Certified Coaching Staff

Head Coach of Trident Archery

USA Archery Certified Level 4 NTS Coach

Member of the National Field Archery Association (NFAA)

Vice President, Southern California Archery Association (SCAA)

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. Trident Archery now has a total of 5 archers placed on the US Archery Team, the most recent being Caelia Vallejo who is now a Resident Athlete at the US Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA.

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 recently retired from UCLA Clinical Laboratories Department of Microbiology after 29 years as a Hospital Laboratory Technician III serving as the Safety and Instrumentation Officer.

USA Archery Certified Level 4 NTS Coach

Head Coach of CSULB Archery Team

World Archery Americas Continental Judge

USA Archery Level 3 National Judge

Coach Wendy was introduced to archery in her backyard when her father pulled a bow out of the garage and let her shoot a few arrows. Later in college, she would enroll in an archery class and shot at the top of the class for all four semesters. After a hiatus, she rediscovered the sport when her daughters began taking lessons. Coach Wendy shoots recurve, barebow, and compound. She doesn't have much time to compete, but has earned 1st place Ann Hoyt Medal Overall, 2nd place Clout, 3rd place American, and Hereford Most Hits in Traditional Recurve Female at the 2018 Traditional Archery Championships. Her coaching methodology focuses on a holistic approach, including mental management, extending the lessons that archery teaches into life, and most importantly, helping students find their personal niche in the sport while having fun.  

Coach Wendy has experience with all levels of athletes--from first time archers to podium finishes and athletes on the USAT team. She also enjoys assisting and educating archers at tournaments as a judge. Her ultimate passion is to help her students achieve their goals and find joy and passion for the sport.

 USA Archery Certified Level II Instructor

Renee Anderson is a USA Archery Certified Level II Instructor and a dedicated member of the Trident Archery coaching team. She first joined the club in Summer 2024, where she quickly fell in love with archery and discovered a particular passion for barebow. That enthusiasm soon grew into a commitment to coaching and supporting the next generation of archers.

Renee is especially skilled at working with new archers, helping them build confidence, develop strong fundamentals, and uncovering their potential—whether they’re shooting for fun, growing their skills, or preparing for that next competition. Her coaching style is encouraging, approachable, and rooted in the belief that every archer deserves a positive, empowering start.

Level 5 NTS Coach, USA Archery, Owner & Head Coach Archery LA

Performance Consultant for Trident Archery

Regional Dream Team Coach in 2016, 2017 and 2018

Junior Dream Team Coach with then National Women’s Head Coach Songi Woo in 2018

Coach Eric has over 20 years coaching experience, first through Pasadena Roving Archers, then through the Joy Lee Archery Academy, working with world renowned Coach KiSik Lee, where he was the Head Coach for the Joy Lee Los Angeles branch. He spent two years as Head Coach at the Easton Center in Yankton, SD, where he established the state’s first JOAD club and he continues to work with young archers throughout the country. Eric has coached many archers to podium finishes at state and national events, including multiple top 10 national rankings. He founded Archery LA in 2016 to expand the training he can offer in the Los Angeles area and beyond

Level II Instructor Emeritus

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.