This is not the official wording, rather a brief description of the administration of our ranking system. Royal Round scores may be shot at any published archery practice or event. They must be run by warranted East Kingdom archery marshals according to the rules for running East Kingdom Royal Rounds. Scores should be submitted to the Scorekeeper within a month of being shot. Archers may shoot as many Royal Rounds as they want on a given day, but they may only have one score recorded. To be accepted, each score must contain the following:
- Archer’s SCA Name
- Archer’s Modern/Legal Name
- Archer’s SCA Group
- Bow Type Used (Crossbow, Longbow or Recurve)
- Date on which the score was shot
- Event or practice at which the score was shot
- Name of officiating marshal (who must be on the current E.K. roster)
- Points Scored in each end (20 yards, 20 yards timed, 30 yards, 40 yards) and Total
To ensure you obtain all the required information, use a printable score form such as this one at your event or practice: RR Form
The preferred way to submit scores is by emailing them in an attached spreadsheet. You can download this Excel template for scores: RR Template or create your own, but the sequence of the columns is critical so that your scores can be combined with other submissions and “imported” into the scorekeeping database. Every column (except the optional “comments”) must be filled in for each score.
If scores are submitted from a “marshal” who is not on the roster, the scores are reviewed to see if there is a rostered marshal among the other archers. If there is, the scores are recorded under that marshal’s name until the problem can be resolved; if not, the scores are held and the submitter is asked to resolve the issue with their Regional Commander.
Scores expire one year from the date on which they were shot and are purged from the records. An archer’s scores within the past year are sorted in descending order, and the top three comprise their current average. Archers with less than three current scores do not have an average and, therefore, do not appear on the ranking list. The ranking lists are published monthly, usually around the 25th of each month, and sent to the Royalty, the Kingdom archery officers, and the Pikestaff.