Our Mission is to bring the great sport of cycling to Utah’s youth, establishing them on a path of life-long health and fitness and building self esteem through positive coaching according to the standards of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.
NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION (NICA) NICA is the governing body for high school cycling. Utah is working with NICA to become an Emerging League this fall and a Project League starting January 2012. As a League, NICA invests in Utah to get our League up and running. They provide coaching education and licensing. Partnered with THE POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE, they will train coaches, assistants, rider leaders, etc. Bringing to Utah a Leader's Summit which will teach coaches everything from how to teach mountain biking skills to running the school program, all with a focus on how to treat kids with respect and build their self esteem through positive coaching. NICA will aid in skills clinics for kids and in getting our races up and running. We are planning on a fall race schedule and late summer training. NICA races follow a 4-6 mile lap format, making them very spectator friendly so parents, families, and friends can watch their athlete race and cheer them on!
WHY MOUNTAIN BIKING IN HIGH SCHOOLS? -FUN! FUN! FUN! We want to meet needs of those kids not in mainstream sports, and do so in a positive way that builds the self esteem of kids. Cycling is a life-long sport, you can be 40 or 60 years old and still out riding or racing, providing health and fitness for life!
Thursday, September 15, 2011
League Status
Yesterday, Wednesday, September 14, 2011, our official announcement took place at Interbike.
