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
Cornering Part 1 - The Myths, The Fundamentals, The Details!
Cornering: the piece of our riding we can always improve and seemingly can never 'perfect'... the holy grail of mountain biking! In this episode we discuss some of the myths and pitfalls riders can fall into and dive into some of the details behind the fundamental skills that a) will improve your cornering and b) you can work on anywhere, corners or no corners!
For coaches... there's a wealth of insight here to up your game and help make your cornering sessions more efficient, effective and fun!
- Common myths
- Pedal position
- Switch foot
- Absolutes vs pro's and cons
- Techniques vs. Tactics
- Highlighting the difference between "how to do" something vs. "how to learn" something.
- Recipes and ingredients
- Be patience - focus on ONE skill at a time
- Flat corners vs. berms
- Angulation and Inclination
- Fundamentals of Position & Balance for cornering
- Braking Progression... and yes, you can brake in corners!!
- Leaning the bike... letting is lean first, before you 'make it lean'
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Mountain bike instructors and coaches - if you're interested in leaning more about mountain bike coach education and certifications, check out the Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches at www.gsmbc.pro
DISCLAIMER
The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the GSMBC, PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.
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