Become a Shooting Instructor with the National Skeet Shooting Association’s Instructor Certification Program

Posted by River Knox July 6, 2024
Become a Shooting Instructor with the National Skeet Shooting Association’s Instructor Certification Program

Whether you want to share information and techniques with your shooting companions, teach shooters in a formal setting or club, or make a career of developing future champions, the National Skeet Shooting Association’s Instructor Certification Program offers the path to pursue your goal.

 

Level I courses can be established anywhere that three or more students can be assembled, or four students for Level II and III.  Please direct any questions about the NSSA Instructor Courses to our Chief Instructor, Ralph Aaron, at 334-308-8363 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Instructor Listing on NSSA Website

In order to be listed as an instructor on the NSSA website, instructors must shoot a minimum of 500 registered targets in the current and/or previous year combined. This ensures instructors are keeping up with the latest NSSA rules, procedures and policies. Instructors who are unable to shoot the required targets to be listed as an NSSA instructor may request an exemption from the requirement by contacting the NSSA Chief Instructor. Additionally, an exemption of the target requirement may be granted upon request to those who can demonstrate they are actively keeping up with NSSA rules and promoting NSSA membership and NSSA registered events.

Please note: Those not listed on the website still maintain their NSSA Instructor Certification.

Associate Instructor

Associate Instructor classes are for those who do not have a “C” class in any gun. The courses will be the same as a Level I Course, with the same materials and will be taught by a Zone Instructor. The cost is $400 plus your expenses. Associates will not be listed on the website. The primary purpose of the Associate Instructor Program is to promote youth shooting in a safe, conscientious manner, while providing the sound fundamentals of skeet shooting. These credentials are for teaching youth and not for profit. Must be 18 years of age. Once a “C” class is acquired and the Chief Instructor is informed, a Level I patch and certificate will be sent for $25.00, and that person’s name will be added to NSSA website.  (Must shoot a minimum of 300 NSSA registered targets, or five events, to establish a “C” classification, no exceptions.)

Level I

Level I courses are conducted by Zone Instructors, who are Level III and Masters. Zone Instructors are appointed by the Chief Instructor based upon need. Prerequisites for attendance are:

  • Current NSSA Membership*
  • 18 years of age up
  • C class or higher in one gun, currently or previously (with minimum of 300 NSSA tournament targets)

There must be at least three students for the class to occur. The cost is $400 plus your shooting expenses. Student instructors will learn teaching techniques, the system for bringing on beginners, and shotgun shooting fundamentals. The Zone Instructors can travel anywhere in their zone, with the students paying for the instructor’s travel expenses.

 

Level II

Level II courses are conducted by a Master Instructor. Prerequisites for attendance are:

  • Current NSSA Membership*
  • A class in one gun, currently or previously (or B Class plus 150 hours of Level I instruction; or B Class plus 100 hours of Level I Instruction AND 3 new shooters with a minimum of 300 NSSA tournament targets.)
  • Have a journal (name, dates, time of instruction and location) showing 100 hours of instruction as a Level I Instructor.

The cost is $500.00 plus your shooting expenses. The Level II seminars are conducted at the National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, TX, immediately prior to the Mini World. There must be at least four students to hold the course. There is usually a deadline for registration.

 

Level III

Level III courses are conducted by the Chief Instructor. Prerequisites are:

  • Current NSSA Membership*
  • AA in one gun, currently or previously (or A Class plus 500 hrs of Level II instruction; or A Class, 400 hours of Level II instruction AND 5 new NSSA shooters with a minimum of 300 tournament targets.)
  • Shot a minimum of 25,000 NSSA registered targets
  • Have a journal showing 400 hours of instruction as a Level II instructor

The cost is $500 plus your shooting expenses. The Level III seminars are conducted at the National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, TX, immediately prior to the Mini World. There must be a minimum of four students to hold the course. There will be a deadline for registration.

 

Master Level

Master Level certification is conducted by a panel of three current Masters. Contact the Chief Instructor to apply. Prerequisites are:

  • Current NSSA Membership*
  • AAA in one gun, currently or previously (or AA plus 800 hrs of Level III instruction)
  • Shot a minimum of 50,000 NSSA registered targets
  • Have a journal of 600 hours as a Level III instructor
  • Must have conducted an NSSA Youth Camp
  • Must have published at least two articles in Clay Target Nation

The cost is $300 plus your shooting expenses.

 

*Membership must be in NSSA. NSCA members shooting NSSA targets under the Crossfire program do not qualify.

 

 

 

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