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OCTOBER 2007 - NEWSLETTER # 07-34



 
     
TRAINING NEWS
September was another exciting month for Team Spartan as we finished the Summer training session strong. As we move into Fall, we drive on into the final training phase of the 2007 training season with several excellent classes scheduled. Visit the Team Spartan training schedule today and sign up for one of our year end classes before we break for the holidays.

In between presenting and attending training classes, we encourage our instructors to participate in various shooting competitions and 3-gun matches to evaluate their skill level. Last month,

Team Spartan staff had the opportunity to compete in two excellent 3-gun events, and posted some very impressive scores, demonstrating shooting skills with pistol, shotgun and carbine.

The first match we competed in for September was the 7th Annual PTI Combat Challenge Match, which was held at the PTI Tactical Training Center in Champaign, Illinois on September 22nd, 2007. In addition to participating in the match, Team Spartan also supported the event by returning as a match sponsor for the 3rd year in a row.

This match is one of my favorites, and I have competed in all seven, returning this year as the 3-time defending Top Gun champion! Competition was fierce as 45 competitors competed for the 2007

Top Gun Award in 6 challenging courses of fire; 4 handgun stages, 1 shotgun stage and 1 carbine stage.

 

When the smoke cleared, Team Spartan members placed 2nd thru 5th place with Aaron Thomas posting a smoking overall score of 32.74 for all 6 stages and earning the Top Gun crown for 2007!

Aaron put on a great show, and having had the opportunity to see him grow as a shooter and competitor over the last several years at this event - this was definitely his year! Great job and congratulations! You have definitely set the bar for next year's match!
7th Annual PTI Combat Challenge Match - Top 10 Overall Shooters
        Shooter
          Agency             Score
Aaron Thomas  
Moultrie County Sheriff's Office
32.74
John Krupa III
Chicago Police Department
34.78
Roland Perez
Chicago Police Department
43.64
Richard Lombard
Chicago Police Department
45.90
Vincent Jamison
Chicago Police Department
48.27
William Nelson
Mount Prospect Police Department
51.30
Rich Blair
Bloomingdale Police Department
52.15
Marc Orcutt
Scott County Sheriff's Office
52.25
Ryan Loyd
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
53.02
Kevin Johnson
East Moline Police Department
55.71

Then it was off to the 2nd Annual Cops vs. Cowboys 3-gun Match on September 30th, 2007 hosted by the Oak Park Sportsman's Club in Plainfield, Illinois. Team Spartan returned as the overall reigning team champion and overall law enforcement team champion, defending both titles successfully against the Cowboys and Open Class shooters.

All stages included engaging steel and paper targets with pistol, shotgun & carbine and required
A LOT of movement and shooting on the move! Team Spartan members blazed through the stages with an impressive balance of speed and accuracy with all weapon systems, and when the dust settled, placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th overall out of 60 competitors!

The Cowboys have sworn that they will be back next year with a new strategy to beat the Cops..... and Team Spartan will be there waiting for them!

This is a great match, and event coordinator Ed Topp did a fantastic job putting it together! If you like shooting 3-gun, you'll have a great time at this match. Keep checking the Team Spartan training schedule and newsletter for updates on next year's match.

2nd Annual Cops vs. Cowboys 3-gun Match - Top 10 Overall Shooters
Shooter Agency Score
John Krupa III
Chicago Police Department
42.82
Vincent Jamison
Chicago Police Department
57.08
Michael Keefe
Chicago Police Department
57.67
John Fleming
NSPPL
58.37
Richard Lombard
Chicago Police Department
69.89
Roland Perez
Chicago Police Department
76.65
Peter Kolovos
NSPPL
77.10
Mirko Babic
NSPPL
77.59
Frank Golden
NSPPL
80.37
Robert Berger
NSPPL
82.79
TrainingReports.org

Team Spartan is proud to announce the debut of 6 new training courses for 2007!

 

Team Spartan defensive tactics instructors Aaron Cunningham and Sung Joo Lee bring a series

of intensity driven Defensive Duty Knife Courses to life with reality based training in the

justifiable use and application of the law enforcement duty knife.

 

The Defensive Duty Knife Program is based on the internationally recognized Filipino martial art Tacosa Serrada Eskrima, a close quarter armed combatives system that has been integrated into emergency defensive use of the law enforcement duty knife. This program also focuses on legal issues and the justifiable use of the duty knife within the continuum of force.   

   

 

UPCOMING COURSES

The following courses are scheduled for OCTOBER and NOVEMBER:

   

Click the link below to view the complete Team Spartan Network training schedule:

TRAINING SCHEDULE

UPCOMING EVENTS
3rd Annual Toys for Tots Combat Challenge Charity Match

Mark your calendars – the 3rd Annual Toys for Tots Combat Challenge Match is scheduled for Saturday, October 13th, 2007 and will be hosted once again this year at the Harvey Police

Department Range in Harvey, Illinois.

 

We had over 180 participants from 10 different states compete in last years match, making it

the largest match of it’s kind in the country! We are expecting over 200 shooters for this years

match, and our goal is to collect 500 toys for 2007.

 

Last years event generated over 300 donated toys for the United States Marine Corps Reserves

Toys for Tots Toy Drive. We had over 70 sponsors donate 150 prizes valued at over

$15,000.00, which included 12 firearms as prizes.

