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The NC NICA Podcast
The official podcast of the North Carolina NICA league. The focus of this podcast is on coaching and team development and everything we do to get #morekidsonbikes! Topics of discussion will range from NICA practice design and activities to issues concerning managing teams to provide student-athletes with the best NICA experience we can provide. We'll also talk about our GRiT, Teen Trail Corps, and Adventure programs, too! Join us as we explore how best to develop positive, confident adults using mountain biking as our tool of choice and hopefully creating a new generation of lifelong mountain bikers in the process!
The NC NICA Podcast
Don't Stop Believin'
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Brian Russell, Chelle Frost and Shawn Moore
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Season 10
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Episode 2
Title: Don’t Stop Believing
Introduction
Topic: League Director Transition
Topic: Season 10 Update
- Conferences - committee work still going, brief board in September
- Western venues: Pleasant Ridge and Tryon International
- Elementary pilot program - slower than we thought, one team in pilot fall 2025
- Core competencies - trail blazer program, think passport across all program areas
- Team expansion
Topic: Important Dates
- Coach Training
- First coaches call Tuesday 19 August
- Registration: 2 Sep (Coach and Team) 1 Oct (SA)
- New Handbook in September
- 2026 CPT on the website
- Preseason (15 Oct)
- League Summit 18-19 Oct - registration opening this month
- GRiT (25 Oct)
- Event 1 (1 Nov) - Lake Norman
- Regionals (8-9 Nov) - registration opens 25 August
- Event 2 (22 Nov) - Old Fort
Closing (All)
Dad joke