After a weekend off, we are gathering our gear and getting ready to head to Camp War Eagle for AR-NICA race 3. We love to see the great efforts of our coaches create rewarding opportunities for our student-athletes. Coaches continue to create the secret sauce that keeps our league thriving. Over the past weekend, we […]
The 2021 race season has begun. We are thankful that Mother Nature turned the temperatures down over the weekend for our Sager Creek time trial event. Although we had a short pause in racing due to a nearby storm, the weather was great. We are even more grateful for the efforts of our coaches in […]
Hello Coaches! Our coaches calls and our newsletters are the two ways we communicate you to make sure you have all the information that you need. This is especially important as we near the race season. We will have 3 required calls to go over race information – August 18 (this Wednesday!), September 15, and […]
August Coach Newsletter Upcoming Coaches Calls August 4 – Monthly Coaches Call Race Season Prep. Covid. Volunteering August 18 – Mandatory call for Time Trial Details and Race 1 September 1 – Monthly Coach Call September 15 – Mandatory Call for Race 2 October 6 – Monthly Coach Call, Race 3 Info October 20 […]
July Coach Newsletter Happy July 4th everyone. We hope you are enjoying some downtime or the opportunity to gather with friends and family during the holiday weekend. As our ’21 preseason comes to an end, we are so thankful for the effort you have put into your teams. Preseason team activities were robust, and we […]
July is quickly approaching, and we hope that you are as excited as we are to see the next Arkansas NICA season begin. Our spring coach training events were a huge success, and we see many teams organizing meetings, outreach or Try-It-Out rides, and other pre-season events. Our student-athletes have increasing anticipation that this will […]
Hello, AR-NICA coaches. I hope that your team preparations for the upcoming season are going well. Coaches are meeting among themselves to organize some of the team administrative tasks that make up the NICA preseason. I’m reminded of a common statement made to our student-athletes; “If you are not actively working to get ahead, you […]
Hello Coaches! Things are heating up as the AR-NICA league officially enters the 2021 preseason. Coaches are coming out of hibernation. Families are beginning to ask when things will begin. Outreach events have been happening in new communities. The Girls Riding Together (GRiT) program is also underway with female ambassadors and coaches. Our loaner-bike fleet […]
Hello Coaches! We’re excited to send out a newsletter on March 1st because today is the day that PitZone opens for coaches. Yes, if you are a coach, the 2021 season officially begins today. You can now register on PitZone for the next season and begin completing the training modules. There are some Coach Licensing […]
In the newsletter sent a few minutes ago, I was premature in mentioning our ‘21 race venue locations. Although the race dates are expected to remain the same, we are continuing to work with venue partners to confirm those locations. For now, the race locations are TENTATIVE and pending approvals. I ask you […]