GCMTB | Dirt Groms
Junior Mountain Bike Coaching Program
Overview
Start Date: 2025 Term 2 begins Sunday 18th of May and runs for 4 consecutive weeks until 8th June.
Where: Gold Coast Cycle Centre / Nerang National Park (1 Hope St., Nerang)
Ages: 5-12 years
Participation: Riders will be graded and placed into groups of no more than 8 per coach.
FairPlay: Gold Coast Mountain Bike Club is a registered FairPlay activity provider. If you would like to use a FairPlay voucher to pay for Dirt Groms Coaching Program, please email ride @ gcmtb.com.au for additional information.
AusCycling Membership: Current membership required, either as paid member (discounted registration applies) or 4-Week Free Trial AusCycling membership (one-time only use).
Registration: To Register, there are two steps (you must complete both):
1. Complete the Registration Form (opens in new tab)
2. Purchase from our Shop here: ADD TO CART If you have entered an AusCycling number on the Registration Form, you will receive a discount code when you submit the Registration Form to be used at payment.
Program Details
Gold Coast Mountain Bike Club will be running their progressive mountain bike coaching program for kids ages 5-12 years. Special consideration will be given to children outside these age brackets.
During the first week, riders will be graded into groups based on ability. Each week, each group will spend 40 minutes practicing a skill, then stop for a 10-minute break, then finish with a 40-minute ride to practice our new skill on trails.
Parent helpers are welcomed (even needed) during the sessions. Parents are also invited to join us on the rides. Parent helpers are requested to provide a current Working with Children Blue Card or Exemption Card.
To participate you will need to first register your Grom’s details with us and then purchase the Dirt Groms Coaching Sessions from our GCMTB shop. You must purchase for the entire term which includes 4 sessions.
- Riders will require their own bike (preferably with gears)
(5 year olds on balance bikes will be catered for) - Offroad tyres
- Helmet that meets Australian Safety Standards
Skills Covered:
- Safety and Bike Setup
- Position and Balance
- Controlling the Bike
- Railing Corners
- Climbing and Descending
- Tackling Obstacles
Costs:
- Current AusCycling/GCMTB Club members – $80, 4 sessions (AusCycling number required on Registration Form)
- AusCycling Free Trial Members – $100, 4 sessions
All participants are required to have active AusCycling membership, either via paid membership (discounted registration available) or with a 4-week free trial membership. (Free trial only available for one-time use)
Become a member by joining AusCycling from $9.50/month or $81 for 12 months, and then nominating GCMTB as your local club (+$10)
Bad Weather or Cancellations:
In the event of bad weather we will send an SMS an hour before start time. If weather turns bad during the session we will move under cover or you may pick your child up.
Qualification and Insurance:
All instructors are trained and recognised by the national body (AusCycling), hold current first aid certificates, and QLD blue cards.
Contact: Lara and Nathan
ride@ gcmtb.com.au
4 Week Example Program
Week 1
Safety – Checking our helmet and our bike
Body Balance – Freeing ourselves up on the bike, forwards and backwards, side to side.
Ready Position – Make ourselves ready for any bumps and attack ‘the ramp’ for the first time.
Start/Stop – Getting on and off safely on trails, those hills can be tricky.
Week 2
Cornering – Moving side to side. Flat pedals, pedal down cornering.
Braking – How to brake efficiently.
Week 3
Climbing/Descending – Where should our weight be and what is the right gear.
Advanced Ramp – Attack the ramp on its biggest setting.
Crashing – How to roll properly when you come off.
Week 4
Ratcheting – How to avoid that rock or tree.
Track Stands – Stop at the obstacle without putting your feet down.