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UP-CLOSE: WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT Team buddy rescue with rear guard. Building Warrior Women Team skills and shooting competition. and they no longer felt intimidated by shotgun qualification and more importantly, combat. With respect to the transition drills, some relayed that they had never been taught what to do, or how to do it, if a shotgun went down with a malfunction or a failure to fire. These drills were described as "eye open- ing" and "potentially life-saving." Defensive and Offensive Tactics Led by Lou Ann Hamblin and Deputy Dawn "Red" Reisinger of the Hillsborough County Fla., SO, officers were encouraged to practice rapid cognition and situational awareness as physical techniques specific to smaller statured officers were explored and practiced. "Forcing fumbles" in order to regain and / or take con- trol of the situation were encouraged in certain situations. Control and deployment of all weapons systems were practiced at progressive speeds until intensities closely resembling real-life close quarter battles were achieved. The importance of being quick, agile and coordinated was covered, and training modali- ties to achieve these goals were suggested. Developmental Marksmanship In the classroom, Lou Ann Hamblin cov- ered skill-building drills to improve and hone pinpoint accuracy and trigger man- agement. The class was then taken onto the range for some intensive precision pistol skills to include deliberate practice, with emphasis on concentration and focus (at a level that has not been previously required). Sgt. Holly Botts of the Grand Rapids, Mich. PD, assisted not only with skill drills but also the final live-fire team building exercise to conclude the session. Not only performance improvement was seen, but also the development of self-confidence with respect to being a sniper with a pistol. One of the many engrained philosophies and goals of LouKa Tactical trainers is the achieve- ment of the positive cycle of improved performance through instilling confi- dence, and back again to reinforcing self-confidence as the cycle continues. Survival Pistol Officers Vern Giese, Bev Price, and Dep- uty Dawn Reisinger taught this physi- cally and mentally challenging survival pistol course. Timed stressors via Pac Click on EInfo at - www.lawandordermag.com reader service #32 64 LAW and ORDER I May 2012