Whistler Mountain Bike Park is set to open 15 May 2015. We’ll be there with a crew of trainees on the Bike Park Academy and Coaches Camp. Check out Red Bull’s Team InFocus ‘Into the Dirt’ episode on why Whistler is the best riding spot in the world. What can you expect on a Peak Leader’s mountain bike guide course? Here are six reasons to get […]
The final days of the course! Last week began with us nailing the Level 2 assessments. This was all about teaching jumping, drops, and high-end cornering. It’s always great to see the progress that everyone has made, both in their riding and also seeing everyone develop into knowledgeable and skilled instructors. Brings a tear to my eye, well done everyone! Later in the week we […]
Jumps, drops and tricks were the flavour of last week! The gang has been busy digesting the technical aspects of teaching drops and jumps. We’ve been learning the theory behind jumping and dropping, and different techniques for taking on these features. We’ve also learnt the teaching progressions for taking someone that is new to jumps and drops all the way through to advanced coaching […]
