An excellent mix of on-bike and classroom sessions presented by experts from around the country. On-bike sessions include basic, intermediate and advanced bicycle handling skills, firearms skills, bike patrol tactics, and officer survival. Classroom sessions include community policing, safety and liability, health & fitness, and bicycle maintenance. The Conference also features the nation's largest bicycle patrol-related product exhibition.

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IPMBA Instructor Application
Membership Application
Mem. & Certification App.
PAR-Q Form
Why Bike Training?

Course Info Packets
Police Cyclist Course
EMS Cyclist Course
Security Cyclist Course

Req. Course Equipment
BRRT
EMS Cyclist
EMS Cyclist II
Instructor Course
MMR -- Core Skills Clinic
MOCC -- Updated Tool List
NO-FAT
Police Cyclist
Public Safety Cyclist II
Security Cyclist
STaRS

IPMBA Certified Training Courses

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NEW! In-depth printable IPMBA Curriculum Packets:
Police Cyclist Course - EMS Cyclist Course - Security Cyclist Course

IPMBA Police Cyclist Course

Description: Bicycle officers need to ride whenever and wherever they are needed. Proper training is essential to an officer's on-the-job performance and safety. It is also critical in reducing liability. The PC course provides bicycle officers with the skills they need to effectively serve their communities. The course is divided into eleven units: Bike Handling & Vehicular Cycling, Bike Fit, Group Riding, Hazard Recognition & Common Crashes, Obstacle Clearing & Riding Techniques, Patrol Procedures, Nighttime Patrol, Community Policing, Basic Maintenance, Legal Issues & Traffic Laws, and Fitness & Nutrition. This demanding class involves over 20 hours of on-bike time to develop and improve riding skills.
Prerequisites: Applicants must be law enforcement officers currently assigned to bike patrol, officers applying to become members of a bike unit, or members of a department considering use of the bicycle.
Course Length: minimum 32 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: written & on-bike
Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical test, earn a score of 76% or better on the written test, become members of IPMBA, and submit applications for certification accompanied by the appropriate fee.

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IPMBA Public Safety Cyclist II Course
(formerly Police Cyclist Intermediate Course)
offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

Description: This course is essential to the continued professional development of the Public Safety Cyclist. Designed for IPMBA members who have mastered the skills and information presented in the introductory IPMBA Police, EMS, and Security Cyclist courses, the focus of the PSC II course is on practical application. It is a hands-on, performance-based course with an emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills as they pertain to the implementation of Bicycle Operations. Topics include Effective Deployment of Bike Teams in Various Environments, Planning of Expedient Response Routes, Analysis of Crime Problems for Police and Security Cyclists, and EMS Strategies for Pre-Planning and Problem-Solving. Students will also enhance their knowledge of maintenance, skills development, advanced bike fit, obstacle clearing, medical scene management (EMS) and use of firearms (police and properly credentialed armed security.
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA membership; IPMBA Police, EMS, or Security Cyclist Certification or equivalent.
Course Length: 40 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: written & on-bike
Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical and written tests.

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IPMBA Survival Tactics & Riding Skills Course
(formerly known as the Advanced Police Cyclist Course)
offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

Description: The IPMBA Survival Tactics and Riding Skills Course is designed for bike officers who have already completed the basic school and have mastered the fundamentals of police cycling and bike-handling. This dynamic course, offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference, is updated annually to reflect the latest training developments. This course is the result of the collective effort of a group of IPMBA-certified bike instructors who hold various other certifications, such as firearms, RedMan Simulations, and fitness instructors; and Simunitions^® Safety Supervisors, and who are technically skilled riders. This course is ideal for instructors and any police cyclists seeking to improve their essential skills, including low speed riding, urban obstacles, bike handling, and firearms.

The course is divided into multiple segments - slow speed skills, firearms, off-road riding, offensive and defensive measures, scenarios, and crowd management and control. In slow speed skills, students hone their riding skills, learn how to set up challenging and creative cone courses, and gain an understanding of how to use obstacles to enhance the learning process. A full day of bike-specific firearms training, taught by Team One Network instructors, includes intense drills and a competition involving both riding and firearms skills. In scenarios, students role-play as both officers and bad guys in scenarios based on actual incidents. Crowd management and control will provide an understanding of how to use bike-mounted officers to control and move a demonstration. The techniques and deployment skills taught are those used by the Seattle Police Department but are relevant to departments of all sizes. Finally, each day includes urban and/or off-road riding designed to enhance all riders’ skills, no matter what their level.
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA membership; IPMBA Police Cyclist Certification or equivalent. Open to fully commissioned law enforcement officers with arrest powers only.
Course Length: 40 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: on-bike
Certification: Certificates of completion will be issued to those who successfully complete the course requirements.

