Highlights from the International Combat Archery Tournament 2023 at Archers Arena Toronto!
Hey all you archery aficionados from coast to coast! 🏹 If you missed out on the action last weekend, let us fill you in! On August 26, 2023, Archers Arena hosted its International Combat Archery Tournament, and oh boy, did it set the city on fire!
A Smackdown Like No Other🏹
Teams from Boston, Montreal, Ottawa, and, of course, our very own Toronto, took to the battlefield in a show of archery mastery that had us all at the edge of our seats! And the winners? Drum roll, please! 🥁
🥇 1st Place: "Casual Tease" from Ottawa
🥈2nd Place: “Tri-City Originals” from Montreal
🥉 3rd Place: "Untouchabows" from Toronto
Big props to the champs and all the teams who battled it out for glory! 🎯
Kudos to Our Coaches and Game Masters!👏
Could this event have been so smooth without our amazing coaches? We think not! Hats off to our refs Manny, Arian, Aravindan, Kelvin, and let's not forget our hype-man and games master Arshia. These guys were the oil in the machine, keeping everything flowing seamlessly. 🔥 👌🏻
One Big Archery Family ❤
What warmed our hearts the most was the archery community coming together. We had participants from all across Canada and the US, united by the love of hitting bullseyes and dodging arrows. Shoutout to all the teams for showing up and making it a memorable day! 🎉
The Excitement Continues...
Can't get enough? Neither can we! The excitement's only going to ramp up, folks. Stay tuned for the next epic showdown—we promise it's going to be even bigger, bolder, and more arrow-tastic! 🏆
So, Toronto and all you die-hard combat archers, are you ready for the next challenge? Keep those bows at the ready and quivers full; we're just getting started!
Till then, keep practicing those shots and may your arrows always find their mark! 🏹
Team Building For Your Business Is More Important Now Than Ever
It’s a strange time for business owners and employees alike. Many more people are working from home due to COVID-19. Everyone is adjusting to this in their own way, but the fact of the matter is that this kind of isolation and upheaval from the norm has caused many people stress, anxiety, and even depression. These aren’t easy times by any means, and I think we all know that.
Team Building Can Help
This is why we want to make the case that team building for your business is more important now than ever. It really is. Those zoom meetings and digital cocktail hours are fine, but they don’t have the true human to human connection that we all crave. Even more, if your employees or coworkers are in the customer service industry and are currently “essential” workers, they’re probably having a hard time too. Many people are on edge and sadly, our amazing hospitality service staff and heroic front line workers sometimes take the brunt of it. It’s time you have some good safe fun as a team, and build morale while pelting each other with foam arrows in an epic game of Combat Archery.
Not the solution you were expecting?
Hear us out. Combat Archery is the perfect socially distanced sport. Staying 6 feet away from each other is not a problem at all in our spacious 10,000 square foot facility. You can launch marshmallow tipped foam arrows across the large court from your personal bubble. Plus, if someone gets too close for your liking, you’re holding a bow, and arrows are everywhere. Before COVID, we were used to hosting massive corporate team building events. We’ve changed things up of course. Even though the city of Toronto is currently allowing 50 people or less inside indoor businesses, we’re playing it safe and limiting our team building to 24 people for the time being. That would make 4 teams, on 2 courts, with 6 people per team. Combat Archery is essentially dodgeball with bows and foam tip arrows. It’s exciting, a great workout, and lots of fun for people of all ages and skill sets.
Team Building At It’s Finest
Combat Archery is a perfect way to team build, and let off some steam while you do it. With dozens of game modes led by our expert coaches, your teams will have to work together to come out on top. While it’ll 100% be a joy for those with a competitive side, we also harness the community aspect of gaming, and make sure everyone feels included, safe, and gets something from their time in the arena. Just stepping outside one’s comfort zone with your co-workers in a place like Archers Arena and can help build confidence, camaraderie, and spirit.
We Keep Things Safe And Clean
If you’re at all worried about safety, we’ve been keeping things clean and safe since day 1 due to constantly hosting large group events. We’ve always sterilized and deodorized all equipment between use. Now, post COVID, we’ve even added UVC lights to the mix to take things even further. We love hosting team building events, and even though our group limit has gone down, we promise the same high energy, rewarding and exciting experience we’ve always given. Keep aiming!
—Team Archers Arena
If you’re interested, reach out to us at info@archersarena.com or call (647) 992-7362 to book your team a spot today! ($35.00 per person, includes 30 minutes of training and 1 hour on the court. After that, you can add on an extra hour of gameplay for only $10.00 per person.)
Keeping Things Safe Since Day 1
Safety has always been our number one priority since Archers Arena opened. For starters, when Sam Lai (owner of the Arena) started playing Combat Archery, he noticed that getting shot on side of the face or on the top of the head still stung a bit. This led him to implement hockey helmets instead of paintball masks.
WE’LL PROTECT YOUR NOGGIN
Nothing against the places that use paintball masks, but the feedback we were getting was that people were finding it a bit hard to breath, and the paintball masks weren’t really doing the job with the full force the foam arrows could potentially hit with. A hockey helmet is built to withstand a puck to the face. This makes the hockey helmet a much nicer choice while being pelted with a foam arrow. People can bring their own, or use one of ours, which we thoroughly clean wash with iso-propyl alcohol as well as sterilize and deodorize with a UVC light so you can put your battle gear on with peace of mind.
