Registration for our 2025 Season will begin in the Fall

We’ll start preseason activities for our 2025 season starting in October of 2024 – including registration and our Fall Fun Rides, so interested kids and families can come get to know us and see how awesome riding with the team is. The official 2025 season will get started this upcoming winter and go into the spring. While NICA/NorCal official registration doesn’t open until November, if you are hyped to come ride with us, start by filling out our Season Interest Form now:

We also have some important outreach programs – GRiT (Girls Riding Together) and the Trek NICA Pathfinders Scholarship (for people of color) – if you want to participate or get more information please indicate when you fill out the Season Interest Form.

You can also get on our mailing list by subscribing using the form down there, at the bottom of the page, to stay informed on when registration opens and rides and events will be happening.

Preseason Fun Rides and Events

This is our preseason schedule for 2025. The dates are set but there are some times and locations that will be made available closer to the event – notably for the Info Call and Team Meeting. Of course these are subject to change if anything unforeseen arises.

  • New Riders Fun Ride - Saturday Nov. 2, 2024, 10am-1pm – Joaquin Miller Park, Sequoia Arena Gate, Oakland

  • Parent Info Video Call - Monday Nov. 11, 2024 – Zoom

  • GRiT (Girls Riding Together) Fun Ride - Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 10am-1pm – Joaquin Miller Park, Elephant Barn Parking Lot, Oakland

  • Parent & Rider In-Person Team Meeting - Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 @ 1PM– Berkeley Sports Basement

  • **CANCELED Whole Team Fun Ride - Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, 10am-1pm – Joaquin Miller Park, Sequoia Arena Gate, Oakland

Steps for registering with us:

  1. Season Interest form – Our registration process starts with families filling out the Interest Form and sharing your contact and info. All athletes, including returning athletes, must fill out this form. Once we have your info and NICA/NorCal registration is open we’ll send you an invitation to register in Pit Zone and then Team Snap.

  2. Register your child in Pit Zone – Pit Zone is NICA’s platform for registering student athletes and coaches with them and will officially open for their registration in Nov. After you’ve filled out our Interest form we will send you an invite to register in Pit Zone. You have to be sent an invite in order to register in Pit Zone. Look in your inbox for an email from NICA Pit Zone. During the Pit Zone registration, you’ll be asked to pay the NorCal League and NICA dues. These dues help pay for our team to be insured and coach licensing.
    When registering in Pit Zone you will have the option to register for the 4 races our team be attending this season. Racing is not required, but it is super fun, and it’s inspiring to be around the amazing extended biking community of the NorCal League. So we encourage everyone to go racing and see what the experience is like.

  3. Register you child in Team Snap – we are using Team Snap for team organization, scheduling, and communication. You will receive an email with the registration link to join our club in TeamSnap. You must have this registration link to join. During registration you will asked to pay for club dues for 2024. These fees will be used to fund our various adventures and trips, team gear, team shirts, and other team events.

  4. COVID-19 Vaccination – we encourage everyone to do what they can to protect themselves and their community and be vaccinated for COVID-19 if they are eligible.

 

Pathfinders Scholarship

The Trek NICA Pathfinders Scholarship is a program to provide teenage people of color with the bikes, gear, and resources needed overcome historical barriers. Recipients get a Trek Marlin mountain bike, a helmet, gear, and support for a full season of riding.

If you want to apply for the Pathfinders Scholarship you will need to fill out our 2025 Rider Interest Form and in the comments mention you would like to be considered for the scholarship.

Importantly, if you want to ride with us, let us know and we’ll support you getting on the trails with us. We are committed to being inclusive and welcoming, so even if the scholarships have all been awarded, we have our own fleet of loaner bikes and gear for those who need support.

 

PARENTS/GUARDIANS INTERESTED IN RIDING WITH US

If you’re a parent or guardian that would like to ride with us during the season we are excited to have you. You will also need to register in Pit Zone — email Coach Kenny to be invited as a coach. During the Pit Zone registration, you’ll be asked to pay a License Membership fee. This fee includes the fee for required background check. Please let Coach Kenny know if you’d like to be reimbursed. We have some budget to cover this fee. Beyond registering in the Pit Zone, you’ll also need to attain a Level 1 coach certification (about a 2hr commitment to webinar style training on how to handle concussions and risk management). More information can be found at NICA’s Coach Licensing program.