Shoothouse / Force on Force Training

Shoothouse Training (Force on Force)

Sparrow Defense uses a combination of purpose-built law enforcement training buildings, commercial structures, and residential structures to teach a variety of Shoothouse-Style courses. All of these courses are Force-on-Force, where the student shoots non-lethal marking ammunition at live roleplayers simulating violent actors.

Course Descriptions

Introduction to Structures

One day force-on-force class. Introduces the basics of combat and movement within a structure. Students will conduct scenario-based training using Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM) marking rounds.

Course Description

This 1-day / 10-hour course will not make you into a SWAT operator. This course WILL provide the student with a fundamental skill set for working doorways, hallways, rooms, and transitional spaces. The course will also incorporate threat identification and engagement in low light environments. These are the basic skills necessary when deploying a pistol for home defense, or for successfully evacuating yourself and your loved ones from a critical incident in a public space. These are skills that everyone concerned with their safety should possess.

There will be a low student to instructor ratio, and students will rotate through a series of skill-builders and stations to keep their downtime to a minimum. After an initial assessment, training will be tailored to the student and provide increasingly complex problems to solve. Returning students will see content from previous courses such as Injured Shooter and Low Light in their runs.

Instruction will be given through a combination of classroom lecture, coached runs with instructors, and UTM (paintball munition) scenario training using live role-players. While the course is primarily built around solo movement through a structure, couples or partners may elect to work through the scenarios together.

The facility has three separate structures, to include:
- Classroom with multiple doors and transitions
- Covered shoothouse with residence-sized rooms
- Open-air schoolhouse/office building with large rooms and hallways

There are no prerequisites for this course. Students should possess basic firearms knowledge and be able to demonstrate safe weapon handling.

Equipment Requirements

Use of the UTM guns, ammunition, protective masks, and range fees are all included in the registration costs. Students with their own UTM / Simunition guns, protective equipment, or training gear may elect to use their own equipment.

Structure Tactics

2-day shoothouse course utilizing pistols and rifles. Training conducted using Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM) marking rounds. Scenarios will require students to understand and explain their actions when force is used.

Course Description

The course is a 2-day lesson, focusing on the problems and considerations specific to defending, moving through, and holding space within a structure. Instruction will focus primarily on tactics useful for a solo operator, but partner tactics will be modeled and worked as well. Couples who attend should use this course as an opportunity to build or further develop their family defense plan.

This course will incorporate the use of modern semi-automatic rifles and handguns. Glock 17T UTM pistols and UTM bolt conversions for the AR-15 platforms will be provided. The cost of ammo is included in the registration fee. Students may elect to bring their own UTM / Simunition / Force on Force rounds and equipment for use in the class.

After building the foundations and modeling methods for moving through space or holding space within a structure, students will participate in scenarios with and against real opponents. The course will utilize UTM marking rounds to provide real-time feedback on tactics and accuracy.

Additional elements that we will work into class include:
- Delegation of tasks within a home defense scenario
- Communicating with emergency services
- Post-action security and medical
- Weapon manipulations while injured

Students who have taken our low light and injured shooter classes should expect to see that content appear in their scenarios.

The disclaimer on this course is that it WILL NOT turn you into a SWAT operator in two days. It WILL provide you with methods for working through the unique problems faced when defending or moving through an indoor location.

Equipment Requirements

Home Defense

A course developed specifically to address the methods for defending a residence or homestead. This course may be taken alone or as a couple/family. Students will create a home defense plan and will learn skills necessary for defending themselves and their dependents against attacks in the home. This is a force-on-force class.

Course Description

This 1-day / 10-hour course is designed specifically to address home defense strategies for individuals and families. Course content will focus on identifying defensive positions within the home, developing a Home Safety Plan, and validating that plan through dry runs and Force-on-Force scenarios.

There will be a low student to instructor ratio, and students will rotate through a series of skill-builders and stations to keep their downtime to a minimum. After an initial assessment, training will be tailored to the student and provide increasingly complex problems to solve. Returning students will see content from previous courses such as Injured Shooter and Low Light in their runs.

Instruction will be given through a combination of classroom lecture, coached runs with instructors, and UTM (paintball munition) scenario training using live role-players. The course can be taken as an individual, but was developed with families and roommates in mind.

Content will include:

Developing an understanding of the layout of your home
Identifying individual and family risk behaviors
Identifying areas defensible areas, choke points, and indefensible areas
A detailed discussion of Georgia Law as it relates to self-defense
Developing a Home Safety Plan
Creating a list of support equipment such as flashlights, medical products, communication devices, and other items that would be useful in a home defense scenario
Force-on-Force scenario training

There are no prerequisites for this course. Students should possess basic firearms knowledge and be able to demonstrate safe weapon handling.

Equipment Requirements

Private Home Defense Consultation

Private training option for individuals and families interested in developing a Home Safety Plan. The Home Safety Plan is exactly what it sounds like: a pre-planned series of responses to a critical incident at your residence.

Course Description

Our Private Home Defense Instruction is a mobile service. We will travel to your residence to conduct the training for you and your family. Training includes:

Site survey/walkthrough of the residence to identify any deficiencies in your security.
A review of your daily routine and habits to identify behavior-based risks.
Recommendations for improving home security practices.
Identifying areas of the house that can be used as the best defensible positions when experiencing a break-in or an invasion of the home.
A detailed discussion of Georgia Law as it relates to the defense of yourself, others, and your home.
Developing a Home Safety Plan for the members of the household.
Creating a list of support equipment such as flashlights, medical products, communication devices, and other items that would be useful in a home defense scenario.
Rehearsal of the plan with the household members.
Validating the plan through the use of marking rounds in force-on-force scenarios.

Equipment Requirements

Sparrow Defense has a variety of non-lethal training aids that can be used in the home. This includes the use of our Glock 17T training pistols and AR-style bolts. We use the Ultimate Training Munitions (UTM) Man Marking Rounds, which fire an 8mm paintball out of real Glock pistols or AR-15 style rifles. All equipment used in this training will be provided by Sparrow Defense.

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Shoothouse Training (Force on Force)

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