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! 🏹

TARGET ARCHERY IN TORONTO

Are you in the Toronto area and LOVE Archery? We have a pretty epic solution for you. Whether you’re a seasoned Archer with their own gear just looking for some target practice, or you just watched The Avengers for the first time and want to pretend you’re Hawkeye, we have an INCREDIBLE indoor range to do just that. There are many Target Archery options for you, depending on your skill set. We’re back open as per Ontario’s new Stage 3 guidelines. Read more below to see the various ways you can fling arrows at Archers Arena.

AIRBNB MEETS ARCHERY RANGE

If it’s a clean and easy Target Archery experience you’re looking for, you’ve gotta try our range. BOOK YOUR TIME, and you just show up and shoot. $26.55 per hour, per person if you have your own gear. We allow bows rated up to 50lbs on our range. If you don’t own a bow you can rent ours for a small fee. It’s only $10.00 per person to rent our bows, and we have options from 22lbs to 50lbs to choose from. You can bring your own target paper, or use ours for an extra $3.00 a pop. Practicing Target Archery on our open and spacious air conditioned range is a way to spend a few hours with friends, makes a great date, or it’s just a nice zen way to let off some steam and hone your craft.

ARCHERY LESSONS

If you don’t feel comfortable flinging arrows on your own yet, or want some expert guidance, you can also book Archery Lessons with one of our INCREDIBLE coaches. This training starts at just $50.00 an hour, and is the perfect way to ensure you shoot with proper technique, and advance your skills at a faster pace. We see great improvement after just one lesson with one of our skilled trainers. You’ll shoot over 150 arrows in the hour, learn instinctive Archery, speed shooting, play target games, and more! You can read more about our top notch lessons at this link, and book your Archery Lessons here.

COMBAT ARCHERY

And last but certainly not least, if you want to up your skills even more, and try your luck with some moving targets, we can’t recommend COMBAT ARCHERY enough. It’s a fast paced, fun filled sport. Think of it like Dodgeball, but with bows and arrows. Also known to the world as ARCHERY TAG, this exciting way to burn calories is a fan favourite amongst our Archers. And don’t worry, it’s safe. We use foam tipped arrows and maximum 22 pound bows. So it’ll be fun and painless battling it out with your friends and fam in our Arena. Don’t have anyone that wants to play with you? Don’t worry, it’s probably just cause they’re scared they’ll lose. You can also book a public session and play amongst strangers. Or better yet try it out at our Friday Night Community night. We might be slightly biased, but it’s the BEST place to be in Toronto on a Friday.

COME PLAY

Toronto and GTA area, we’re ready for you to come prove that you’re the next Robin Hood, Katniss, or Hawkeye. Come show us what you’ve got whether it be on our court, on our range, or in a lessons with one of our pro coaches. Book your next Archery Session today!

Hope to see you soon players!

-Team Archers Arena

P.S. During the lockdowns we were keeping quite busy on TikTok and went from 10K to over 350K followers. Be sure to follow us here to keep up to date with all things Archers Arena, and hopefully get entertained and learn something along the way. You can also check us out on Instagram or Facebook.

We're Coming Back!

Hey everybody! As Ontario gets closer to step 3, we’re getting ready to re-open, and we’re now taking pre-bookings for mid July. We have all your favourite activities to choose from, such as Combat Archery, Nerf Wars, Bubble Soccer, Dodgeball or Saber Wars. We’ve also recently added basketball and a full weight gym! If all that isn’t enough for you, we even have Toronto’s only 100ft indoor Archery Range so you and your apocalypse team can train for the next “hunger games”. Or just practice your aim.

Here at Archers Arena, we’ve taken this time off to reflect on what worked best, and what needed improving. Especially focusing on how to deliver the same fun experience in a post COVID world. Our cleaning procedures were always top notch, but we’ve taken them to a whole new level by thoroughly cleaning and washing our gear with iso-propyl alcohol as well as sterilizing and deodorizing with UVC lights.

