Emphasize FUN while building skills that are relevant to your group.
- Before leaving the parking lot:
- Count how many kids are in your group
- Designate the ride leader and the sweep
- Go over the necessary gear – does everyone have it?
- Helmet, water, snack, tube, pump or co2, multi tool, quick link, medical?
PURPLE / BLUE / GREEN
Goal 1: Teaching skills, basic practice procedures & trail rules
Goal 2: Observe, collect and report feedback on the kids in your group.
- Ride Plan:
- Use the learner trails below the pump tracks and around the pond.
- Warm up 10 minutes on the pavement or flat trails, easy spin, learn names in your group
- Transition to easy dirt/gravel trails (pond area and along the railroad tracks)
- Level pedals, Cover Brakes
- Neutral/Ready Position (off the saddle) • Bike body separation
- Transition to the trees
- Climbing
- Cornering
- Ready position
- When teaching:
- Explain,Demonstrate,Questions,Tryit
- Be positive!! Get to know the kids
- Return around 7:50 to go over the ride.
- What went well? What didn’t? What did you learn? What do you want to learn better?
YELLOW / ORANGE
Goal 1: Teaching skills, basic practice procedures & trail rules
Goal 2: Observe, collect and report feedback on the kids in your group.
- Ride Plan:
- Warm up 10 minutes – easy pedal in the learner trails below jump tracks, learn names in your group
- Transition to the tunnel, spend as much time on single track as possible
- Let the group spread naturally on the way up the fire road to see who is comfortable with a brisker steady pace. Could be useful to do this again later in the practice
- Observe & review skills
- Bike body position/Ready position • Level pedals/cover brakes
- Climbing & Downhill on the single track
- Who can keep up? Who needs to rest?
- BST towards Gasline or Suspension Bridge might be a good choice if time allows
- Explain, Demonstrate, Questions, Tryit
- Be positive!! Get to know the kids
- Return around 7:50 go over the ride. What went well? What didn’t? What did you learn? Was it too hard? Too easy?
RED / BLACK / SILVER / PINK
Black & Silver will start together today.
- Ride Plan:
- Warm up 10 minutes – easy pedal up past the tunnel, learn kids names
- Spend the most time on single track
- Pick up the pace here and there to see which kids need endurance work • Observe & review skills
- Bike body position/Ready position
- Getting out of the saddle
- Climbing & Downhill on the single track
- Climbing and cornering body positions
- Who can keep up? Who needs to rest?
- This is a fun ride so let the kids help pick your trails today.
- Explain, Demonstrate, Questions, Try it
- Be positive!! Get to know the kids
- Return around 7:50 go over the ride. What went well? What didn’t? What did you learn? Was it too hard? Too easy?
- Work on base miles and be boss!
Goal 1: Review & teach skills, basic practice procedures & trail rules
Goal 2: Observe, collect and report feedback on the kids in your group.