NICA GRiT is a national program that aims to increase female participation in the sport of mountain biking by 10% over the next five years with a focus on recruitment and retention of girls and female coaches in NICA leagues. Currently, girls represent 20% of the NICA national student-athlete participation. Focused efforts are needed to increase teenage female involvement as …
2018 National Conference a HUGE Success!
2018 Conference Attendees. Photo: Todd Bauer / TMB Images Last month NICA hosted its annual conference in Bentonville, Arkansas. This year’s event brought over 150 leaders together from 22 states and regions to strategize, connect and continue to expand NICA’s efforts to promote youth development through mountain biking across the United States. “Having been at every NICA Conference over the …
Dirt Rag Literature Contest Winners
Last month we announced a Literature Contest with Dirt Rag magazine where we asked student-athletes to tell us how they have been able to develop a strong character through interscholastic cycling with the support of their coach. We received MANY wonderful entries and after much deliberation selected three winners. Congratulations to Heidi Martin, Griffin Clubb and Sage Flory for their …
Welcome 2018 Booster Club Members!
NICA would like to say a big thank-you to all the following brands who joined NICA through our Booster Club program for 2018. Booster Club Members support the NICA mission through donations, in-kind gifts and proceeds of product sales. This year our Corporate Booster Club has been very successful at bringing in new brands who believe in our #morekidsonbikes philosophy. …
Do You Remember Your First Leaders Summit?
Lauren Duensing, VP Programs West Virginia and Maryland hosted their inaugural Leader’s Summits this March. These benchmark events represent the culmination of months of dedicated hard work by their League Directors and core staff in parallel with national staff. Last May my husband and I attended the California State Championship in Sonoma County. California is the only state with two …
Sea Otter Scavenger Hunt
Heading to Sea Otter Classic this year? NICA is sponsoring a fun scavenger hunt for student-athletes! Your mission – should you chose to accept it – is to visit NICA Sponsors and Boosters, answer some fun questions or complete a fun task and then win cool prizes! NICA will have a table set up at the Trek Booth (718), where …
Meet our Female League Directors
March is Women’s History Month where we the vital role of women in American history is commemorated and celebrated. Women have played an important role across NICA since its founding and continue to do so as we grow and develop across the country. This month in celebration of Women’s History, we’d like to have you get to know a little …
NICA – Dirt Rag Literature Contest!
Calling all NICA student-athlete writers!! We’ve partnered with Dirt Rag magazine to bring you a fun literature contest with some awesome prizes! Prompt: Has your NICA coach helped you develop not just as a rider but in character as well? Describe in 750-1000 words how you have been able to develop a strong character with the support of your coach …
NICA Coach Rockstars
This month we want to show our appreciation for our amazing NICA Coaches. There are over 6,000 licensed coaches across the country who put in hundreds of hours each year to help get #morekidsonbikes. We think all of our coaches are awesome, so we wanted to hear from the NICA community which coaches you felt have made positive impacts for …