ONLINE COURSES
ONLINE COACH EDUCATION (OCE)
HELPING COACHES INSPIRE, CONNECT & ELEVATE THEIR GAME
The next evolution in mountain bike coach education!
Interactive, detailed, yet simple to follow Online Coach Education (OCE) courses. Learn at your own pace, build your skills at home and discover your true potential with GSMBC’s of professional online EDUCATION programs.
AVAILABLE NOW!
AVAILABLE NOW!
KIDS COACHING | $139
Built on 25 years of experience coaching kids, this course gives you the tools and confidence to deliver safe, engaging, and skill-focused mountain biking lessons.
Through the course, you’ll learn how to:
Apply learning psychology to understand how kids think, learn, and respond
Build a positive coaching culture while managing discipline effectively
Use respectful language to motivate and engage riders
Implement kids-specific risk management and make smart terrain choices
Deliver focused skill-based lessons with fun themes, games, and exercises
Adapt coaching to physical, social, and mental differences between age groups
Includes a FREE live webinar with Q&A, where experienced GSMBC coaches review content, answer questions, and share practical tips for real-world coaching.
PURCHASE through GSMBC Membership to access this course and other resources to grow your skills as a confident, inspiring kids’ coach.
COGNITIVE STRATEGIES | $139
This course helps coaches better understand how people think, learn, and respond, giving you practical tools to connect, communicate, and coach more effectively with all riders — kids or adults, neurodiverse or neurotypical.
Through the course, you’ll learn how to:
Recognize various cognitive differences and learning styles
Apply effective teaching and communication strategies
Identify and respond to behaviours in a supportive way
Motivate and engage diverse learners
Build your coaching toolbox to create safe, positive, and inclusive learning experiences
Includes a FREE live webinar with Q&A, where GSMBC coaches review the course content, answer questions, and provide real-world tips for applying cognitive strategies in coaching sessions.
PURCHASE through GSMBC Membership to access this course and other resources designed to expand your skills and confidence as a coach for all riders.
COMING SOON
COMING SOON
ADAPTIVE MTB COACHING
LAUNCHING NOVEMBER 15th, 2025
This course equips coaches to teach adaptive mountain biking to riders of all abilities, focusing on skill development, safety, and inclusion.
Through the course, you’ll learn how to:
Adapt lessons for diverse physical, cognitive, and sensory abilities
Plan and deliver skill-based sessions tailored to each rider’s needs
Use effective communication and motivation strategies
Create safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environments
Apply practical tips for adaptive equipment, terrain choice, and progression
Access this course through GSMBC Membership and gain the skills and confidence to coach adaptive mountain biking safely and effectively.
COACHING E-MTB’S
LAUNCHING DECEMBER 15th, 2025
This course equips coaches with the knowledge and skills to teach and guide riders on Class 1 e-MTBs, and to adapt lessons safely and effectively for students using this technology.
Through the course, you’ll learn how to:
Understand the latest Class 1 e-MTB technology and its implications for coaching
Adapt lesson plans, guiding strategies, and risk management for e-MTB riders
Safely coach riders on e-MTBs or integrate students using these bikes into mixed groups
Apply techniques for terrain choice, pacing, and skill progression specific to e-MTBs
Communicate effectively and manage group dynamics while riding with powered bikes
Access this course through GSMBC Membership to stay current with e-MTB coaching practices and deliver safe, engaging, and skill-focused lessons for all riders.
