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WHAT TO EXPECT

Your Roadmap for Success as a NICA Family

When you ride with this team, riding and training is more fun! Our team is about improving our riding skills and fitness and achieving personal bests. As a team member, you will greatly improve your mountain bike skills in a supportive, enjoyable team environment. You may or may not choose to participate in races. The coaches provide valuable guidance and technical instruction whether you race or not, and we will all drive each other to succeed and achieve. We set both individual and team goals and work collaboratively to attain these goals. The coaching staff's main goal is to provide student-athletes with the support and camaraderie to help them achieve competitive success and personal development in a safe and enjoyable manner.  Since its first year, C4 team members have had impressive race victories as well as many enjoyable riding experiences. We are most proud that our team focuses on creating life-long cyclists.

Key Terms You'll Hear During the Mountain Biking Season

​Cross Country MTB or XC MTC: a specific form of cycling different from road riding, downhill racing, BMX, cyclo-cross, or track racing. Cross-country requires a broad range of skills to ride up and down mountain bike trails. Team members will develop both technical skills and improve their fitness through cross-country riding. Our team's activities are focused on preparing for and racing at NICA-produced cross-country mountain biking events only. We do not participate in "gravity" or downhill/enduro style events.

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NICA: National Interscholastic Cycling Association. It is the national organization and each state can form their own league.

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IICL:  Idaho Interscholastic Cycling Association. Idaho's NICA chapter with teams across southern Idaho and up as far north as McCall.  It's growing every year.

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TeamSnap:  an app that can be access on your phone or computer. It is our team's primary communication tool. Events will be scheduled on TeamSnap.  Please mark your attendance. Emails will be sent via TeamSnap. Our team also uses the chat and posts features for communication and planning fun rides.

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Pit Zone:  This is a website that is accessed on idahomtb.org to register as a coach or student-athlete as well as register for races. Here is the link: PitZone.

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Pit Zone:  I know this is confusing, but the in-person pit zone is our team's tent at the races. This is where we organize our gear, eat, recover, and prepare for races.​

Team Member Requirements

  • Get the release forms filled out and signed by a parent.

  • Get your bike and equipment checked off by one of the coaches. See recommended maintenance checklist. We recommend having a tune-up completed at a local bike shop or from a mechanic you trust. Our team is sponsored by Rolling H Cycles if you would like to support one of our sponsors.

  • Attend all mandatory team meetings throughout the season.

  • Be race ready in the Pit Zone and set up your TeamSnap profile by the start of practices.

  • Good sportsmanship

Parent Involvement

Volunteer as a C4 parent at league sponsored events (aka races and camps). Also, not all parents want to or are able to coach.  That's totally cool. Club sports like this have many needs, and we need you to help with those other roles.  We'll need parents to organize team meals at races, organize volunteers, and more.  Please watch for communications about this throughout the season.

Required Equipment

  • Helmet. Consider a MIPS helmet if possible.

  • Mountain bike in working and safe condition. Must be 26" wheel or larger and have gears. See a coach for any questions.

  • Gloves and eye protection (recommend generic sport glasses under $10)

  • One team uniform (jersey and shorts-provided by the team)

  • Water bottle or way to carry water at practice

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