Access Our Training Programs

POSA'S Training Consists of:

  • Full-Length Video Training Programs
  • Video Tips
  • Training Articles
  • PowerPoint Presentations

All are distributed free of charge to law enforcement, military, and military contractor personnel nationwide.

These programs are hosted for us by Officer.com. To access them please click here, or on the links below.
(Officer.com in currently under a reconstruction phase and POSA's page is being redesigned. Once completed, our Officer.com page will feature all of our video training programs, tips and articles in one, easy-to-find location.  Until that point, please use the link above which will lead you to a results page of a "POSA" search on Officer.com or use the individual program links below.  Check back for our new Officer.com page coming soon!)

Some of our full-length video programs are available on disk. Law enforcement professionals and agencies may obtain a copy of any available POSA's DVDs or CD-ROMs for a nominal fee from the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors and Armorers Association.

FULL-LENGTH VIDEO TRAINING PROGRAMS  
After Action Evaluations
Basic Crisis Entry
Basic Tactical Shotgun

Close Quarters Shooting
Cuffing
Dealing With Line Of Duty Deaths

Defensive Snub Revolver

Empty Hand Knife Defense
Firearm Disarming & Retention
Force On Force Sim Instrctr
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Meth Labs*

Responding to Bomb Threats, Bombing Incidents & Suicide Bombers* (4 Parts):
    – Explosives
    – Bombs And Terrorism
    – Bomb Threats
    – Post Detonation Response

Tactical Knife Skills
When A Child Dies On A Call

When To Seek Therapy

 

DOCUMENTS – POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS*

Active Shooter and 4th/5th Generation Warfare: Research, videos & references (250mg)
Covert Weapons (PowerPoint)
Force-on-Force Simulation Instructor (PowerPoint and test)
Meth Labs, Meth Lab Response and Meth Users (PowerPoint)
Patrol Response to Active Shooter.ppt (PowerPoint)
Responding to Bomb Threats, Bombing Incidents & Suicide Bombers (PowerPoint)

Tactical First Aid (Word)
Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices Overview (pdf) by August Vernon
 

 

VIDEO TIPS  

Al Queda Training Tapes
Arrmbar Helper

Backup Gun Criteria
Basics Of Blocking
Blending In
Carry All Of Your Entry Tools
Don't Pull Your Punches
Entry Weapon Choices
Equipment Tips
Field Command Tool
Finger Grab Frisk Grip
Firearms Unloading

Focus On The Wrist
Force On Force Safety
Foundations Of Training
Gear Bag Contents
Getting A Proper Drawing Grip
Grip Strengthening
Gun Grab Technique
Gun Side Fetish
Hand Strengthening
Handgun Maintenance
Handgun Manipulation
Increasing Grip Strength
Increasing Gunfight Survival
Inexpensive Shotgun Breaching Rnds
Integrating Force w/ Firearms Training
Knife Grips
Learning To Shoot With Lasers

Mental Pressure Point
Palm Heel Strikes And Punches
Pistol To Empty Hands Transition
Plain Clothes & Off-Duty Encnters
Pocket Carry
Problems With Tactical Reload
Prone Handcuffing
Quick Draw Ground Fighting
Rail-Mounted Pistol Lights
Ready Positions
Reducing Negligent Discharges
Rescue Knives
Resolving Sighted Vs Target
Right-Angle Draw Stroke
Rules Of Gun Safety
Search Stick
Searching With The Muzzle
Shooting With Gloves On
Slung Long Gun Disarms
Stopping Power and Practice
Students Shouldn't Always Win
Target Machines Can Be Dngrous
TASER Disarming
Terrorist Profile
Thor's Hammer Breaching
Trainers Carnie Tricks
Transport Belt
Use Cell Phone Video In Training
White Light And Laser

 

TRAINING ARTICLES  

Are You A Professional?
Are You An LE Professional?

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Asbestos in Law Enforcement
Beyond Discreet Weapons Carry 1
Beyond Discreet Weapons Carry 2
Career Physical Fitness Standards
Carrying Off Duty
Close Quarter Core Skills
Competition vs. Training
Competitive Shooting
Do Police Officers Need a Knife?

Gloves_not_safe_for_searching.doc
It Isn't Martial Arts
Knife Hype, Pt. 1
Knife Hype, Pt. 2
Make Your Training More Practical

Militarization of Civilian LE?
Muzzle Up or Depressed? Pt 1
Muzzle Up or Depressed? Pt 2
Muzzle Up or Depressed? Pt 3

New Narc's Starter Kit
Op-Ed: Reasonable Gun Control?
Police Pistolcraft Book Review
Self-Rescue Kits
Simulation Safety
The Cop Secret
The Elephant In The Room
The Flourishing Snub Revolver
To Intervene or Not?
With A Vengeance

 

JOURNAL TACTICS & TRAINING    

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2003-3
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2004-2
2004-3
2004-4

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2005-2
2005-3
2005-4
2006-1
2006-2
2006-3
2006-4
2007-1
2007-2
2007-3
2007-4
2008-1
2008-2

 

UPCOMING VIDEO TRAINING PROGRAMS

 Responding to Vehicle Fires
Chemical Suicides
Indoor Marijuana Grow Operations
 

 

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