Instructors

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4 New Year’s Resolutions for Firearm Instructors

By North American Outdoors / December 31, 2024 / Comments Off on 4 New Year’s Resolutions for Firearm Instructors

Follow these tips to keep your training classes fresh and your reputation as a quality trainer intact!  4 New Year’s Resolutions for Firearm Instructors – NRA Women.com Has your firearm training business grown with you over the past year? Now is the time to think of this year’s New Year’s Resolutions to improve your effectiveness…

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Successful Firearm Training: The Range Experience

By North American Outdoors / November 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Successful Firearm Training: The Range Experience

If you are an NRA Certified Instructor, it is your responsibility to welcome new shooters and introduce them to the safe and proper way to handle firearms on the range. Successful Firearm Training: The Range Experience – NRA Women.com NRA Certified Firearm Instructors are seeing more first-time gun owners at greater numbers than ever before. These newbies…

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Successful Firearm Training: The Classroom Experience

By North American Outdoors / November 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Successful Firearm Training: The Classroom Experience

Are you an NRA Certified Instructor? Enhance your students’ journeys by incorporating a variety teaching methods and effectively communicating with them. Successful Firearm Training: The Classroom Experience – NRA Women.com More and more people are exploring their options to purchase a firearm for the very first time—and many of them did not grow up in…

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NRA Instructors: The Basics of Making a Good First Impression

By North American Outdoors / October 28, 2024 / Comments Off on NRA Instructors: The Basics of Making a Good First Impression

The perception students have of their instructor and the classroom can set the tone for the whole day, so here’s how to make it count! NRA Instructors: The Basics of Making a Good First Impression – NRA Women.com Planning a basic NRA Firearm Training course can be time-consuming for an instructor—even just responding to inquiries about the…

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How to Identify—and Train—the Know-It-All Firearm Student

By North American Outdoors / July 20, 2024 / Comments Off on How to Identify—and Train—the Know-It-All Firearm Student

NRA Certified Instructors take great pride and satisfaction in what they do, but in doing so they frequently must navigate the students’ varied personalities. Have you encountered the know-it-all—or are you one? How to Identify—and Train—the Know-It-All Firearm Student – NRA Women.com NRA Certified Firearms Instructors take great pride and satisfaction in educating others in…

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5 Types of NRA Certified Instructor Candidates

By North American Outdoors / July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on 5 Types of NRA Certified Instructor Candidates

There is one thing that NRA Certified Instructor candidates have in common: the desire to learn the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to teach others the proper handling and safe use of firearms. 5 Types of NRA Certified Instructor Candidates – NRA Women.com It is commonly known in the “gun world” that the NRA is the Gold…

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How to Set Up Your NRA Training Classroom

By North American Outdoors / June 3, 2024 / Comments Off on How to Set Up Your NRA Training Classroom

Want to make a good first impression for your students? Follow these guidelines to create a welcoming, professional environment. How to Set Up Your NRA Training Classroom – NRA Women.com In the NRA Basic Instructor Training Course (BIT), instructor candidates are taught that people come to NRA Instructors because they are the “Gold Standard” in firearm…

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Learning to Shoot from an “Expert” – Do Your Homework First!

By North American Outdoors / May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Learning to Shoot from an “Expert” – Do Your Homework First!

Learning to Shoot from an “Expert” -Do Your Homework First! – NRA Women.com Self-proclaimed know-it-alls should be avoided like the plague when learning the fundamentals of firearms and gun safety. Have you ever attended a meeting, presentation, or listened to a speaker who was a self-proclaimed expert on a particular subject matter? Worse yet is…

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5 Mistakes Non-NRA-Certified Instructors Make

By North American Outdoors / March 18, 2024 / Comments Off on 5 Mistakes Non-NRA-Certified Instructors Make

If you are a student looking for instruction, you owe it to yourself to find an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor. Remember, you get what you pay for! 5 Mistakes Non-NRA-Certified Instructors Make – NRA Women.com There are two types of firearm instructors: NRA Certified Instructors, and everyone else. While there are many non-NRA-certified “firearms instructors,”…

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When is the Best Time to Teach Kids About Firearms?

By North American Outdoors / March 18, 2024 / Comments Off on When is the Best Time to Teach Kids About Firearms?

Responsible gun owners owe it to their children to teach them the safe and proper use of firearms as early as possible in their development. When is the Best Time to Teach Kids About Firearms? – NRA Women.com As an NRA Firearms Instructor, one of the most common questions I am asked is, “When is…

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