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 designation – (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
o Handgun Qualification License (HQL) Instructor – Maryland
National Rifle Association
o Instructor - § Pistol § Shotgun
o Coach - § Pistol (Level 2) § Shotgun (Level 2)
o American Sport Education Program (ASEP) Coaching Principles course
o Listed on the ASEP National Registry of Coaches
o Chief Range Safety Officer
o Club Leadership Development
National Sporting Clays Association (NSCA) Shooting Instructor – Level 1.
Coordinated Shooting Method – (TRACS)
Teaching Recreational and Competitive Shooting
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation- SCTP Shotgun Coach
USA High School Clay Target League – 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