CHANGING THE BOW
Another successful change we’ve made along the way is that we used to play with heavier bows. At a whopping 30 pounds it was very easy to get back at your boss on team-building day. We then reduced the bows to 22 pounds and found it led to way less painful hits. That made the game a much more inclusive experience for people of all comfort levels with the sport. We also use the thickest foam you can buy anywhere for our arrow tips. This helps to ensure your mighty uncle Hank doesn’t bruise your sweet aunt Mod, and everyone can have a good time.
HOLD. HOLD. HOLD.
The hold command was an addition by a past coach. If someone yells hold, everyone is trained to get down on one knee and do the same. Coaches teach everyone about this important command. This is in case anything is wrong or there are any safety concerns on the court. If you’re having a great time and somebody gets injured, no one is having a good time. Before we can have fun, we must be safe. That is our number one rule. We never want people to leave injured. This applies to our coaches and staff, as well as our customers.
ARM GUARDS
Arm guards are something we implanted right away. We saw people leaving other facilities with bruises or cuts on their arms from the bowstrings. We don’t think it’s necessary to risk drawing blood at your niece’s birthday party. So sanitized armguards are available for anyone who wants to use them.
SHIELD YOUR FAMILY JEWLS
Something no one ever asked for is a used jock. Can you imagine the horror of checking in and out sweaty jocks like shoes at a bowling ally? We wouldn’t want to do that to you, or our staff. However, we do 100% recommend that men wear a jock to avoid becoming a permanent soprano. Okay, we’re being a bit dramatic but we have definitely seen some pretty nasty crotch shots, and feel it’s better safe than sorry. You can ask any of our regulars, a jock is the way to go.
A CULTURE OF SAFETY
We guess the point we’re making here is that safety has always been a priority for us at Archers Arena. When COVID-19 changed the world, we were ready. We’ve been dealing with large groups, birthday parties, shared equipment, and much more for many years before this. We’ve always been cutting edge in the safety department and we’re not going to stop now. There’s nothing fun about getting hurt or sick when you just wanted a fun night out, and rest assured, at Archers Arena we go above and beyond when it comes to keeping things clean and safe during all of our awesome activities.
-Team Archers Arena
Find out the answer to all your New Year’s Resolutions
Can you believe that another year has passed? Yes, it’s soon going to be 2020.
Yes - that time of the year when we make promises to self - the time for New Year’s resolutions.
The tradition of New Year’s resolution goes way back in time but as long as you keep at your resolution track you can skip the history lesson.
Resolutions majorly are of two kinds – kicking a bad habit or starting a positive habit. And like most things in life, most resolutions are common. Always remember that whether your goal is short-term or long-term, there is no goal that you cannot accomplish.
Without further ado, we at the Arena, are listing down 10 most common New Year’s resolutions and how we can help you achieve them.
Exercise more – What if you are a self-proclaimed #GymFreak that pumps iron every-day or that ultra-runner that runs weekly marathons – is there really scope for you to exercise more? So for everyone alike – if your resolution is to exercise more – come over to Archers Arena and choose to have a fun workout – and the best part? You get to decide what you want – Combat Archery, Nerf Wars, Bubble Soccer or Saber Wars and not your trainer. So now sweating can be fun.
Lose weight - If you’re one of those who paid the annual membership fee to the best gym in town when 2019 came in and showed up only the first 3 days – well be honest to yourself. You’d probably do not like an instructor chasing you around the gym. So what can you do in 2020 to lose weight? Join our community night every Friday where you can play 2 hours of intense cardio for only $39.82. And we’ll be adding more dates in the new year to our community night. *wink wink*
Learn a new skill or hobby – How does Bubble Soccer sound to you? Or Combat Archery or Nerf? Come learn these alternate- fun sports where you and your friends can have the time of your life. So make 2020 the year you learn something cool.
Save more money / spend less money – We’re so competitive when it comes to pricing that it’s not even funny. We have the best rates, discounted packages – more affordable than your neighbourhood sweatshop. We don’t make you buy any equipment, any musical instrument. Thank us later for saving your money on the gym subscription.
Quit smoking – For the time you are at the Archers Arena, you are always having a good time. So more endorphins kicking in – more dopamine (happy hormones) – and you are no more dependent on cigarettes. It has been scientifically proven but we’ll skip the science lesson, in case you still want to know the details – read here. Also, we’re a no-smoking zone – so you can’t really smoke in here.
Spend more time with family and friends – All of what we do at Archers Arena is family-friendly – so if you’re 5 and above – get ready to have some fun. If you don’t like your cousins, well you can choose from arrows or nerf pellets (we won’t tell on you). Jokes aside, physical activity with family and friends is known to help build lasting bonds. So, more reasons for you to come over.
Travel more – If you have a ‘Wanderlust’ tattoo – we can totally understand. How about travelling the world and competing in Combat Archery? Archers Arena just hosted the 4th Tri-city Combat Archery Tournament last month and we’ll be travelling in February for the 5th Edition. Come over every Friday for Community Night, we are always looking for new talent to join our team. If you make the team, who knows, it might be Vegas next. And hey… if you are ever in a dilemma when you can’t decide between taking a vacation or combat archery – we have friends all over the world. UK, US, Australia, you name it. So you can play your favourite sport even when you’re on a vacation.
Read more – Everybody wants to get back to reading but the perfect book does not exis---- Arena Bible – The secret book of games that haven’t been discovered yet. Well, the book only appears on the night of the two moons. But we do have many game-modes for Combat Archery, Nerf Wars, Bubble Soccer, and Saber-Wars that you can read/know about. Just follow us on social media, or better still come over.
If you have a resolution that we have missed or if you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@archersarena.com questions. You can even call at (647)-992-7362. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more. And yeah, Happy New Year 2020.