USA Archery Logo

Get Certified!

USA Archery offers certification courses for Instructors, Coaches and Judges. The calendar below will allow you to search for Instructor and Coach Certification Practical Courses. Please note, Level 1 and Level 2 Instructors must complete the Online Course prior to registering for a Practical Course. Please see the Online Courses section below for more information. 

If you do not see a course listed in your state or local area and would like to request one, search instructors near you on our Coach Locator. For Level 1 and Level 2 Practical courses, search for "Instructor Trainers” to request a practical course. For Level 3-NTS Courses, search for "Level 3-NTS Coach Trainer” to request a Level 3-NTS Course.

Level 1 Instructor

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Online Course REGISTER HERE

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification Online Refresher Course

REGISTER HERE

Level 2 Instructor

USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification Online Course REGISTER HERE
USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification Online Refresher Course REGISTER HERE

Instructor Trainer

USA Archery Instructor Trainer Course REGISTER HERE
USA Archery Instructor Trainer Refresher Course REGISTER HERE

Level 3-NTS Coach

USA Archery Level 3-NTS Coach Certification Online Course  REGISTER HERE
USA Archery Level 3-NTS Coach Certification Refresher Online Course REGISTER HERE

Level 3-NTS Coach Trainer

USA Archery Level 3-NTS Coach Trainer Course  REGISTER HERE
USA Archery Level 3-NTS Coach Trainer Refresher Course REGISTER HERE

Level 1 Judge

USA Archery Level 1 Judge Course REGISTER HERE

Level 2 Certified Judge

USA Archery Level 2 Certified Judge Course REGISTER HERE
USA Archery Level 2 Certified Judge Refresher Course REGISTER HERE

Level 3 National Judge

USA Archery Level 3 National Judge Course REGISTER HERE
USA Archery Level 3 National Judge Refresher Course REGISTER HERE

If you are planning a certification course and would like to post it on the course schedule below, please follow these instructions:

How to Post a Level 1 or Level 2 Practical Course

You may watch this video to review How to Sanction a Practical Course

  1. Login to your USA Archery Membership Services Account at usarchery.sport80.com
  2. Select either your Management Account or Club Account to sanction the course through
  3. Click Courses and then Click the Course Sanctioning button toward the upper right corner 
  4. Select the appropriate Practical Course you will be hosting 
  5. Read and Accept Terms and Conditions 
  6. For the Event Format Dropdown Menu, this is where you will select “with Entry Fee” if you are collecting registrations directly through the platform or “no Entry Fee” if you are collecting registration fees offline 
    1. Note: You will have the opportunity to state the cost of the practical in the Description of the course. This step is for purposes of collecting registrations in the platform or not. 
  7. Click Next 
  8. Complete the Course Information, only the boxes with an asterisk are required 
  9. The Description tab is where you can enter information about the course and any special instructions. Students can view this prior to registering for the practical 
  10. The Emails tab is where you will put information that will appear in the Confirmation Email when students register for this course 
  11. Continue to click Next, completing information on each page to proceed through the form
    1. Note: If you are not collecting registration fees directly through the platform and selected the No Entry Fee option, you MUST put $0 in the Entry Fee box on the sanction form 
  12. Once you have read and agreed to the Terms and Conditions by checking the box next to Yes, you will click Save to submit the course 
  13. USA Archery will review your Sanction Request and you will receive an email notification when it has been approved and is visible on the Course Locator for students to see and register for 

How to Post a Level 3-NTS Course

  1. Log into your USA Archery Account (You must post the course from a personal account, not a club account)
  2. Click on “Courses” in the blue menu on the left-hand side
  3. Click on “Course Sanctioning” on the top right-hand side of the page, below the blue bar
  4. Click “OK” on the pop-up box
  5. Click on “Level 1-3-NTS Coach Courses – Calendar Only”
  6. Then click on “I accept Terms and Conditions”
  7. You are now in the section to fill out your course information - Please make sure to list your course fee in the description
  8. Fill out each section and continue hitting the "Next" button until you get to the end
  9. Click on "Save" on the final page to submit your course for approval

NOTE: Once your course has been submitted for approval, you cannot make changes. However, once the course has been approved, you can edit the course afterwards from your personal account Admin menu (Admin>Events>Courses)

ALL COURSES MUST USE THE NAME OF THE LEVEL OF THE COURSE FOLLOWED BY THE LAST NAME OF THE INSTRUCTOR.

