2025 SLO Scoters NICA Team

Lets get more kids on bikes!

The San Luis Obispo Scoters are a National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) high school and junior high composite team made up of student-athletes in grades 6-12 from schools in San Luis Obispo County.

Our goal is to provide a fun, safe, and high-quality mountain bike experience for all athletes.

Founded in 2018, last year's team had 43 student-athletes and 41 dedicated volunteer coaches.

As we gear up for the seventh season of Scoters, we are raising support for up to 50 co-ed students and training 10 new leadership level coaches.

As a club team within NICA (www.nationalmtb.org) and NICA Northern California (www.norcalmtb.org), SLO Scoters supports the following NICA mission:

Letʼs get #MoreKidsOnBikes

SEASON GOALS

I – Bring adventure and fun into our season – Adventure that results in youth development, mountain bike skills education and outdoor education. Fun that results in building friendships for life and creating experiences that keep our student-athletes wanting to come back every year.

II – Coach Training & Safety First – Increase the number of Level 2 or higher coaches from 20 to 25 focusing on growing the number of female coaches first.

III – Trail Maintenance Program – Working with Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers (3CMB) we will create and maintain a sustainable trail maintenance program that a) educates each student-athlete on the basics of trail-maintenance b) host at least 1 trail-work day at the Eucs or Shooters trails c) Identifies and trains 2 coaches to become certified 3CMB Trail Maintenance Crew Leaders.

IV – Expand the Program – Build infrastructure and Team Leadership so we can get more kids on bikes in North and South County.

V – Recruit more female riders – Design and implement a Scoters GRiT (Girls Riding Together) program in alignment with the NorCal NICA GRiT guidelines.

VI– Underprivileged Youth – work to break down the barriers to entry into mountain biking (cost of equipment & transportation to trailheads).