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Welcome to the BIKE DAWGS! San Rafael High School MTB Team 2014 Season Welcome to the BIKE DAWGS! San Rafael High School MTB Team Jon Francis Head Coach 8th year SRHS Parent 4th Season as Head Coach 5th Season with Team Wilderness First

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Welcome to the San Rafael High School MTB Team

BIKE DAWGS!

2014 Season

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Jon Francis Head Coach

8th year SRHS Parent 4th Season as Head Coach 5th Season with Team Wilderness First Aid/CPR Certified Level 3 USA Cycling Coach NICA Rules Committee Member coachjon@dawgsmtb.org

Welcome to the San Rafael High School MTB Team

BIKE DAWGS!

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Rich Prahm Assistant Coach

4th year SRHS Parent 2nd Season as Assistant Coach 4th Season with Team Wilderness First Aid Certified coachrich@dawgsmtb.org

Welcome to the San Rafael High School MTB Team

BIKE DAWGS!

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Team Captains

Lauren Schulman - Senior/Varsity Girls Linot Vierke - Senior/JV Boys Seth Francis - Senior/Varsity Boys all entering their 4th season as Bike Dawgs

Welcome to the San Rafael High School MTB Team

BIKE DAWGS!

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THE TEAM

  • ฀ Founded฀by฀SRHS฀parents฀in฀2006.
  • ฀ All฀volunteer,฀parent-run฀club฀sport.฀
  • ฀ Started฀as฀all-boy฀Frosh฀team.
  • ฀ Became฀co-ed฀in฀2008.
  • ฀ Roster฀grew฀from฀7฀up฀to฀nearly฀30.
  • ฀ State฀Champions฀in฀2008.
  • ฀ Many฀top฀5฀NorCal฀&฀State฀finishes฀

since฀then.

The฀original฀7฀Bike฀Dawgs:฀Clayton฀Herrick,฀Ford฀Zimmerman,฀Bart฀ Carrade,฀Will฀Curtis,฀Skyler฀Nilsen,฀Niko฀Kaplanis฀and฀Gavin฀Albertoli฀

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THE LEAGUE

  • ฀NorCal฀High฀School฀Cycling฀League,฀founded฀in฀2001.฀
  • ฀Part฀of฀NICA,฀the฀National฀Interscholastic฀Cycling฀Association,฀with฀10฀

Leagues฀in฀9฀States.

  • ฀NorCal฀recently฀divided฀into฀North/South฀divisions,฀Dawgs฀are฀in฀the฀

North.

  • ฀NorCal฀puts฀on฀all฀races,฀with฀four฀ability฀categories฀for฀both฀boys฀and฀

girls.

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WHY RIDE?

  • ฀Build฀self-esteem฀and฀self-reliance
  • ฀Create฀lifelong฀athletes฀and฀promote฀healthy฀lifestyles
  • ฀Promote฀awareness฀and฀responsibility฀for฀public฀land฀
  • ฀Build฀mental฀toughness฀and฀diligence
  • ฀Promote฀camaraderie฀with฀other฀teams฀and฀their฀riders
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WHO WE ARE

  • ฀Not฀officially฀affiliated฀with฀

the฀school฀district฀or฀with฀ MCAL.฀

  • ฀All-volunteer,฀parent-run฀

co-op.฀

  • ฀As฀a฀co-op,฀essential฀that฀

all฀our฀team฀parents฀volun- teer฀in฀one฀way฀or฀another.฀฀

  • ฀Need฀several฀adult฀“ride฀leaders”฀out฀on฀the฀trails.฀
  • ฀Lots฀of฀volunteer฀positions฀off฀the฀trails฀as฀well฀(details฀to฀follow).฀
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HOW WE BUILD THE TEAM

  • ฀Demonstrate฀ability,฀try฀and฀keep฀trying,฀show฀up฀consistently฀

with฀a฀good฀attitude฀–฀you're฀on฀the฀team.฀

  • ฀Proven฀history฀of฀creating฀capable฀and฀confident฀riders฀out฀of฀

timid,฀out-of-shape฀beginners.

