Renewing your Instructor/Coach Certification is quick and easy!
Certification renewal for Level 1 and 2 Instructors, and Level 3- and 4-NTS Coaches, is now an online process through USA Archery's Membership Services System.
Ready to renew your certification? Click here to log in to the Membership Services System, and select "Coaching Certification" from the menu to the left; follow the prompts to renew your certification.
For more information, please contact Certification Coordinator Jo Chouinard - via email at jchouinard@usarchery.org or call (719) 866-3451 (Mountain time zone)
Unsure of the requirements for certification renewal? Here's detailed information for each level:
LEVEL 1 (formerly BASIC) INSTRUCTOR
- Renewal period: Three years
- Renewal Fee: $30.00
- Renewal Requirements: Teach an archery course any time during your certification period; or re-take Level 1 (Basic) Instructor course; or take Level 1 Re-Certification Online course (under development)
- If you would like to have insurance coverage as a Level 1 (Basic) Instructor, just join USA Archery as a member and complete a background screening.
LEVEL 2 (formerly INTERMEDIATE) INSTRUCTOR
- Renewal period: Three years.
- Renewal Fee: $30.00
- Renewal Requirements: Provide evidence of archery participation through camps, after school programs, JOAD, or continuing education courses, and USA Archery or NFAA membership, and background screening re-check
LEVEL 3-NTS (formerly COMMUNITY) COACH
- Renewal period: Three years
- Renewal Fee: $30.00
- Renewal Requirements: Provide evidence of archery leadership/participation through camps, after school programs or continuing education courses, and USA Archery or NFAA membership, and background screening re-check
LEVEL 4-NTS (formerly REGIONAL) COACH
- Renewal period: Three years
- Renewal Fee: $30.00
- Renewal Requirements: Provide evidence of work in archery through camps, teaching introductory level archery courses and attending continuing coaching education courses, and USA Archery or NFAA membership, and background screening re-check
COACH TRAINER (formerly COMMUNITY COACH COURSE LEADER)
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Renewal period: Three years
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Renewal Fee: no fee when renewed with Level 4-NTS or Level 5-NTS Coach
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Renewal Requirement: Teach or team-teach a Community Coach course prior to expiration, and USA Archery or NFAA membership, and background screening re-check
LEVEL 5- NTS (formerly ELITE) COACH
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Renewal period: Three years
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Renewal Fee: $30.00
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Renewal Requirements: currently under revision.
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To renew your certification, contact Sheri Rhodes; srhodes@usarchery.org
Pre-2009 LEVEL 3 and LEVEL 4
*Level 3 and 4 Coaches without the NTS designation may not become certified as Coach Trainers, nor can they increase their level of certification, without completing a new Level 3-NTS or Level 4-NTS Coach Course or by completing an NTS module. They also are not eligible for USA Archery camp or team assignments.