Coaching Clinic: Essential MTB Skills

Cost: Included with MiSCA coach registration (in-person)
Deposit: $25 (refunded upon successful completion, space is limited – no refunds for missed clinics)
Time: Approximately 4 Hours
Prerequisite: Coaching on the Trail

Coaches that attend the training will feel capable of teaching their student-athletes the Essential Skills.

Objectives:

• Coaches will be able to set up a skills instruction session
• Coaches will be able to teach and demonstrate the Essential Skills
• Coaches will be able to detect rider errors and provide appropriate corrections

Skills Included:

• Neutral and Ready Position
• Braking
• Side to Side Bike/Body Separation
• Forward and Back Bike/Body Separation
• Intro to Cornering
• Tight Turns
• Shifting
• Climbing
• Seated climbing
• Crouched climbing
• Standing climb
• Climbing Dismount
• Climbing Restart
• Descending Dismount

Upon course completion, submit your certificate in the Coach Requirement Submissions page in CCN.