OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENT CAMP 2024 INFO. 2025 DETAILS COMING SO
GENERAL INFORMATION
We are excited to be entering ourt third year and our host Burke Mtn Academy has the most wonderful campus for a mountain bike overnight summer camp. The dates are August 4-9, 2024. Burke Mtn Academy is a state-of-the-art campus for developing young athletes and promises to be a great experience for all those participating. The overnight camp (day camp optional) is for the aspiring kid that loves riding, and wants an action-packed day that leaves little time to wonder what's happening on Snapchat! All the while, parents can have confidence knowing their child will be safe, forming new friendships, and having fun learning a life-long sport.
The BMA campus is an ideal environment for teaching skills with direct access to the Kingdom Trails network and plenty of room for us to play on and off the bike! The camp is ideal for 11-17-year-olds who have previously participated in our day camps, another mtb camp, or for those that love to ride and want to have fun with like-minded peers. It is an action-packed camp, programmed to maximize the days and develop our next mountain biking generation. We have skill challenges, shuttles, loamy dirt, games, swimming, and team sports. Every day, the camp will progress and reach new boundaries of the KT network. We follow proven PMBI methods for skill acquisition and riding ability. Small athlete-to-coach ratios (6/1) will help provide a safe, positive learning environment.
Our programming covers braking, riding position, trail awareness, climbing, jumping, turning, shifting, and more. We use the Kingdom Trails network and the Burke Bike Park for our lessons. We are NOT a lift service camp or a jump-only camp. We are a XC skills and Enduro conditioning camp that includes applicable lessons in sport psychology, physiology, and nutrition through hands-on activities. We also take time for swimming, games, hiking, and team sports. The beautiful Northeast Kingdom is a great backdrop to accentuate our love for sport and fun.
This will be our Kingdom Camp's 14th year teaching mountain bike skills to young athletes.
CAMP MISSION
- Safely enhance mountain bike skill sets while exploring the Northeast Kingdom.
- Engage in basic concepts of sport physiology, psychology, and nutrition through hands on activities
- Create a lifelong passion for the sport and have fun
SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
8:00: Breakfast
9:00 - 11:00: Skills/drills, pump tracks, fitness, equipment, big rides.
11:00 - 2:00: Lunch, bike tuning, sports psych, exercise physiology
2:00 - 6:00: Group rides, skill development, sessioning, and progressions. Swimming, team sports
6:30: Dinner
7:30: Team games, sports psych movies, local riding
9:30: In rooms
10:00: Lights out
RATES
August 4-9, 2024
Program fee TBD $1650 (2024)