ARCHERY TAG IN SAN DIEGO

Archery Tag is a team building activity commonly referred to as combat archery or arrow tag. It includes the best aspect of Archery and Dodgeball into one sport.

‘Tag’ means you will fire a projectile at your friends or coworkers just like any other team based combat game like paintball but with a twist! Your projectile will be a foam-tip arrow!

Our arrows come in two styles: high-impact arrows and low-impact arrows. And the arrows live up to their name! High-impact arrows are used for corporate team-building events, bachelor parties, and other events with 18+ participants. Our low-impact arrows are used for kid’s birthday parties.

Archery Tag is a technical and dynamic activity which makes it extremely important for all participants to know how to shoot an arrow before they start playing. This is the number 1 rule for all participants in order for everyone to experience maximum fun while playing Archery Tag. 

Here are AirBallingSD, we always start our Archery Tag with 15 minutes of archery practice to ensure everyone can fire an arrow before we launch our first Arrow Tag game. 

Once everyone is comfortable shooting arrows and running + shooting arrows simultaneously, we will introduce a variety of combat archery games.

The gameplay of our game modes will vary heavily depending on the size of the mobile arena that we create on your behalf. Hosts have the option to choose a small or large map. (More details on this below) 

Some of the games you’ll play are Medic, Team Deathmatch, Last Man Standing, Minefield, Infection, The Last King, V.I.P, League, Dodgeball, and Capture the Flag.

In most of our games, participants will run to the middle where all the foam tip arrows will be laid out just like Hunger Games. For this exact reason, we sometimes call our Archery Tag experience – Real Life Hunger Games. 

Archery Tag is much more intense in a smaller map when inflatables and players are condensed into a smaller space. In this game play, a lot of arrows fly back and forth; thus why we refer it to as combat archery. 

The lack of space and few inflatables exposes players and force participants to engage in a fierce round of Arrow Tag. This type of Archery Tag is recommended for active and highly competitive individual who are inclined to sports like paintball and airsoft. 

For archery tag played in open space or a large open area, the game style becomes similar to a stress-free version of dodgeball where catching an arrow becomes just as important as hitting an opponent with an arrow. This type of Archery Tag is recommended for people who are looking for a non-strenuous time outside with their friends and would prefer to practice the sport of archery with a little twist than to engage in a full blow out competition. 

The rules of Archery Tag are personalized to each game our Event Coordinator hosts. However, there are general rules to follow to follow safety protocols:

• A face mask (that we provide) must be worn at all times during play. 
• Arrows can be shot at maximum force but only to an opponent’s front profile. In the situation a person shoots another from their back, the shot will not count. 
• When running to the middle to grab arrows, players must forfeit the arrow to the first player to touch the arrow. (No tug of war with arrows)
• Players shall not throw arrows! 

To place an arrow on the bow correctly:

• Always place an arrow on the rest-piece of the bow.
• After you clip the back of the arrow to the string of the bow, form a 90 degree angle with the arrow while it is resting on the bow.

To fire an arrow:

• After you pull the string, the hand that’s pulling should be at the height of one’s cheek. 
• There should be 3 inches between your hand and cheek.
• The elbows must flare out to pull the string with ease.

To run and fire simultaneously:

• Place the index finger of the hand holding the bow over the tip of the arrow to keep the arrow on the bow when you are moving. Place the finger on the arrow until the last second you fire the arrow. 

We like to keep our Archery Tag novel and interesting throughout the entire event. To do so, we have created a few combat archery games that have their own unique rules and objectives!

• Medic – In this game, each team has a medic who can revive friendlies. The game ends when a players successfully tags the opponent’s medic.
• Team Deathmatch – Players have unlimited lives and are separated into two teams. Both teams must stay on their side and tag opponent’s until they reach their first 10 or 20 tags.
• Hunger Games – All the arrows will be set in the middle and each player must fend for himself with all the available equipment on the field! 
• Minefield – Players are separated into two teams. Players become a mine when they are tagged. Mines must stand where they are hit and may tag nearby opponents to turn them into mines. Mines get back in if they catch an arrow mid-air! Game ends with 1 team standing. 
• V.I.P – Each team has a Very Important Person they must protect. Unlike medic, this game revives players who are shot after 15 seconds of rest. The game ends when one team successfully tags the opponent’s VIP.
• Dodgeball – Teams start off on opposing sides. When players are tagged, they must go to the opposite side of their start point, collect arrows within 5 feet of their radius and attempt to strike out opponents.  
• Capture the Flag – A classic game of capture the flag with bows and arrows!