Two of our Juventus coaches have been busy learning new skills. Greg Sowak and Ken Germain have been away this month attending a three-day program on coaching advanced mountain biking skills. The program is offered by the Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association.
Here is Greg teaching a session on braking at Kicking Horse in B.C.....
Evan Burtnik, Anna Talman, 2004 Olympic gold medalist Lori-Ann Muenzer, Stefan Ritter
On May 24th, the Sprockids families packed their bags and headed to Hinton Bike Park for an incredible day of riding the trails, obstacles, and jumps.
The Sprockids program teamed up with the Devon Bears cycling program to create an awesome Rocky Mountain biking experience and meet a new bunch of great kids.
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The Sprockids enjoyed a sunny but windy day 2 of the spring program. Loving the trail!
With Sprockids only a couple of weeks away, it is time to get the fat tire machines out of the garage and onto the trails.
The coaches got together for a clinic this week to review the trails and prepare for an epic first day. With 140 Sprockids, 60 Parent Assistants, and 13 Coaches this year, it is going to be a blast!
Coach Jeff, Coach Stuart, Coach Justin, Coach Curtis, Coach Tim, Coach Dave, Coach Greg, and Coach Brad!
Super commissaire Mike Pinkoski has offered to give us a presentation/discussion on some track rules and a review of incidents he has collected on video. He will spend a bit of time offering some suggestions on how both coaches and athletes can make their case effectively after an incident.
This is also an opportunity to discuss the upcoming 2015 AVA Track Season, the calendar, and why Track League! is the greatest racing every Thursday night.
Draft Agenda:
- Preview of Season - Learn to ride options - midweek stuff - track league schedule - weekend races
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- Insights from commissaires - interacting effectively with commissaires - review incidents (what is seen from the infield vs. on the track) - coaches roles
Looking forward to a great 2015 Track Season! -Jeff
The Sprockids program reached capacity this week with over 130 kids registered for the Spring 2015 program. We also have 11 coaches, and over 60 parents who have signed on to ride as assistants this year.
Now we pray for sunshine and get our bikes ready!
Lindsay Dodd
Director
Sprockids Program
Hi to all Juventus members,
After overcoming a difficult first 6 months last year I took part in the Kids for Cancer, Le Tour of Hope ride 2014. To celebrate my continued good health I have decided to take part in the ride again this year one more time. The ride raises money for children with cancer and their families and with that in mind I would be very grateful if you would support me in this year’s challenge.
This year’s ride sees us riding 800km with 13 summits from Summerland BC to Edmonton with overnight stops in Osoyoos, Grand Forks, Castlegar, Creston, Blairmore, Longview and Cochrane. I will endeavour to write a daily report to let everyone know how the ride is going. It looks like we will have more riders this year so hopefully we will raise lots of money to help these unfortunate children and their families.
I hope to see you in the near future, thank you.
Ride safe,
Clive Burke
(This camp is for Juventus Cycling Club members only)
For more info contact Ken Germaine
