LEVEL 2 INTERMEDIATE SKILLS INSTRUCTOR
ALL NEW CURRICULUM SKILLS INCLUDING – DROPS AND JUMPS
Length: A 3-day course that certifies an individual as an Intermediate Skills Instructor.
Dates: July 14-16, 2023 (8 am – 6 pm)
Cost: $675 USD (plus $65 annual membership dues).
The online prework will take approximately 30 hours to complete, including a quiz after each chapter.
This course reinforces stability and biomechanics, teaching strategy, site selection, goal setting, proper demonstrations, keywords, progressions, and error detection for all the Level 2 Intermediate Skills.
This is not a skills course; all participants must meet the BICP Ride Standards for each skill.
Completion of the course, in addition to passing a practical exam, will qualify an individual to:
- Instruct individual or group mountain bike skills clinics professionally, systematically, and safely.
- Assess the level of each rider in their group through a Pre-Ride Assessment.
- Assess and diagnose common errors within each rider’s intermediate skills.
- Prepare and implement teaching plans, progressions, and goal planning for future skills clinics.
- Make responsible choices when instructing mountain bike skills clinics.
Course Topics:
- Level 1 Fundamental Skills Review
- Creating teaching plans
- Skills analysis
- Effective teaching
- Error detection and correction
- Skill progressions
Level 2 Prerequisites:
- BICP Ride Leader Certification.
- BICP Level 1 Certification.
- Current First Aid & CPR certificate.
- Wilderness First Aid certification is strongly recommended.
- Three or more years of mountain bike experience.
- Volunteer work or work experience in the bike-related industry.
- At least 18 yrs. Old.
- Good communication skills.
- A strong desire to help others have more fun and progress safely.
- Ability to perform basic trailside repairs (flat tires, broken chains, and shift adjustments).
- Fluent in the English language including reading and speaking.
To pass the BICP Level 2 course, participants must complete the online pre-course work (approximately 30 hours), demonstrate an understanding of the material, and perform suitable teaching simulations. All pre-course work must be completed 1 week before attending the in-person certification course.
- The certification holder must maintain their annual membership dues.
- This certification holder must possess a current basic First Aid/CPR training certification.
- The Certification is valid for 4 years from the date issued.
- An in-person recertification course is required every 4 years.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT CLOSES July 1, 2023
Host Information:
Killington Bike Park
Eric Kelley ekelley@killington.com
Name & Address of Outdoor Facility:
Killington Bike Park
4763 Killington Rd, Killington, VT 05751
Lodging Options:
Killington Ski Resort
https://www.killington.com/
We respectfully acknowledge that this course will take place on the traditional territories of the Wabanaki (Dawnland Confederacy) and the N’dakina (Abenaki / Abénaquis) whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.
