Course Details
Trail MTB Bike Leader Award
Trail MTB Bike Leader Award
Key content
It focuses on games and skills development, group management to fulfil the four e's for your group:
- ensuring safety
- enjoyment
- engagement
- education
It includes essential navigation and trailside maintenance skills; roles, responsibilities and ride preparation principles. Dynamic risk assessment and dealing with emergencies also form valuable parts of the course.
As the main entry point for virtually all mountain bike leaders and instructors, Trail Leaders gain valuable fundamental competencies that form the backbone of their role, whether in Trail terrain, or having moved on to Technical environments, Go-mtb Award delivery, the Skill Instructor Award or the CTC Trainer Awards for delivery of relevant further CTC courses.
Course Outcomes
Those with previous leading and personal riding experience will find the specific group management and skill development elements key to their future mountain bike leading (and potentially progression into the Technical Leader Award course) - one of the aims of this course is to translate riders into leaders, and outdoor leaders into mountain bike leaders. The skills associated with this should not be underestimated.
What next
You may find that the Trail Leader provides all you need. Where you wish to lead in further environments, once the Trail Leader Award has been achieved, followed by completion of a minimum of 6 led rides you may progress to the Technical Leader Award.
Trail leaders may take the Go MTB Skill Awards and Go MTB Leader and Instructor Orientation course.
Trail Leaders can also go on to deliver Young Leader and Ride Supporter courses by taking the CTC Trainer course.
Printer-friendly versionAvailable Courses
Date |
Course Venue | Link |
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| 15 Oct 2013 | Dales Bike Centre | Details... |
| 15 Oct 2013 | Velo | Details... |
| 18 Oct 2013 | Thornbridge Outdoors | Details... |
| 15 Nov 2013 | Dalby Bike Barn | Details... |
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Availability:
Open
Bespoke
Duration:
24 hours over two and a half days or over three days
Terrain:
Non-technical riding which means relatively smooth tracks and trails
Assessment:
Combined training and assessment
Feeder courses
Desirable
It is essential for most adults to start at the Trail Leader Award. Before attending, you should:
- Have at least one years experience of regular riding experience in trail terrain. This should be a minimum of 30 rides.
- Have an interest in cycle instruction and/or mountain bike leading.
- We recommend that you hold a valid and appropriate first aid certificate (or obtain one shortly after your course).
- Be able to understand the basic principles of maps (what they represent and how).
- Have attempted to fix punctures.
- Be at least 17 years of age. In this case, you cannot be provided with a full Trail Leader certificate until you reach 18, but you may be provided with an Assistant Leader Award for the interim period.
You may (but are not required to) also have:
- Completed skill awards or the Assistant Leader Award.
- Previous experience in mountain biking and / or leading groups in the outdoors.
- Other teaching / youth work / outdoor activity experience and qualifications.
- Additional navigation and/or maintenance experience or skills.