Coach Corner 12/10/2018

Coach Corner 12/10/2018

NICA On-the-Bike-Skills Trainingin Nevada City last weekendphoto by Morgan Fletcher Hey NorCal coaches,Happy Holidays!You all made lots of great stuff happen for your teams and student-athletes, in 2018. So, it struck me that I should ask you why you coach. Here’s a...
Coach Corner, 11/20/2018

Coach Corner, 11/20/2018

Hearty NorCal coaches learn NICA OTB 101 and 201,despite the smokey conditionsThis weekend I gave a talk on NICA/ NorCal Coaching Philosophy at the first Coach Summit of the 2019 season. The anecdotes and supplemental information were my contribution, and contain the...
Coach Corner 11/8/2018

Coach Corner 11/8/2018

I am the guy who answer questions for coaches, and provides guidance. I don’t know all the answers, or even most, but I chase them down and get them. Here are some recent questions and answers:Q: Is there a video with a lot of the information contained in the NICA...
Coach Corner 10/23/2018

Coach Corner 10/23/2018

NorCal coaches at our Tahoe summer coach retreatWelcome to the pre-season! Coaches, you are thinking about recruiting, bike checks, fun rides, training, and staffing your team. Here are some ideas from my experience, and from other coaches:Determine bike check...

Coach Corner 9/25/2018

This July, August and September we held Coach Retreat weekends in Bear Valley, Downieville, and South Lake Tahoe, respectively, training 45 coaches to teach the NICA On the Bike Skills 101 curriculum, but more importantly we got these great people together in informal...