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IPMBA EMS Cyclist Course

Description: Safety, job performance, and efficiency are at the root of this training program. EMS personnel on bikes can frequently respond more quickly than those in motor vehicles, especially in congested urban areas and in crowds. They are also effective in search-and-rescue operations, such as those resulting from natural disasters. Students learn basic and emergency bike-handling skills, riding single and in pairs under various traffic conditions, ways to effectively and safely pack equipment, techniques designed to safely handle EMS scenes, and personal safety techniques. This course is a must for EMS and SAR personnel seeking to develop and improve their riding skills and their use of the bike on the job.
Prerequisites: Applicants must be EMS or SAR personnel currently assigned to bike patrol, officers applying to become members of a bike unit, or members of a department considering use of the bicycle.
Course Length: minimum 32 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: written & on-bike
Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical test, earn a score of 76% or better on the written test, become members of IPMBA, and submit applications for certification accompanied by the appropriate fee.

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IPMBA Instructor Course

Description: This course is designed to train and certify qualified persons as IPMBA Police, EMS, or Security Cyclist™ Instructors. It is an intense course that will increase the students' confidence, reinforce their understanding of the basic principles of public safety cycling, improve their bike-handling skills, and prepare them to communicate that knowledge to others. Teaching methods include in-class presentations, on-bike drills, and peer and self-critiques. Students learn to identify and correct improper technique; how to assist students overcome individual difficulties; and how to incorporate various methods of instruction into the Police, EMS, and Security Cyclist™ Courses. Upon completing this course, IPMBA Instructors are equipped with the skills needed to teach beginner and intermediate cyclists how to use the bike not just as transportation, but as an indispensable tool for success on the job.
Prerequisites: Download instructor application for details.
Course Length: 40 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: written & on-bike; evaluated presentations
Certification: IPMBA Instructor Certification is available to qualified personnel who pass the written, practical, and oral exams.

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IPMBA Maintenance Officer Course
offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

Description: This course provides mechanically inclined public safety cyclists with skills to maintain the department fleet and perform all but the most technical repairs. The emphasis of the curriculum is on preventive maintenance, general repairs, and overhaul of component groups. The course will cover component groups and the interrelated nature of the individual parts, bike-specific tools, cleaning and inspection, periodic maintenance and overhauls, and documentation. An in-house maintenance officer translates into less bicycle downtime, fewer expensive repairs, and safer, longer-lasting bicycles. Taught by professionally qualified bike maintenance instructors, the Maintenance Officer Certification Course will prepare you to ensure that your bike personnel have ready access to well-maintained bicycles - a must for personal safety and effectiveness!
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA membership; basic maintenance experience and tools (see below list.)
Course Length: 40 hours
Required Tools: MOCC Tool List [.pdf 37K]
Testing Procedure: written & practical
Certification: Certification is available to qualified personnel who pass the written and practical tests.

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Bicycle Response Team Training
offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

Description: In anticipation of the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC), members of the St. Paul and Minneapolis Police Departments engaged in weeks of intense Bicycle Response Team Training. Nearly 120 officers were trained in escort, blocking, diversionary, and dispersal techniques to enable them to manage and control the expected crowds. This course, developed and conducted by members of the interagency RNC BRT, will prepare you to integrate bike officers into a variety of crowd situations. Topics include: Incident Command and Communications, Crowd Tactics, Crowd Demeanor Levels, Precursors to Violence, Professionalism and Discipline, Tactics for Crowd Management and Control, and Formations and Transitions. Practical exercises involve slow speed drills, mounts and dismounts, mounted formations and deployment, pair riding in crowds, single- and double-column riding and transitioning, arrest/rescue techniques, squad withdrawal, and gas mask drills. In addition to providing classroom instruction and hands-on practice, instructors will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations for this large-scale event and share real-world stories and lessons learned throughout the four days of the convention.
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA membership, IPMBA Police Cyclist Certification or equivalent; open to fully-commissioned law enforcement officers with arrest powers only.
Course Length: 24 hours
Required Equipment: Download BRTT Equipment List [.pdf 40K].
Testing Procedure: on-bike
Certification: A certificate of completion will be issued to each student who successfully completes the practical tests.
Related: FOX News story about BRTT training.

