DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast
DONUTS & BIKES - The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast - will help transform your riding while delighting your taste buds! The hosts, Paul Howard (GSMBC President & Education Director, ZEP MTB Camps Owner & Head Coach, PMBIA Founder & Past- President) and Kristian Jackson (Senior Lecturer at Appalachian State University’s Department of Recreation Management & Physical Education, Trail Boss Rocky Knob Bike Park, GSMBC Coach Mentor) are two of the top-tier, industry leading mountain bike coaches and instructor trainers, with over 40 years of collective experience. Listen in as Donuts & Bikes pairs all things MTB skills and coaching, along with a feature donut on every episode. Get your ride and eat on and bite into Donuts & Bikes!
DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast
Donuts & Bikes Podcast: Info & Preview Episode
Welcome to the Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes!
Listen to this brief info and preview episode to learn more about the hosts, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard, who they are, what they do and why they are creating this new, industry first, mountain bike coaching podcast. The episode also digs into how these podcasts will work and what to expect.
If you're a mountain biker interested in not only progressing their skills, but also keen to dig into deeper conversations regarding different approaches, tactics and tools that can be used to get to the next level, this podcast is for you!
If you're a mountain bike coach that seeks more knowledge, more ideas or different ways to thing about teaching, coaching, riding and all things mountain biking, then listen in and see how we can help!
Each season or "chapter" we'll release 4 - 6 episodes, including interviews with guests from the mountain bike coaching world. This season, the topics will be...
- EP1: Slow is Smooth Smooth is Fast
- EP2: Why trail builders should coach and why coaches should build trails!
- EP3: Guest Coach Shannon Rademaker on the state of skills coaching in Australia
- EP4: Understanding 'how we learn' as riders and coaches to create more success
We have lots more ideas and topics to come, along with more guests planned as well. Find us on Instagram at @donutsandbikes to keep in touch and get the latest updates.
Enjoy!
Paul & Kristian
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DISCLAIMER
The views and opinions on The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are those of Kristian Jackson, Paul Howard, and guests, and don’t necessarily reflect the views of GSMBC, PMBIA, or others mentioned. Guest content reflects personal opinions and is not intended to offend or misrepresent any person or group.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
This podcast and its authors disclaim all responsibility for any damages resulting from use of or reliance on the content.
