“I had a really great experience with the BICP certification last weekend at Killington.  I had been previously certified by PMBIA and I found the BICP certification way more detailed in its process of teaching mountain biking instruction to a potential coach.  I walked away feeling confident that I knew the materials and even better I could teach them”.

Tony was an excellent instructor that kept that class moving and interesting.  He taught the concepts very well and aided us in our practice teaches so we thoroughly understood them, and this helped every understand what was expected of us in the exam.

If the level 2 certification is held at Killington in the spring or summer, I will be attending. I have been a Junior Olympics gymnastics coach for over 18 years coaching athletes to the college level, and I have raced pro in three cycling disciplines, and I really enjoyed the whole process of this certification.  in addition, Thank you for all your help.

-Cheers, sincerely, Mary Elges

“I wanted to say thank you for working to provide such a fantastic experience with the certification program. I had an absolute blast this weekend, and the content was terrific. Travis was spectacular, and Kate always is!”

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I flew all the way to the USA 🇺🇸 to complete the BICP Level 3 – Advanced Skill Instructor Certification (which is the highest qualification for MTB coaches *worldwide*, with less than 25 coaches who have ever successfully completed this certification). Although I had already taken part in many level 1-3 certifications in Europe, this course gave me an incredible insight into the finer nuances of advanced riding skills (such as manuals, jumping, nose manual turns, drops and fast cornering). I was so happy to have an extremely experienced and open-minded group and a great instructor – Shaums March – we all had great discussions, have been able to aid each other to make remarkable progress. (more…)

I’ve been an active and certified instructor in Israel for over 5 years before doing the L1+L2 combo led by Shaums March – While I did expect to hone my skills and learn new things it was really surprising to see how much material goes in the course, the amount of details and eventually how my coaching ( and riding ) skills were massively upgraded. Now riders that come to my sessions simply get a better service, looking forward to Level 3 !

“It’s almost a week since I got back from the L1-L2 Certification Program in Moab, and I can´t believe the awesome and life changing experience I had. It has changed me as an MTB cyclist and it defined the before and after for the BETTER in more ways that I would of thought possible.

The structure, in-depth analysis and breakdown of each skill is amazing. It’s an invaluable set of tools that will make each of us better cyclist and therefore, we can become extremely competent skills instructors. If you decide to get a Certification, prepare yourself to work hard and be on point each hour ‘cause it is not a walk in the park. I highly recommend it.  I can’t thank enough Mike Holme, [Instructor Trainer] in charge of our group and Nicole Gerow [program manager]. I’m very proud of being part of the ICP team!”

“The BICP program was the best investment I could have made for my guiding business. I feel much more confident in my ability to assess, instruct and lead safe, fun, and well-organized rides.”

“The scenarios were realistic and it was incredibly helpful to see how others would respond to such a variety of relevant situations.”

“Kate (Strom) and I had a great time and learned so much.  Travis is an outstanding instructor and seems to be an even better human being.  His feedback and instruction was extremely helpful and he did a great job of helping us progress through all of the skills over the weekend.  We truly enjoyed spending our weekend LEVELING UP and can’t wait to use our new certification and skills soon.  Coaching is so fulfilling and rewarding, I’m glad I get to share new skills with my community”.