After School Bike Club

ABOUT / HISTORY

Our original mountain bike program, spring sessions invite riders ages 8-12 and 13 and up practice skills through games and riding with experienced coaches. Meet at local trailheads for fun rides twice per week. Loaner bikes and helmets are available. The Field Institute of Taos offers after school mountain bike programs for local youth ages 8 and up. Sessions consist of a blend of environmental education, safety, fitness, and biking skills. Topics include bike maintenance, trail use and access issues, team work, fitness, nutrition, hydration, first aid, and fun. These exceptional and worthwhile programs give youth a safe, active, fun outdoor experience.

Program leaders are Susie Fiore (Bike Program Director, and Founder of FITaos, former professional mountain bike competitor and coach) and Sean Cassily (Head Coach). Our entire team of coaches and assistant coaches are experienced and make riding FUN! The skills our young riders learn will help them explore the surrounding areas and develop a passion for a sport that lasts a lifetime. Through this program, youth develop the skills and attitudes to safely explore their own physical abilities as well as the natural world around them while making thoughtful, intelligent choices. In today’s world of serious national physical and emotional health issues like obesity, diabetes, anxiety disorders, and heart disease, we believe that these programs are critical.

If you are no longer a kid but want to be involved, consider volunteering to ride with the groups or become a coach. Remember what it’s like to ride and play like a kid! Contact Susie for details at info@fitaos.org.

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