Course Details
Young Leader: MTB Bikes
Key content
The MTB Bike Young Leader course helps develop riding skills as well as personal attributes such as independence, technical skills, confidence, communication, teamwork and enthusiasm.
The MTB Bike Young Leader Award also initiates you into the world of leading groups. You may go on to help Leaders and their groups with leading rides, setting up games and building skills in others.
The MTB Bike Young Leader Award can be combined with a vocational or applied educational learning process such as ASDAN or individual schools programme to show that you can achieve a good level of ability in specific roles.
For MTB bike leaders, young leaders are invaluable. Helping manage the groups, deal with skills, maintenance and emergencies, the role of the Young Leader is wide, varied and resourceful. Many MTB Bike leaders search out good Young Leaders, as assistants are essential when taking out groups of young people.
Course Outcomes
Many of the people attending these courses are using it as part of extra curricular development, or internal school time where the focus is on gaining vocational qualifications.
What next
After your Young Leader Award, and once you have turned 18 years old, you can progress to the Trail Mountain Bike Leader Award, which may help you towards a career as a mountain bike guide.
The Go MTB Leader and Instructor Orientation is your next step if you want to become a Go MTB leader.
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Bespoke
Duration:
8 hours over one day
Terrain:
The terrain limitations will vary according to your abilities and experience, from road, trail and technical terrain.
Assessment:
Combined training and assessment.
Essential
Before attending a MTB Bike Young Leader course, you should:
- Have at least three months experience of regular riding experience in at least trail terrain. This should be a minimum of 20 rides.
- Have an interest in cycle or MTB bike leading.
You may also find it useful to have completed one or more skill awards prior to your MTB Bike Young Leader course.