Summer 

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• No organized team practices and instead have fun rides.

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• For riders new to mountain biking, we highly recommend finding these rides and to find out information on these rides, please contact the coach or team director at Jetsmountainbiketeam@gmail.com.

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• Equipment: Bike, helmet, and a water source. 

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• Bike loans are a possibility to try mountain biking. 

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Preseason

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• Six pre-season practices October - November

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Pre-Race Season

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• Sundays are when we have practice if not for weather disturbances.

  • Weekend: Saturdays make up day for practice if the weather is bad on Sunday.​

• Weekdays: Limited chances to ride in the evenings with potential off-bike training.

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Race Season (2023-2024)​​

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• There are six races this season with the first being a time trial.

1. The first race is a time trial at Munny Sokol Park, Tuscaloosa, AL from February 24-25.

2. The second race is at Historic Blakely Park, Spanish Fort, AL from March 9-10.

3. The third race is at Ft. Mclellan, Anniston, AL from March 23-24.

4. The fourth race is at John Hunt Park, Huntsville, AL from April 6-7.

5. The fifth race is at the University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL from April 20-21.

6. The sixth race, the state championship, is at Tannehill Historic Park, McCalla, AL from May 4-5.

• For more information, please visit the ACA webpage.​

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Race Weekend Schedule

 

FRIDAY

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• Evening course set up

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SATURDAY

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• 9 AM - 11 AM Pit Zone set up

• 11 AM - 1 PM Middle School Pre-ride

• 1:00 PM Middle School Boys A 

• 1:30 PM Middle School Boys B

• 2:10 PM Middle School Girls

• 3:00 PM High School Pre-ride

• 4:00 PM Middle School Awards

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SUNDAY

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• 10:30 AM Alternating HS riders (Girls or boys - Varsity, JV1, JV2, Fresh)     

• 12:15 PM Remaining HS riders

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Volunteering for Races

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• Race weekends are executed with the help of volunteers.

• Teams are requested to provide 1 volunteer per every 4 registered riders.

• Jets parents are requested to fill two volunteer slots per season.

• Volunteer slots include both on-course and off-course positions that occur in time slots before, during, and after races.

• Slots do not require background training, although some slots, Roving Marshall, for example, involve biking long distances.

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