Bike Instructor Certification Program

Bike Instructor Certification Program The Bike Instructor Certification Program offers professional training and certification for individuals who lead group rides or teach bike skills clinics.

The BICP is building on proven, successful methods nearly two decades in development.

08/22/2026

Your first mountain bike clinic doesn’t need to be an all-day production.

Tina’s advice for newer coaches?
Start with 2–3 hours.

Give yourself time to get comfortable teaching skills, managing a group, assessing riders, and finding your rhythm as an instructor.

Then, as your experience and confidence grow, you can start adding more skills and building out different clinic formats.

Having a structure helps, too.

From pre-ride assessments to skills, keywords, and progressions, the BICP framework gives coaches a foundation they can build from instead of trying to figure everything out from scratch.

Start simple. Get comfortable. Build from there. 🙌

🎙️ Hear more from Tina Meinhardt and Travis Brown in Episode 12 of the Skills in Session: Behind the Scenes of Running Mountain Bike Clinics.

Watch now on YouTube or listen to Skills in Session wherever you get your podcasts.

08/19/2026

Your feet play a bigger role in bike control than you might think. 👀

“The Claw” is all about creating pressure through your pedals by pointing your toes down and flexing at the ankles, helping you keep the bike connected underneath you.

You’ll find it in everything from rear wheel lifts and navigating obstacles to more advanced moves like drops and jumps.

As Shaums March explains, learning to use it efficiently can help you lighten or lift the rear wheel, maintain better control, and finish features with the bike where you want it.

Small movement. Big impact.

Next time you’re on the bike, pay attention to what your feet are doing.

Can you feel the claw? 🤙

16 fundamental mountain bike skills.But learning how to perform them is only part of the Level 1 experience.BICP Level 1...
08/14/2026

16 fundamental mountain bike skills.

But learning how to perform them is only part of the Level 1 experience.

BICP Level 1 Fundamental Skills Instructor Certification is designed to teach you how to turn riding knowledge into effective instruction.

Alongside the riding skills, participants learn stability and biomechanics, teaching strategies, site selection, goal setting, proper demonstrations, keywords, progressions, and error detection.

Because a great instructor needs to do more than demonstrate a skill.

They need to understand what they’re seeing, recognize where a rider may be struggling, communicate clearly, and create a progression that helps that rider move forward safely and confidently.

Swipe through to see the 16 fundamental riding skills taught and tested in BICP Level 1.

Ready to take the next step in your coaching?
Visit → icp.bike to find an upcoming Level 1 certification course

08/12/2026

So, you earned your certification. Now what do you actually teach? 👀

When Tina Meinhardt first started coaching, she didn’t try to create an endless menu of clinics. She started with the fundamentals she learned through her BICP Level 1 certification and built beginner-focused clinics around that foundation.

Five years later, with Level 1 and Level 2 certifications and years of coaching experience behind her, she has a much bigger toolbox to pull from.

That’s just one of the conversations we’re diving into in the newest episode of Skills in Session.

🎙️ Episode 12, Behind the Scenes of Running Mountain Bike Clinics, is OUT NOW.

From deciding what to teach to scheduling, pricing, preparing for clinics, and everything that happens after riders head home, Travis and Tina are getting into the side of coaching that happens long before and after the actual lesson.

Trust us, coaches. You’re going to want to dive into this one.

🎧 Watch Episode 12 on YouTube or listen to Skills in Session wherever you get your podcasts.

WHY does certification MATTER?!Being a great rider doesn’t automatically make someone a great instructor.Knowing how to ...
08/10/2026

WHY does certification MATTER?!

Being a great rider doesn’t automatically make someone a great instructor.

Knowing how to perform a skill is one thing.

Knowing how to break it down, recognize what a rider is doing, understand why they’re struggling, communicate meaningful feedback, manage risk, and create a progression that meets that rider where they are?

That’s instruction.
That’s why certification matters.

BICP certification isn’t simply about proving you can ride.

It’s about developing and demonstrating the skills needed to teach others safely, effectively, and professionally.

It creates a shared standard for instruction and gives coaches the tools to make thoughtful decisions when working with different riders, abilities, goals, and environments.

Because when someone trusts you to help them become a better rider, how you teach matters just as much as what you teach.

That’s the difference professional certification can make.

Ready to take the next step?
Visit icp.bike to find an upcoming BICP certification course near you.

08/07/2026

The best skills parks don’t just challenge riders.

They build confidence.

Thoughtful trail design creates opportunities for every rider to progress at their own pace, without feeling left behind.

When multiple line choices come together in one feature, riders can challenge themselves, celebrate each other’s successes, and keep having fun together.

As Michael Brown explains in this clip, great coaching and great trail design go hand in hand.

The goal isn’t simply to build better features. It’s to create experiences that leave riders excited to come back for more.

🎙️ Episode 11, Meet Mike Brown, President of BICP Australia & New Zealand, is live now on YouTube or listen to Skills in Session wherever you get your podcasts.

Great coaching creates opportunities.At vermontadaptive , mountain biking is more than a sport. It’s a way to build conf...
08/05/2026

Great coaching creates opportunities.

At vermontadaptive , mountain biking is more than a sport. It’s a way to build confidence, create community, and make the outdoors more accessible for riders of all abilities.

Today, we’re proud to spotlight three members of their incredible coaching team: Felicia Fowler, Betsy Hoffmeister, and Jeff Alexander.

Each brings a unique perspective to adaptive mountain bike instruction, but they all share the same commitment to helping riders discover what’s possible on the trail.

Organizations like Vermont Adaptive remind us that great coaching isn’t just about teaching skills.

It’s about creating experiences that empower people, build confidence, and make our sport more welcoming for everyone.

We’re proud to have Vermont Adaptive and its coaches as part of the BICP community.

Learn more about their programs and follow their journey at vermontadaptive

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