Shooting Sports Summer Programs
Looking for some summer camp fun?! Sign up for one of our summer programs to learn something new or develop your archery and firearms skills. All programs and camps will be hosted at the Shooting Sports Education Center (SSEC) at Georgia Southern University.
Archery programs are available for children 7 and up, while firearms programs are available for children ages 10 and up. Be sure to read the description for the program you’re interested in to see if any additional age requirements apply!
Day Camps
FULL – Bowfishing Day Camp
May 30 – June 2, 2023
Register by May 24
Bowfishing Day Camp is an interactive shooting program that introduces participants to a fast-paced, archery-based form of fishing.
Outdoor Archery Day Camp
June 5 – 9, 2023
Register by May 31
The Outdoor Archery Day Camp is designed for all archers to learn the basics while focusing on 3D, field and FITA archery.
Archery Day Camp
June 12 – 16, 2023
Register by June 7
Archery Day Camp is designed for beginner archers to learn the basics of form, shooting, and the rules on the archery range with games and friendly competition.
Rifle Day Camp
June 19 – 23, 2023
Register by June 14
Rifle day camp offers youth the opportunity to master safe firearm handling and marksmanship skills while learning about the exciting Olympic sport of target shooting.
Firearms Day Camp
June 26 – 30, 2023
Register by June 21
The Firearms Day Camp is designed for all firearm enthusiasts to learn the basics of form, shooting and the rules on the firearms range.
FULL – Bowhunting Day Camp
July 10 – 14, 2023
Register by July 5
Bowhunting is an outdoor conservation education program focusing on interactions with people and wildlife. It teaches how to interact with nature using ageless hunting skills and appreciation of nature and enhances their encounters with the outdoors.
Sportsman Day Camp
July 10 – 14, 2023
Register by July 5
The Sportsman Day Camp is designed for all archers and firearm enthusiasts to learn the basics of form, shooting and the rules on the range. Archery will focus on Bowhunting as an outdoor conservation education program focusing on interactions with people and wildlife. It teaches how to interact with nature using ageless hunting skills and appreciation of nature and enhances their encounters with the outdoors. Firearms instruction will include shotguns, bolt action rifles and the ArmaLite Rifle platform while focusing on safety and fun!
FULL – Air Rifle Fundamentals Camp
July 15 – 16, 2023
Register by July 1
The Air Rifle Fundamentals Camp is designed for beginner to intermediate air rifle shooters.
Archery Day Camp
July 17 – 21, 2023
Register by July 12
Archery Day Camp is designed for beginner archers to learn the basics of form, shooting and the rules on the archery range with games and friendly competition.
Residential Camps
Elite Precision Rifle Academy
June 8 – 12, 2023
Register by May 18
The Elite Precision Rifle Academy is a residential rifle camp designed for advanced shooters to hone their skills and abilities.
Elite Pistol Academy
June 13 – 15, 2023
Register by May 23
Elite Precision Pistol Academy is a residential pistol camp designed for advanced shooters to hone their skills and abilities.
Elite Archery Academy
June 18 – 21, 2023
Register by May 30
Elite Archery Academy is designed as a competitive, residential training camp that focuses not only on NTS form and shooting but also on all the other critical parts of archery that competitive shooters must know.
Archery Camp
June 27 – 30, 2023
Register by June 6
This residential camp is designed specifically to introduce the concepts of the National Training System (NTS) to archers with archery experience. If you are looking to get a head start on your tournament preparation, this camp is for you!
NRA Level 1 Rifle Coaches Certification
July 21 – 23, 2023
Register by June 30
The NRA Level 1 Rifle Coaches certification course is offered for club, JROTC and high school rifle coaches wanting to improve their coaching skills. Unique to this course is 4 hours of practical range time.
Summer Programming
Explore Archery
June 6 – 29, 2023
Register by June 4
Explore Archery is a versatile education activity program that is fun, rewarding, progressive, and most importantly – safe for kids. This program is held in the evening. An end of session shoot will showcase what your child learned in the program.
Try Archery
June 14, 2023
Register by June 12
Try Archery is for anyone that wishes to discover the thrill of shooting a bow. Our certified coaches will teach the basics of shooting a bow and the required safety practices and techniques.
Try Archery
July 10, 2023
Register by July 8
Try Archery is for anyone that wishes to discover the thrill of shooting a bow. Our certified coaches will teach the basics of shooting a bow and the required safety practices and techniques.
Last updated: 4/19/2022
