Host Location: Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office 1501 S. Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Dates: June 12-16, 2023 (8:00 am – 5:00 pm)   

Fee: $950 includes all materials, memory stick with all instructor presentations, forms, and materials, Louka Tactical water bottle, LouKa shirt, tire patch kits.

***Police, Fire, EMS, Military and security officers are welcome!

Contact: Kathy Vonk for registration packet and requirements at:

kathyvonk@aol.com or call 734-260-2981

Purpose:

• Conduct safe and credible in-service basic and refresher bike training to include specific patrol and response duties
• Prepare and deliver bicycle-related educational courses relative to the community and their agency
• Enhance the delivery of their organization’s service to their client and their community via the bicycle
• Evaluate and maintain their agency’s bicycle equipment
• Evaluate and consult on policies and current operations for their organization

NOTE: This 5-day course is academically and physically challenging.

Attendee Requirements:

• Successfully pass both on-bicycle skill and written tests
• Explain, demonstrate, and evaluate on-bike technical skill sets
• Diagnose and correct rider error; improve rider performance
• Perform advanced bicycle maintenance
• Construct and deliver instructional blocks in both the skill and knowledge domains relative to public safety and community cycling
• 200 rounds of pistol ammo, wrap around eye protection, soft hearing protection

About LouKa Tactical: In business since 1999 it is the largest female owned and operated company of its kind with a diverse cadre of instructors with unique talents. With almost 50 years of combined teaching experience instructors Kathy Vonk, an IPMBA Instructor since 1993 and police officer since 1988. Kathy Instructor-Trainer certified through IPMBA and LEBA instructor certified. UBI Maintenance certified. 30 years of teaching experience and former president of IPMBA. Kathy authored the fitness and nutrition chapters for IPMBA Complete Guide 2^nd Edition and the IACP’s Police Cycling model policy. Lou Ann Hamblin-retired LEO and IPMBA Instructor for police, EMS and security. 22 years of police cycling training experience. Authored the firearms chapter for IPMBA Complete Guide 2^nd Edition and taught at their annual conference for 10 years.