  • ฀The฀sport฀is฀not฀for฀everyone.฀It฀demands฀great฀endurance฀

and฀what฀we฀call฀“pain฀management.”฀

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GIRL POWER

  • ฀The฀NorCal฀League฀and฀our฀own฀SRHS฀team฀culture฀is฀truly฀co-ed
  • ฀We฀work฀to฀provide฀an฀experience฀that฀encourages฀and฀celebrates฀

girls’฀different฀needs฀and฀tastes.

  • ฀Girls฀thrive฀when฀they฀join฀with฀friends.
  • ฀Girls฀who฀don’t฀join฀with฀friends฀make฀new฀friends฀quickly.
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BUT IS IT SAFE?

  • ฀Not฀the฀Red฀Bull฀Rampage฀or฀X-Games
  • ฀Cross฀Country฀MTB฀racing฀is฀an฀endurance฀sport฀
  • ฀Average฀speed฀is฀usually฀around฀10฀to฀12฀miles฀per฀hour฀
  • ฀Statistically,฀fewer฀serious฀injuries฀than฀most฀mainstream฀sports

MORE THAN YOU MIGHT THINK...

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... BUT NOT WITHOUT RISK

BUT IS IT SAFE?

  • ฀Inherent฀dangers฀with฀cycling฀–฀mostly฀with฀cars฀on฀the฀roads
  • ฀There฀will฀be฀times฀when฀your฀child฀is฀riding฀unsupervised
  • ฀Two฀types฀of฀riders:฀

Those฀who฀have฀fallen,฀and฀those฀who฀have฀not฀fallen฀yet.

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RISK MANAGEMENT RULES THE DAY

BUT IS IT SAFE?

  • ฀We฀do฀our฀best฀to฀minimize฀risks.฀
  • ฀Risk-taking฀is฀not฀tolerated.
  • ฀The฀League฀helmet฀rule฀is฀strictly฀enforced.
  • ฀We฀teach฀each฀athlete฀bike-control฀skills฀early฀in฀the฀season.
  • ฀Coaches฀as฀well฀as฀some฀ride฀leaders฀and฀students฀are฀WFA฀certified.
  • ฀Falls฀mostly฀result฀in฀no฀more฀than฀scrapes,฀minor฀cuts฀and฀bruises.
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WHAT WILL IT COST?

  • ฀NorCal฀League฀registration฀฀

($50)

  • ฀Entry฀fees฀for฀races฀฀ ($45/ea฀x6฀=฀$270)
  • ฀Travel฀hotel/dining฀costs฀฀

($250)

  • ฀Team฀dues*฀฀

($175)

  • ฀Team฀jersey฀(shorts฀optional)฀

($55) ฀ ฀ $800

  • ฀Students฀and฀parents฀do฀fundraising฀to฀offset฀many฀of฀these฀costs.
  • ฀Scholarships฀are฀available฀from฀NICA,฀Norcal,฀the฀team฀and฀the฀local฀

cycling฀community฀to฀help฀with฀many฀of฀these฀costs.฀

*฀ Team฀dues฀cover฀the฀cost฀of฀insurance,฀group฀riding฀permits฀in฀some฀training฀areas,฀pro- fessional฀instruction,฀league-mandated฀coaches฀training฀and฀certification,฀etc.

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WHAT WILL IT COST? TIMELINE OF COSTS MONTH฀ NOV฀ DEC฀ JAN฀ FEB฀ MAR฀ APR฀ MAY COSTS฀ $230฀ ฀ $95฀ $75฀ $240฀ $165฀ $45 FOR฀ dues,฀ ฀ NorCal฀ hotel฀ 2฀hotels,฀ hotel฀ 1฀race ฀ ฀ jersey฀ ฀

registration฀

฀ 2฀races฀ 2฀races ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ 1฀race

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WHAT WILL IT COST? CAN IT COST LESS?

  • ฀ Sponsors฀and฀Fundraising฀–฀decrease฀dues฀and฀increase฀available฀

dues฀scholarships.

