Girls AllRide Mountain Bike Program Announces Registration Details
PRESS RELEASE: Ladies AllRide
The team behind Ladies AllRide Mountain Bike Skills Camps are excited to announce registration is open for their expanded Girls AllRide program! Girls ages 9-15 can choose from a variety of programs that suit their skillsets, goals and age group in Bend, OR. They are also offering two-hour sessions during their adult Ladies AllRide Camps in Bentonville, AR, Grand Targhee, Wy and Whitefish, MT.
If they are able, girls should all ride bikes: Girls AllRide has a mission to use mountain biking as a tool for youth to build community, discover potentials and strengthen themselves - inside and out. The main goal is to help girls develop their mountain biking skills and have fun, while also helping them learn how to face fears, believe in themselves and think positive, logical thoughts instead of reacting with fear.
Witnessing girls thrive because of confidence gained through mountain biking is priceless!
“The girls’ program will integrate the same Ladies AllRide coaching philosophy where we relate mountain biking to life, while making it fun and educational. By referencing and reading from books like: The Confidence Code for Girls and Girls Guide to a Growth Mindset, we aim to help girls learn how to find confidence when they don’t feel it, see failures as tools for learning and treat themselves and each other with compassion and kindness.” - Cierra Smith – Lead Girls Coach and Director of Fun.
Ali Halpin, Program Director for Girls AllRide says, "We are excited to help the younger generation create community through sport. Additionally, sports like mountain biking can teach them so much about themselves. We will help them realize attitude is a choice, we will teach them to be patient and kind to themselves through the process of learning and we will emphasize the importance of supporting other girls through their journey."
More girls on bikes!
"We are passionate about helping girls feel strong and discover what they are capable of. We want them to learn that if they believe in themselves, anything is possible. At Ladies AllRide we see that passion and determination motivates women to push limits and embrace challenges. If we can help girls understand passion and determination at a young age, seeds of bravery, perseverance, and community-building can be planted and cultivated during pre-adolescence - a critical time of development and identity for girls.” - Lindsey Richter - Founder and Director of Inspiration for Ladies AllRide
Whether they are brand new to mountain biking or ready to pop wheelies and catch some air, Girls AllRide is ready to help. Girls AllRide will give preadolescent girls of all shapes, sizes, skin colors, fitness levels and abilities a place to feel confident, secure, and emotionally safe. By encouraging young girls to face challenges with courage and celebrate failures as lessons, this can dictate the quality of our future female leaders.
Register your little shredder today!
Girls AllRide Registration
About Ladies AllRide:
A movement dedicated to growing the presence of female mountain bikers across the globe through a series of energizing and inspirational mountain bike skills camps for women. These events bring women together in a welcoming environment to enhance their lives on and off their bikes. There are Ladies AllRide events in epic riding locations around the U.S. For more information about Ladies AllRide visit: www.ladiesallride.com
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One thing that bothered me though (and might get me some grief) was at the end of the day when everyone is congratulating the kids and saying goodbyes, the coaches immediately started slamming beers like it was going out of style.
I drink too, but it was kind of a weird dynamic to, in my opinion, be shoving beer/party culture in the face of these kids after a healthy bonding experience where the coaches are meant to be looked-up to. Food for thought I guess, and it won't prevent me from bringing the kids again, but it does make me want to leave right after the event, which is disappointing.
Nobody was shotgunning beers or anything but there was a pretty distinct atmosphere shift at the end, as I saw and felt it, where even the kid's coaches moved into beer-thirty mode very quickly (which maybe at 40 I'm less tolerant of now than when I was younger).
To be clear in this public forum this was in Bend and yes, it was one of the mixed events where the women and girls are all together at the beginning and end of the days (2019 at Seventh Mountain). Like I said I still want to bring the girls this year as they had a great time with the group, but just being fully transparent on my feelings at the one thing that I felt weird about.
I'm more than glad to see that you're interested in discussing the concern, so kudos to the @LadiesAllRide team!
I have come across the Ladies AllRide groups several times before while riding in Bend. Always seems like a very happy group of riders out learning and having fun. They even cheered for me once in the little techy rock left hand corner on Storm King heading out towards the green gate (I only clean that about 50% of the time so the pressure was on)!