My teaching and coaching experience started in Army Cadets here in Oshawa with the Ontario Regiment where my father was the second in command.
I completed the St. John’s Standard First Aid course when I was 14 and was given the task of teaching the rudimentaries of First Aid to the cadets which I did for two years. These classes consisted of a dozen to twenty cadets who ranged in age from twelve to seventeen years. I attended the six week Rifle Coach course at Camp Borden in 1973 where Canadian Forces personnel taught us range safety, range procedures and how to coach.
While on the National Cadet Fullbore Rifle team in 1974 and 1975 we had to coach each other as well as give range safety briefings. The team consisted of eighteen members and Canadian Forces coaches. We were under their coaching and training for eight weeks each summer. When I returned from the Rifle Coach course I was also tasked with organizing, training and coaching our Corps rifle team.
In the mid nineties I joined the same cadet corps as a civilian instructor where I coached and trained the rifle team. At one of the cadet matches I met a good friend of mine from the rifle team who corralled me into helping run cadet matches in Ontario. I became a member of the Ontario Rifle Association Council and taught the Range Safety Officer class for two years. I was also the person who examined members at Camp Borden to certify them to the ORA that they conducted themselves in a safe manner and that they understood range safety and range standing orders.
The ORA in turn passed this on to the CFO for their Restricted ATT, Authorization To Transport, which allowed members the ability to transport their Restricted firearms to military ranges. During that time I also became a member of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association executive and became involved in national matches. In 2002 and 2003 I was the Chief Range Officer Pistol at the National Service Conditions Matches held at the Connaught National Ranges in Ottawa.
I designed and gave a very in-depth range safety and procedures briefing to all the military and law enforcement competitors. I also did the pre-match briefing on the range as well as conduct the matches. Besides being a national level range officer I am also an RCMP verifier, a Sig Sauer factory trained armourer and I have done armourer work for local law enforcement.
The course fee will be refunded when given 5 full business days notice of cancellation.
From 5 business days to 48 hours before the class I will make every effort to fill your spot but if the spot is not taken I will refund 50% of the fee. No refund will be given if the notice of the student being unable to attend comes within the last 48 hours before the course or the student does not show for the class.
I reserve the right to reschedule any class without notice. If the course must be rescheduled I will provide the student the option to reschedule or have the course fee refunded. Only one reschedule will be given.
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