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MTBA Have announced their plans to deliver an Under 17’s Junior development squad. All the details are available on the MTBA Website.
Expressions of interest are due by 26 January – so hop to it!
The Facebook announcement also has a cool picture! Check it out.
Three coaches will head up the development team:
MTBA have announced their Level 1 Coaching courses for 2015.
This is a 2 day course, aimed at people who want to work with Clubs and assist MTB riders develop skills, fitness and racing tactics for State or National competition.
Adelaide is scheduled for 14th and 15th February 2015. The cost is $390.
There are also pre-requisites for the course, make sure you check them out (and fulfil them) before registering for the course.
For more information, check out MTBA Coaching page.
There is also an information page available here.
Event registration is available here.
If you have any questions about these courses, please direct them to MTBA – sport@mtba.asn.au.
Info on this weekends race to come………
Evan James has finally managed to find a good excuse to part from the club – he’s succesfully gained employment with MTBA as the Junior Development Coordinator. Evan has been a committee member with AMBC for the last 8 years, heavily involved as Race Director for most of those years. Last year he switched to the Media Coordinator position and took charge of the clubs Facebook page.
AMBC would like to thank Evan for his dedication in assisting the club throughout the years and we look forward to working with him in his new role as the Junior Development Coordinator for MTBA.
As a result, the Media Coordinator position is up for grabs. If you feel you’ve got the lingo to handle the clubs website posts (in collusion with P’An-Tau), Facebook page and the Instagram account – shoot an email to info@ambc.asn.au. The technical side of the website is handled by Tom Bamman, so you only need to know how to “make words awesome” to full-fill this role.
The other position the club is looking to build on is on the day race timers. There’s ample information on this page, but basically we are looking for people to watch the timing computer while the race is on. If you think you can perform this role, please email timing@ambc.asn.au and we can sort out a suitable training time.
With less than a week to go before entries close for the end of year pony express party – here’s some info for the masses!
To finish the year off AMBC is hosting a Pony Express race at Victoria Park (Park 16) in the Adelaide Parklands – Forrest of Doom.
The race will be held on Sunday 7th Dec, sign-on from 9am and race start at 10am. Racing will last for aprox. 1.5 hours, with some prizes and a BBQ happening afterwards.
Pony Express is a team relay format of racing that requires each team to contain at least 1 junior or female rider. Each team member completes the required number of laps (usually 3-4 of a short course) and the first team to complete the laps is the winner. The race plate is the relay baton and must be transferred from rider to rider for each lap – AMBC encourages the use of your imagination when thinking of efficient ways to do this!
Transponders are not required for this race and race plates will be issued on the day.
Entry for adults is $15 and juniors $10. If you’re not an MTBA member, you will need a $20 day license as well. Registration is available here.
If you can’t form a team, but still wish to race, enter as an individual and we can allocate a team on the day.
Following the race, we will be raffling of a Giant Bike to anyone who has competed in three or more races throughout the year (includes GESA). Winners will need to be there to win the prize.
If you have any questions, please email timing@ambc.asn.au
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