Instruction shouldn't be given in groups so large that everyone doesn't know who all the instructors are. For absolute beginners any live gun handling should be done 1-1 or maybe 1-2 per instructor. In a classroom setting, 10-15 is about the most I feel most people, myself included can reasonably teach and be able to get sufficient feedback from the students.
Berwyn has recently begun putting an additional tab on members cards for those that meet the 'instructor' qualification; they also have tabs for those that certified to draw from a holster and shoot class 3, and maybe a couple others. I feel this is very useful for members and guests to immediately be able to recognize certain members, in case there was any question about their actions. Next years renewal, I plan to ask to have a couple more tabs added to my badge.
In the Army, we most often just had range cadre wear white engineer tape around their headgear. This was important because there were often so many people going through the qualification, everyone needed to know immediately who they were. It helped make things orderly.
Likewise when I attended the Maryland Firearms Instructor Course, there were several assistant instructors/safety's wearing reflective (what we call 'road guard') vests. It was a large group and was helpful. I like the idea of having the training team be dressed somewhat professionally and uniform is always a nice touch.
The few very high speed courses I've attended, the groups were always small; 10-15 students, with typically one lead instructor and two or three assistant instructors. Usually everyone dressed the same; everyone knew who everyone else was, some wore the same hat, some had a similar outfit. Of all the things that need to happen, dressing sharp is one of the least important issues.
Berwyn has recently begun putting an additional tab on members cards for those that meet the 'instructor' qualification; they also have tabs for those that certified to draw from a holster and shoot class 3, and maybe a couple others. I feel this is very useful for members and guests to immediately be able to recognize certain members, in case there was any question about their actions. Next years renewal, I plan to ask to have a couple more tabs added to my badge.
In the Army, we most often just had range cadre wear white engineer tape around their headgear. This was important because there were often so many people going through the qualification, everyone needed to know immediately who they were. It helped make things orderly.
Likewise when I attended the Maryland Firearms Instructor Course, there were several assistant instructors/safety's wearing reflective (what we call 'road guard') vests. It was a large group and was helpful. I like the idea of having the training team be dressed somewhat professionally and uniform is always a nice touch.
The few very high speed courses I've attended, the groups were always small; 10-15 students, with typically one lead instructor and two or three assistant instructors. Usually everyone dressed the same; everyone knew who everyone else was, some wore the same hat, some had a similar outfit. Of all the things that need to happen, dressing sharp is one of the least important issues.
