DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast

Berms, turns and cutties... cornering is rad so listen in to part 3 of our series on cornering to help get you 'learning ya turning'! Cornering can quickly become complicated due to the variety of skills, biomechanical movements, terrain configurations, and speeds. This episode aims to simplify the rotational component of cornering that can help intermediate and advanced riders drive the bike through corners.   We start this week's episode with a quick chat about being inspired by older shredders from different sports and reviewing 1 year of Donuts & Bikes... and then we get stuck into cornering! * What's missing from some cornering tips... any pet peeves? * What when do we rotational movements?  * The importance of Position, Braking & Line Choice before Rotation * When do we need rotation and using speed and intensity for more relevant, applicable demonstrations * Who has more control? The rider or physics? * What is rotation and how to use one body part to start teaching rotation...  * What are the 'usual suspects' and what are some of the less common body parts or movements, people can be aware of to improve performance * Example progressions for developing rotation * How coaches can analyze a riders movements to improve lessons * How to use effective feedback to drive performance * DONUT OF THE WEEK: the legendary 1 kilogram Crocodile Dundee Donut! Have you checked us out on Instagram and told your mates, yet? Well, get on it! @donutsandbikes [https://www.instagram.com/donutsandbikes/] DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.

If you’ve ever wanted to nail down your endos, stoppies, nose manuals, nose pivots or euro turns, then this episode is for you! In this weeks episode we dig into why everyone should learn these tricks (maneuvers) and just how much they can transform your overall skills and riding, anywhere and everywhere. There's a number of different ways to teach these maneuvers, but listen in as we dig into some examples to help transform your riding or coaching...  * Friends with the front of the bike * Difference between maneuvers and skills * Using maneuvers to develop and transform fundamental skills very efficiently ENDOS - rear wheel lift as the bike stops Phase 1: BRAKE & BRAKE - CONNECT & TIP Phase 2: BRAKE & BRAKE - DISCONNECT, SCOOP & POKE * Using a static demo to feel the forces in an endo  * Using emergency stops to introduce the core skills of endos * Releasing the front brake for confidence and safety to bring the back wheel down * Building confidence through repetition of correct form and technique  * Using the ‘scoop’ and ‘poke’ to ‘disconnect’ to manage risk and make the endo higher! * Why we don’t teach people how to crash… but what can we do to help keep them safe when learning these tricks.  * Using lines and numbers to quantify the timing and improve execution STOPPIES - rolling endo, using the brake to slow down/stop NOSE MANUALS - stoppies without the braking (using terrain, technique & speed) * Patience is key… master higher endos with scoop and poke, before starting stoppies * Stoppies - efficient and safer way to increase mileage and get comfortable with forces pushing the rider onto the handlebars  * Ideal terrain and equipment for stoppies * Stoppies ideal for slow speeds and technical terrain * Nose manuals great for learning to balance with the front of the bike at speed, for style! NOSE PIVOTS - An endo with steering & rotation to pivot on the 'nose' EURO TURN - rolling nose pivot as the bike is still moving forward BRAKE & BRACE | STEER & ROTATE * "Steering" = OUT and IN to create rotational momentum and set up the turn * Why applying both brakes for all these maneuvers can help * Using cones and markers to help timing and coordination for nose pivots and euro turns * What's the progression from Endos to Euro Turns and what's the timeline? * Stoppies through an arc to build into Euro Turns * Slow in, fast out for smoother Euro Turns  * The power of skills-based coaching  ... and of course, the featured donut of the day from  the wonderful @kenilworthbakery, in Queensland, Australia! Enjoy the show! Have you checked us out on Instagram and told your mates, yet? Well, get on it! @donutsandbikes [https://www.instagram.com/donutsandbikes/] DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.

Are adults just big kids? The answer, as always, is yes and no. Adults present some specific challenges in the way the learn as compared to kids. In this episode your hosts focus on three important ideas to help your understanding of how to coach adult riders: Connectedness, Language, and Mindsets. Here we dig into: * Creating connections that foster trust *  How the coach is a guide through cognitive terrain as much as the physical terrain * How adults sometimes need to re-learn how to learn * The connection between language and performance * Remembering to have fun * How to use positive self-talk * The relationship between judgement and emotions * Belief in performance as a key indicator of success * The power of objectivity * When not to coach * Three Mindsets -- Beginners, Growth-Oriented, and Sustainers * Dealing with burnout * The Donut of the day!  DISCLAIMER  The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.  Have you checked us out on Instagram and told your mates, yet? Well, get on it! @donutsandbikes [https://www.instagram.com/donutsandbikes/] DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.

How can we keep coaching and riding into old(er) age? In this episode, your hosts reveal that they are not youngsters, while also divulging a few clues on how they've managed to keep the stoke for riding and coaching over the decades. This discussion builds from the last episode and expands these ideas to adult mountain bikers. Listen in for details on:  * Adults vs kids – what are some differences in how they learn and how they ride? * Riding and getting older * Inspiration and riding * Why learning as an adult is difficult  * Growth mindset and why this matters * How how we think impacts how we learn * Getting older or getting busy? – The relationship between cause and effect and performance  * How to use self awareness and inner dialogue as tools * Lifestyle choices and learning * The Happy to Maintain Mindset * A Donut of the Day that sets the bar for Donuts of the Day. DISCLAIMER  The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.  Have you checked us out on Instagram and told your mates, yet? Well, get on it! @donutsandbikes [https://www.instagram.com/donutsandbikes/] DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.

Working with kids on bikes can provide some of the most rewarding moments for coaches. These times can also provide daunting challenges and seemingly endless frustration. In this episode, Paul and Kristian discuss some insights for successful youth coaching learned from over 20 years of practice. Topics this time include: * Our backgrounds working with kids * The power of Connection * Learning as an act of admitting you don’t know something * Connection as mechanism of trust and comfortableness * Connection as a function of the group dynamic * The role of the parent in coaching kids * Connection tool: Language, energy and confidence * Connection and goals * Labeling: what it is and how to avoid it * Paraverbal communication – being adaptive to situational needs * Culture, discipline, and consequences * Human development – inward and outward focus * The value of teaching kids DISCLAIMER  The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.  Have you checked us out on Instagram and told your mates, yet? Well, get on it! @donutsandbikes [https://www.instagram.com/donutsandbikes/] DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed by The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast: Donuts & Bikes are solely those of the authors, Kristian Jackson and Paul Howard and their guests, and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the PMBIA, or any other company, person or organization mentioned or included in the podcast. Any content provided by our guests or authors are of their opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything. THIS PODCAST & IT'S AUTHORS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST.