ABOUT MIAS
Mountain Biking is often associated with freedom, adventure, discovery, and exercise and promotes an opportunity to explore local and national wilderness environments.
Group leaders should always foster a high regard for the environment and other users and inhabitants and encourage in others an understanding of the problems of conservation, access and erosion.
The 'Mountain-Bike Instructor Award Scheme includes consideration for all of these aspects, which are vital if the ethics and traditions of the outdoors are to continue.
The Mountain-Bike Instructors Award Scheme or MIAS to our friends, offers a range of courses for prospective and current cycling MTB leaders. We were established back in 1989 and have developed working relationships with many other irganisatiions.
We provide structured training for those involved in leading mountain bike trips both here in the UK and abroad. With many courses for the armed services in countries such as Kenya, Germany and Cyprus.
Martin Nash
Director
Aims & Objectives
To create an organisation that provides all mountain bikers with access to quality coaching.
To develop and maintain a coaching system.
To recruit, train and further develop coaches.
To monitor and maintain examination standards linked to a graded award system.
To maintain a database of qualified coaches.
To develop and maintain effective communications.
To keep coaches aware of up to date information on mountain bike coaching and associated topics.
To issue, monitor and update coaching material which will form the basis for the education, training and assessment for mountain bike coaches.
To encourage qualified coaches to apply their experience and expertise to promote safe mountain biking.
To offer insurance through ABCC to protect all registered mountain bike coaches against insurance claims, which may arise during coaching activities.
To maintain all avenues for the coach to progress to their full potential.
All qualified coaches will have practical and theoretical knowledge in the following areas:
Code of safe practice
Kit and equipment
Access and conservation
Bike familiarisation
Bike preparation and maintenance
First aid relating to biking activity
Bike skills (on and off road)
Bike leadership and group management
Risk assessment