The Coach of the Year Awards are your chance to say thank you and recognize someone who helped you achieve your goal, learn something new, or become the person you want to be through archery.
USA Archery certified coaches can be nominated for any of the categories, listed below. The winner of each category, in addition to USA Archery recognition, will also be nominated for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Coach of the Year Awards.
The categories for nomination are:
A developmental coach of the year nominee is coach of a youth club, school or junior-level coach, or a coach directly responsible for coaching athletes to the junior and/or elite level. This award is based on the accomplishments from October 1st through September 30th.
A volunteer coach of the year nominee is a coach who does not receive payment in any form for their involvement in coaching. This award is based on the accomplishments of the coach from October 1st through September 30th.
The "Doc" Counsilman Science award is for a coach that utilizes scientific techniques/equipment as an integral part of his/her coaching methods, or has created innovative ways to use sport science. This award is based on the accomplishments from October 1st through September 30th.
| Year | National Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Lloyd Brown | |
| 1997 | John Williams | |
| 1998 | Nancy Myrick | |
| 1999 | Sheri Rhodes | |
| 2000 | Lloyd Brown | |
| 2001 | Tom Parrish | |
| 2002 | Frank Thomas | |
| 2003 | Kevin Eldredge | |
| 2004 | Alexander Kirillov | |
| 2005 | Mark Penaz | |
| 2006 | Dee Wilde | |
| 2007 | Terry Wunderle | |
| 2009 | Alexamder Kirillov | |
| 2010 | Mel Nichols | |
| 2012 | Mel Nichols | |
| 2013 | Mike Usherenko | |
| 2014 | Derek Davis | |
| 2016 | Roxanne Reimann-Ryea | |
| 2017 | Steve Yee | Holly Stover |
| Year | Developmental Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cindy Bevilacqua | |
| 1997 | Glenn Harris | |
| 1998 | Robert Romero | |
| 1999 | Jackie Fiala | |
| 2000 | Helen Bolnick | |
| 2001 | Charlene McCullough | |
| 2002 | Randi Smith | |
| 2003 | Ron McCormick | |
| 2004 | Larry Skinner | |
| 2005 | Larry Sullivan | |
| 2006 | Linda Beck | |
| 2008 | Larry Anderson | |
| 2009 | Jiim Pruitte | |
| 2010 | Teresa (Iaconi) Johnson | |
| 2011 | Michael Wichser | |
| 2012 | Linda Beck | |
| 2013 | Jim White | |
| 2014 | George Ryals | |
| 2015 | Jeff Sanchez | |
| 2016 | Greg Semaan | |
| 2017 | Gabriel Querol Gary Neal |
Heather Pfeil |
| 2018 | Alexander Kirillov | Linda Beck |
| 2019 | Eric Tollefson | Melinda Hawley |
| 2020 | Laval Falks | Linda Beck |
| 2021 | Brent Harmon | Dr. Penny Veit-Hetletved |
| Year | Volunteer Coach | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jim & Anita Krueger | |
| 2005 | Tim & Sandi Scronce | |
| 2006 | Tom Barker | |
| 2008 | Mike Wischer | |
| 2009 | Steve McKenna | |
| 2010 | Jim Coombe | |
| 2012 | Doug Krebs | |
| 2013 | Mechell Pruitte | |
| 2014 | Kathleen Roberts-Stevenson | |
| 2015 | Jerry Shuck | |
| 2016 | Jeff Fabry | |
| 2017 | Andy Pucket | |
| 2018 | Rob Cook | Sylvia Wall |
| 2019 | Jason Pfister | Liz Coombe |
| 2020 | James Gatton | Melissa Tennant |
| 2021 | Chris Cheng | Karin Bock |
| Year | Counsilman Coaching Science Award |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Derek Davis |
| 2016 | Derek Davis |
| 2021 | William Bowman |
| Year | Olympic Coach |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Kisik Lee |
