LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL

LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL

This registration is for the practical portion of the Level 1 certification process.

This course is for the current Suffolk Archers Members, 86 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station, NY only. You must have completed online training, and level 1 exam, prior to class. Contact administrator prior to registering.

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: $100.00 per person (includes materials needed for course)

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)

Instructor: 

Dr. Anthony M. Romeo II, Level 3 NTS Coach, [email protected]

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 and White Water Archery, 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).