2 Truths and 1 Lie
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Games increase fun, joy, and skill development. Allowing our athletes to play supports connection to their teammates and the sport of mountain biking. Great teams play games!
Great coaches and teams integrate games, skills instruction, sessioning, and trail rides into their season. Most coaches feel comfortable with skills instruction and leading trail rides, but leading games—especially new games—can be intimidating. If you follow the NICA method for presenting games, and play the right game at the right time, you will find success!
NICA on and off the bike games fall into a couple of different categories. Playing the right category of game at the right time in the season will produce the best results. Playing a game at the wrong time may lead to a negative experience for athletes and coaches. The coaches must adjust and adapt the games based on observations of their athletes.
Stay tuned for next month’s feature on how to scaffold and sequence your games!
In addition to our games resources in the NICA Education Center, we add new on- and off-the bike games to our collection at The Trailhead every month.
Click here to see them all, and check back often as the games library continues to grow.
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This content was authored by NICA’s coach education team. NICA’s comprehensive coach education program provides new and existing coaches with the high-quality training and resources they need to be confident, competent, and empowered leaders on their youth mountain bike teams. NICA coaches not only create amazing experiences for student-athletes, they create a foundation for building healthy mountain bike communities. NICA coaches change lives!
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