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Aspiring to be an archery coach or instructor? Earn your USA Archery Instructor certification and show your students and community that you mean business!
Aspiring to be an archery coach or instructor? Earn your USA Archery Instructor certification and show your students and community that you mean business!
Program | Description | Dates and Times | Registration |
USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification | Get the necessary tools to maintain high safety standards on and off the archery range with USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification! Become prepared to teach beginner archery programs to all ages in multiple settings and disciplines. | Coming soon! | Register Online Take the Online Course |
USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification | Complete the in-person practical exam to earn your USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification! Membership in USA Archery, National Field Archery Association, or the Archery Shooters Association is required to take the exam, as well as the completion of a USA Archery Background Screening and SafeSport Training. | Coming soon! | Register Online |
USA Archery Level 3 NTS Coach | Complete the in-person practical exam to earn your USA Archery Level 3 NTS Coach certification! Membership in USA Archery, National Field Archery Association, or the Archery Shooters Association is required to take the exam, as well as the completion of a USA Archery Background Screening and SafeSport Training. | Coming soon! | Register Online |
Show off your archery skills or have fun with friends and family at special archery competitions and challenges!
Program | Description | Dates and Times | Registration |
Zombie Shoot | Join the community for a Halloween-themed archery tournament! Take out special zombie targets in an 18-meter indoor round (kids ages 9 and under will shoot in the Yeoman division at 9 meters). The top three in each division will take home an award, along with the winner of the costume contest! | Oct. 25, 20255:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. | Register Online Sign Waiver |
Southern Fall Shootout (18/25-Meter) | Take on an indoor archery challenge at two distances! Go from 25 meters to 18 meters in this classic fall tournament to prepare for state archery competitions. | Nov. 15, 20259 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Register Online Sign Waiver |
GAA 25-Meter State Indoor Championship | Shoot alongside fellow USA Archery members to compete for the 25-Meter Indoor State Championship awards! | Coming soon! | Register Online Sign Waiver |
USA Archery Collegiate Target Nationals | We’re proud to host the USA Archery Southeast Regional Outdoor Championships in a 3-day competition at M.C. Anderson Park! | Coming soon! | Register Online Sign Waiver |
The Southern 600 | Compete for a chance to win scholarship awards in the National Archery Scholarship Tour! | Coming soon! | Register Online View Event Rules |
GAPPS State Archery Tournament | Schools in GAPPS Division II compete in an archery tournament at the Shooting Sports Education Center! | Coming soon! | View 2025 Results |
Bring archery into your homeschool curriculum at the Shooting Sports Education Center! In our Homeschool Archery program, we offer classes for both beginners and advanced archers, and we provide all of the equipment you need. Students can also continue developing archery skills as part of the Homeschool League. The Homeschool Archery classes take place before our standard business hours, so your students will have minimum distractions! All Homeschool Archery classes are led by USA Archery Level 3-NTS Coach Amanda Velez.
A full eight-week session of Homeschool Archery costs $65 per student with a minimum of four students and a maximum of ten. We look forward to seeing you at the next session!
Program | Description | Dates and Times | Registration |
Beginner Homeschool Archery | Learn the proper way to recreationally shoot a bow and arrow in Beginner Homeschool Archery! This class shows students the principles of shooting in a fun, social and interactive environment in an 8-week program. | Wednesdays 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Visit us or call! |
Advanced Homeschool Archery | Ready to become an even better archer? Enroll your students in Advanced Homeschool Archery to refine skills and develop new ones! | Thursdays 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Visit us or call! |
Homeschool Archery League | For your archers that can’t get enough, there’s the Homeschool Archery League! In this course, we’ll try various competitive formats like target archery, field archery, and 3-D archery. | Thursdays 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Visit us or call! |
Trying to improve your precision or master archery? We offer private lessons at the Shooting Sports Education Center! Our certified instructors can help you tweak your technique and sharpen your shot. Fill out the Private Lessons form and our Head Archery Coach will reach out to help you get started!
Private Lessons Policy
- A patron is not required to be an approved user to participate in private lessons.
- The patron may not sell, assign or transfer rights to the private lessons purchased to any third party without prior approval.
- Private lessons must be purchased at least 24 hours in advance of the first scheduled lesson. To receive the quantity discount for the private lessons, the lessons must be purchased at one time.
- Training sessions must be paid for in full prior to scheduling the first training session.
- Private lesson refunds will not be issued for any reason, including but not limited to relocation, illness, and or unused sessions (unused sessions can be transferred between Instructors).
- All private lessons sessions must be completed within 120 days from the date of the contract/purchase. Private lesson sessions are void after 120 days from that date have passed.
- Private lesson sessions may only be rescheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
- If the patron anticipates running late to a session, they should contact the instructor as soon as possible. If 15 minutes have passed and the patron has not arrived to the session, the session will be cancelled without refund.
- If a lesson is cancelled by the instructor, the instructor will notify the patron in advance to reschedule the session.
- Patrons must wear comfortable and appropriate attire, including but not limited to, clean t-shirts, shorts, tights, pants and closed toed shoes. Patrons must be completely ready for the private lesson at the time agreed upon. Failure to be prepared to train may result in a shortened session or possible cancellation of the session. Instructors can provide guidance on appropriate clothing and shoes prior to the session.
- Archery equipment and Firearm equipment must be in a good working order prior to the lesson. If a patron has an equipment malfunction, staff will attempt to fix the problem immediately, but repairs cannot exceed the time limit of the lesson. Any services to equipment may be subject to an additional fee.