Mountain Bike Group Coaching | Head for the Hills

Master the skills of mountain biking with our range of group coaching clinics and courses. The lessons in our programs have been methodically designed to develop your technique progressively, ensuring you have all the skills and knowledge required to advance safely and quickly. Our coaches have pooled their experience from all disciplines, spanning recreational riding through to international competition, to compile the most comprehensive mountain bike skills development program in Adelaide. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced rider, we have a program for you!

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MTB Group Coaching Programs

Introduction to Mountain Biking

Learn the absolute basics of mountain biking. We will help you get started with bike setup, gear selection, brakes, posture and debunk common myths that you may have heard.

Age:	10+
Interest:	All
Min. Ability:	Basic
Discipline:	General

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Base Skills

Learn the skills that will form the foundation of your mountain biking prowess. We will help develop your body position, cornering and look at basic techniques that will have a significant impact on your progression as a rider.

Age:	16+
Interest:	All
Min. Ability:	Beginner
Discipline:	General

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Technique Development

The Technique Development Course dives deeper into some topics already covered in the Base Skills program, as well as introduces you to new skills and concepts. The target outcome is to give you the tools you need to maintain a high level of control, even when trails become rough, complex and unpredictable.

Age:	16+
Interest:	All
Min. Ability:	Intermediate
Discipline:	General

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Advanced Skills Masterclasses

The Skills Masterclasses are group coaching sessions that isolate and focus on advanced mountain biking skill sets. We will guide you through the intricacies of each topic, giving you a broad understanding of the skills and how to fine tune your technique.

Age:	16+
Interest:	All
Min. Ability:	Advanced
Discipline:	General

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Head for the Hills Off Road Cycling

72 Corconda Street
Clearview, South Australia
5085

P:	0402 697 398
E:	info@headforthehills.net.au
W:	headforthehills.net.au

Head for the Hills offers many programs to riders with a wide range of interests and abilities. We categorise our programs using particular terms that are outlined below.

Interest - Why do you ride your bike?

Recreation (Rec):	I ride for fun and/or fitness.
Competition (Comp):	I race, want to race or simply like to push myself on the bike.
High Performance (HP):	I want be the best racer I can be and will sacrifice nearly anything to achieve my goals.

Ability - What do you know how to do?

Basic:	I know nothing. I can ride confidently on two wheels but that is about it.
Beginner (Beg):	I have a little bit of experience riding off road, but not much. I can use my gears & brakes and ride on trails about 1 meter wide so long as they are relatively smooth.
Intermediate (Int):	I ride trails fairly regularly and feel confident at least some of the time. I can go a little bit fast, but usually only when the trail is fairly straight and smooth. I don't do jumps or drop-offs.
Advanced (Adv):	I am quite confident in my abilities and ride rough trails regularly. I can do (or nearly do) small jumps and drop-offs.
Expert (Exp):	I am very confident in my abilities and ride extremely rough & technical trails regularly. I can do large jumps and drop-offs safely.

Discipline - What style of mountain biking does the program focus on?

General:	General mountain biking skills that can be used in all disciplines.
Gravity:	Skills to help you descend hills with more control.
Trail:	Skills for riding up & down hills over longer distances.
Cyclocross (CX):	Skills for Cyclocross Competitions.
Cross Country (XC):	Skills for Cross Country Competitions.
Gravity Enduro (GE):	Skills for Gravity Enduro Competitions.
Dowhnill (DH):	Skills for Downhill Competitions.

If you are still unsure if a program is right for you, feel free to contact us.

Head for the Hills Off Road Cycling

72 Corconda Street
Clearview, South Australia
5085

P:	0402 697 398
E:	info@headforthehills.net.au
W:	headforthehills.net.au

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