August 8 Email

MTB Team,
It's almost here - the official start of the first season of HS mountain biking at USN and in Tennessee.
Remember that we'll keep updated practice schedules (and changes) and information on the MTB Team page on www.usn.org. 
Log in, go to My Groups (or My Child's Groups if you are a parent) and you'll find the team page.
 
Practices-

1) Before school starts: We'll have 2 more check-out practices on Friday, August 9 and Monday, August 12. Both will be on the back field at USN from 4-5pm. If you're around, bring your bike and helmet. We'll make sure both are safe and ready to go and work on some basics.
2) Lunch meetings: we'll meet as a team every Monday for lunch in Tibbott 1850 (Art History Room). We'll also meet the first week of school during lunch on Friday, August 16th. Bring your food and we'll talk shop, skills and strategy, training and nutrition, watch videos and start our FTC (Flat Tire Challenge).
3) Regular practices: We will have practices almost every Monday and Friday after school, starting on Friday, August 16th. Practices will be approximately 3:15-6:00pm (at the latest). End times will depend on our practice location that day, and associated travel times. Transport will be provided for riders and bikes when we leave campus (which will be most Mon/Fri practice days; really bad weather or trail conditions will move us into the spin room, gym or fitness center).
4) Weekends: We will also have periodic Sunday morning trail rides to prep us for our 4 races, which will all be on Sundays, probably in the 9am-12pm range. Typically you'll need to provide your own transportation to a local trail; parents are welcome to stick around, join the ride as an official ride leader (requires registering with NICA - more info soon), or take advantage of the trails on your own while we practice.
 
Parent/Student Meeting
Scheduled for Monday, August 19th from 5:30-6:30 at USN after our practice that day.
We'll talk plans and expectations for the season, NICA registration, and make sure each rider has everything in order. You can go ahead and complete this form and bring it to us the next time you are at USN.
 
FYI - the NICA skills clinic and Lock 4 race this weekend has been postponed due to weather/trail conditions
Originally scheduled for this weekend, the community races in Gallatin and the HS NICA clinic have been postponed until Aug. 31/Sept. 1. 
The NICA clinic is now on Sept. 1, cost is $40 and includes a very cool TN NICA jersey. https://www.racesonline.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=public.race_detail&race_id=16988 
The skills clinic will be great and we hope some of you might also register for the 9-mile XC race so you can experience the same course we'll be on in November under race conditions.
 
Medical and Health Information
We need all students/parents to make sure that you've updated/completed the online student health system at www.usn.org/podium (USN Nurse Brenda Jowers sent you an email recently with information)
AND
complete the TSSAA participation form (if you've turned one in for any 13/14 sport, you're already good to go).
AND
 
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