Florida 4-H
Shooting Sports
Shooting Sports includes Air Rifle, Small Bore Rifle, Archery, Shotgun, Muzzleloader and Hunting disciplines. At the state level both archery competition and camps are available to participate in this activity. There are a number of state level matches that are open to 4-H participants who are in a county shooting sports club/program led by a discipline Certified 4-H Shooting Sports Leader/Volunteer. Contact your local county office for more information on how to become involved in Shooting Sports.
Upcoming Instructor Trainings
Level 1 shooting sports certifications are available throughout the state of Florida each year. Florida 4-H provides these state level trainings utilizing the current Level 2 shooting sports instructors in the state. 4-H volunteers and staff that will be leading any shooting sports club or activities are required to go through this Level 1 certification course in the respective shooting sports discipline PRIOR to leading any meeting or activity. All training attendees must be an Approved Level 2 Volunteer prior to registering for a training event in 4-H Online. Level 1 instructors must be 21 years of age; youth aged 14-20 may participate in this training as a Junior Instructor. This Level 1 certification is valid for 3 years, after which the instructor must receive recertification.
To register for any shooting sports training event, login to 4-H Online and click on Events. Those open and available shooting sports trainings will show as an option to register for. If you have any questions or issues with registering for a shooting sports training event, please contact Erin Mugge at erin.mugge@ufl.edu.
Please see the below list of trainings currently available:
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Archery Instructor Training
Training Date Registration Link Registration Opens Registration Closes Training Location October 24, 2026 Register Here August 24, 2026 October 16, 2026 Pasco County Extension Office October 10, 2026 Register Here August 15, 2026 October 2, 2026 St Johns County Extension Office -
Shotgun Instructor Training
Training Date Registration Link Registration Opens Registration Closes Training Location October 3, 2026 Register Here August 1, 2026 September 25, 2026 Wakulla County, 4-H Extension Office November 14, 2026 Register Here August 1, 2026 November 6, 2026 Gator Skeet and Trap, 5202 NE 46th Ave, Gainesville, FL January 30, 2027 Register Here August 27, 2026 January 22, 2027 Okeechobee Co. Sheriff's Range, 5025 SW 26th Ave. Okeechobee, FL 34974 -
Rifle Instructor Training
Training Date Registration Link Registration Opens Registration Closes Training Location August 23, 2026 Register Here July 10, 2026 August 14, 2026 Shoot GTR, Gainesville, FL November 21, 2026 Register Here August 24, 2026 November 13, 2026 Wakulla Co. Extension Office February 6, 2027 Register Here August 27, 2026 January 29, 2027 Okeechobee Co. Sheriff's Range -
Muzzleloader Instructor Training
There are no trainings scheduled at this time. Please check back periodically for updates.
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Hunting Instructor Training
There are no trainings scheduled at this time. Please check back periodically for updates.