CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
ILETSB – Firearms Instructor Course
Instructors: Dan Glover and Jon Quast
May 8-12, 2023
8am – 4pm
Class will meet at: Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office Range
2106 Illinois Route 9, Tremont IL
Enrollment Deadline: May 1, 2023
Requirement for attending training:
PTI Badge shoot based on a 500 score and require a minimum of 400 score
Course Size: Minimum – 10 Maximum – 16
Course Objective
The purpose of this course is to teach new Firearms Instructors how to run a safe and efficient range. Two of the most important skills that will be taught are basic gun handling and marksmanship skills. Each student will learn how to look at a shooter’s target and diagnose what the possible issues are to increase accuracy. This course will concentrate on helping new shooters or shooters that have issues with qualifying, by coaching them through the firing process.
Course Content
Topics covered/Methods of Instruction
- Stances (Weaver, modified Weaver, Isosceles)
- Draw sequence
- Grip
- Sight alignment, sight picture
- Trigger press (anticipation)
- Follow through
- Malfunction Drills
- Coaching Skills/Techniques
- Developing Cost Effective In-Service Training (live fire targets, whole body hands, use of other types of targets)
- Teach Backs
- Reading targets (what could be causing the issues for the shooter) · Level changes · Use of flashlights/weapon lights
What to bring:
400 rounds of ammo and duty belt that you would normally wear. Ear Pro and Eye Pro
