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 May 20, 2026 highlandsarchery52026 January 1, 2026 May 13, 2026 4-H Camp Cloverleaf May 28, 2026 okaloosaarchery52826 September 1, 2026 May 20, 2026 4-H Camp Timpoochee -
Shotgun Instructor Training
Training Date Registration Link Registration Opens Registration Closes Training Location April 18, 2026 gladesshotgun41826 January 1, 2026 April 10, 2025 Glades County, 4H Extension Office -
Rifle Instructor Training
Training Date Registration Link Registration Opens Registration Closes Training Location November 8, 2025 washingtonrifle11825 September 1, 2025 October 31, 2025 Hard Labor Creek, Chipley January 24, 2026 polkrifle12426 September 1, 2025 January 16, 2025 Tenoroc Public Shooting Sports, Lakeland February 6, 2026 alachuarifle2626 September 1, 2025 January 29, 2026 Shoot GTR, Gainesville March 14, 2026 gladesrifle32126 September 1, 2025 March 6, 2026 Glades County Extension Office May 29, 2026 okaloosarifle52926 September 1, 2025 May 21, 2026 4-H Camp Timpoochee -
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.