Eaglebrook School was founded in 1922 by Howard Gibbs as a private boarding and day school for boys in middle school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Today, it's a junior boarding and day school for boys in grades six, seven, eight, and nine, with a robust athletics program. As such, the school sent the following testimonial, dated 8/24/18, following the completion of their BICP skills training:

Eaglebrook’s Mountain Biking Coaches were lucky enough to participate in a few days of training in early August. The school hosted the Bike Instructors Certification Program for a Level 1 and Level 2 Certification course. As the Mountain Bike program at Eaglebrook has grown, with over 30 riders in recent years, it has become important for the coaches and student riders to have a common language in which to talk about and learn the sport. The Eaglebrook Mountain Bike program is not specifically a racing program, because it welcomes riders at all levels and inclinations. The BICP certification ensures that the school is offering the best instruction in the fundamentals and skills to riders at all levels, and allows the coaches to rest assured that the riders are progressing with a focus on safety and fun that will hopefully lead to a lifelong love of the sport. “This course exceeded our expectations,” said Head Mountain Biking coach Adam Williams. “The techniques and skills we learned will have a major impact on the Mountain Bike Program at Eaglebrook. We learned so much about the latest instructional techniques and progressed dramatically in our own skills. It was an incredible experience, and all of the coaches are really excited to bring what they learned to the team in September,” he added. Learn more about Eaglebrook athletics at www.eaglebrook.org/athletics.

https://www.eaglebrook.org/page/News-Detail?pk=1193960

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. I have been able to not only improve my own riding and demo skills, but also to get detailed insight into international coaching styles, skills analysis and their instruction, error detection, terminology and so many more elements that are part of the complex (but amazing) job of COACHING. Thanks to this course I now feel that I can be an even better coach and I am looking forward to applying and constantly improving my teaching - now also in ENGLISH 😊 Thank you Nicole @nicolegerow1 , Matt @matthewjtrotter , Elliott @elliottwhiiite , Bernhard @240bernhardhavelka , Fred @2unlock , Tal @sababike for an amazing time! And thank you Shaums March @shaumsmarch - you are one one the few world-class-athletes that is really able to break down complex skills and teach them at all levels. ------------ Also in German (Deutch): Der Hauptgrund für meine Reise nach Canada und in die USA war, dass ich die letzten 4 Tage an der weltweit höchsten Qualifizierung für Mountainbike Coaches teilgenommen habe: der BICP Level 3 - Advanced Skill Instructor Certification“. Die letzten 4 Tage ging es um die feinen Nuancen sehr fortgeschrittener MTB-Techniken (zB Manuals, Hinterrad umsetzen, Springen, Droptechniken, schnellen Kurven, etc), und um deren Vermittlung, Fehlererkennung und Korrektur, Kursaufbau, Wortwahl (Für mich neu: Coaching nun auch auf Englisch 😊) und vielen kleinen Details, die bei fortgeschrittenen und dynamischen Manövern einen große Auswirkung haben können. Ich hatte eine unglaublich tolle Gruppe von sehr erfahrenen Coaches aus der ganzen Welt (zB aus Israel, USA, Österreich 😅, Kanada) - die SUPER offen für Austausch und Diskussionen waren. Dadurch konnten wir uns alle in bemerkenswertem Maße verbessern. Unser Trainer - Shaums March - ist einer der wenigen Weltklasse Athleten (mehrmaliger Weltmeister im DH, Ex-Redbullathlet, Rampage-Teilnehmer und Trainer der USA-Nationalmannschaft), der es schafft, analytisch und professionell Techniken aller Levels zu vermitteln. Es war für mich die bisher wertvollste und härteste Ausbildung. Ich bin unglaublich stolz, diesen Kurs bestanden zu haben, denn es gibt weltweit nur 2 weitere Frauen, die dieses Level erreichen konnten 😊 Noch mehr freue ich mich, mich stetig zu verbessern und in meinen Coachings (sowohl Freizeitbikern als auch anderen Guides und Coaches in meinem Coaching 4 Coaches“) nun noch mehr vermitteln zu können. Infos zu meinem Coaching für Berufsbiker: www.roxys-coaching.com

I highly recommend this venue!!! I took my BICP L1 [in Killington, VT] a few weeks ago. The staff at Killington could not have been more accommodating. I wish I had the time off from work because I would not hesitate to enroll in [the upcoming Level 2] class!  

[Ben Tufford & Reed Betz] both were superb instructors! Patient, professional, and subject matter experts. They collaborated well while imparting their knowledge to us. Their delivery of the material was not onerous or prohibitive in anyway. They maintained - while transferring the same - zeal and sheer enthusiasm of MTB cycling and role of being guides. They have positively and indelibly impacted my MTB knowledge and ability.

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