This past weekend, I took the next step to my goal of a national level coach by attending the Intermediate Archery Coach Certification course held at the Archers of Caledon. This two-day course builds on the foundation established in the Beginner Archery Coach Certification course. The intermediate course digs deeper into the technical requirements for more accomplished and competitive archers, covering finer details of form and detailed tuning techniques for both recurve and compound bows. Similar to the beginner course, it entails in class education as well as workshops and presentations. It also included group work and video for detailed analysis for form issues and fine-tuning.
A couple of months earlier, I completed course requirements and was Certified as Beginner Archery Coach. After completing this two-day National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) course, I am now a Trained Intermediate Archery Coach and now have a couple of steps to complete for certification including my intermediate workbook, developing a training plan for an immediate archer and having my training facility inspected.
If you are interested in becoming a coach, and getting more involved in archery, you can contact your local archery association. In Ontario, contact the Ontario Association of Archers.
Jordan Sequillion 