INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

PMBI LEVEL 1

3 day First-time MTB Instructor Course

The Level 1 course trains instructors how to skillfully teach and guide beginner to intermediate riders. The Level 1 is run in both cross country and bike park (DH) environments. The main focus of the course is to provide a detailed understanding of the theory behind how we ride, safely guide and teach and act as a professional mountain bike instructor, which in turn allows you to adapt your knowledge and skills to any mountain biking situation. So whether you are leading a group ride on some XC trails or ripping with some clients in a DH setting, you'll be able to confidently ride and teach effectively in either discipline.

PMBI Level 1 Main Content:

• "Six Skill Concept" training - Riding Theory
• Teaching, Learning & Guiding Theory
• Rider Improvement and Feedback Sessions
• Skill Based vs. Maneuver Based teaching
• Terrain & Feature use in teaching
• Client Safety & Satisfaction

Riding Standard & Maneuver Examples:

• Green, Blue & some Single Black Diamond trails
• Drops up to 3 feet & small table top jumps
• Front & rear wheel lifts
• Basic ladders/raised trails
• Berms and flat corners

Pre-requisites (recommended):
Confident mountain biker on beginner to intermediate terrain
A minimum of 30 months mountain biking experience
WMA: Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness Advanced First Aid Certifications strongly recommended but not a pre-requisite.

Pass-requirements:
In order for candidates to successfully gain a PMBI Level 1 certification, they must pass both a riding and teaching evaluation during the course. Candidates must be comfortable riding all day long on intermediate single track/blue trails.

PMBI LEVEL 1 Sample

1 day course

This is a one-day course that involves instructors attending the first day of the regular PMBI Level 1 course, with an additional teaching practice in the afternoon and personal review with a PMBI Evaluator. This course is designed to be used in three main ways;

1. SKILLS REVIEW It can be taken at the start of each season as a refresher/review of those skills previously learnt on the PMBI Level 1, in preparation for the biking season to help bring your riding and/or teaching skills up to scratch
   
   
2. TASTER If you have taken another Mountain Bike Certification Course and want to learn more about biking and instructing, then the PMBI Level 1 Refresher will act as a good review of what you know, what you can learn, and show you a little about why the PMBI courses are setting the standards in the industry right now.
   
   
3. PREPARATION If you would like to take the PMBI Level 2 Course but want to brush up on your skills, knowledge and teaching, the PMBI Evaluator can help you with all these during this short course, and further let you know how to best prepare (what you need to do) before the PMBI Level 2 Course.

PMBI LEVEL 2

4 day Advanced Instructor Course

The PMBI Level 2 course is designed to follow on from the Level 1 courses and train instructors how to teach and develop the skills of intermediate to advanced riders. The Level 2 course is only available in a bike park (DH) environment. During the 4-day course, candidates will learn more advanced riding, teaching and even coaching techniques to take their instructing and riding skills to the next level. Using the PMBI "Six Skill System", candidates will learn how to safely teach jumping, drops and develop the technical skills of riders on advanced/black run terrain.

PMBI Level 2 Main Content:

• "Six Skill Concept" training at the Advanced level - Riding Theory
• Advanced Drops & Jumping Progressions
• Teaching, Learning & Guiding Theory continued
• Rider Improvement and Feedback Sessions
• Terrain & Feature use in high-end teaching
• Advanced Teaching Strategies
• Coaching vs. Instructing
• Analysis & Improvement Workshop

Riding Standard and Maneuver Examples:

• Single & Double Black Diamond Trails
• Drops up to 6ft and large tabletop jumps (A-line style)
• Intermediate to Advanced ladders
• High Speed cornering, off-camber & berms
• Technical Terrain & Steeps
• Wall-rides, Manuals, Pre-jumping

Pre-requisites:
Comfortable riding on advanced terrain (black runs) all day
PMBI Level 1 (or equivalent 3 day minimum mountain bike certification course)
PMBI Level 1 Refresher recommended (not mandatory) for non-PMBI Level 1's
1+ season Instructing experience recommended
WFR: Wilderness First Responder Certification recommended, but not mandatory

Pass-requirements:
In order for candidates to successfully gain the PMBI Level 2 certification, they must pass two teaching and two riding components - to give a total of four evaluations. Candidates must be comfortable riding on advanced terrain whilst safely and effectively improving advanced riders' skills using the PMBI "Six Skill System"; including jumping techniques, cornering and technical terrain.

PMBI LEVEL 3 Skills Coach

5 day Experienced Advanced Instructor Course

It is the aim of the PMBI Level 3 Skill Coach Course to help develop a strong network of well-rounded, fully equipped coaches to not only take their athletes to the next level of competition, but also the sport of Downhill Mountain Biking to the next level of professionalism.

The PMBI Level 3 course is for experienced instructors and coaches in the Mountain Bike Industry who are primarily involved in the coaching of expert riders, athletes and/or racers who are competing from the amateur level, right up to the National and World Cup stage.

This course is designed to equip coaches with the tools they need to help take their athletes to the next level of riding skill consistency and awareness, and therefore results! Many elite riders/racers (amateur and pro) are naturally very fast on a bike. It is the coach's job to be able to critically assess their athletes performance in terms of their mental, physical and technical abilities, preparation and performance, then plan and coach accordingly; to make them even faster.

The Level 3 course largely focuses on training a coach to assess, plan for and develop the technical skills of their athlete. Furthermore, PMBI Level 3 Skills Coaches will be able to train their own athletes how to coach and analyze themselves, making for an incredibly efficient athlete-coach-results relationship.

PMBI Level 3 Skills Coach Main Content:

• "Six Skill Coaching Model" Training
• Learning Assessment (Feedback) Development
• Athlete Performance Assessment & Planning
• Pedagogy Module & Training
• PMBI Coaching Strategies
• Athlete Skill Development Planning
• Short vs. Long term Coaching
• Coaching vs. Instructing
• Analysis & Improvement Workshop

Riding Standard and Maneuver Examples:

• Single & Double Black Diamond Trails
• Drops up to 6ft and large tabletop jumps (A-line style)
• Intermediate to Advanced ladders
• High Speed cornering, off-camber & berms
• Technical Terrain
• Wall-rides, Manuals, Pre-jumping

Pre-requisites:
PMBI Level 2 Mandatory (it acts as pre-training for Coaches attending the PMBI Level 3) 3+ Seasons Coaching Mountain Biking (or other sports such as snowboarding) at a high level Past/present racing experience an asset, but not essential

Pass-requirements:
In order for candidates to successfully gain the PMBI Level 3 Skills Coach certification, they must pass an overall riding competency module at the advanced level, technical skill understanding module, two coaching practices during the course and complete a three month rider/athlete coaching log, to give a total of five modules.