Individual Coaching

Do you want to learn more about archery? Do you want to increase your archery skills? Do you want to shoot so well that everyone says “Who is that archer?” Do you want to win tournaments? Then you need a coach.

A good archery coach observes your archery form, and then builds an action plan to get you to the next level. A good coach helps you build a practice schedule. A coach tailors a cardio vascular program to your schedule. A coach helps you develop a strength training program. A coach sets realistic goals and helps you achieve those goals. A coach gives you the tools help to develop your mental skills. Nothing can replace a good coach; because a coach is there for you, interacting with you to guide you on your way to your success.

What qualifications does a good coach have? How you identify a good coach? Start with their credentials. A good archery coach is well educated in archery, with certifications from a national organization. For archery coaches that means being certified by the USA Archery (NAA) and having coaching and tournament experience.

The chief instructor for Ace Archers, Mr. Thomas Herrington, is a NAA Regional Coach and a Regional High Performance Coach. Tom has been engaged in teaching archery since 1997 as either an Archery Instructor or as an Archery Coach. In addition, Tom is an avid archery competitor, having participated in over 80 national, regional, and state tournaments, both as a coach and as an athlete. Tom attends continuing education as an archery coach.

As a Regional High Performance Coach, Tom is an active "coaches' coach"; willing to help any archery coach advance in their skills and knowledge. As a result, Tom offers between three to four seminars per year exclusively for coaches, beyond the Beginning Archery Instructor and Intermediate Archery Instructor course he leads.

The assistance instructors are Ms. Kimberly Herrington, Mr. Patrick Herrington, Mrs. Kathleen Herrington, Mr. Cameron Klausen, and Mr. John Dye. Kim, Pat, Kathy, James and John are a Intermediate Instructors. Kim, Pat and Cameron are avid archery competitors having participated in numerous tournaments at the national and state levels.

In addition to our coaching staff, Ace Archers, Inc. is able to assist you in developing an individual training plan. A training plan directs your efforts to achieve your goals in learning archery form, psychological skills, tournament skills and developing you physical conditioning. A training plan lays out the “schedule” for your efforts in archery. Once the training plan is developed, with the athlete’s parents or significant other, it is reviewed on a quarterly basis to ensure you are on track for your achievements.