  • ฀ League฀and฀race฀registration฀fees฀–฀scholarships฀are฀available
  • ฀ Travel฀expenses฀–฀carpooling฀and฀room฀sharing฀can฀be฀arranged
  • ฀ Gear฀–฀Bike฀gear฀swap฀at฀kickoff฀party.฀Lightly฀used฀and฀outgrown฀

bike฀clothes฀and฀accessories฀for฀free

  • ฀ Bikes฀–฀Current฀and฀former฀riders฀have฀used฀bikes฀for฀sale;฀

negotiating฀with฀potential฀sponsor฀for฀loaners ฀

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Bike Shorts

Bike

Bike Shoes Bike Socks Jersey Helmet Eye Protection Arm Warmers Leg Warmers Gloves

YOU’LL NEED SOME GEAR

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YOU’LL NEED SOME GEAR

Water Bottle Cell Phone Bike Tool Spare Tube Patch Kit Wind Breaker Pump Food

TO CARRY WITH YOU:

Floor Pump

  • ฀Floor pump
  • ฀Lube
  • ฀Rags
  • ฀A bucket, sponges, nylon brushes

and old towels฀

  • ฀A large vehicle or bike racks

IN YOUR GARAGE:

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COMMUNICATION

  • ฀We฀use฀e-mail฀to฀communicate฀with฀parents฀and฀athletes.
  • ฀Encourage฀athletes฀to฀communicate฀team,฀training฀and฀race฀issues฀

directly฀with฀the฀coach฀when฀possible.฀

  • ฀Ride฀and฀race฀information฀will฀be฀posted฀to฀our฀website.
  • ฀Team฀captains฀will฀occasionally฀pass฀team฀social฀information฀along฀

via฀Facebook฀and฀texts.

  • ฀Text฀blast฀system฀for฀rain฀cancellation.฀

Websites/Resources: http://dawgsmtb.org/฀is฀our฀team฀website. http://www.norcalmtb.org/฀is฀the฀official฀NorCal฀league฀website.

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฀ SATURDAYS

  • ฀ Saturday฀9AM฀–฀Team฀Ride฀from฀San฀Anselmo฀(3+฀hours)

฀ WEEKDAYS

  • ฀ Mondays฀4PM฀Indoor฀cycling฀at฀Pelo฀Fitness฀(1฀hour)฀
  • ฀ Tuesdays฀4PM฀Core฀strength฀at฀Body฀Kinetics฀(1฀hour)
  • ฀ Thursday฀3/4PM฀–฀Team฀Ride฀from฀SRHS฀(2฀hours)

TRAINING

SCHEDULE

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  • ฀ SATURDAY฀practices฀-฀no฀regular฀conflicts
  • ฀ WEEKDAY฀practices฀-฀no฀more฀than฀one฀regular฀conflict
  • ฀ Winter฀sports฀at฀SRHS฀–฀Consult฀with฀coach฀

CONFLICTS

TRAINING TRAINING

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  • ฀ Ride฀planning฀is฀important฀and฀challenging:
  • ฀ Need฀to฀know฀in฀advance฀who฀will฀be฀there.
  • ฀ No-shows฀(unexcused)฀-฀dropped฀after฀4
  • ฀ Excused฀absences฀-฀Maintain฀70%฀attendance

ATTENDANCE

TRAINING TRAINING

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  • ฀ February฀23฀-฀East฀Garrison฀(near฀Monterey)
  • ฀ March฀8฀-฀Granite฀Bay฀(near฀Folsom)
  • ฀ March฀22-฀Folsom฀Prison฀(in฀Folsom)
  • ฀ April฀6฀-฀Laguna฀Seca฀(near฀Monterey)
  • ฀ April฀27฀-฀NorCal฀Championship฀(New฀Petaluma฀Course)฀
  • ฀ May฀18฀-฀State฀Championships฀-฀Boggs฀Mountain฀(near฀Clear฀

Lake) SIX RACES

TRAINING RACES

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Sunday฀Race:

  • ฀ Saturday฀2PM฀pre-ride,฀team฀dinner,฀overnight฀in฀hotel

Saturday฀Race:

