Arrow Academy Archery.
NCCP-certified archery lessons for ages 8 and up at a year-round indoor range in Waterloo
The brief.
Arrow Academy Archery is an indoor archery school operating year-round from a range at 631 Colby Drive in Waterloo, serving the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Lessons are taught by two NCCP Intermediate-Certified instructors — Lily Tiffin, a 2022 Canadian Nationals bronze medallist and former Junior National Team member who works with the Archery Canada Centre of Excellence, and Emilio Verdugo-Paredes, a Canadian and USA nationals medallist with ten-plus years of coaching and two years of training in South Korea. The school runs nine-hour group sessions for ages 8 and up — children, teenagers, and adults learning together — alongside hourly private lessons that take up to four people with one coach. Compound bows are welcomed in Saturday classes; learners may bring their own bow subject to a safety inspection. The Colby Drive range is on a second floor and is not wheelchair accessible.
2. ways in.
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Group Lessons
For: Ages 8 and up; mixed-age classes blending children, teenagers, and adults; no experience necessaryWhen: Year-round at the Waterloo range; Spring 2026 cohort is currently waitlist-onlyA nine-hour session covering posture work and safety fundamentals, with all equipment rental included in the $250 fee. Classes are deliberately mixed-age — children, teenagers, and adults run through the same curriculum together — and learners may bring their own bow subject to a safety inspection. Compound bows are welcomed in Saturday classes specifically. A no-questions-asked refund is available after the first session only. Online registration is not offered, so spring sign-ups go through the waitlist form.
$250 per session (nine hours of instruction with equipment rental included)
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Private Lessons
For: Individuals or small groups of up to four (e.g. family or friends) with one coachWhen: Booked on the learner's own schedule, year-round, subject to coach availabilityOne-on-one coaching with an NCCP Intermediate-Certified instructor, scheduled around the learner's availability rather than a fixed cohort calendar. The same coach can take up to four people for a private family or friends booking — useful for households who want to learn together without joining a mixed-age group session. Booking runs through the contact form; online self-serve registration is not available.
From $61 per hour of one-on-one coaching
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Worth knowing.
- 01Two NCCP Intermediate-Certified Instructors on staff (Lily Tiffin and Emilio Verdugo-Paredes)Source ↗
- 02Lead coach Lily Tiffin: bronze medal at 2022 Canadian Nationals; Junior National Team member 2021/2022; works with Archery Canada Centre of Excellence (ACCE)Source ↗
- 03Coach Emilio Verdugo-Paredes: medal winner at Canadian and USA nationals, two years training in South Korea, 10+ years coaching, trained under a former Canadian national coach; works with Archery Canada ACCE High Performance ProgramSource ↗
- 04Range located at 631 Colby Drive, WaterlooSource ↗
- 05Group lessons run year-round; one session = nine hours of instruction including equipment rental for $250Source ↗
- 06Private lessons start at $61/hour and accommodate up to four people with one coachSource ↗
- 07Mixed-age class format (children, teenagers, and adults together); minimum age 8Source ↗
- 08Compound bows welcomed in Saturday classes; learners may bring their own bow subject to safety inspectionSource ↗
- 09Range is on a second floor and is not wheelchair accessibleSource ↗
- 10Online registration is not offered; sign-up and waitlist run through the contact formSource ↗
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- Website
- www.arrowacademy.ca/
- Address
- 631 Colby Drive, Waterloo, ON
- instagram.com/arrowacademyarchery