HOURS
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 11am – 6pm
Friday & Saturday: 11:00am – 8:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
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Shooting Sports Academy
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Location: 27 Main Street Monroe, CT 06468
PISTOL INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
BECOME A PISTOL INSTRUCTOR
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Shooting Sport Academy, LLC is affiliated with the NRA Business Alliance and is authorized to conduct instructor development courses for all NRA Civilian Courses.
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NRA Instructor Training Courses help you develop the additional knowledge, skills and techniques needed to organize and teach courses in the NRA Basic Firearm Training Program. To qualify as an NRA Instructor:
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Candidates must have completed the basic course in the discipline they wish to be certified to teach, e.g. NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting, NRA Basic Rifle Shooting, etc.
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Candidates must possess and demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety and shooting skills acquired through previous firearm training and/or previous shooting experience. Instructor candidates must be intimately familiar with each action type in the discipline for which they wish to be certified.
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Candidates will be required to demonstrate solid and safe firearm handling skills required to be successful during an instructor training course by completing pre-course questionnaires and qualification exercises administered by the NRA Certified Training Counselor.
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Candidates must satisfactorily complete an NRA Instructor Training Course in the discipline they wish to teach (e.g., NRA Basic Pistol Course), and receive the endorsement of the NRA Training Counselor conducting that training.
NRA Instructor courses are discipline specific. During the course candidates will learn NRA policies and procedures; basic public speaking skills; training methodology; use of a training team and training aids; organizing a course, building a budget; and finally preparing to teach. In addition, candidates will be provided the appropriate lesson plans and basic course student packets.
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Role-playing is a major part of an instructor course; therefore, the minimum class size should be at least four candidates, with 10 candidates being ideal.
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Candidates take turns working in teams, actually conducting portions of the course to other candidates who portray basic students. Instructor training courses are conducted by NRA Training Counselors. Training Counselors are active and experienced instructors who have been certified by NRA to train experienced shooters to teach others to shoot.
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Training Counselors will evaluate candidates' performance based on their ability to handle the firearms with confidence, use of appropriate training aids, following the lesson plans and meeting all learning objectives, while utilizing the teaching philosophies expected of NRA Certified Instructors. Candidates can also expect to learn the NRA discipline specific instructional methods and evaluating and improving the performance of beginning shooters.
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Should you have further questions, Contact Mahesh Reddy at 203-685-5356