Sniper Instructor Course- Whitewater, CO

Instructed by
Sean Harris

This class is an intense Law Enforcement course designed to assist with preparation of seasoned police snipers in developing a curriculum and foundation for teaching the basics and more to their sniper teams. The primary goal of the Sniper Instructor Course is to enable students to safely instruct and train fellow officers in the use of the sniper rifle, scope, ammo, fundamentals, range safety, methodologies of instructing, how to test/evaluate students, set up range drills/quals and coaching techniques. Expect max participation through teach backs involving shooting/teaching skills within the classroom and on the range. Students will develop two complete sets of instructional media ( entire class teach backs and media will be shared) they can take with them to kickstart their own LE Basic Sniper Course. Upon completion of this course, students will have necessary tools and confidence to take back to their teams and begin building a curriculum for sustaining/ developing new police snipers for their sniper program. 

For more information on this course, click on the “Registration” link below. 

Duration:

This is a 5 day 50-hour TCOLE program.

Requirements:

• Max of 16 students
• LE or Military (credentials will be checked on first day)
• Served as a sniper on a current SWAT Team.
• Be familiar and demonstrate proper safety habits throughout the course.
• Understanding of internal/external/terminal ballistics
• Understanding of sniper positions training and evaluate their peers/students.
• Knowledge of ranging and moa/mil conversions.
• Develop sniper rifle qualifications/drills implement and score results.
• Understand and be able to instruct all the shooting fundamentals covered in this class.

• Precision Rifle capable of a minimum of 1 MOA accuracy@ 100 yards (.308 .6.5 .223)
• Rifle scope with external elevation/windage adjustments and MOA/MIL reticle
• 150 rounds of preferred ammo
• Binoculars / Spotting Scope
• LAPTOP/COMPUTER and FLASH DRIVE for Teach Backs
• Bipod
• Tripod
• Sniper Deployment gear and equipment / BDU style pants/shirt
• Ear & Eye Protection
• Rain Gear
• Sunscreen, Insect Repellent
• Writing Material, calculator, Data Books
• Food and Water for each day of training
• If Traveling Gas Mask, Armor and ghillie NOT required

Take Aways:

• Their class presentations, media, teach backs and range drills/qualifications courses.
• ALL previous classes presentations, media, , teach backs range drills and qualifications.
• Understand and employ proper instructional methodology while instructing and training.
• Understanding and ability to apply proper and current coaching techniques.
• Contact information networking to build future relationships.
• Team concept to work with other agencies to build and teach future sniper courses and training
• Ability to properly outfit, build and fit sniper rifles, scopes and other required equipment.
• Educated information regarding sniper ammunition and deployment applications.
• EMPLOYMENT OF CURRENT VALID AND LEGAL practices pertaining to LE Snipers and Training.