The following forms must be completed: Arizona Cycling Association membership (opens in new window) Mile High Middle School registration (opens in new window) The following fees must be paid: $125 membership to the Arizona Cycling Association (ACA), paid directly to the ACA during online registration $35 purchase of a team jersey (yours to keep), payable...
Mile High Cycling just concluded our second season of getting #morekidsonbikes at Mile High Middle School, Granite Mountain School, and homeschool students within those boundaries. This year consisted of 36 registered student-athletes, 25 volunteer coaches, 8 podiums, and countless personal goals achieved by both the students and coaches. Similar to last year’s report, I...
This spring marks the first anniversary of Mile High Cycling. I want to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone who has helped make this program a success, summarize what we accomplished in 2022, and also offer a preview of our remaining plans. A few pictures are highlighted below, but you can also follow the...
Join us in the school cafeteria to learn all about the Mile High Middle School mountain biking team, also open to next year’s 6th graders from Granite Mountain and home-school students within the PUSD boundary. We’ll go over the team’s philosophy, upcoming practice schedule, equipment requirements, loaner bikes program, Girls Riding Trails (GRiT) program, and...
Generous community donations have already helped us achieve the following for our inaugural season: 30 middle school students registered with the team in grades 6 through 8 from PUSD or homeschool alongside 15 volunteer coaches MTB 101, MTB 201, and MTB 301 skills clinics for student-athletes and coaches Bike repair, maintenance, and fit clinics Hundreds...
Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) requires a passing grade (60% or higher) in all classes in order for a student-athlete to participate in competitions (games or races). Grade checks are done weekly, usually on a Monday. Any two weekly grade checks in a row that identify a failing grade in any class(es) makes that student...
Ellie Kraft, who was recently crowned as the fastest 17-year old female mountain biker in the United States, stopped by our practice today to inspire the entire team with some fantastic advice about both racing and recreational riding. She, the other female coaches, and our PHS mentors Claire & Lucy then took our lady Badgers...
Trail Etiquette General trail etiquette rules include bikers yielding to all horse users and hikers as well as a biker going downhill yielding to a biker who is climbing uphill. It is especially important to give horse users plenty of advanced notice and ask them what they prefer that you do, which could include remaining...
Practices may occur during hot temperatures and/or forecasted storms. To mitigate the impacts of heat, we will oftentimes go to a location with shade, higher elevation, and/or breeze. Other techniques are sometimes employed, such as ice water misters and fun water gun games. Student-athletes should always come properly hydrated to each practice, carry adequate water...
