Summary

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Intermediate Instructor Certification Course

• Purpose
• Two-day course
• Certifies Intermediate Instructors
• Last step before Coach Certification
• Can be taught by Community Coaches

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Differences Between Basic Intermediate
Instructors

• Basic Instructors normally run introductory
  archery classes
• Both Basic and intermediate Instructors may
  conduct small and large group instruction, but
  Intermediate Instructors also focus on training
  other instructors
• Intermediate Instructors are certified to train
  Basic Instructors
• Intermediate Instructors must be members of USA
  Archery or the NFAA for the certification to be
  effective
• Intermediate Instructors must renew their
  recertification annually
• Basic and Intermediate Instructors are certified
  as instructors, not coaches, even though they may
  perform as coaches on occasion

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Conduct of Intermediate Instructor Course

• Train the trainer course
• Learn by doing (hear it-see it-do it)
• Relies on peer instruction and practice
• Course leader acts as a guide and mentor rather
  than a lecturer
• Instruction is based on Biomechanically Efficient
  Shooting Technique (B.E.S.T. Method)
• Designed to teach Intermediate Instructors how to
• train Basic Instructors to set up ranges
• present basic archery training to entry level
  students

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Intermediate Archery Instructor Course Agenda

• Day 1
• 1 hr Welcome
• Administrative Notes and Announcements
• Fill Out Candidate Forms
• Take Pre-Test
• .25 hr Equipment Orientation (Overview) Coach Led
  Lecture
• .25 hr Range Safety and Set-Up Coach Led
  Exercise
• .25 hr Making a String Bow Coach Led Exercise
• .50 hr Shot Sequence/ BEST Method Coach Led
  Exercise
• .50 hr Making a String Bow Candidate Led Round
  Robin
• .50 hr Shot Sequence/ BEST Method Candidate Led
  Round Robin
• .25 hr Safety Orientation and Making the First
  Shot Coach Led Exercise
• 1 hr Safety Orientation and Making the First
  Shot Candidate Led Round Robin
• 1 hr Lunch

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Intermediate Archery Instructor Course Agenda

• 1 hr Running The Archery Range Candidate Led
  Round Robin
• .25 hr Coaching Positions Coach Led Lecture
• 1 hr BEST Method Coach Led Group Practice
• .50 hr Equipment Maintenance and Repair Coach
  Led Discussion
• .25 hr Issue Teaching Assignments for Day 2 Coach
  Led Assignment
• .50 hr Review Material and Prepare for Day
  2Teaching Assignments

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Intermediate Archery Instructor Course Agenda

• Day 2
• .50 hr Review of BEST Method Coach Led Group
  Practice With Q A
• .50 hr Bow and Arrow Set-Up
• and Tuning (Overview) Coach Led Lecture
• 3 hr Peer Teaching Candidates Present Their
  Classes
• 1 hr Lunch
• 1.5 hr Peer Teaching Candidates Present Their
  Classes
• 1 hr Archery Games and Training
  Exercises Coach Led Discussion
• .25 hr Question and Answer Review for Test Coach
  Led Discussion
• 1 hr Final Exam Coach Administered Exam
• .25 hr Graduation

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Agenda
Hand out agenda
Discuss the arrangement of classes

• Welcome
• Fill out all forms
• Insure that candidates know they must join USA
  Archery or NFAA
• Give pre-test (Basic Instructor Course Exam)
• Those who dont pass the pre-test may not take
  the course

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Agenda

• Equipment orientation at the beginning
• Doing this at the beginning insures that everyone
  is using same terminology
• May use handouts or the manual while giving the
  equipment orientation

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Agenda

• Exercises (Day 1)
• Coach walks candidates through the exercise
• Candidates conduct round-robin practices of that
  exercise until they become proficient
• Each subsequent exercise builds on the one before
• By the end of the day the candidates are
  proficient in all exercises
• Coach assigns instruction preparation assignments
  to each of the candidates at end of day

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Agenda

• Exercises (Day 2)
• Bow and Arrow Tuning is an overview not a
  detailed class
• During peer teaching candidates teach the Basic
  Instructor Certification Course to the group
• Each candidate gives his/her instruction and the
  class conducts a Basic Archery instructor
  Certification Course
• Coach guides the presentations and makes
  corrections by asking candidates to point
  critique each other and point out areas of
  strength and weakness

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Agenda

• Archery Games and Training Exercises
• Every game should be designed to teach a skill
  (grouping, hold-off drills)
• This should be guided discussion
• Coach mentions a skill and candidates think up
  drills that will develop that skill

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Agenda

• Review for Final Exam
• Answer questions that candidates have about
  instruction
• Ask review questions that cover areas in which
  candidates have demonstrated weaknesses
• Some candidates have test anxiety and will want
  to keep asking questions to avoid the exam so you
  must stop the session and give the test in a
  timely manner

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Agenda

• Graduation
• After tests are graded call anyone aside who
  didnt pass and explain the short comings to them
• Review the test with the group so that everyone
  understands the correct answers
• You may let the class grade the tests by handing
  them to the person to the right or left
• Summarize the instruction, give some words of
  encouragement and congratulate the graduates
• Make sure that you get a Class Picture