Teen Trail Corps – Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League

Log Trail Care and Advocacy hours in the Pit Zone

Teen Trail Corps supports NICA’s mission to build strong minds, bodies, character, and communities through cycling by creating a culture of service within our community.

Missouri League TTC Counter:

2024 Goal: 60/2000 hours

2023: 1567 hours

2022: 980 hours

You can make an impact in your community

Check out this article by NICA’s Phil Waidner to get inspired and learn about the impact that NICA student athletes are having on trails and communities around the country: HERE

“If we speak more about why mountain biking is beneficial and talk about getting better trails, there is a higher chance of it actually happening.”
Haley – Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League

Let’s get started!

Check out this series of articles from IMBA:

MTB Advocacy: Activating Trail Stewards of Tomorrow

“Young people BELONG in the advocacy space. As members of communities, youth provide both hope for the future, and the needed perspectives of how policies impact the younger in our populations.”
Kate Noelke

The ABCs of Mountain Bike Advocacy, Part I

The ABCs of Mountain Bike Advocacy, Part II: Advocacy Starts With Strategy

Become a trail ambassador in your community:

Ride

Demonstrate safe riding habits and improvement or mastery of key skills
Be prepared (check your equipment before every ride)
Assist your Coach in mentoring younger or less skilled riders
Meet team attendance standards for a season
Research and present how people safely use bicycles for transportation

Speak

Attend/speak at public meetings
Write letters on land-use matters
Share or create social media postings about trail advocacy
Conduct team education about responsible trail stewardship
Provide input to interactive mapping, surveys and requests from land managers

Serve

Build relationships with local trail groups
Build relationships with land managers
Participate in your NICA league volunteer efforts
Participate in local trail group volunteer efforts
Participate in a volunteer trail maintenance training or workshop

Respect

Treat the environment with respect and kindness
Treat others with respect and kindness
Build a strong connection with the environmental community
Teach others how to show respect for the environment and community
Develop positive community relations
Expand on relationships

Want to learn how we can all work together to share and protect our trails? Check out the IMBA Ride Vibes