Example: A level 1 course being taught by John Smith would have a course name of “Level 1 Course – Smith”

Course postings that do not follow this format will be rejected and not posted to the website

January 2022

Start Date Course State End Date  
01 01/01/2022

USA Archery Level 1 Judge Course

01/20/2025

01 01/01/2022

USA Archery Level 2 Certified Judge Course

01/20/2025

01 01/01/2022

USA Archery Level 3 National Judge Course

01/20/2025

01 01/01/2022

USA Archery Level 2 Certified Judge Refresher Course

01/20/2025

01 01/01/2022

USA Archery Level 3 National Judge Refresher Course

01/20/2025

01 01/01/2022

Level 3-NTS Coach TRAINER Course

01/20/2025

01 01/01/2022

USA Archery Online Level 3-NTS Course

01/20/2025

October 2022

Start Date Course State End Date  
01 10/01/2022

Level 3-NTS Practical

California

12/31/2023

January 2023

Start Date Course State End Date  
01 01/01/2023

USA Archery Instructor Trainer Course

01/01/2024

01 01/01/2023

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Certification Online Refresher Course for RENEWAL ONLY

01/01/2024

01 01/01/2023

USA Archery Level 2 Instructor Certification Online Course

01/15/2024

01 01/01/2023

USAA Level 2 Instructor Certification Online Refresher Course for RENEWAL ONLY

01/01/2024

01 01/01/2023

USA Archery Instructor Trainer Refresher Course

01/01/2024

01 01/01/2023

USA Archery Level 1 Instructor Online Course

01/15/2024

14 01/14/2023

Level I InstructorPractical Course

New Hampshire

12/22/2023

15 01/15/2023

Castle Hill Archery

New York

12/31/2023

25 01/25/2023

Sacramento Practical Level 1

California

12/31/2023

25 01/25/2023

Sacramento Practical Level 2

California

12/31/2023

February 2023

Start Date Course State End Date  
01 02/01/2023

Level 2 Practical Course

California

12/31/2023

01 02/01/2023

Level 1 Practical Course

California

12/30/2023

02 02/02/2023

Level 3-NTS Practical

California

12/31/2023

02 02/02/2023

East River Archery H.S. - L2 Practical

Florida

08/06/2023

04 02/04/2023

Practical Level 1

Tennessee

12/30/2023

04 02/04/2023

practical Level 2

Tennessee

12/30/2023

11 02/11/2023

US Archery Level 2 Practical

North Carolina

01/17/2024

March 2023

Start Date Course State End Date  
27 03/27/2023

Level 1 practical course

California

12/20/2023

27 03/27/2023

Level 2 practical course

California

12/20/2023

27 03/27/2023

Level 1 Instructor Course San Diego

California

03/27/2024

April 2023

Start Date Course State End Date  
30 04/30/2023

Level 1 Practical Course

Tennessee

06/08/2023

May 2023

Start Date Course State End Date  
05 05/05/2023

Girl Scout volunteer hands on training

Pennsylvania

06/09/2023

15 05/15/2023

level 2 Practical- Musson (NC) (Town of Cary Employees Only)

North Carolina

06/13/2023

16 05/16/2023

NTS Level 1 Practical

Texas

12/31/2023

17 05/17/2023

NTS Level 2 Practical

Texas

12/31/2023

June 2023

Start Date Course State End Date  
03 06/03/2023

Level II practical course with Dave McHuron

California

12/31/2023

03 06/03/2023

AVGC Level 1 Instructor Training Practical Course

California

06/10/2023

04 06/04/2023

GCC Level 1 Instructor Practical

Colorado

12/31/2023

08 06/08/2023

LEVEL 2 INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL

New York

06/08/2023

08 06/08/2023

Test

Pennsylvania

06/08/2023

08 06/08/2023

Level 1 for JHNWR Volunteers and Interns

Pennsylvania

06/08/2023

09 06/09/2023

Level 1 Practical: Maine School of Archery

Maine

06/10/2023

09 06/09/2023

Level 1 Instructor Course - Practical

Massachusetts

06/09/2023

09 06/09/2023

LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR PRACTICAL

New York

06/09/2023

09 06/09/2023

Greater Charlotte Y Level 1 Pratical

North Carolina

06/09/2023

09 06/09/2023

Camp Argo - Orange CT (STAFF ONLY)

Massachusetts

06/30/2023

10 06/10/2023

Level I Practical: Bissell @ Sattva

Massachusetts

06/10/2023

10 06/10/2023

Robert Goodrich Memorial Level 1 Practical @ Zions Camp - MacDonald

New Hampshire

06/10/2023

10 06/10/2023

Certified Instructor Level 1 Practical

California

06/10/2023

10 06/10/2023

Level I Practical: Sattva @ Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp

Connecticut

06/10/2023

Error

Please enter a valid zipcode.

Close

A thank you to our proud sponsors

View All Sponsors

Connect With Us