Why a Field Training Model Fails
Article 049 – On the job training and mentoring programs work when two conditions are met. The mentor must know how to do and teach the task well, and the task must frequently be performed on the job. Neither of these apply to firearms training.
Money Won’t Fix Police Training
Article 048 – “Failure to train is one of the biggest areas of liability in law enforcement.” If this is true, then why does law enforcement continue to use training methods that don’t work?
Let’s Fix What’s Broken
Article 047 – Why we need to make big, structural, changes in firearms and tactical training.
Point Shooting Fail
Article 045 – Teaching point shooting first injures students’ performance potential. It’s physics!
2019 GALEFI Conference
The second hour of our prepared remarks from the Georgia Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors conference.
Point Shooting Follow-up
Article 044 – More about why teaching point shooting first can harm entry-level students.
Why is Police Training so Awful?
Article 043 – Why are law enforcement training methods still in the dark ages?
Kinesthetic Shooting – Killing a False God
Article 042 – Teaching point shooting first can harm students, permanently.
What’s Outside Your Window?
Article 041 – Our personal experiences shape who we are. They can also get in the way of our students’ survival.
Human Collateral
Article 040 – What if we should start evaluating training success by looking at our failures?