The GRiT Coach Lead helps organize GRiT recruitment events, connects with the league’s GRiT Coordinator, and makes it easier for new girls and female coaches to find their place in NICA. It’s a simple role with an outsized impact, and every team benefits from having someone in this position.
Did you know your specific role from beginning of practice to end? Or did you and your team just show up and “ride bikes?” While there’s nothing wrong with unstructured time on the bike, that’s something student-athletes can and should be doing on their own.
Minefield helps improve bike skills such as balance, spatial awareness, and slow-speed maneuvering. Riders practice looking where they want to go rather than where they don’t, which is crucial for safe and confident riding.
Hold on to your helmets! This month, we’ve got a double dose of NICA community as we highlight two teams in our Meet the Team feature — Highlands Composite Racing and Ramapo-Indian Hills MTB.
Late autumn and early spring are our sport’s “shoulder seasons.” Not too far from winter, they can be unpredictable when it comes to weather. Every coach expects to have to cancel practice now and then, but when early snow or ice closes the trails for a week or two, cabin fever sets in.