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
Season 4 Episode 1: Coaching vs Instructing
Are mountain bike coaching and instructing the same thing? How are they similar? Why are the different? Does it matter? If so what does this mean for the mountain bike industry? In this episode Paul and Kristian take on this questions to discover how the answers impact the impact we have as coaches and instructors.
In this show:
- Paul and Kristian explain the radio silence of the last year
- What's coming up in season 4!
- An update on the Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches
- A historical perspective on mountain bike instruction
- How focusing on performance factors shifts the focus from instruction to coaching
- Coaching and relationship building
- Outcome vs process goals
- How efficiency helps determine a coaches role
- Why teaching styles natter
- The "greyness" between instructing and coaching
- Connectedness and the human factors
- The role of fun as a tool
- Metrics for success
- Paul's Donut of the Day!
Thanks to our Season 4 partners:
Tsuga -- Durable and innovative gear, crafted in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, for the rides we all dream of. Borne in Boone, perfected in Pisgah.
Local Lion Coffee and Doughnuts -- Local Lion uses a 1930’s award winning recipe is a craft rooted in tradition creating the experience of authenticity and flavor.
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MTB COACH EDUCATION: Instructors and coaches—want to grow your skills or get certified? Explore the Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches at www.gsmbc.pro.
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.
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