The competition between the archers was simple yet complex. They were shooting targets that were in a fixed position, but the distance was long, and they would have to shoot through the shells in front of the target before reaching it.
And they also had to make sure their arrows didn't break before they hit the target.
So, the archers would need both accuracy as well as strength. To make up for all that, they needed to channel enough mana to coat their arrow to make it strong and penetrable, and they needed to reinforce the speed, too.
This was not something they were aware of when they were being picked to represent their school. But if they had thought about it more intensively, they might've guessed it would be something like this.
For Clarissa, she knew they were being trained in the ways of awakeneds, so that they could be able to handle anything that came their way.
