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New archer orientation:
Our next new archer orientation is October 18th
- We normally do new archers on the 2nd Saturday of the month. But sometimes coaches’ schedules prevent this. So the September session will be on Sept. 20th.
- To reserve your spot, go to our Sign Up. We have 6 slots. The first two are for families (<4) people. The remaining slots are for individual archers. If there are no slots available, our orientation is full. You can try again next month. Note: archers must be at least 8 years old to participate.
- Before you attend, make sure read through the information below!! There is a waiver and registration forms which must be completed. It also includes information on acceptable clothing, parking, and our email list which we use to alert folks if practice is canceled.
- Also it’s summer. Please bring water, sunscreen, and bug spray. No opened toed shoes (sandals or crocs)
What you need to know and do
During orientation new archers learn both safety requirements and basic conduct. This orientation is mandatory before archers can participate in regular practices and events. If you would like to join us:
- Archers must be at least 8 years of age.
- Youth under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the orientation.
- Read our Safety rules. Among other things, you will need to have closed-toe shoes to participate and long hair must be pulled back.
- Complete and sign the archery waiver form.
- A form must be filled out for each new archer.
- If the archer is under 18 years old, a parent or guardian must sign the waiver.
- If you do not fill it out online, you can print and bring a signed copy to orientation.
- No one will be allowed to shoot until all forms have been completed and signed by the appropriate folks.
- Start the registration process by following this link.
- Pay the Wolf Ridge Archery club fee.
- Please use our Contact Update form to provide the Emergency contact information for each archer.
- Arrive and check in at the archery field by 1:45 pm on the day of New Archer orientation.
Weekly Sign Up
Our club uses a weekly sign up(s), so that coaches know in advance who is coming and what distances they wish to shoot. For the date of your new archer orientation, we will pre-book lanes for the new archers. After that however, we ask that you sign up for each practice.
Please sign up by noon the day of the practice. Also, take the time to read the directions posted on the signups. They explain how to sign up for lanes and distances. For example, 2 archers sharing a lane cannot have two different distances.
- Thursday sign up: Thursday practices have ended for the year and will resume in March 2026
- Saturday sign up: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Fees
Club fees
There is a membership fee per semester. There are three semesters per year—Fall semester, Spring semester, and Summer. This membership fee covers field and equipment usage by archers and coaching and is used to purchase additional disposable items like targets, arrow parts (vanes, nocks, etc.) and replaces lost or damaged arrows. Checks should be made payable to Wolf Ridge Archery. The fees can be paid per semester or on a yearly basis:
- Per semester payment fees
- $40 per individual for a semester
- $85 per family for a semester (3 or more archers)
- Yearly payment fees
- $105 for individuals for the year ($15 discount over the 3 semester payment plan)
- $225 for a family (3 or more archers) for the year.($30 discount over the 3 semester payment plan)
- Go to our Membership page to pay online.
USA Archery membership fees
USA Archery, who provides the club’s insurance coverage now requires all club members to purchase a USA Archery membership after three visits to club activities. We are sorry to have to ask you to add this expense, as we strive to keep fees as low as possible, but it is required.
There are several options for membership. The lowest is the recreational membership, which is only $20 per year. This provides a number of services, but does not allow the member to receive achievement pins or participate in tournaments. If you are not interested in competing, this is the one for you! The full memberships have several options-family, adult individual, youth individual. All the details of the different memberships can be seen on their benefits comparison chart. When you sign up, please select Wolf Ridge Archery as your club. That automatically associates you with us.
Equipment
Wolf Ridge Archery supplies basic archery equipment and coaching. Due to Covid, we are asking archers to purchase their own finger tab and arm guards as they are less easily sanitized. We will have those available for purchase or archers can purchase them locally or online from Eagle’s Flight Archery, First Flight Archery, Lancaster Archery, Walmart, Mace Sports, etc.
Our coaches support a range of styles: Longbow, Barebow, Olympic Recurve and Compound. If archers wish to purchase equipment, coaches will be happy to discuss equipment sources and make recommendations based on the archer’s skill level and interest.
Wolf Ridge Archery Alerts
We highly recommend you subscribe to Wolf Ridge Archery Alerts to receive notifications of last minute changes to practice and event schedules. This list is for important club notifications.
- To get on the email list, use its signup page.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We’re happy to answer any of your questions
Directions and parking
You will find driving routes and available parking areas on our Directions to the the Range page.