Safe, responsible, and enjoyable sporting begins with comprehensive training and continued education. Whether you are a beginner or an old pro, education and knowledge is the key to safety on the range or in the field. Because there is no such thing as an accident when it comes to firearms handling, Ipswich Fish and Game is proud to offer continuing education for our members and the public.
Note: The individual instructors are responsible for the content and suitability of the classes provided below. The IFGA does not directly provide the classes listed below.
Hunter Safety Classes sponsored by MassWildlife
Next Class at Ipswich Fish and Game Association will be announced when it becomes available.
USA Archery Level 1 & 2 Instructor Certification In-Person Training [Open to Public]
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Level 1 8 am – 12 pm ($100)* For Info: https://www.usarchery.org/coaches/course-information/41618
Level 2 AND Level 1: 8 am – 5 pm ($200)* For Info: https://www.usarchery.org/coaches/course-information/41619
Level 2 Only 12:30 – 5 pm ($100)
All courses Payable with cash, check to Junko Abuza or Venmo
This training is for people who successfully completed the USA Archery Instructor Certification On-
Line Course to be fully certified as Level 1 and/or Level 2 instructors. If you want to attend this
training, you must plan ahead to make sure, prior to taking this training, you complete the On-line
Course, and depending on the level you seek, obtain a Range Pass (Level 1 certification), and
complete the Safesport Training Course (Level 2 certification) and USA Archery Background Check
(Level 2 certification).
To register, for Level 1 fill out THIS FORM.
- minimum age 15
- must have completed the USA Archery Level 1 online course successfully
- Use this link for USA Archery Level 1 online course https://www.usarchery.org/coaches/become-a-coach
- must be or become a USA Archery Member
Level 2 prerequisite:
- minimum age 18
- must have completed the USA Archery Level 2 online course successfully
- must be or become a USA Archery Member
To register for Level 2 please fill out THIS FORM.
*Scholarships available to IFGA members who commit to volunteering for the IFGA Kids’ Archery Program for at least 1 year.
The course will be taught by Junko Shiota Abuza, who is certified as a USA Archery Level 4 NTS
Coach Trainer. For more information, please contact Junko at junko.abuza@gmail.com
NRA Instructor Training Course, Basics of Pistol Shooting
Range Success Com Presents The
NRA Instructor Training Course, Basics of Pistol Shooting
November 11th, 12th, & 13th, 2022
Ipswich Fish & Game Association
22 Paradise Road
Ipswich, MA 01938
Friday: Part 1 Basic Instructor Training 12:00PM to 6:00PM
1. Pre-course assessment: Firearm Safety, Loading & Unloading
2. The Instructor & the NRA Basic Firearm Training Program
3. Using a Training Team
4. Lunch – Brown bag or local restaurants
5. Training Materials and Training Aids
6. Organizing Your Course
7. Preparing to Teach
Saturday: Part 2 Basic Pistol Instructor Training 9:00AM to 6:00PM
8. Intro to NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Lesson Plans
9. Teaching Pistol Lesson I: Pistol Knowledge & Safe Handling
10. Teaching Pistol Lesson II: Ammunition Knowledge and the Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
Sunday: Part 2 Continued 9:00AM to 6:00PM
1. Pre-course assessment: Pistol Shooting Test
2. NRA Basic Pistol Instructional Method
3. Teaching Pistol Lesson III: Shooting Positions and Qualifications
4. Evaluating and Improving Performance of Beginning Pistol Shooters
5. Lunch – Brown bag or local restaurants
6. Teaching Pistol Lesson IV: Scoring Targets and Selecting/Maintaining a Pistol
7. Teaching Pistol Lesson V: Continued Opportunities for Skills Development
8. Using NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Course Evaluation, Performance Requirements Checklist and Pistol Instructor Examination
This is an Instructor Course and is open to experienced shooters only. The NRA Instructor Training Course is designed to teach experienced individuals how to teach others to shoot using the NRA lesson plans and training methods. You will be asked to demonstrate your firearm knowledge and skills during pre-course assessment exercises. Participation in this course does not guarantee certification as an NRA Instructor! Instructor Candidates must have 100% attendance! Instructor Candidates must have successfully passed an Instructor Led Training (ILT) for the NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Course and produce a certificate of completion.
Instructor Candidates must possess a .22 caliber revolver and .22 caliber semi-automatic pistol. You will need these items for Sunday’s range session. Loaners are available.
Advanced registration only! Seating is limited. You become registered when we receive your completed application, tuition and proof of having completed an NRA Basic Pistol Course and tuition.
All classroom materials will be provided. NRA certification & processing fees are the responsibility of the student. Candidates will receive via email the NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor Led Training and the Blended ILT Lesson Plans. Candidates will download, print and bring to class.