 

The value of our prize table for 2007 will exceed last year’s, and we plan to have at least 15 firearms on the prize table for this year’s event! If you liked what you seen last year, this year’s event will be even bigger and better! There will be a larger vendor area, more prizes, more trophies and lots of shooting! Bring a friend and lots of toys!!!

 

In addition to running the Combat Challenge Match, we will also have several industry

sponsored side matches for participants to compete in. The matches will include:

 

  • Beretta Challenge – Pistol / carbine match on steel - Sponsored by Beretta
    All 9mm pistols, carbines and frangible ammunition will be provided for this match.
  • Revenge of the Pepper Poppers – Pistol match on steel - Sponsored by Smith & Wesson
    All 9mm M&P pistols and frangible ammunition will be provided for this match.
  • Shotgun Run – Shotgun match on steel - Sponsored by Team Spartan
    All Mossberg 590 12 gauge shotguns and ammunition will be provided for this match.
  • Man vs. Man Steel Challenge – Pistol match on steel - Sponsored by Action Target
    Shooters will use their own handguns and ammunition for this match.

If you missed the last 2 matches we have run, you definitely don’t want to miss this year’s event!

Stay tuned for more information about this years match.
Action Target (LETC) - Advanced Law Enforcement Training Camp

Action Target has announced that they have scheduled 2 Law Enforcement Training Camps (LETC) for 2007. The LETC's will be held on the following dates:

 - LETC West - August 27th - 31st, 2007 in Provo, Utah

 - LETC South - November 4th - 9th, 2007 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

These exciting firearms instructor development camps are packed with over a dozen world class presentations from some of the top law enforcement trainers in the country! You'll attend classes with different instructors each day for 4 days and have an opportunity to network with fellow firearms instructors from agencies across the country! The LETC also offers you an opportunity to show off your skills in the classic "Dirty Harry" pistol competition.

Theres no down time here! If you like to shoot, and you're looking for a fun and exciting training conference to attend, the LETC is for you! Come join us at the most exciting shooting conference in the country! 

STRATEGIC PARTNER NEWS

SPONSOR PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

Located in Edgewood, New Mexico, Falcon Industries is the developer and manufacturer of the patented ERGO Grip line of rubber grips for rifles. They have an extensive line of rubber grips for the AR-15 / M-4 rifle as well as the AK-47 type rifle and offer a variety of rifle accessories to help you customize your gun. Recently, DS Arms and Team Spartan have worked with owner

Steve Hines, in the development of a rubber ERGO Grip for the FAL SA58 rifle. The result was a durable, streamlined rubber grip that offers a grip angle that contributes to comfort and ease of operation of the SA58 rifle. For more information, contact

Steve Hines at (877) 281-3783.

 

 

Visit our Corporate Sponsors and Strategic Partners for more information about their products:

 

 

 

 

 

Storm Case

PoliceOne

 

Additional Team Spartan Corporate Sponsors and Strategic Partners can be viewed by visiting
our Corporate Sponsors page at the link listed below:

 

CORPORATE SPONSORS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS
INSTRUCTOR STAFF DEVELOPMENTS

To work on staff as an instructor with Team Spartan, we require that all of our instructors maintain

the ability to perform on demand, all drills and courses of fire that we ask our students to

perform. To maintain this level of performance, our instructors continuously attend training

programs and instructor training conferences with other agencies and organizations to stay

razor sharp!

To view some of the other training organizations Team Spartan endorses, visit our

Training Group Links page.

Congratulations to staff instructor Mike Keefe on graduating the FBI Firearms Instructor School in West Point, New York and winning the Top Gun Award as overall top shooter in his class. Thank your for your commitment to excellence in training. Outstanding job!

Congratulations to Team Spartan members John Krupa, Roland Perez, Richard Lombard and Vincent Jamison for finishing 2nd thru 5th place overall out of 45 competitors at the Police Training Institute's 7th Annual Combat Challenge. Team Spartan finished strong winning 16 out of 55 trophies offered in 6 stages at this year's event. Great job!

Congratulations to Team Spartan members John Krupa, Vincent Jamison, Mike Keefe,

Richard Lombard and Roland Perez for finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th places respectively in the Law Enforcement Division at the 2nd Annual Cops vs. Cowboys Steel Challenge. Team Spartan has retained it's title as the defending champion, winning the top overall shooter award, top overall team award, top law enforcement shooter award and top law enforcement team award.

Excellent job!

Team Spartan staff instructors Vince Jamison and Don Szczesny will be presenting the
Advanced Pistol 1: Developing Reflexive Gun-handling Skills class at the Action Target

Law Enforcement Training Camp coming up the first week of November in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

HOST A CLASS

Team Spartan is actively seeking new host training sites and proposals from agencies and organizations that are interested in hosting our mobile training classes. We offer our

professional training programs at competitive industry rates and reward hosting agencies

with comped slots in our classes. 

We are currently seeking host agencies interested in hosting the following courses:

 

 

For more information, contact John Krupa at (708) 207-2594 or submit your host training site

proposal to:

Team Spartan

Attn: Host Training Site Proposals

4951 Indiana Avenue Suite #100

Lisle, Illinois 60532-3818

 

Thanks for listening. Stay sharp and train safe!

Respectfully,

John Krupa III

President

Director of Training Operations

Team Spartan Network

www.TeamSpartan.com

 
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