Tactical teams must solve complex, rapidly evolving problems under extreme pressure. Yet much of SWAT training still relies on rote repetition, role players who offer little variability, and instructor-led correction. Those methods produce good performance in training but often fail to transfer to real-world operations with changing conditions. Training Tactical Excellence: On Purpose, By Design introduces a practical, evidence-grounded approach to designing, delivering, and debriefing training that builds operators who can adapt. Real examples will be shared from teams who have implemented a few small, purposeful changes without changing the syllabus and had operators report deeper learning. Team leaders saw improved field performance weeks later in unique and novel environments. Attendees will be presented with actionable tools for drills, coaching methods, AAR structures, and training design that they can implement on their next training day.

Det/Sgt Jeff Johnsgaard retired after over 20 years of service and now runs his own company, specializing in instructing officer safety, wellness, use of force, and consulting with trainers, chiefs, academies, and city risk managers in the USA and internationally.
Jeff has several years of experience working as a contract instructor for prominent industry leaders, including Force Science, the Reality-Based Training Association, Raptor Protection, and the Executive Protection Institute. Jeff teaches end-user level and instructor development courses for these companies and is proud to have learned from and to represent them in the great work they do. Jeff utilizes his in-depth understanding of evidence-grounded principles and concepts for training to inform how he designs and delivers all training. Target audiences for Jeff's trainings include Instructors, Investigators, Field Training Officers, Recruits, and high-performing units such as SWAT/Street Crimes and others.
Jeff'sTraining On Purpose, By Design, is the hands-on physical application of the evidence-grounded science for how people can learn and improve more efficiently. With his decades of international experience and certifications, including Force Science, Advanced Specialist and IADLEST Nationally Certified Instructor, Jeff consults with Departments and Academies on decreasing risk, enhancing their training, and on select officer use-of-force cases.