CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu
Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu
Seated SFST Battery Course
Instructor: Jen Cifaldi and Ari Briskman
June 17, 2026
8am – 4pm
Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria
Enrollment Deadline: June 10, 2026
Course Size: Minimum –15 Maximum – 64
Course Objective
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) created the Seated SFST Battery that allows officers to administer scientifically validated field sobriety tests to subjects in a seated position. While these tests were developed with the marine environment in mind, they work equally well at roadside when circumstances do not allow for the standing SFSTs to be administered.
Course Content
In this course, officers with previous SFST training will be provided with:
- A review of the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test and administering it while the subject is seated.
- A review of the scientific validation of the Seated SFST Battery.
- The procedures for administering the Seated SFST Battery.
- Materials to document the observed test results for reports.
- A review of the admissibility of the Seated SFST Battery and proper articulation of the tests in court.
About the Instructor
The course instructors will be Sergeant Ari Briskman, a DRE Instructor and commander of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit, Jennifer Cifaldi, the Illinois Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, and David Christiansen, a DRE Instructor and deputy with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights 1 hour; Const. Use of LE Authority 1 hour; Legal Updates 1 hour and Procedural Justice 2 hours