Instructor Candidates will need to bring a note pad and pencils.
On Sunday, Instructor Candidates will need to bring eye and ear protection, 50 factory made cartridges and a handgun of any caliber for the range practical exercises and live fire test.
Refunds minus a $45 processing fee will be granted upon receipt of the returned student packet for cancellations up to 14 days before course date.
$250.00 course fee for GOAL Members and non-Massachusetts residents that our members of their State Associations. $275.00 course fee for all others. Make checks payable to Jon Green and mail to 3 Talbot St. Holden, MA 01532. Debit and credit card payments can be made by contacting Jon Green 508-641-0116. Limited seating only. This course will be limited to 10 students.
Applicants must complete and send in the questionnaire form. The form is provided in MS Word format AND PDF format. MS Word Format: https://www.ipswichfishandgame.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BPI_Questionaire.doc PDF Format: https://www.ipswichfishandgame.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/BPI_Questionaire.pdf
NO LIVE AMMUNITION ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM
Women’s Gun Safety Workshop
Course Description:
This course will also qualify as the required training for a MA LTC.
Please register HERE: https://www.nrainstructors.org/CourseDetails.aspx?Courseid=700911&seats=10&State=n&zip=01938&radius=25.1&id=56&bsa=&youth=&women=
NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
This course develops NRA Certified Range Safety Officers with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations.This course is nine hours long and is conducted primarily in a classroom. Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions.
The course will be conducted on 22 January 2022 from 8:30am-5:30pm. The cost will be $150.00
To register for the course use this link: https://www.nrainstructors.org/CourseDetails.aspx?Courseid=699069&seats=25&State=n&zip=01938&radius=25.1&id=5&bsa=&youth=&women=
For more information, please contact Dave Pais at paisfirearmstraining@gmail.com
The next available Home Firearm Safety Classes
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This class is ideal for any person that wants to apply for a Massachusetts LTC (Formerly known as Class-A Concealed Carry) or an FID permit. It is registered with the Massachusetts State Police as “LTC-007”. This class is recognized by all Massachusetts police chiefs as meeting the legal requirements in order to apply for your permit.
Thursday, September 14, 2022, 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM (Thomas Fallon) Click here to register
MA Gun Law for Citizens
Massachusetts / Federal Gun Law & Regulation for the MA residents/LEO/Retailers.
This 3 ½ hour, in-person seminar explains state and federal laws and regulation in layperson terms. Students will explore applicable MGL and CMR as it pertains to definitions, gun purchase, possession, transport, record keeping requirements, buying/selling, interstate transport, interstate purchase, ammunition storage and best practices for gun owners.
Jon Green has been the Director of Education and Training for Gun Owners’ Action League since 1999. He served on the NSSF Range Advisory Committee for 4 years and has owned and managed FFL 01 Businesses. He has taught similar classes to thousands of citizens, hundreds of Mass State Police BFS Certified Instructors, Massachusetts Hunter Education Instructors and Massachusetts Environmental Police Officers.
Attendees will receive a hard copy of the slide show, GOAL Gun Law booklet, various state/GOAL handouts and a certificate of attendance.
February 16, 2022 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM – to signup, please go here: Gun law signup
NRA Basic Shotgun Shooting Course
This is a great opportunity to learn about the safe & proper use of shotguns including safe gun handling, shotgun parts & operations, loading & unloading, stoppages & malfunctions, assembly & disassembly, shot shell components, shot size, and much more. Students are recommended to bring a long barrel shotgun, along with 50 rounds of ammunition (Ammunition – Min. 8 Shot, 1250 FPS or less). For Students that do not own a Shotgun, one can be available at no charge; student will be required to purchase ammunition. When registering, please email the course instructor to inform if bringing a shotgun or needing one.
Saturday, October 23, 2021 08:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Tom Fallon) Click here to Register for Saturday October 23
NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting
BPS is a 8 hour course focused only on single/double action revolvers & semi-automatic pistols. It covers in detail, reasons to own different types of handguns, parts & operations, disassembly & reassembly, pistol cleaning, fundamentals of pistol shooting (sight alignment, sight picture, breath control, hold control, trigger control/reset, follow through), shooting one hand, scoring targets, shooting techniques & positions, stoppages & malfunctions (failure to feed, double feed, stove pipe), and competitive shooting programs. Caliber sizes include .22, 9mm, or .38 Special. You must pass the written & shooting exams, to receive certification.
Course provides certificates to apply for Massachusetts LTC/FIDC.
Prerequisites – Any safety course & Handgun shooting experience
Available class sessions
None currently scheduled. Please check back soon!
