We can't do it without you

As a volunteer-led team, ride leaders are the lifeblood of our organization. They are the generous parents and community members who love mountain biking enough to come out and ride with our team two, sometimes three times a week through the summer and fall. Many of our volunteers don’t even have riders on the team. Every ride leader is trained through the NICA program in coaching technique and first aid. We are so grateful to each and every ride leader for showing up and making this team possible.

When you sign up to be a ride leader, it is up to you what level of coach you certify to be. Signing up will put you on the communication list to give you practice information. You opt-in for the practices you can attend.

RIDE LEADER registration is Open!

We are excited for another great year of mountain biking and hope you’ll join us as a Ride Leader! Ride Leaders are the people that make it possible for us to hold each and every practice—we need you! Whether you have a child on the team or not, we need adult ride leaders who are excited about cycling and who are sincerely interested in helping us coach and develop student athletes. Our riders span a broad range of ability levels from beginner to very advanced, and we need all levels of Ride Leaders to help us manage this very large team. 

Ride Leader registration is a multi-step process. Please review the information below carefully before proceeding to the registration link.

STEP #1 - REGISTER WITH THE TEAM VIA RIDE LEADER TEAMSNAP REGISTRATION. Visit this link to register with our team as a ride leader. Once you have registered, you will be added to our Roster, which will trigger an invitation by email to activate your 2025 TeamSnap account. This will give you access to the team calendar, roster, and all ride leader team communication. If you haven’t already, download the TeamSnap app and create a login. Then watch for the email inviting you to the 2025 CCHS MTB Ride Leader team.

STEP #2- REGISTER IN THE NICA PITZONE – After you have completed the TeamSnap registration, you will receive an invitation to join our team on the NICA Pit zone web site. This is the official registration, training, and certification system for becoming a ride leader with the Utah NICA league. If you were involved with our team last year, you can proceed to the Pit Zone immediately and begin the renewal process—no need to wait for an invite. If you rode with DPMS or another team last year, we will ask the league to move you to our team. Please let us know if you have any problems or questions with this step. That web site is https://pitzone.nationalmtb.org/

STEP #3 – COMPLETE NICA CERTIFICATION - After completing your Pit Zone registration, you will need to complete all the necessary steps to become certified as a NICA coach in the Pit Zone. All Ride Leaders MUST be registered and fully certified as a Level 1 or Level 2 coach in order to ride with our team in 2025. PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A LEVEL 2 COACH! We need at least half our ride leaders at each practice to be at Level 2 in order to hold practices. In addition to a few more videos, the main difference is that you will need to attend a First Aid class every three years and CPR every two years in order to remain at Level 2 status. The league is offering tons of classes, and some of them will be combined First Aid/CPR, and some will include CPR-only and First Aid-only options so you don’t have to take the entire class every two years. See the league’s Eventbrite page to sign up for First Air and CPR classes. 

STEP #4 – TEAM GEAR (OPTIONAL) – Ride leaders do not need to ride in team gear, but you are welcome to show your support and rock the same gear as these awesome kids! All registered Ride Leaders will be eligible for a discount code to purchase team gear if certification is done before* April 1. If you reach Level 2 before April 1, you will receive a code for $100 in our team store. If you reach Level 1 before April 1, you will receive a code for $25 in our store. This can be used toward the purchase of a jersey, shorts, t-shirt, hoodie, hat, or any other gear you would like. If you would like any additional gear beyond that, you are welcome to include and pay for it on your order. If you are registering a student athlete, you will not be able to include it on the same order because their system does not allow for stacking of discount codes. THE TEAM STORE WILL BE OPEN FOR RIDE LEADERS THROUGH APRIL 1st.

*You do not need to complete certification before April 1 to ride lead with us, but this is our cut-off for clothing orders. You DO need to complete certification before coming to practice and riding with us, however. 

NICA CERTIFICATION HELP  - For NICA certification/Pit Zone support, please contact:

               Angela Bedell - angela@cchsmtb.com

The student athletes of the CCHS MTB Team are so lucky to benefit from the skills and wisdom of our awesome ride leaders. As our 2025 team theme “Chargers Rise” suggests, we believe when we lift others, we all RISE! We are looking forward to making that happen together this year!

We are hosting several CCHS-specific Ride Leader Trainings this spring. Dates will be added below soon—check back and plan to attend at least one Ride Leader Orientation and On-the-Bike 101 if you haven’t before.

First Aid and CPR are taught through the Utah NICA League. See their Eventbrite page for dates and to sign up.

All other coach certifications can be found on the NICA Pit Zone web site. If you are a returning ride leader you can log in and start your training now! New ride leaders will be sent an invitation after ride leader registration.

April 2025 Trainings

1 -  Ride Leader Orientation Meeting, 7:00pm, CCHS

2 -  Ride Leader Orientation Meeting, 7:00pm, CCHS

12 - On-the-Bike 101 Coach Training - Highland Park, 1:00, sign up here

May 2025 Trainings

COMING SOON!

NICA-Sponsored First Aid and CPR Classes

April, May, and June dates available; view dates and sign up here

For the most up to date list of Ride leader Certification levels click here.