LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL
This course is currently open for participants but must contact the instructor for prior approval. You must have completed online training, and level 1 exam, prior to class. Contact administrator prior to registering.
The Level 1 Instructor Course graduates will be familiar with range set-up and safety, basic equipment maintenance and repair, distribution of equipment, lesson plans, steps of shot cycle, games and challenges to enhance learning and ensure a safe environment to enjoy archery for participants, instructors and spectators. Level 1 Instructors are well prepared to teach beginner archery programs to people of all ages and abilities in a variety of both indoor and outdoor settings in the disciplines of target, field or 3-D archery. The curriculum is designed to build a strong foundation for those looking to provide opportunities in archery to students of all ages. This course will take approximately 4 hours.
Course Length: 4 hours (Dependent on class size)
Course Cost: Contact Instructor
Certification Period: Three years from the date of course completion
Prerequisites:
Complete the Level 1 Online Course
Must be 15 years old or older
Membership to USA Archery* or the National Field Archery Association (NFAA)
LEVEL 2 INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL
The USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification practical course provides graduates the necessary tools to serve as the lead instructor for archery programs such as Junior Olympic Archery Development (JOAD), Adult Archery Program, Collegiate Archery Program clubs, and the Explore Archery Program. To successfully complete the requirements for this certification, students must successfully pass the USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification online course, including the online exam and register for and complete the "in-person" USA Archery Level 2 Instructor practical course. Certification requires demonstration of the ability to shoot and teach basic archery and passing a written exam.
The USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification practical course includes the USA Archery Level 1 Instructor certification course information and provides students with an introduction to the National Training System (NTS) Steps of Shooting for recurve and compound, equipment and accessory setup, athlete development and events. USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification is not a prerequisite for this course.
Course Length: 6 hours (Dependent on class size)
Course Cost: Contact Instructor
Certification Period: Three years from the date of course completion
Prerequisites:
Complete the Level 2 Online Course
Must be 18 years old (A student who is 17 years old and within 30 days of his or her 18th birthday may take the Level 2 Archery Instructor Certification Course.
Membership to USA Archery* or the National Field Archery Association (NFAA)
Certification Requirements:
Membership to USA Archery* or the National Field Archery Association (NFAA)
USA Archery Background Screening
U.S. Center for SafeSport Training
Instructor:
Dr. Anthony M. Romeo II, Level 3 NTS Coach, aromeo@optonline.net
Dr. Anthony M. Romeo II is a level 3 NTS coach (USA Archery involvement since 2016). Coach Romeo was previously the head coach for Suffolk Archers JOAD program, was one of the first archery leads for USDAN Summer Camp of the Arts in 2018 and is presently the head coach of the Stony Brook University (New York) archery team since 2022. He is presently the president of Suffolk Archers, a member-owned archery club of 500 members located on Long Island, New York, and has been on the board of directors in various positions since 2020. He is a certified bow technician through the George Chapman School of Archery (2018), and fosters the sport of hunting as a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hunters Education Master Instructor since 2021. As pro-staff for Feradyne Outdoors, White Water Archery and Wicked Twisted Bowstrings, he competes and has received placements in various competitions for 3D, National Field Archery Association (NFAA), New York Field Archers and Bowhunters (NYFAB) and target leagues. Anthony is also presently one of the bow technicians and archery instructors at Ten Ring Archery (archery pro-shop located in Levittown, NY).