COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The COVID-19 Pandemic shut down many activities in the archery industry in 2020: events, practices, leagues, trade shows and more. While this created a hardship for archers, coaches and club leaders, many found ways to adapt and overcome with creative solutions including virtual training, education and competition opportunities.
In collegiate archery, student athletes and coaches had to leave campus and team training, which greatly impacted their programs. Rising to the occasion, many collegiate coaches and club leaders took the time to immerse themselves in education and opportunities to grow and improve for their teams. Coaches participated in the USA Archery Club Excellence Program, the Virtual Symposium, and many went to virtual training to earn their next level of coaching certification.
Through a grant made possible by generous support from the Easton Foundations, 10 collegiate archery coaches attended USA Archery's first ever virtual Level 4-NTS certification course. Normally a 2-week, in-person intensive course, the 2020 training, led by Education and Training Manager Guy Krueger and National Head Coach KiSik Lee with the help of nine additional facilitators was conducted virtually over 7 weeks. Nearly 50 coaches met several times each week for 2-3 hours of lectures, plus breakout groups focused on understanding and mastering the application of the materials.
Congratulations to our newly certified L4-NTS coaches in the Collegiate Archery Program:
- Spencer Bradley - Arkansas State University
- Chad Affrunti - Atlantic Cape Community College
- Johnnie Stinson - William Carey University
- Roger Hermosilla Hinojo - Emmanuel College
- Cody Kirby - Union College
- Kris Strebeck - University of the Cumberlands
- Mark Elam - Lindsey Wilson College
- Ellie Yocum – University of Pikeville
- Jonathan Clemins - University of Pikeville
- James MacQuarrie - University of Southern California
- Alexandra Aloia - University of Southern California
- Max Ibrahimzade - University of Southern California
Learn more about USA Archery Coach Certification and the Collegiate Archery Program.
