About ACCMTB

ACCMTB was founded in Historic Gettysburg in 2017 and is open to students grades 6-12 who attend public, private, or homeschool in any of the 6 school districts in Adams County, Pennsylvania. (Gettysburg, Fairfield, Upper Adams, Bermudian Springs, New Oxford, and Littlestown)

​We are members of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Mountain Bike Cycling League (PICL) which is a member of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).    Riders will be training to ride/race on singletrack trails in state parks and national forests.  NICA courses are designed to challenge riders physically, yet not put them in harm's way.
 
The five core values of NICA are:
  • Inclusivity: No bench warmers, every finish counts.
  • Equality: No tryouts; everyone rides.
  • Strong body: Lifelong fitness and good health start here.
  • Strong mind: NICA student athletes are students first.
  • Strong character: Work hard, play fair, respect.​​
ACCMTB holds skills practices at our private training facility in Gettysburg and other locations around Adams County and Maryland.

We continue to grow each year because our program is FUN ! 

2017 6 students / 2 coaches
2018 15 students / 5 coaches
2019 20 students / 7 coaches
2020 34 students / 12 coaches
2021 42 students / 17 coaches

Coaches

All coaches are all parent volunteers who go thru NICA Level 1 certification that includes:  
  • Federal/State criminal background checks
  • Pennsylvania Child Welfare Checks
  • CDC Heads Up Concussion Training
  • NICA Risk-Management & Athlete Abuse Awareness  
Many of the coaches are NICA Level 2 & 3 certified which includes On-The-Bike 101 and 201 training, leadership summits, and active NICA First Aid/CPR Certifications.  We also have active & retired certified Ski-Patrol, EMTs, and First Responders. 

NICA videos

Want a peek into this the world of Youth Mountain Biking? Watch these inspirational videos from NICA and TREK Bicycles.

Mountain Biking is a great for Girls!

Girls have 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play high school sports than boys and by age 14, girls drop out of sports at two times the rate of boys.  The National Interscholastic Cycling Association and professional mountain biker Emily Batty are here to change that.
​#TheNewNormal