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Hill or sloping climb in an open area
I can build a positive team culture. I can build timing, coordination, pressure control, steering, and climbing skills. I can have fun.
Provide student-athletes with materials to create the “impossible climb” – you can be creative with materials (use what you have on hand, or build up your coach toolkit with some of our examples below!)
Student-athletes work together to place the materials on the hill to build something that no one is able to ride. All features have to be less than 18 inches high.
Bike body separation, shifting, standing climb, crouched climb, seated climb
Ratcheting, track stands
Add a switchback or other material to make it even more impossible!
How did you work with your team to build the impossible climb?
Want to see the IMPOSSIBLE CLIMB in action? Check out this video from Wisconsin's Madison East MTB team.
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NICA's entire collection of on- and off-the-bike games are available in full PDF form in the NICA Coach Resources. To access the coach resources, log into Pit Zone and click the “Courses, Resources, & Benefits” button. Use the resource links on the dashboard, or the search function at the top of the screen.
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