The SendTown Bike Club is hosting a free Coach Training Program this Spring and the program kicks off with an introductory social event on Wednesday, March 23rd. Full details are below.
More information on the SendTown BIke Club can be found here.
Calling all coaches! We have a coach program this spring to get you ready to hit the trails with confidence. Join us Wednesday, March 23 from 6:30 to 8:00pm for a social event at Nick’s Italian. You’ll learn all about what it takes to be a rad Send Town coach.
SCHEDULE:
START DATE: Wednesday March 23 Social at Nick’s Italian 6:30-8:00
(1100 South College Ave)
1st Practice & Classroom day: Saturday, April 2 — Lunch Provided
2nd Practice: Saturday, April 9
3rd Practice: Saturday, April 16
Last Practice: Saturday, April 23
Social & Presentation
Explain Send Town … History and Mission Statement
BOD and Staff Introductions.
Describe our main programs that we offer: Spring (HS &MS) MTB Fall CO High School and Non-Race Fall…Duration, Practice Schedule, and general info.
Present the Coaches Program
We will breakdown the 4 main skills we will be teaching within our program, one practice at a time, teach these skills to the coaches by running various skill/drill stations, then explain/and teach how to teach these skills on the trail during practices, while we r on our ride that day.
4 Weekend Skills Based Practices: In the Field.
Bike Body Separation
Cornering
Climbing
Descending
1st Practice after the social would be half Classroom stuff for like 1 to 3 hours. We would go over General information such as Rules and Regulations, Policies Practice Structure, Terminology. How we log our practices in Coach Zone. Plan the ride, ride the plan. Concussion and First Aid. Then the second half of that first day would be a trail ride in which the riders will be taught how to teach bike body separation. We hope to see you on March 23rd!
Coach Shifty
COST: FREE
Register here
