 15 yds | 65 cm | 65 cm | 1 |
2001: The Official NFAA Youth Instruction Programs shall be the Development in Archery for Youth Shooters Program (D.A.Y.S.) and the Junior Bowhunter Program. 2004 Amendment: Schools may charter their National Archery in the Schools Programs with NFAA for a fee of $15. This charter will provide the school with the DAYS Program and three copies of each issue of Archery Magazine.
2003: A National Youth Tournament shall be provided beginning in the year 2005 at a time and place to be determined by 2/3 majority vote of the NFAA Council. Accepted bids for National Tournaments will be sent to the host state Director at least 15 days before contracts are signed, and copies must be available at NFAA Headquarters for inspection. Special rules, classes, awards, and novelty events will be determined by the Youth Committee and presented to the Directors at the Director’s meeting in 2004.
2022: Agenda Item 2022-2 NFAA Collegiate Divisions
The NFAA will offer the following collegiate divisions in 2023 as optional divisions for all NFAA events hosted throughout the calendar year (state, sectional, and national):
Male & Female – Freestyle Freestyle Limited Recurve
Barebow Recurve Bowhunter Freestyle
Each event organizer will have the option to include (or not include) the collegiate divisions. If an event chooses to offer collegiate divisions, they must offer all four shooting styles in a male and female category.
All regular membership requirements will be enforced, plus an additional collegiate eligibility form. Collegiate participants must be enrolled full-time at a two- or four-year college, university, or technical school.
2023: NFAA Collegiate Divisions
The NFAA will offer the following collegiate divisions in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 as optional divisions for all NFAA events hosted throughout the calendar year (state, sectional, and national):
Male & Female- Freestyle, Freestyle Limited Recurve, Barebow Recurve, Bowhunter Freestyle
Each event organizer will have the option to include (or not include) the collegiate divisions. If an event chooses to offer collegiate divisions, they must offer all four shooting styles in a male and female category.
All regular membership requirements will be enforced, plus an additional collegiate eligibility form. Collegiate participants must be enrolled full-time at a two- or four-year college, university, or technical school. Professional archers who are eligible for the collegiate division will be allowed to participate in both divisions.