NRA Personal Protection In The Home
PPITH is an 8 hour course for experienced shooters who have mastered basic firearm safety rules & pistol handling skills. Course teaches the safe & efficient use of handguns in protection of self/family, and provides legal information on citizens’ rights to self-defense (stand your ground & duty to retreat). PPITH discusses responsible & ethical use of deadly force when facing imminent life threatening situations, mental/emotional preparation & self-awareness, training for stress & realistic physical encounters, never give up mindset, cover & concealment, responding to & confronting a violent intruder/assailant, emotional/legal aftermath, strategies for home safety, defensive shooting skills & accuracy, psychological reactions (fight, flight, freeze, posture, submit), physiological reactions (loss of fine motor skills, tunnel vision, auditory exclusion, time dilation, adrenaline rush). Students shoot 100 rounds.
Prerequisites – NRA HFS, NRA BPS
Available class sessions
None currently scheduled. Please check back soon!
NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home
PPOTH is a 14 hour course for shooters who possess defensive pistol skills presented in NRA PPITH. PPOTH informs citizens on the safe, responsible, & ethical use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside, in protection of self/family/friend/stranger. Course provides in-depth legal information on the lawful use of deadly force when facing imminent life-threatening situations, and exercising mature & legal judgement (Stand Your Ground vs. Duty To Retreat). PPOTH teaches avoiding dangerous confrontations, mental preparation & levels of awareness, hard vs. soft target, principles of carrying concealed (concealment, access, retention, comfort), different types of holsters/purses/vests/jackets & their levels of retention, pros/cons of holsters & their positioning, techniques for controlling & responding to a perilous encounter outside the home, holding a violent attacker at gun point, what to do if you must shoot, emotional/legal aftermath of a defensive shooting (civil vs. criminal vs. social consequences). Students will drill advanced shooting techniques & skills of, safely drawing/presenting a loaded concealed handgun & re-holstering, speed & tactical reloading, clearing stoppages & malfunctions, shooting from standing/kneeling/squatting positions, engaging 2 targets, shooting strong hand only, point shooting, shooting from the hip, shooting behind or moving to low/high barricades, turning left/right 90/180 degrees to target & shooting, shooting moving forward & rearward, & shooting under low light conditions. Students shoot 215 rounds.
Prerequisites – NRA PPITH
Available class sessions
None currently scheduled. Please check back soon!
NRA Instructor Home Firearm Safety
IHFS is a 11 hour course teaching the knowledge, skills, & attitude essential to organizing, promoting, and teaching the NRA HFS course. IHFS is presented in two parts, Basic Instructor Training (BIT) & discipline specific instructor training. Course covers NRA policies & procedures, basic public speaking skills, confidence & competence, learning objectives, training methodology, teaching philosophy, training teams, training aids, organizing a course, budgeting, preparing to teach, evaluating/improving performance of new shooters. Instructor Candidates (IC) must be experienced shooters that possess & demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety, handling skills, & shooting skills acquired through previous firearms training and/or shooting experience. In addition, IC must be intimately familiar with the various action types of each firearm discipline (pistol/rifle/shotgun). IC demonstrate previous experience, organizational, & teaching skills via pre-course assessment, practical exercises in course, & written exams. IC take turns working in teams, teaching actual portions of the HFS course to other ICs role-playing as basic students. IC receive the NRA Trainer’s Guide, IC lesson plans designed to help you teach, and HFS student course packet.
Prerequisites – NRA HFS or Equivalent Training
Available class sessions
None currently scheduled. Please check back soon!
NRA Instructor Basics of Pistol Shooting IBPS
IBPS is a 16 hour course teaching the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, promoting, and teaching the NRA BPS course. IBPS is presented in two parts, Basic Instructor Training BIT & discipline specific instructor training. Course covers NRA policies & procedures, basic public speaking skills, confidence & competence, learning objectives, training methodology, teaching philosophy, use of training teams, training aids, organizing a course, budgeting, preparing to teach, evaluating & improving performance of new shooters. Instructor Candidates (IC) must be experienced shooters that possess and demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety, handling skills, & shooting skills acquired through previous training/shooting experience. In addition, IC must be intimately familiar with various handgun actions types. IC demonstrate previous experience, organizational, & teaching skills via pre-course qualification, practical exercises in course, & written exams. IC take turns working in teams, teaching actual
portions of the BPS course to other ICs role-playing as basic students. IC receive the NRA Trainer’s Guide, IC lesson plans designed to help you teach, and BPS student course packet.
Prerequisites – NRA BPS
Available class sessions
None currently scheduled. Please check back soon!
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