USA ARCHERY COACH

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

  

BASIC INSTRUCTOR

Audience: Camp instructors, Girl/Boy Scouts, 4-H etc.

Purpose: Introduce how to teach archery to a new instructor, most likely never shot before. Course focuses on safety, range set-up, basic equipment setup and repair and teaching the basic steps of shooting.

Length of Course: 8-12 hours

Prerequisite: Background check

Administration: NADA

Course Cost: $20.00 for materials, class fee varies depending on instructor

Renewal period: Three years

Recertification Fee: $15.00

Recertification Requirement: TBD

INTERMEDIATE INSTRUCTOR

Audience: Instructors with little or no archery experience who will be working in a more established archery program i.e. JOAD, ASAP, Parks/Recreation, College Archery Program (CAP)

Purpose: Introduce basic shooting steps, safety, range set-up; equipment setup and repair, fitting equipment to an archer, how to teach archery and how to teach a Basic Instructor Course.

Length of Course: 16-20 hours

Prerequisite: Background check

Administration: NADA

Course Cost: $25.00 for materials, class fee varies depending on instructor

Renewal period: Four years

Recertification Fee: $20.00

Recertification Requirement: TBD

COMMUNITY COACH

Audience: Instructors looking to advance into a coaching and athlete development role.

Purpose: Introduce coaching philosophy, training cycles/plans, competition preparation, mental aspects, equipment, B.E.S.T. training.

Length of Course: 20-24 hours

Prerequisite:

• Background check
• Must have been:

1. An Intermediate Instructor for one year - or

 2. Pass an exam to ‘test out' of the Intermediate level and verify three years experience in an archery instructor capacity.

Administration: NADA

Course Cost: $250.00/per person and includes materials

Renewal period: One year

Recertification Fee: $25.00

Recertification Requirement: Attend one Recertification Seminar within a two year period.

REGIONAL COACH

Audience: Coaches looking to advance their coaching skills and become eligible for USA Archery national camps and team appointed positions.

Purpose: Incorporation of sports science, psychology, nutrition, and biomechanics and advanced B.E.S.T. training into coaching philosophy.

Length of Course: One week

Prerequisite:

• Background check
• Must have been a Community Coach for two years

Administration: USA Archery

Course Cost: $450.00/per person and includes materials

Renewal period: One year

Recertification Fee: $25.00

Recertification Requirement: Attend a Recertification Seminar or Junior Dream Team Camp

ELITE COACH

Audience: Coaches looking to advance their coaching skills.

Purpose: To achieve Elite Coach status by demonstrating a strong understanding of the National Training Program, demonstrate effective interaction with athletes and have an established and successful archery program that is producing top athletes.

Length of Course: N/A - Pass evaluation by National Head Coach

Prerequisite:

• Background check
• Regional Coach for two years
• ASEP Course required.

Choose one of two routes

Route 1

• 2 Camps -Junior Dream Team Camps (or equivalent)
• 1 Camp - Designated Team Leader.

Route 2

• 1-3 month apprenticeship at the OTC-CV with National Head Coach

Administration: USA Archery

Course Cost: Daily OTC facility charges apply

Renewal period: One year

Recertification Fee: $25.00

Recertification Requirement: Attend a Recertification Seminar or Junior Dream Team Camp AND must help run a grassroots or Paralympic camp.

MASTER COACH

• Honorary designation recognizing contributions to the sport.
• To re-enter team selection eligibility pool
• Must complete at a minimum the Regional Coach requirements.
• Recommended they complete Elite Coach requirements.