Date/Time
Date(s) - March 18, 2023 - March 19, 2023
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Bentley Copse Activity Centre
This YPS Tutors air rifle course is running at Bentley Copse Activity Centre. The course tutor supplied by PeakSmart.
The NSRA Youth Proficiency Scheme tutor’s qualification is the basic air rifle instructors course. It is the minimum qualification to instruct air rifle as an activity amongst youth organisations and the outdoor education sector. It equips the adult instructor with all of the knowledge to prepare for and run activity sessions in air rifle shooting.
The course will run over 2 days and covers:
- Air rifle safety
- Developing shooting technique to get the most accurate results.
- Parts of the air rifle and how to look after them.
- How to construct a safe air rifle range both indoors and outdoors.
- How to safely instruct others in the use of the range and the air rifles.
- The law relating to the use of air rifles.
- How to deal with common problems when instructing young people in an air rifle session.
- Ways to run your air rifle sessions to make them age and size suitable.
- Information about different types of air rifle and targets so you can build up your own equipment.
Course details
The air rifle instructors course is a mixture of theory and practical sessions. You don’t need any experience shooting an air rifle as full instruction is part of the course. You do need to come with an open mind and plenty of enthusiasm. There is no exam as such, but there will be an assessment so that you can demonstrate the safe operation of an air rifle and the safe management of an air rifle session. Don’t worry, everything you need to do both of these things is in this air rifle instructors course.
The course costs include registration of your qualification with the NSRA and the comprehensive course handbook.
To book please email bookings@bentleycopse.org.uk quoting NSRA YPS in the subject.
Air Rifle Course Instructor
The course tutor is Andrew Nimmo. Andrew is an ISSF ‘C’ Coach and NSRA Regional Coach and is currently working for British Shooting, coaching in the performance pathway as part of the Talent Academy. Andrew has worked at all levels of shooting, from coaching on the international stage down to regular sessions with his local scout group.
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