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Coach Education
NICA Online Leaders’ Summits
Develop your coaching, get your level 3 license, or clock CEU’s to maintain your license level.
On-the-Bike (OTB) 101 & 201
Learn mountain biking skills and how to teach them. You’ll walk away with new skills, plus an understanding of running a safe, fun team practice and getting athletes ready for racing & events.
Please contact info@nevadasouthmtb.org to request an OTB 201 course.
Coach Retreats
This event provides the opportunity for experienced coaches to network with other experienced coaches, Nevada South League staff, guest educators, and NICA leadership. Learn what is working for other teams and other leagues across the US. Discover solutions to blocks and challenges facing scholastic mountain bike teams locally and nationally. This event will blend riding time with classroom style learning and plenty of time for networking.
The Coach Retreat is open to current NICA Level 2 & 3 Coaches, within the Nevada League or within another NICA League. This event is not specifically designed to fulfill continuing education unit requirements for NICA Coach Licensing Levels, however some CEU’s may be earned. Check with Nevada South League leadership about Retreat CEU’s before signing up.
NICA Approved Wilderness First Aid (WFA) & CPR
The Wilderness First Aid Course will meet all requirements outlined by NICA for the WFA NICA approved certification, which will include Patient Assessment and Movement, as well as Managing Major Trauma, Wounds, and Musculoskeletal Injuries. We will also devote time to Common Medical and Environmental Problems, particularly those relevant to Cycling Coaches and Leaders.
While we’ll cover the full spectrum of required topics, there will be an emphasis on simple strategies for handling common problems. There will be time for questions and discussion in the highly interactive learning environment. Significant time will also be devoted to hands-on practice, scenarios, and case studies to help ingrain knowledge gained during lecture.
This course requires approximately 4 hours of online course work prior to the classroom session. The in-class portion will last approximately 4 hours (without CPR) or 5 hours (with CPR).