about ME

charlie mello, coach

Just like many of you, I have been shooting most of my life, from a BB gun and a 22 at an early age, through all the years of military service, to years later getting hooked by shotgun and pistol sports. 

Shooting is a passion for me, and I am blessed to be able to not only participate but to have obtained the training and certification to help other find the same enjoyment these sports can bring them.


education

Bachelor of Arts – Washington Bible College

Qualifications & Certifications

 Department of the Army

o   Expert weapons qualification

o   Safety – (Addition Skills Qualification)

o   OSHA Inspector (DOD only) Certification

State of Maryland

o   Former Reserve Officer – Maryland Natural Resources Police – RO # 1015

o   Former Hunter Education Instructor – Maryland – Instructor # 6090

National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA)

o Shooting Instructor – Level 1.

National Rifle Association (NRA)

o   Instructor - §  Pistol §  Shotgun

o   Coach - §  Pistol (Level 2) §  Shotgun (Level 2)

o   Chief Range Safety Officer

o   American Sport Education Program (ASEP) Coaching Principles course

o   Listed on the ASEP National Registry of Coaches

United States Concealed Carry Association (USCCA)

o Certified Instructor

 

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation- SCTP

o Shotgun Coach

Coordinated Shooting Method – (TRACS)
o Teaching Recreational and Competitive Shooting

USA High School Clay Target League

o Coach Leadership and Safety Support (CLASS)

USA Shooting Coach Academy

o   Safe Sport Policy

o   Coach Code of Conduct

o   Diagnostic Methodology

o   Shotgun and Equipment

A.I.M. Shooting School (Anthony Matarese Jr) -

Trap Setting for Sporting Clays

CP Journal - Tactical Analysis – Basic Course

International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) -

Range Safety Officer)

Massad Ayoob Group – (MAG40) – Armed Citizens’ Rules of Engagement course graduate

 

trainers & coaches

Anthony Matarese - Sporting Clays, Trap setting

Will Fennell – Sporting Clays

John Higgin – Coordinated Shooting Method, Sporting Clays

John Wooly – Sporting Clays

Gil & Vicky Ash – Sporting Clays

Jack Bart – Trap, Sporting Clays

Roy Bart – Skeet

Rhys Arther – Sporting Clays

Dan Subia (USNA) - Pistol

Massad Ayoob – Pistol & Legal Issues