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WINNING MINDSET TEAM APC TRAINING

Welcome to our September 18, 2011 edition of our TEAM APC WINNING MINDSET newsletter.  We are currently working on our supporting cast of trainers and motivators who will be part of our WINNING MINDSET "Task Force 360" Team.  We are proud to have on board some of latest and motivated members:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 WINNING MINDSET Training Camp February 24-26, 2012

 Location:  Minerals Resort and Spa (click on image below for resort information) 

 

 

 

 

Sessions Open to All:

-Morning FIT-3 Point of Contact Group Training Sessions (Intense early morning workouts)
-Having the Winning Mind in all aspects of life
- The importance of health and wellness in your job and in your life
-Sound mind, sound body training
-Self Defense / Reactive Conditioning:  Being prepared to Win, not just survive
-Life coaching and having the "edge"
-Benefits of Yoga



Law Enforcement/Military:  
-Tactical Fitness for First Responders
-Fgrav Defensive / Reactive Conditioning Training
-Advanced Weapons Instructor Updates
-Active Shooter Instructor updates
-Tactical Team Training Updates and Technology




Course Weekend Tuition:  $199.00
The "WINNING MINDSET" Camp will include:
1.  Pre-Registration night meet and greet reception
2.  Daily Breakfast and Lunches (Camps end at 2 pm each day)
3.  Certificates of Attendance
4. Access to the latest gear such as Spartan Gear, Fitness tips from our professional trainers as well as technology for security and advanced tactics
 
...and more to come

Special discounted rates will be provided for lodging and guests and attendees will have access to all resort amenities.  Stay tuned for more cool packages coming your way. Group discounts will be available to groups of 4 or more as well as corporate rates. For information on the camp contact us at: Info@apc360zone.com

Looking for some one on one fitness conditioning training?  Looking to advanced your fitness and fighting skills under one umbrella?  Check out the FIT-3 (Fitness Intensity Training Concept by contacting Jose Medina at: FIT3@apc360zone.com 

 

 

Take a moment to read up on our updated training information as well as some of our articles and updated training photos.  Also, our updated Team APC tee shirts are available today so get your own moisture wicking tee shirts and become part of the Team.

 

NEW MOISTURE WICK TRAINING TEES AVAILABLE NOW! 

NEW SUMMER TEE BANNER

MAKE YOUR MIND A SECRET WEAPON TEE

We are preparing our 2012 calendar for training.  If you or you agency are looking to host some of our programs or looking for individual training feel free to email us at Info@apc360zone.com.  

Stay Safe!

Team APC USA 

NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

Do the Math; Who Suffers if You Don't Train

 By Arthur G Randolph

The agency won't pay for the class!  The agency won't give me the time off for the class!  The agency won't......... The list goes on and on but the agency didn't pay for the Monday night football party; didn't pay for the 42 inch plasma flat screen TV on your wall; didn't pay for the cruise either.  Sometimes we have to do a reality check and take an honest look at what we value in our lives.  What gives us a good feeling about ourselves is often what we can see externally instead of what we are about on the inside.  Training is a hard item to value at times for that reason.  Particularly in law enforcement, we gain skills that never get used so it may be difficult to clearly see how important it was to have them.  Some training comes with the potential for physical pain.  We avoid the pain and HOPE to never get smashed in the face on the street.  

Something to consider if you are willing to, is ask who do I hurt if I don't train?  Who suffers if I avoid the physically demanding courses, or mentally challenging course?  Phrased in that manner, it is possible to put a higher importance on self improvement.  For me, I hurt my kids.  I jeopardize the people I care about.  Suddenly the cost and effort are small in comparison to what is lost.  Often I hear comments that the price of the training was too high.  That might be true but only relative to what that price is compared to.  My kids are priceless so no course is ever too expensive to me!     

Consider that we at Team APC run a variety of courses that often have components which can be used for the rest of your career.  Take the Basic Swat course as an example.  The course cost for tuition is 525.00.  The course is 40 hours in length.  That works out to approximately 13.00 per hour to learn skills that are not exclusively used in SWAT operations.   How aware are you of your surroundings as you go through your day?  The class hones your subconscious skill sets to see the environment differently, to be more aware, and to respond appropriately to whatever is occurring.  While you may be outwardly relaxed, the wheels are turning in your mind to scan for threats.  An example of the cost of raising your skills and awareness level over the length of your career.  An officer with 15 years to go, who works an average of 2080 hours each year will have logged 31200 hours at the end of those years.  The cost of the course spread out over those hours comes to less than 2 cents per hour.  I realize there are additional costs which some of you may have to pay.  For many though, an agency vehicle, gear, ammunition, and even lodging are covered.  So your investment in yourself over the remainder of your career becomes a great value. But even without your agency paying for all of it, your life is worth more than a free car ride right?  

Now consider not getting training yet you perform tasks that the course would have prepared you for.  Your actions result in a finding that you do not have qualified immunity.  A 1,000,000.00 award to the plaintiff is ordered by the court.  Now the 40 hours for the training you did not take has a value of 25000.00 an hour.  You could have saved 999,475.00 for your agency or possibly yourself if you had attended the class.  I should not even have to go near the possibility of criminal charges with your freedom being lost for potentially years.

The bottom line is training for your personal improvement is a necessity these days; essential really to provide the best service you are capable of to the customers you serve.  Essential to not hurt the people you care about.  In the law enforcement community it is not overstating that lives hang in the balance with much of what we do.  One of those lives could be your own.  

All comments welcome.  Arthur Randolph can be reached at Arandolph@apc360zone.com