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May 14, 2024
BICP CERTIFICATION COURSES – EUROPE
June 20, 2024
INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT – KATE NOLAN
June 20, 2024
INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT – ETHAN KRUEGER
June 20, 2024
ExpertVoice – BICP PRO ACCOUNT
Krista Kaschalk – Level 1 Instructor
When I recall 2015, when I first became certified as a ride leader and level 1 & 2 skills instructor, it’s hard to believe that 10 years later, I am still part of the BICP family. Every four years, I return to meet with BICP’s dedicated and passionate instructor trainers to recertify and check in on my own skills, learn new teaching techniques, and even learn new bike-skill techniques.
One of my favorite things about these events is visiting new places and meeting new people. Everyone in the class supports each other; we all want to do well. We are all passionate about the sport, about our capacity to help others, and we each understand the benefit of keeping our certifications current. Over the past 10 years, the BICP has grown, progressed, and advanced, and I believe they always will. This is why I continue to recertify every four years: I am proud to be part of the BICP family.
Krista Kaschalk
BICP Level 1 Instructor
Santa Cruz, CA
Ethan Krueger – Athlete and Instructor at Kootenay Adaptive
Going through the level 1 course gave me the tools to confidently articulate what I’ve learned as an adaptive mountain bike rider in a way that is understood by someone who may not have the experience I have. This in turn helped me sharpen the fundamentals of my own riding and provided me with a much more solid base to instruct from. The Level 2 course allowed me to work on the much-needed progressions of adaptive mountain biking, learning how to instruct in a way that promotes progression and takes riders to new levels of riding in a way that keeps them motivated and their stoke level high!
BICP believes in riders teaching riders, which means adaptive riders teaching adaptive riders. I’m very grateful that BCIP has provided me the opportunity to instruct and promote adaptive mountain to the countless people who are looking for entries into the sport.
Jamie McCulloch – ED of Rocky Mountain Adaptive
“The BICP Adaptive Mountain Bike certifications have been of incredible value to our Adaptive Sport organization. The professional certification not only brings increased credibility to our programs but has elevated our staff and volunteers who have participated in the course with increased knowledge, skills, and confidence in being able to teach and lead our lessons. One highlight of the courses being fully inclusive for riders with lived experience of disability is that it has provided a professional development pathway for advanced adaptive riders to pursue a coaching and instructor pathway, gain employment, and make sure there is representation from the adaptive community in contributing to and leading the evolution of the sport. I would very much recommend this course to all organizations that offer or are looking to offer Adaptive Mountain bike programs.”
Sierra Roth – Coach at Kootenay Adaptive Sport Association / FLOW Retreats
The BICP course, both level 1 and 2, has allowed me to confidently lead many women getting into adaptive mountain biking for the first time. The amount of detail and practice we go through has me thoroughly prepared for anything that may come up as an adapted mountain bike instructor. I even improved my own riding skills, something I didn’t imagine doing at the beginning. There is always something new for someone to learn and this course is the best for
mountain biking instruction!
Cullen Robinson – Program Manager for New England Disabled Sports
“As a program coordinator, as well as an instructor I was really happy with the package the @icp.bike brought to the table. From an organizational standpoint, scheduling was extremely easy and our ideologies matched up! Working with Nicole and Mike has been an absolute pleasure. A phone call and a few emails were all that it took for New England Disabled Sports to host TWO level 1 aMTB certification courses over 5 days. The fact that @icp.bike is a non-profit is another reason why we picked them over other certifying bodies. Whenever we had a phone conversation with the @icp.bike team you could tell that their only goal was to make sure that high-quality recreational instruction was available for everyone. From an instructor standpoint, this course was invaluable for me and has allowed me to teach a safer mountain bike lesson, as a one-on-one instructor, or lead a group ride. The keywords
learned, in the course associated with each skill give you a solid ground to stand on for a SAFE progression.”
Mary Elges – Level 1 Instructor
“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 who 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
Conner Sturgeon – Level 2 Instructor
“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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