We’ve compartmentalized the Arena and all of our bookings now have their own separate entrances. When you come it, you’ll NEVER mix with another group. We’ve even made it easier to book online in case some of your friends bail on you (it’s sad but it happens). Now when you book online, it won’t charge you, and everyone can pay separately or in one lump sum on the day. The only way you would get charged is if nobody shows up. The no show fee is only for 4 people max. Even if you booked for 10 or more. This is to try to ensure the initial organizers of the fun don’t get penalized anymore if a few of their flakey friends are no shows.

One of the other big upgrades we’re in the process of getting ready for you is a brand new, MUCH bigger party room. Equip with a pool table, photo booth, foosball, with lots of extra space to social distance. It’s going to be the PERFECT place to hang out and celebrate with your friends and fam. In between pelting each other with foam arrows of course.

During the lockdowns we were also keeping quite busy on TikTok and went from 10K to over 250K followers. Be sure to follow us here to keep up to date with all things Archers Arena, and hopefully get entertained and learn something along the way. You can also check us out on Instagram or Facebook.

There’s light at the end of the tunnel, and we’re so excited to see you guys again! Book your next birthday party now!

See you soon players!

-Team 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.

1. 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.

2. 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 $25. And we’ll be adding more dates in the new year to our community night. *wink wink*

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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. 

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

5 Different Ways To Celebrate Your Birthday In Toronto

Hey shorty. It’s your birthday. 

But you are sick of doing the same thing every year – going to the same restaurant with same people. Try Something new. 

So, you want to party but don’t want to do the regular-everyday-normal people stuff? Then read on to skip the boring lunch and/or dinner.

1.     Hit some cold ones and Karaoke – We mean the soda pops or whatever you fancy. Some liquid courage always helps in getting up there and singing your heart out. Karaoke can be an exciting theme for an entertaining birthday party. Some people find karaoke embarrassing – but hey- if you don’t do it in your birthday – then who will?

2.     Turn your house into a club – You could choose to wait in line that seems longer than the black-Friday’s, right outside a club for almost eternity and pay a $20 cover charge to enter OR you can just turn your house into a club. So, no need to stand outside in the cold in your pretty dress. Just throw a big party and get everyone over instead. Not only is this cost-effective but hey- if you want to pass out- there is no place like home. 
Pro-tip: AirBnB instead if you don’t the cleaning next morning.

3.     Kick some balls with Bubble Soccer – Do you like to get physical? Do you have friends that you want to smash? Then Bubble Soccer is just for you. Get ready to knock, bump, tumble over your friends in fun-sized soccer with over 20 game-modes. Play in teams of 3-4 and for up to 16 people in a fully air-conditioned facility at Archers Arena – go to place for Bubble Soccer in Toronto.

P.S. - Getting goals isn’t the only way to score. *wink wink*

4.     Aim at the birthday person in a game of Archery Tag – Birthday bumps or “the dumps” are a thing of the past. If you are deep into Hunger Games, Hawkeye, Green Arrow, Robin Hood or Neytiri from Avatar, you know we are talking about Combat Archery. And if it’s your birthday – then you get to play absolutely FREE. Psssssshhhh….That’s another reason to shoot some arrows straight at the birthday person. For the best experience in Combat Archery Tag in Toronto, get in touch with us. We have some real cool deals.

5.     Shoot nerfs around in Nerf Wars - What can be more fun than nerfing around on your birthday. We have, “Nerf Guns, lots of nerf guns.” Just the way Keanu Reeves likes it. For kids, teens, adults, and all nerds alike – Nerf Wars is a lot of fun. Not only can you build your very own bunker base but you can also take to the sniper nests. And if you want to save dat money while you are at it, check out some birthday deals by Nerf Wars Toronto. How bow dat?

So, this birthday – don’t just do ordinary things like people do - but have the best birthday in Toronto. If you know someone whose birthday is coming up, do share these fun ideas across. Feel free to drop a comment below if you have any questions, email us at info@archersarena.com , reach out to us on social media or simply pick up your phone and give us a call at (647)-992-7362.