NICA Skills and Supporting Games

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1	Skills	Supporting Games or Activities	Supplies	Group Size	Notes	Physical Contact	Link

2	OTB 101 Skills
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4	Neutral	Neutral position coast down easy, but longish hill	Cones - proper hill	Any size group	Good for beginners	None
5		Minefield	Cones	Small group	Good for beginners	None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
6		Rope Maze	Stakes, ropes	Small group	Prep early - takes time to build	None
7		Front Wheel Flick	Cones, ball	Large group		None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
8		Follow the Leader BBS	None	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
9		Power Coast	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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11	Ready Position	Bike Limbo	Pool noodles or cut inner tube	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	OTB-201-Games.pdf
12		Follow the Leader BBS	None	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
13		Cone Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
14		Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners if it's not too steep	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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16	Braking	Don't Kill the Chicken	Rubber farm animal	Small group		None
17		Cardboard Slide	cardboard / boxes	Large group	many versions... tug of war, stealing other's cardboard	None	OTB-201-Games.pdf
18		Rope Maze	Stakes, ropes	Small group	Prep early - takes time to build	None
19		Bike Soccer	Soccer ball, cones	Large group	Larger group needs larger field	Potentially	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
20		Power Coast	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
21		Red Light / Green Light	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
22		Braking Challenge	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
23		Cone Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
24		Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners if it's not too steep	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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27	Bike Body Separation - Front/Back	Bike Limbo w/ straight arms for Back	Pool noodles or cut inner tube	Any size group		None	OTB-201-Games.pdf
28		Follow the Leader Bike/Body Separation	None	Any size group		None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
29		Water bottle pickup	Milk crates, water bottles	Small group	challenge by choice	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
30		Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners if it's not too steep	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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33	Bike Body Separation - Side to Side	Close Tree Rub	Cones, Noodle, and stake	Any size group		None
34		Narrow Trees	Pool noodles, noodle stakes, cones	Any size group	this practices body bike separation and simulates riding single track with close trees	None
35		Follow the Leader BBS	None	Any size group		None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
36		Water bottle pickup	Milk crates, water bottles	Small group	challenge by choice	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
37		Cone Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
38		Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners if it's not too steep	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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41	Introduction to Cornering	Cone Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
42	Introduction to Cornering	Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Good for beginners if it's not too steep	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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44	Shifting	Steep hill climb from flat - run through all gears to granny	Cones	Small group		None
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48	Climbing: Dismount	Dismount Challenge	Steep-ish hill	Small group	Coach calls out stop and which side to put foot down	None
49	Climbing: Dismount
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51	Climbing: Crouched Climb	Loose Climb Challenge	Very steep or loose trail	Small group	Practice climbing steep trail without spinning out	None
52	Climbing: Crouched Climb
53	Climbing: Standing Climb	Long Climb Challenge	Long steady climb	Small group	Practice standing as long as possible	None
54	Climbing: Standing Climb
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56	OTB 201 Skills
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58	Ready: Foot Wedge
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60	Braking: Pressure Control	Don't Kill the Chicken	Rubber farm animal	Small group	Approach chicken at high speed and stop without skidding or kiling the chicken.	None
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63	Advanced Cornering	Cone Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Progress with speed, steepness, or cone spacing	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
64	Advanced Cornering	Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Any size group	Progress with speed, steepness, or cone spacing	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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66	Decending: Dismount	Downhill Slow Slalom - Coach Calls Out Stop	Cones	Small group	Progress with speed, steepness, or cone spacing	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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68	Climbing: Restart	Restart Challenge	Cones	Small group	Start on uphill. First one to the top wins	None
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70	Ratcheting	Foot Down	Cones	Any size group		Close Quarters	OTB-201-Games.pdf
71		Minefield	cones, rubber chicken	Small group		None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
72		Skinny Lines	skinny boards, cones, wood beam	Any size group		None
73		Rock Dodge Challenge	Cones	Small group		None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
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75	Trackstand	Foot Down	Cones	Any size group		Close Quarters	OTB-201-Games.pdf
76		Rope Maze	Stakes, ropes	Small group	Prep early - takes time to build	None
77		Small Circles Challenge	Cones	Small group	Add more circles for more riders	Close Quarters
78		Infinity Circles Challenge	Cones	Small group	Progress with standing, one hand, more riders, etc.	Close Quarters
79		Skinny Lines	Skinny boards, cones, or ropes	Any size group		None
80		Minefield	Cones	Small group		None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
81		Red Light / Green Light w/trackstands	Cones	Any size group	More advanced with trackstands	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
82		Hill Balance	Cones	Small group	Progress with harder terrain or standing	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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84	Small Circles	Rope Maze	Stake and ropes	Small group	Prep early - takes time to build	None
85		Sharks and Minnows	Cones	Large group		Yes	OTB-201-Games.pdf
86		Alien Invasion	Cones	Large group		Yes	OTB-201-Games.pdf
87		Zombie Tag	Cones	Large group		Yes	OTB-201-Games.pdf
88		Foot Down	Cones	Any size group		Close Quarters	OTB-201-Games.pdf
89		Minefield	Cones	Small group		None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
90		Bike Soccer	Soccer ball, cones	Large group	Larger group needs larger field	Potentially	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
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92	Rock Dodge	Rock Dodge Challenge	Cones	Small group	Progress to clear as many cones as possible	None	NICA On The Bike Games.pdf
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94	Switchbacks	Short Course Races w/ Switchbacks	Cones	Any size group		None
95		Rope Maze	Stakes and ropes	Small group		None
96		Foot Down	Cones	Any size group		Close Quarters	OTB-201-Games.pdf
97		Downhill Slow Slalom	Cones	Small group	Good for beginners if it's not too steep	None	SAS MTB bike games cards.pdf
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99	Front Wheel Lift	Don't Kill the Chicken	Rubber farm animal	Small group	Lift front wheel over squeaky toy	None
100	Front Wheel Lift	Lift Up Challenge	Platform or curb	Small group	Lift front wheel onto object smoothly	None