Riding & Coaching into your 30's, 40's, and Beyond

10/17/23 • 63 min

DONUTS & BIKES: The Mountain Bike Coaching Podcast

How can we keep coaching and riding into old(er) age? In this episode, your hosts reveal that they are not youngsters, while also divulging a few clues on how they've managed to keep the stoke for riding and coaching over the decades. This discussion builds from the last episode and expands these ideas to adult mountain bikers. Listen in for details on:

Adults vs kids – what are some differences in how they learn and how they ride?
Riding and getting older
Inspiration and riding
Why learning as an adult is difficult
Growth mindset and why this matters
How how we think impacts how we learn
Getting older or getting busy? – The relationship between cause and effect and performance
How to use self awareness and inner dialogue as tools
Lifestyle choices and learning
The Happy to Maintain Mindset
A Donut of the Day that sets the bar for Donuts of the Day.

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Adults vs kids – what are some differences in how they learn and how they ride?
Riding and getting older
Inspiration and riding
Why learning as an adult is difficult
Growth mindset and why this matters
How how we think impacts how we learn
Getting older or getting busy? – The relationship between cause and effect and performance
How to use self awareness and inner dialogue as tools
Lifestyle choices and learning
The Happy to Maintain Mindset
A Donut of the Day that sets the bar for Donuts of the Day.

FIND US ON INSTAGRAM: Get the latest updates, episode drops, and behind-the-scenes content. Follow @donutsandbikes.

MTB COACH EDUCATION: Instructors and coaches—want to grow your skills or get certified? Explore the Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches at www.gsmbc.pro.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
This podcast and its authors disclaim all responsibility for any damages resulting from use of or reliance on the content.

Previous Episode

How can we use Connectedness to better coach kids?

Working with kids on bikes can provide some of the most rewarding moments for coaches. These times can also provide daunting challenges and seemingly endless frustration. In this episode, Paul and Kristian discuss some insights for successful youth coaching learned from over 20 years of practice. Topics this time include:

Our backgrounds working with kids
The power of Connection
- Learning as an act of admitting you don’t know something
- Connection as mechanism of trust and comfortableness
- Connection as a function of the group dynamic
The role of the parent in coaching kids
Connection tool: Language, energy and confidence
Connection and goals
Labeling: what it is and how to avoid it
Paraverbal communication – being adaptive to situational needs
Culture, discipline, and consequences
Human development – inward and outward focus
The value of teaching kids

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MTB COACH EDUCATION: Instructors and coaches—want to grow your skills or get certified? Explore the Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches at www.gsmbc.pro.

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Next Episode

Become a Better Rider or Coach by Listening To Your Inner Child & Different Mindsets

Are adults just big kids? The answer, as always, is yes and no. Adults present some specific challenges in the way the learn as compared to kids. In this episode your hosts focus on three important ideas to help your understanding of how to coach adult riders: Connectedness, Language, and Mindsets. Here we dig into:

Creating connections that foster trust
How the coach is a guide through cognitive terrain as much as the physical terrain
How adults sometimes need to re-learn how to learn
The connection between language and performance
Remembering to have fun
How to use positive self-talk
The relationship between judgement and emotions
Belief in performance as a key indicator of success
The power of objectivity
When not to coach
Three Mindsets -- Beginners, Growth-Oriented, and Sustainers
Dealing with burnout
The Donut of the day!

FIND US ON INSTAGRAM: Get the latest updates, episode drops, and behind-the-scenes content. Follow @donutsandbikes.

MTB COACH EDUCATION: Instructors and coaches—want to grow your skills or get certified? Explore the Global Syndicate of Mountain Bike Coaches at www.gsmbc.pro.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
This podcast and its authors disclaim all responsibility for any damages resulting from use of or reliance on the content.