One of my mentor's, Phenry, once told me, "Everyone needs an IBC, from orange hat to MI." He's right. I learn stuff at every one I attend! Annapolis 3-23 was no different!
Saturday morning came early and we kicked off the Instructor Boot Camp at the Anne Arundel Fish and Game Association. The AAFG is a beautiful facility and their leadership are long-time Appleseed supporters. Thank you so much for hosting our IBC.
Maryland, New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania were all represented in the room. We began with safety. We jumped into topics of the about Project Appleseed (and what is & it is not), Instructor Conduct, and discussed the Appleseed Guidelines listed in the manual. We covered prone, kneeling, and many other things from a normal "Saturday" at an Appleseed. During a working lunch, we spent time discussing history. The rest of the day we spent in small group exercises. Saturday evening we had amazing BBQ. I could barely move after dinner. There were leftovers for Sunday:-)
The team continued to learn after dinner - a stalwart performance!
We reassembled on Sunday morning jumped into instruction. Talking Targets and IMC are always some of my favorites and its great to see folks able to teach with simplicity and precision!
Lunch on Sunday was the highlight of the weekend for me. We set aside time to do history drills. Each attendee had been assigned a topic in advance and a time limit of three minutes. It's a lot of fun and everyone gets to learn something new. During the afternoon, we spent time on coaching and some other critical topics.
We wrapped up the weekend with awarding an Orange Hat - I hope someone got pictures of that!
Friends, thank you for attending Annapolis 3-23! I hope to work with you at an event again very soon.
in Liberty,
MO
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