UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL ON THE MOUNTAIN BIKE
It is often the small changes, the incremental gains that make the biggest difference to peoples riding. We can all ride a bike buit can we all ride a mountain bike to our full potential?
Coaching
After 10 years of offering mountain bike skills coaching WeRide have now partnered with ALine Coaching to form a dedicated coaching provider in the West Yorkshire area with our base at Grenoside Woods near Sheffield.​
ALine Coaching is dedicated to providing a structured approach to develop technique, skill and confidence.​
Our Mission
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Is to get you where you want to go!
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Smoother?
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Faster?
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More control?
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Take on more gnarly terrain?​
Whatever you want, our mission is help you get there. We will help you understand where your riding is now, where you want it to be and most importantly "help you bridge that gap".
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We wont just give you a days coaching we will put you in the first step of development which you can use to continue to practice and develop from for months to come.​Our instructors are British Cycling level 2 & IDP (Instructor Development Program) qualified and when entering our progression you are entering one of the most tried and tested systems for MTB skill progression in the world.​
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The IDP was developed by the team at Whistler Bike Park over 20 years ago and has been in a continual state of evolution ever since.
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With instructors coming from all over the world to train and coach there Whistler Bike Park is considered the most progressive Bike Park in the world, both in terms of bike park design (GravityLogic) and instructor training TerraMethod.​
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ALine coaching is bringing this coaching system to the UK.
Skills Courses
Not sure which course? Fundamentals or a private is the place to start! Feel free to call one of the team who will discuss with you, your personal aims and objectives and identify the best way forward.
Fundamentals
There's no shortcuts to developing skill. If you know where your strengths and weakness are however you can target your time to get the most out of it. Thats what the Fundamentals is all about. This is not a beginners course.
Tech Enduro
On this course we work through a solid progression, riding steep terrain with all the kinds of features you expect to find - think "Innerleithen Enduro".
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We will work with you to increase your speed and control to expand your comfort zone to take on more and more challenging terrain!
Flow Trails, Jumps & Berms
Continuing on from the principles developed on the Fundamentals course, on this the second course in the series we focus on pressure control. Working with body mechanics, technique and some simple psychology you will develop a clear conceptual understanding of what needs to be done and more importantly how to do it.
Private Sessions
Private sessions enable you to write your own ticket. Sessions will be entirely tailored to the groups/individuals desires or if preferred, the coach’s eye.
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Please email: bnalinecoaching@gmail.com to book a date and for further information.
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Tailor-made sessions for 1:1 or a maximum of 10:1
Jumps & Drops
During this course, we will focus on developing your pressure control and timing skills, which are extremely important for your jumps and drops technique. Working on your body mechanics, technique and some simple psychology, you will develop a clear conceptual understanding of what needs to be done and how to apply do it.
Mental Performance
Dr Gareth Jones is a Mental Performance Coach based in Sheffield. He has worked in mental performance coaching for almost 10 years, working with athletes from a variety of individual and team sports. Gareth takes a personable approach to supporting any athlete he works with through face to face or online one-to-one chats.
Road to Enduro
The Road to Enduro course has one purpose - to make you a more confident and skilled rider in various types of terrain.
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You may be thinking of entering your first Enduro with your friends, you might have already ridden a couple of Enduros and loved it or you may be a keen racer. This course is designed for all riders, male and female, young and old, who are looking to improve their riding techniques and get on The Road to Enduro.
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The sessions start by looking at the fundamentals of riding, ensuring you have the basics embedded and are using them on every ride. Right through to more advanced techniques to ride steeper terrain with control, confidence and flow.
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The sessions are carefully designed to build on to the next session with new skills and techniques to take away and practice, giving you time to progress as a rider.
Road to Golfie
The Road to Golfie course is aimed to take a riders skills to the level needed to ride the trails in the famous Caberston forest (Golfie).
This course is not for beginners. If this is something you want to work towards, it is recommended to attend a couple of our single day courses to build your skills first. Ideally you will already be riding Black grades at trail centres and technical natural routes, with a desire to up-skill your riding to the more off piste trails of the Golfie.
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You may be riding technical trails and have a desire to visit the Scottish Borders to ride the now famous Golfie trails or be thinking of entering your first Enduro race but either way, the Road to Golfie will ensure you have the technical riding skills in place and a guide to show you the very best trails of the area.
OUR COACHES
Each of our coaches brings a wealth of riding and coaching experience to the courses and sessions we do along with a passion to see riders improve and have the most fun they can on a mountain bike. Our courses will not only improve your overall riding skill but you will leave the course with the ability to keep improving with focused practice.
All our coaches are fully qualified, insured and first aid trained. Each coach
Meet The Coaches
Gareth
Gareth is an accomplished bike handler, has certificates for coaching from British Cycling, Terra Method and has a PhD in behavioural health psychology with sport and exercise psychology expertise. Gareth is a natural coach with his professional / approachable style, his feedback is considered, accurate and his demonstrations are superb.
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An experienced DH racer, an expert dirt jumper and a skate park frequenter, whatever your goals, Dr Jones has the skills and experience to help you get there!
Ben
Ben is an accomplished coach, guide and rider with a wealth of experience racing XC, DH, Enduro and Endurance events for over 30 years. Ben has seen the sport of mountain biking develop from the very early days to the technology led bikes we all ride today.
Ben holds both coaching and guiding qualifications from British Cycling to the highest level capable for the UK.
Ben has an accommodating approach and is excellent at identifying your needs and creating plans to aid progression.
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Ben has ridden all over the world, and as you can tell from his picture, isn’t against the odd hike-a-bike.
John
John received his first cycling instructor certificate in 1998 and holds certificates from British Cycling, Scottish Cycling, the CTC and Whistler Bike Park.
He has guided for Ticket2Ride in Whistler, the Northshore, Pemberton, Squamish and Tyax. In his youth John was a multi disciplinary outdoor instructor specialising in mountain biking, kayaking and mountaineering.
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During this time he worked with a very diverse range of groups from probation and drug rehabilitation to schools and management groups. John also taught navigation at John Moores University.
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After graduating from the University of Sheffield he began working as a geo-environmental consultant but was pulled back into the coaching world by Whistler Bike Park and hasn’t looked back since.
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John is now a course conductor for The Instructor Development Program pioneered by Mike Johnstone co-owner of TerraMethod (with Tom Radke) and the training coordinator for Whistler Bike Park.