  • ฀ Friday฀night฀team฀dinner,฀overnight฀in฀hotel,฀morning฀pre-ride

RACE WEEKENDS

TRAINING RACES

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  • ฀ Trail฀Work
  • ฀ Team฀Fund฀raisers฀(Tree฀Lot,฀Car฀Wash)
  • ฀ League฀Fund฀raisers

KIDS - 8 HOURS

TRAINING VOLUNTEERING

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  • ฀ Day฀to฀day฀tasks
  • ฀ Race฀day฀tasks฀(team)
  • ฀ Race฀day฀tasks฀(league)

PARENTS

TRAINING VOLUNTEERING

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  • ฀ Finance฀Officer
  • ฀ SRHS฀Liaison
  • ฀ Webmaster
  • ฀ Photographer
  • ฀ Volunteer฀Coordinator
  • ฀ Travel฀Coordinator
  • ฀ Public฀Relations฀Officer
  • ฀ Carpool฀Coordinator
  • ฀ Team฀Dinner฀Coordinator

DAY TO DAY TASKS

TRAINING VOLUNTEERING

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  • ฀ Set-up/Take-down
  • ฀ Breakfast฀Coordinator฀(pre-race฀food)
  • ฀ Grill฀Meister฀(post-race฀food)
  • ฀ Pit฀Boss
  • ฀ Feed฀Zone฀Captain
  • ฀ Feed฀Zone
  • ฀ Photographer/videographer

RACE DAY TASKS - TEAM

TRAINING VOLUNTEERING

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TRAINING

  • ฀ Course฀Marshal
  • ฀ Roving฀Marshal
  • ฀ Scorekeepers฀Assistant
  • ฀ Parking฀Coordinator
  • ฀ Set-up/Take-down
  • ฀ Sales
  • ฀ Registration

RACE DAY TASKS - LEAGUE

VOLUNTEERING

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www.dawgsmtb.org Fill฀in฀all฀emergency฀contact฀info,฀along฀with฀health฀insurance฀info฀ including฀policy฀number. TRAINING NEXT STEPS

  • 1. SIGN UP.
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www.dawgsmtb.org/dawgs-docs/ ฀ Release฀and฀Medical฀Forms: ฀ NICA_Waiver_2014 ฀ SRHS_MTB_Waiver_2014 ฀ SRHS฀Athletic฀Participation฀Forms฀2014 ฀ SRHS฀Concussion฀Info

  • ฀Complete฀all฀forms,฀get฀physician’s฀signature฀on฀Athletic฀Participation฀Form.฀
  • ฀Schedule฀a฀physical฀if฀your฀student฀has฀not฀had฀one฀in฀the฀past฀12฀months.
  • ฀If฀student฀played฀a฀Fall฀sport,฀get฀a฀copy฀of฀the฀form฀you฀submitted฀for฀that.

TRAINING NEXT STEPS

  • 2. FILL OUT AND SIGN ALL RELEASES & SRHS ATHLETIC FORM
  • 3. BRING COMPLETED FORMS TO THE SEASON KICKOFF PARTY
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  • ฀Turn฀in฀signed฀releases฀and฀participation฀forms
  • ฀Pay฀dues
  • ฀Pick฀up฀some฀stuff฀at฀the฀used฀gear฀swap
  • ฀Try฀on฀sample฀jerseys/shorts,฀order฀and฀pay฀for฀uniforms
  • ฀Get฀answers฀to฀any฀additional฀questions
  • ฀Meet฀your฀teammates฀and฀other฀team฀parents
  • ฀Eat฀some฀Sol฀Food
  • 4. SEASON KICKOFF PARTY, THURSDAY, NOV. 21 6:30PM

230 Ridgewood Drive, San Rafael

TRAINING NEXT STEPS

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  • ฀Look฀for฀ride฀meet฀info฀and฀times฀in฀a฀weekly฀Sunday฀email
  • ฀First฀team฀practice฀is฀on฀Monday฀11/25฀at฀Pelo฀Fitness
  • ฀Questions?฀Email฀coachjon@dawgsmtb.org
  • 5. THE 2014 SEASON

TRAINING NEXT STEPS