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Over the years, we have received many requests to offer Safety Officer training for the volunteers who want to help us run the monthly matches (volunteer SO's).  Additionally, those who act as SO’s during our matches shoot for free (no match free) so there is an incentive for those who can and will help out with a match.

We are excited to once again offer training for those interested. 
Please note that the training will be offered free of charge to a limited number of people, with the understanding that - if you attend this training, you will
help us out AND act as a Safety Officer/Range Officer at future matches, at GMSA.

IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY AND SPORTSMANSHIP, ALL NEW  SAFETY OFFICERS AT GMSA , (TAC-PISTOL, 2-GUN AND 3-GUN ONLY), MUST TAKE THIS CLASS.  If you are an existing SO at any one of these disciplines, you are not required to take this class but it is highly recommended.

This training class will be free and we hope that those who take it will help us SO in future matches.  (Primarily Tac-Pistol, 2 Gun or 3Gun but the skills learned can be applied to almost any shooting sport)

Please Note:  This will be a general instructional class teaching you the basic skills to operate in the capacity as a Safety Officer or a Range Safety Officer during a competitive shooting match.

This will be a basic GMSA Safety Officer Course and it IS NOT an IDPA SO course, it IS NOT an IPSC SO course, it is just a basic, entry-level GMSA Safety Officer course.
 

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DATE: Sunday, June 11th, 2023 at the GMSA clubhouse.
TIME: 9am - 5pm with a short onsite lunch break.
COST: Free to those who will act as SO's at GMSA matches (class is limited to 10 spots)
ROUND COUNT: 50 ROUNDS – There will be live-fire training so the students can apply their skills in a live range scenario.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
Pre-register for this course on PractiScore

Please note, if the class fills up, please go ahead and sign up to be wait-listed in case there are last minute cancellations.
   

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DETAILS OF THE COURSE
Here’s just a sampling of what you will learn:

• HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY OFFICER WITHOUT BEING A JACKWAGON AND ALIENATING YOUR SHOOTER
• GENERAL RANGE SAFETY PROCEDURES
• HOW TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY SAFETY HAZARDS IN A COURSE OF FIRE BEFORE THE MATCH STARTS
• HOW TO HOLD A SAFETY BRIEFING
• EMERGENCY PROCEDURES DURING A MATCH
• FIREARM INSPECTIONS, STOPPAGES, MALFUNCTIONS AND HOW TO SAFELY CLEARING THEM
• WHERE TO POSITION YORSELF BEHIND A SHOOTER DURING THE COURSE OF FIRE
• WHAT TO DO IF A SHOOTER DROPS A GUN
• HOW TO INSPECT FOR A CLEAR GUN 
• RANGE COMMANDS
• WHAT AND WHEN IS A MATCH DISQUALIFICATION CALLED FOR
• HOW TO REPORT A MATCH DQ TO THE MATCH DIRECTOR
• HOW TO OPERATE THE TIMER
• BASIC IDPA SCORING
• BASIC 3GUN SCORING
• BASIC PRACTISCORE SCORING

 

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Please note that this class will cover the basics skills needed to act as a  GMSA Safety Officer or Range Safety Officer.  The instructors for this class are professional, NRA accredited instructors and the classroom material will be pulled from the latest, NRA accredited source materials.

• GMSA is footing the bill for the instructors and because this is a no-charge class to the students, you will not receive NRA certification credentials.
• Students will receive top-notch training but not with the NRA certificates that you get from a paid course. 
• Students wishing to become an officially certified NRA Range Safety Officers will be well prepared after taking this class; it is an excellent primer for the full NRA class. 

Our instructors will be happy to set up future paid-training classes for anyone interested.