Policing
the
Pickleball
Establishing a Defensive
Position on the Court
T
im Connor retired from a
33-year law enforcement
career at the rank of
Commander with the
Farmington Hills, Michigan, Police
Department. He received extensive
training as a firearms instructor
and in firearms range operation.
As Bureau Commander, his duties
included overseeing the department’s
officer training and firearms training
programs. For six years subsequent
to that he served as supervisor of the
U.S. government’s Investigative Support
and Deconfliction Center, located
in Detroit. There he coordinated the
narcotics intelligence processing and
enforcement efforts of federal, state,
local and military personnel throughout
Michigan. He continues to support the
center on a contingent basis.
Retiring with his wife Diane to warm
and sunny Tennessee, he’s been playing
pickleball for about three years. His
home pickleball court is the Fairfield
Glade Racquet Center located at
Fairfield Glade/Crossville, Tennessee.
In this article, Tim explains how
combat shooting and pickleball are
alike. You’ll be surprised by some
of the similarities!
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