Coach & Leadership Summit

2021 Indiana Interscholastic Cycling League Coach & Leadership Summit

 

The Indiana Interscholastic Cycling League’s annual Leaders’ Summit brings together head coaches, assistant coaches, ride leaders, and parent volunteers—both new and experienced—to develop skills and knowledge, share strategies, and build community. This conference will promote a holistic approach to coaching that creates an environment in which young people can grow and thrive. It also provides the opportunity for participants to learn all about the league structure and processes, how to start a mountain bike team, how to work with their schools, issues related to liability, and the unique intricacies of working with high school cyclists.

The 2021 Coach & Leaders’ Summit will be held on March 13-14 at the Indy Cycloplex, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This will be a two day summit filled with classroom seminars and on-the-bike skills with NICA National Trainers.

Classroom Seminars: Classes cover the nuts and bolts of working with high school student-athletes in the context of a NICA mountain bike club and provide the basic knowledge all NICA coaches should be aware of and incorporating into their program. Classes include topics like Recruiting, Training, Fundraising and Risk Management.

 

On-the-Bike Skills Training: In this clinic, coaches will learn the progressive steps needed to teach anyone (even yourself) both basic and advanced mountain biking skills. You will also learn about experiential teaching techniques, how to accommodate different learning styles, and how to create a positive learning environment for young riders. Much of this workshop is experiential and on the bike, so please bring your bike and appropriate riding and safety gear for the weather.

 

The Details

 

Registration

Please register at: Eventbrite today!

Please note:

January 1st through January 31st (closes at 12:00 AM) – $60.00 per ticket

February 1st (begins at 12:01 AM) through February 29th (closes at 12:00 AM) – $70.00 per ticket

March 1st (begins at 12:01 AM) through March 18th (reg. closes at midnight) – $80.00 per ticket

 

Food

We will provide food for the entire weekend.  This will include a light breakfast and lunch (provided by MOD Pizza & Womack Restaurants ) on Saturday and Sunday.  However, Dinner is not included.   Please email Margaret@indianamtb.org if you have any food allergies or restrictions.  We recommend you bring any other snacks if you want something in between meals.

     

 

Lodging

We will NOT be providing lodging for participants.  We do have a variety of lodging options for the Summit Weekend.

Here are some hotel reservations we blocked off our league.

Please visit AirBnB  or Trip Advisor or other deals today!

 

What to Bring

We highly recommend a variety of clothing (warm, cold, rain gear, etc.), Indiana’s weather is very unpredictable.  Please bring your bike, helmet, and cycling gear.  We will be inside on the first day, and outside on the second day on the bike.  We will have a packet of information for each registered coach, but please bring other supplies if necessary.  Yes, there will be Wifi.  If you have a laptop or tablet, we will have a time to login into Pit Zone for a quick tutorial.  This can also be completed on any smartphone.  We encourage all coaches to post and promote the league on their personal and team social media platforms, but we also would like all participants to understand this this is a time to focus on our 2020 responsibilities!

 

 

 

Schedule*

SATURDAY

  • 9:00 AM -10:00 AM Check in & Breakfast
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM  Introductions – Leadership and Coaching Seminars
  • 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch
  • 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM  Leadership and Coaching Seminars Cont.
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Networking & Open Discussion
  • 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Networking

SUNDAY

  • 8:00 AM -8:30 AM Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM  More Leadership and Coaching Seminars
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Early Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM  NICA On-the-Bike Skills Training (Yay! On the bikes)
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM  Final Leadership and Coaching Seminars

*Schedule subject to change.

 

 

Location & Directions   

Address: 3649 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46222

THE INDY CYCLOPLEX IS HOME TO 42 ACRES OF NATURAL GREENSPACE AND CYCLING VENUES, INCLUDING THE FAMOUS MAJOR TAYLOR VELODROME, NAMED AFTER MARSHALL ‘MAJOR’ TAYLOR, A NATIONAL-LEVEL BMX TRACK, AND WIDE VARIETY OF OFF-ROAD TRAILS. FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE LAKE SULLIVAN SPORTS COMPLEX, THE INDY CYCLOPLEX CAME UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MARIAN UNIVERSITY IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS STARTING IN APRIL 2011. LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MAIN CAMPUS OF MARIAN UNIVERSITY, THE PARK PROVIDES TRAINING FACILITIES FOR THE MU CYCLING TEAM AND HAS BECOME A HUB FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL-CALIBER CYCLING COMPETITIONS, AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR RECREATIONAL CYCLING AND FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

Visit www.indycycloplex.com for more information!

Special thanks to, Michael Kubancsek and Dean Peterson for your support and allowing us to use your facility.

 

 

 Sponsors & Support

 

 

Without your contribution, this event would not have been a success.  A big thank you to Big Woods Pizza, Brown County Schools, NICA National, Shimano, Trek, Clif Bar, and our entire Leadership Team!