Train With Willis

            Any working instructor can attest, there is a great spectrum of useful coursework that can be undertaken in the realm of instructor development. As we’ve all experienced, there are many amazing shooters who could benefit from putting down the gun for a few weekends to concentrate on instructional methodology. We’ve also seen folks with solid teaching skills who lack the technical skills to legitimize content delivery within this industry. Both of these examples happen often, and it’s incumbent on all of us to expect and model a higher level of commitment to this vital work.             It has been a couple of decades since I picked up my first NRA instructor certification. I can recall being relatively shocked at what so many folks thought was “ok enough” to call themselves an instructor. This remains the absolute minimum bar in the industry but still the expectation of many an insurance company. Greg Ellifritz is a friend and firearms world mentor of mine, and the first pe