2014 GEORGIA/TENNESSE LEADERS’ SUMMIT

Overview: The summit provides the opportunity for participants to learn all about the league structure and processes, how to start a mountain bike team, how to work with their schools, issues related to liability, and the unique intricacies of working with high school cyclists. The primary goal for the Leaders’ Summit is to license parents and adults as new coaches. The summit is an ideal opportunity for new and seasoned coaches to share thoughts and opinions; it is the perfect environment to get charged up for the coming season!

Saturday -Ride Leader,

Head & Assistant

Coach

Time Class Presenter 8:00-8:30 Check-in & Breakfast 8:30-8:45 Welcome & Introductions Dan Brooks

8:45-10:15 Risk Management & Insurance Overview McInerny 10:15-12:1

5 MTB 101- In Classroom Skills Clinic

McCormack

12:15-1:00 Lunch (provided) Mulberry Gap 1:00-4:30 MTB 101 - On-the-Bike Skills McCormack

4:30 Group Photo followed by optional ride on nearby trails 7:00 Dinner

Sunday - Head &

Assistant Coach

Time Class Presenter 8:00-8:30 Check-in & Breakfast 8:30-8:45 Welcome & Introduction Dan Brooks

8:45-10:00 How to Start & Manage a MTB Team / Engaging & Motivating Adolescents & Recruiting & Retaining Girls

McInerny

10:05-11:00

NICA Rulebook Overview (Registering, Class Placement, etc.) & Pit Zone Overview

Kat Williams/ Dan Brooks

11:05-12:00

Getting to Yes with School Administrators Dan Brooks

12:00-12:45

Lunch (provided) – overview of coach licensing and benefits Mulberry Gap

1:00-2:00 Creating a Strong Team/Parent Community & Sponsorship / Fundraising Speed

Barranco 2:00-3:15 Creating a Holistic Training Program & Working with Riders at the Top Steve Beckett 3:20-4:20 Race Day: Structure, Support & Success McInerny

2014 GEORGIA/TENNESSE LEADERS’ SUMMIT

4:30 Group Photo

4:45-6:15 Optional ride on nearby trails

2014 GEORGIA/TENNESSE LEADERS’ SUMMIT

Instructor Biographies Austin McInerny, NICA Executive Director

Austin has had a long history with high school cycling starting                     in 2003 and has contributed in a significant way to establish                     the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. He played a               major role in writing the first edition of the NICA Coaches                     Manual and has instructed at leaders’ summits in every NICA                   state. Austin was the head coach for the Berkeley High School                     Mountain Bike Club for five years, has managed the USA                   Cycling Western Regional Development Camp in the past, and                 has served as the president of the board of directors for the                       NorCal High School Cycling League while also serving on the                   Board of Directors of the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. With a                       background in environmental mediation and a master’s degree               in regional planning from Cornell University, Austin is               committed to helping inspire and teach adolescents about               responsible use and care of public open space and providing                   opportunities for youth to build strong bodies, mind and                 character thru participation on school based mountain bike               

teams. Austin was the proud recipient of the first ever Community Impact Award presented by NICA                               in 2010 and, since late 2012, has served as NICA’s executive director. Lee McCormack, NICA Skills Guru Lee McCormack is a world­renowned         mountain bike skills instructor. He wrote the             books Mastering Mountain Bike Skills,         Teaching Mountain Bike Skills, Pro BMX           Skills, Welcome to Pump Track Nation,           Pump Up the Base,Prepare to Pin It andF6:                   Six Moves to Build Your Foundation. As the               skills development director for NICA, Lee           develops the programs used to train high             school mountain bike coaches and athletes           across the United States. Lee works with             riders of all styles and levels, from beginners               to world champions! Lee lives in Boulder,             CO, with his wife Arlette and their four kids                 — Kate (23), Ian (20), Fiona (3) and Finley                 (3). He rides as much as he can. Check out Lee's articles, books and clinics at:                             www.leelikesbikes.com