When winning starts to feel like an expectation, the joy of racing can turn into pressure. Here’s how coaches can celebrate success without letting results define young athletes.

Stop answering the same parent questions over and over. A Team Family Guidebook gives families one easy place to find everything they need to navigate the season, while helping coaches keep everyone informed and on the same page.

In this month’s The Trailhead article, we look at the power of visible female leadership and coaches from diverse backgrounds, how intentional succession planning strengthens programs, and the role each of us can play in developing the next generation of leaders.

The 2026 NICA Regional Events are coming! Time for your team to prepare! For most who will be attending, it’s a lot of “new”—new trails, new faces, new challenges, and new ways of participating in a NICA event.

This spring, we partnered with Rudy Project for another Local Leaders Giveaway. One of our winners was Rebekah from North State Composite.

IMBA has created a new course to help NICA coaches learn how to turn their passion for mountain biking into lasting trail access for their community and student-athletes.

Girls’ rides, GRiT Give it a Go events, league programs, recruiting more girls, or crafts at the GRiT tent during race weekends can all be part of GRiT, but they are not the whole picture.

The classic game of Line Up is a fun, no-setup-needed game to promote problem solving and working together as a group.

The best parts of NICA practices are watching student-athletes tackle new challenges, rolling down swooping singletrack, and experiencing the joy of bikes together.