Mountain Biking Skills with Coach Wes: Spring Clinics (Adults & Youths 10 years +)
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Clinic One - March 21st | 9:00-11:30am
Join Coach Wes for an MTB Skills Masterclass and freshen up your mountain bike trail riding skills in preparation for the upcoming 2026 spring riding season. This clinic will be held in a controlled environment out on a grassy field with training aids. We will cover all the most important core bike handling techniques required to safely ride your bike. All skills are discussed and explained first, then demonstrated, after which riders get ample time to practice with professional individual feedback from Coach Wes. Wes will assist you in identifying errors in your technique and give you meaningful corrections to practice
and apply to your riding. This is a great clinic for newcomers and more experienced riders alike. All are welcome! We will cover the following skills:
• Body Position & Movement Dynamics
• Foot Placement and Bracing techniques
• Maintaining Balance, Stability, and Control at slower and higher speeds
• How to Prevent Crashes and Going “Over the Bars”
• Braking Control
• Climbing and Descending techniques
• How to Corner
• Front and Rear Wheel Lifts to level lifts
Clinic two - April 11th | 9:00-11:30am | Jump & Drop with Confidence
Join Coach Wes and learn how to safely get your wheels in the air! This Mountain Bike Skills
Clinic is for those riders keen to learn how to start jumping and air dropping their mountain bikes safely and with the correct technique. We will cover all the most important skills in order to correctly get your wheels in the air and how to land safely. This is a jump/drop progression session. This clinic is for beginner to intermediate riders wishing to learn how to jump or improve on their jumping skills. This clinic will be held in a controlled environment out on a grassy field with training aids. All jump skills are discussed and explained first, then demonstrated, after which riders get ample time to practice with professional individual feedback from Coach Wes. Wes will assist you in identifying errors in your technique and give you meaningful corrections to practice and apply to your riding. We will cover the following skills:
• How to get your wheels in the air Safely
• Weighting and unweighting your bike
• Body Movements and Bike Control
• How to avoid going “over the bars” on Jumps and drops
• Judging the Correct Speed for the jump/drop
• Understanding the “Take-Off” zone & “Drop” Zone
• How to Land your Bike safely and with control
• Ready State and Mental Preparedness
• How to approach your first Gap Jump or Step Down
Clinic Three - April 25 | 9:00-11:30am Intermediate\Advanced MTB Skills Clinic
Join Coach Wes for an Intermediate to more Advanced MTB Skills progression session. This Skills clinic will cover how to approach, practice and apply more technically challenging skills in a controlled environment out on a grassy field with training aids. All skills are
discussed and explained first, then demonstrated, after which riders get ample time to practice with professional individual feedback from Coach Wes. Wes will assist you in identifying errors in your technique and give you meaningful corrections to practice and apply to your riding. We will cover the following skills:
• High Speed Cornering
• The Bunny Hop
• The Trackstand
• The Front wheel Pedal Lift
• The Wheelie Drop
• The Manual
• Stoppies & Nose Turns