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IPMBA Security Cyclist Course

Description: This highly sought-after course has been developed to meet the requirements of the rapidly-expanding private security sector. It is designed for security personnel from a wide array of facilities, including corporations, colleges, casinos, amusement parks, hospitals, shopping & entertainment complexes, sports facilities, and cities which utilize citizen patrols and/or parking enforcement personnel. The goals of the course are to produce confident, competent, and effective personnel who operate in a safe manner and to reduce departmental liability. Well-trained security officers are less likely to cause property damage or injury to themselves, suspects, or third parties. And if injury or property damage is sustained, the possibility of a failure to train lawsuit is reduced. Units of instruction include fitness and nutrition, vehicular and technical cycling, basic maintenance, equipment, and security patrol procedures. Much of this demanding course is dedicated to hands-on, practical exercises. Certificates will be issued to those who successfully complete the course requirements.
Prerequisites: Applicants must be security officers currently assigned to bike patrol, officers applying to become members of a bike unit, or members of a department considering use of the bicycle.
Course Length: 24 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: written & practical
Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical test, earn a score of 76% or better on the written test, become members of IPMBA, and submit applications for certification accompanied by the appropriate fee.

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IPMBA Night Ops-Firearms and Tactics^TM Course (I & II)
Offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

Description: The IPMBA Night Ops-Firearms and Tactics Courses (NO-FAT) combine high-intensity tactical training with technical skill-building in a realistic, low-light environment. Units of instruction are: Technical Skills, including skill-building games, dismounts, advanced low speed maneuvers, and designing low speed courses; Off-Road Riding daily on the area's best trails; Live Fire Drills which highlight issues such as lack of cover and susceptibility to falling, including a riding skills/firearms competition; Offensive and Defensive Measures, including the bike as a barrier, foot pursuits, use of force, and weapon retention drills; and Reality-Based Training, utilizing scenarios designed to mirror actual situations bike officers typically encounter. Using RedMan gear and Simunitions®, students learn how to respond appropriately to the threat level presented in each scenario. Incorporating the latest trends in law enforcement training, these innovative courses are realistic, relevant, and recent.
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA Membership, IPMBA Police Cyclist Certification or equivalent, letter from department authorizing participation in live fire exercises; Open to fully-commissioned law enforcement officers with arrest powers and in good physical condition only.
Course Length: NO-FAT: 30 hours (three ten-hour days); NO-FAT II: 40 hours (four ten-hour days)
Testing Procedure: practical
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Note: At the discretion of the firearms instructor, any student may be removed from the firing line for any reason.
Certification: Certificates of completion will be issued to those who successfully complete the course requirements.

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IPMBA EMS Cyclist II^TM Course
Offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

Description: The IPMBA EMS Cyclist II Course is designed for EMS Cyclists who have already completed the basic school and have mastered the fundamentals of EMS cycling and bike-handling. This dynamic course introduces students to the rapidly expanding world of EMS cycling. As bike medics move beyond special events and into regular patrol, tactical medical situations, and varied crowd situations, they may be called upon to operate defensively in order to achieve and maintain scene safety. Units of instruction include Advanced Cycling Skills and Off-Road Riding, Advanced Load Placement and Carrying Devices, All-Weather and Low-Light Cycling, Inter-agency Operability, Self-Defense, Operating in Areas of Civil Unrest, EMS Response to Terrorist Attacks, Advanced Event Planning, and Search-and-Rescue. Combining techniques from the U.S., the U.K., and the Netherlands, this innovative class will prepare EMS cyclists to more fully incorporate their bicycle into EMS response for a wide range of situations. Offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA Membership, IPMBA EMS Cyclist Certification or equivalent, completion of PAR-Q; open to bike-mounted EMS personnel in good physical condition only.
Course Length: 40 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: written & on-bike
Certification: IPMBA Certification is available to qualified personnel who successfully complete the practical and written tests.

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MMR-IPMBA Core Skills and Scenarios Clinic
Offered exclusively at the IPMBA Conference!

The MMR-IPMBA Core Skills and Scenarios Clinic is designed to meet the unique challenges faced by public safety cyclists. This program combines Mad March Racing (MMR)'s 10+ years of mountain bike skills coaching experience with IPMBA's expertise in public safety cycling. This clinic will improve and enhance overall bike handling skills, develop core fundamentals, and enhance your ability to navigate obstacles, execute slow speed maneuvers, and complete situational operations. You will participate in skill-building drills in both urban and off-road environments, and apply them in realistic scenarios involving police, EMS, and security response to on-duty situations. Simunitions® or Airsoft® will be used.
About the Instructor:
Shaums March, 2x Masters DH World Champion, founded Mad March Racing (MMR) in 1998 with one goal: to provide the best hands-on mountain bike instruction available. Shaums, renown for his accomplishments in downhill and mountain bike racing as well as freeride events, is described as not only as a gifted rider, but also an outstanding coach. He is committed to ensuring that public safety cyclists develop skills to operate their bikes safely and effectively in the line of duty.
Prerequisites: Current IPMBA membership; IPMBA Police, EMS, or Security Cyclist Certification or equivalent.
Course Length: 24 hours
Required Equipment: download .pdf
Testing Procedure: on-bike
Certification: Certificates of completion will be issued to those who successfully complete the course requirements.

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