NICA Online Leader's Summit - Risk Management (1 hr)
2025-02-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-12 07:00 - 08:00, 2024-12-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-11 07:00 - 08:00 (America/Boise)
NICA’s coach education staff host online leaders’ summits throughout the year. These one-hour, live Zoom workshops are hosted at a variety of times/dates to accommodate coaches’ busy schedules. Coaches can complete the four core summit sessions in any order over the course of time. We keep track of attendance, but encourage participants to also track which sessions they complete.
To achieve a Level 3 license, coaches must attend all four core sessions of the NICA Leaders’ Summit. The Coach Education team tracks attendance using Zoom’s attendance reports. Once you’ve attended all four sessions, your Pit Zone profile will be updated within one week of finishing your final session.
If you are already a Level 3 coach, or you are a Level 2 coach looking for CEUs, you can attend sessions individually for 1 CEU each. Please inform the NICA coach education department if you are taking any workshops for CEUs. Instructions are provided at the beginning of each session.
Register HERE.

NICA Online Leader's Summit - Managing NICA Teams (1 hr)
2025-02-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-11 07:00 - 08:00, 2024-12-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-10 07:00 - 08:00

NICA Online Leader's Summit - Working with NICA Student Athletes (1 hr)
2025-02-24 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-02-10 07:00 - 08:00, 2024-12-02 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-07 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-16 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-09 07:00 - 08:00

NICA Online Leader's Summit - NICA Handbook & Positive Behavioral Expectations (1 hr)
2025-02-13 07:00 - 08:00, 2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-09-19 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-09-12 07:00 - 08:00, 2024-05-23 19:00 - 20:00

GRiT Mindset Webinar with Erica Davis
2024-07-21 19:00 - 20:00
Where: This is a virtual interactive webinar on either Google Meet or Zoom so it’s available to our entire league! Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days prior to the event.
Details: In this session, hosted by wellness coach and NICA Level 3 Coach, Erica Davis, you will learn:
– The power of intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation
– The power of leveraging our community
– How to more effectively recover mentally from losses
– How to “coach” yourself through challenges on and off the race course
Our session will include a lot of time for discussion in addition to evidence based practices you can implement today!
Cost: FREE
Register: https://forms.gle/aqKFcPWSjLUQdPzo6

Nutrition for the Female Athlete with Erin Green
2024-06-30 18:00 - 19:00
Where: This is a virtual interactive webinar on Zoom so it’s available to our entire league! Zoom link will be emailed to you a few days prior to the event.
Details: Back by popular demand! The presentation Erin did for us last year was SO popular, we’re doing it again this year. This is going to be an AMAZING presentation designed specifically for our female student athletes, female coaches, and moms!
Erin Green has a Master’s degree in dietetics and is a registered dietician nutritionist. She also has a BS in Sports Science and is an accomplished cyclist and triathlete. Erin loves working with women and girls and is very passionate about having a positive influence on the next generation of young, female athletes. Here’s an overview about what we’ll cover:

Intro
Basic Nutrition: Athlete’s Plate, overview of the food groups and what they do for performance
Fueling for performance—pre, during and post-activity nutrition + fueling on the go, bike specific considerations for carrying fuel/fluid, timeline for race day
Body changes and female athletes – changes in shape, size, coordination, breasts/hips and comfort of athletic clothing, periods and symptom/bleeding management as an athlete
Summary and goal setting
Questions

Cost: FREE
Register: https://forms.gle/vLTBg6ZwbwHxf4URA

WFA - Pocatello
2024-06-14
Wilderness First-Aid For Coaches
Course Schedule: Self-paced online study with 1 full day of in-person field work
Registration Information: The cost for this course is normally $250. IICL coaches will receive a discounted rate of $175 by using the code ‘NICAcoachesRock‘ during checkout. Register HERE.
Other Info: This course is taught by Alpine Endurance Medicine founded by Luke Nelson in 2021 and offers a distinctive blend of online and in-person courses tailored to various learners, including students and professionals. With Luke Nelson’s extensive background in wilderness medicine spanning two decades, the institution ensures top-notch education in this field.
The course time is roughly 20 hours, split between self paced online learning and a full day field session. The field session, held on the date noted on the ticket, will be conducted on the trails outside of Pocatello, ID and will be based off of mountain bikes. Upon completion of the course, both the online and in person components, the participants will receive a certification card valid for two years.

Women's On The Bike Skills 101 (OTB 101)
2024-06-03 17:30 - 20:45
When: June 3rd, 5:30pm to 8:45pm

Where: Eagle Bike Park: Eagle Bike Park, Old Horseshoe Bend Rd, Garden City, ID 83714 (https://goo.gl/maps/m4gZHduwXuoQgHjHA)

Details: Back by popular demand! We’ve offered an all-women’s OTB 101 skills class for the past 2 years and they have consistently filled up quickly. We are limiting this class to 12 attendees. If it fills up, we’ll start a waiting list and explore offering another class on a different date.

OTB 101 is a required course for any coach seeking their Level 2 license for the first time. It can also be re-taken for 3 CEU credits.
Cost: Free, but in order to attend any OTB course you must be a coach in PitZone and have paid the current year coaching fee.

Register: https://forms.gle/A6W6zkEyhho8LEKj9

WFA - Idaho Falls
2024-05-30 - 2024-06-01
Wilderness First-Aid For Coaches
Course Schedule: Thursday & Friday 5:30 PM-9:30PM, Saturday 8:30AM-6:00PM
Registration Information: The cost for this course is normally $250. IICL coaches will receive a discounted rate of $175 by using the code ‘BIKE’ during checkout. Register HERE.
Other Info: This course is taught by Cascade Raft and Kayak. Participants will receive a 3-year certification from Sierra Rescue for WFA and 2-year for CPR.
This 16-hour class will fulfill NICA Coach Licensing Level 2 & 3 First Aid requirements. Open to all Level 1-3 NICA Coaches.
The Wilderness First Aid Course will meet all requirements outlined by the Wilderness Medical Society for the WFA certification, which will include Patient Assessment and Movement, as well as Managing Major Trauma, Wounds, and Musculoskeletal Injuries. We will also devote time to Common Medical and Environmental Problems, particularly those relevant to Cycling Coaches and Leaders.
While we’ll cover the full spectrum of required topics, there will be an emphasis on simple strategies for handling common problems. There will be time for questions and discussion in the highly interactive learning environment. Significant time will also be devoted to hands-on practice, scenarios, and case studies to help ingrain knowledge gained during lecture.

On-The-Bike Skill 101 (OTB101): In-Person Clinic, Boise, ID
2024-05-28 17:30 - 20:45
ON-THE-BIKE 101
NICA’s On-the-Bike (OTB) 101 course is required for all Level 2 and 3 coaches. OTB 101 introduces the essential mountain bike skills that student-athletes need, while also helping coaches learn how to effectively teach these skills in a youth development setting. Its primary function is not to teach coaches themselves to be better riders; the primary outcome is for coaches to gain a full understanding of how to deliver impactful, competent skills instruction.
OTB 101 CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS:

An online (classroom) OTB 101 course, located in the NICA Education Center
An in-person 3-hour skills course hosted by league coach supporter trainers
A resource suite including a 46-page digital manual (located in the the NICA Education Center for coaches who complete the course) and pocket-sized coaching field guide

To register, please complete the registration form HERE.
Questions regarding this course can be sent to Andrew Shaber: andrew@idahomtb.org
