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Certified Coaching Staff
All of our coach staff are certified by USA Archery to provide safe, accurate instruction and coaching. We emphasize building upon fundamentals and encourage lifelong learning in the sport of Archery. No matter your amount of experience, our coaches will provide tailored guidance to suit your skill level.
Meet Our Coaches
Coach Byron Burkhardt
Head Coach of Trident Archery
USA Archery Certified Level 4 NTS Coach
Member of the National Field Archery Association (NFAA)
Since 2012, Coach Byron has volunteered as the Head Coach and Chairperson for the South Bay Archery Club's Junior Olympic Archery Development and USA Archery Adult Programs on Saturday Mornings. Along with the great staff at SBAC Coach Byron has instructed and coached hundreds of students who have come through the program. Through his dedicated coaching, Coach Byron has produced two national champions with both archers placed on the Jr. US Archery Team, and has multiple archers medal at the National Level while achieving high National Rankings.
In addition to his full-time position at UCLA and rigorous coaching schedule, Coach Byron does find time to compete in Olympic Recurve, and in addition to competing in the prestigious Vegas Shoot finished 9th in the State Indoor Championships Masters' Division, and finished 37th in the USA Archery National Indoor Championships for 2017.
Coach Byron was also the silver medalist in the Masters Recurve Division for both the 2017 U.S. Masters Games and the 2017 California Games.
Coach Byron served 10 years(1985-1995) as a Navy Hospital Corpsman(HM2 SW) serving with both the Marines, on board the USS Ranger for 22 months, as well as various other duty stations.
Coach Byron is a graduate of El Camino College, and is also a Cum Laude Graduate of California State University Dominguez Hills with a BA in American Studies/Minor in Labor Studies with honors in the Major. In addition Coach Byron is a lifetime member of the Fraternal Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and has been on staff at the UCLA Clinical Laboratories Department of Microbiology for the past 25 years as a Hospital Laboratory Technician III serving as the Safety and Instrumentation Officer.
Coach Eric Hans
USA Archery Certified Level 3 NTS Coach
Coach Eric specializes in Olympic Recurve and Barebow Archery. Coach Eric focuses his coaching effort on each individual archer's needs. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or performance level archer, he will tailor your training to get results. With a focus on safety and proper form, Coach Eric will coach each archer with techniques derived from USA Archery National Training System Method and Korean Archery techniques.
Hawk Granville
Level II Instructor
Loves archery, his cats, and his family.
Hawk was over 70 years of age when he discovered Archery. Prior to archery he participated in running and triathlon events, completing in 100+ marathons 3 ultra-marathons and 3 Ironman Triathlons including the World Championship in Hawaii. Before becoming a USA Archery Level 2 archery instructor Hawk taught Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Classes at elementary and middle schools throughout the South Bay. Hawk loves passing on his enjoyment of archery to students at Trident Archery.
Debbie Billings
Debbie discovered her passion for archery after her first lesson, sparking her dedication. As an instructor, her aim is to introduce others to the rewarding world of archery and its personal benefits. Beyond archery, she loves spending time outdoors with family and friends and supporting marine mammals, particularly sea otters.
May Chian
Dr. May Chian, with a Ph.D. in Management and an MBA, recently joined Trident Archery as a manager. However, thanks to Coach Byron, both her family and herself stumbled upon the captivating sport and art of archery.
Caelia Vallejo
Level II Instructor
Caelia found archery at the age of nine when the Olympics came on the tv. She fell in love immediately. Now at 19 she spends her summers traveling the U.S. competing at a national level. Growing up as an athlete has given her the ability to understand archers and meet them where they’re at whether it’s their first day or they’re a seasoned pro.
While practice does take up most of her time, she also spends her days doing art, music, working out or journaling. The one thing she wants most is to be a safe space and teach others what she’s spent her life pursuing.