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SIRT Fundamentals of Pistol (SFP)

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  1. Introduction to the Instructor Development Course
  2. What This Curriculum is Not
  3. Big Picture and Background of this Curriculum
  4. Benefits of SIRT Fire Training
  5. Teaching Best Practices
    5 Topics
  6. Personal Growth
  7. Professionalism
  8. Fluidity in Movement
  9. Difference in a SFP Course from a Course on the Range
  10. Choosing a Location for Your Course
  11. Overview of the Six Lessons You Will Teach
    6 Topics
  12. Streamlining Pre-Class Communication
  13. Preparation for Setting Up Your Classes
  14. Safety Preparedness in Dry-Fire Training:
  15. Lesson One: Initial Greeting
  16. Lesson One: Safety Brief
  17. Lesson One: Getting SIRTs in Hand with SUL Position
  18. Lesson One: Coaching Students in SUL
  19. Single Hand Grip Initial Formation
  20. Trigger Control Block 1 of 4
  21. Trigger Control Block 2 of 4
  22. Trigger Control Block 3 of 4
  23. Trigger Control Block 4 of 4
  24. Switching to Non-Dominant Hand
  25. Coaching Strategy: Redirecting Trigger Finger Force
  26. Managing Breaks
  27. Safety Checks After Breaks
  28. Stance
  29. Grip Objectives
  30. Isolating Trigger Finger From Gripping Finger
  31. Building a Proper Grip and Upper Body Structure
  32. Common Grip Deficiencies
  33. Applying C-Clamp and Chest Squeeze
  34. Testing For a Locked-in Grip
  35. Locking-in Grip
  36. Recoil Acclimation
  37. Diagnostics Recoil Acclimation
  38. Establishing Grip (After Forming Grip)
    3 Topics
  39. Lesson 02 Introduction and Safety Checks
  40. Uncalibrated Training
  41. Review of Previous Lesson
  42. Common Deficiencies and Remediation
  43. Draw: Safety and Setup
  44. Discussion of Holsters
  45. Draw From Non-Concealment
  46. Drawing from Concealment
  47. Fixing Issues With The Draw: Coaching
  48. Visual Aiming: Drilling Sighted Fire
  49. Improve Index Shooting
  50. Lesson Three Intro
  51. Lesson Three Review of Fundamentals From Previous Lessons
  52. Lesson Three Transitions Between Targets
  53. High Angle Shots
  54. Lesson Four Intro
  55. Near-Far Drill
  56. Buzzer-to-Buzzer Drill
  57. Lesson Five Intro
  58. LRDrill_SFP
  59. Lesson Five Progressor Introduction -Dealing with Moving No-Shoots
  60. Lesson Six Introduction
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Stance

Protected: SIRT Fundamentals of Pistol (SFP) Stance

Stance Objectives:

This section introduces a quick drill to teach the basics of stance without overwhelming students with excessive details. The goal is to help students understand movement and stability through an interactive game that emphasizes natural posture and positioning.

Drill Instructions:

1. Basketball Mirror Drill:

Explain to the class that you, the instructor, will be holding the imaginary ball and they are on defense.

When you move to the right, they move to their left; when you move left, they follow to their right. The students will mirror your movements.

2. Freeze on Command:

At random intervals, call out “stop”. When they hear this, they must freeze in their position, maintaining whatever stance they were in at the moment.

3. Posture Check:

Look around the class and identify students who demonstrate the following key stance attributes:

  • Nose over toes.
  • Lumbar arch (maintaining a strong lower back).
  • Engaged posterior chain (hamstrings, glutes).
  • Wide base with a slight foot offset for stability.

4. Adjustments:

If necessary, offer quick adjustments, such as improving foot placement or correcting posture. However, avoid over-teaching these details as the objective is to maintain a fluid and athletic stance.

Key Considerations:

Avoid getting too focused on technical details of foot placement or stance angles. Over complicating stance can lead to wasted time in real-world scenarios where rapid positioning is essential.

This drill helps students experience the essentials of stance through movement and dynamic adjustments, without getting bogged down in minutiae.

Conclusion:

This drill provides a quick and effective way to introduce stance. The focus is on natural, athletic body position that can be applied in any defensive and dynamic situation. More detailed breakdowns of stance and platform will be covered in later sections, but this is a solid foundation to get them in an athletic stance and move on. They will likely lose a proper stance throughout the drills over the entire six days of training; you can quickly implement this drill to get them into a general proper body position stance.