today we did a track workout and we
basically did three sets of eight
hundreds which is two laps around the
track i instructed the cadets
to get around the track two times as
fast as they could the reason we do this
is it builds up their endurance time
them on their mile and a half about five
different times throughout the academy
and doing this really helps with that
anaerobic speed as well as prepares them
for foot chases
big part of police work and part of
their training here i also focus a
little bit more on stretching
obviously injury prevention throughout
this six month academy
is very important and so keeping their
muscles flexible
preventing injuries is is definitely a
goal today
way to finish martinez good job class
attention
today's uh monday
april 30th beginning of week 4 for the
107th cadet class
today they're beginning their day off
with a
test basically the way the tests work
around here
this will be their second one it covers
anything that we've
discussed over the previous couple of
weeks so this
this test that they're having today is
basically over the last week of
instruction that they had
the way our tests are set up are to
prepare them for the police officer
proficiency
exam that they have to take at the end
of the year or the end of the six months
that they're here
and that's basically what the tests are
are set up for
while they're here they have to maintain
a 80 average or they go on to
academic probation um if they're on
academic probation excuse me they are
placed on a pip which is a performance
improvement program just to get their
their standing a little bit higher we
work on them as far as their study
habits getting them with stronger cadets
or assisting them with improving their
their note-taking habits
and like i said it's just to prepare
them for for the end of cycle test that
they have to
take to become a law enforcement officer