The Mountian Bike Team is starting here at Bloomington High school but will be registering with the SoCal League as a "District Composite Team". After some discussion I think this will be a better option for our team's first few years competing in the SoCal League.
What this means is that the Mountain Bike Team will pull from all three high schools in the Colton Joint Unified School District. Bloomington HS, Colton HS and (next year) Grand Terrace HS students will participate, train and race as the Colton District Composite Team. Over the next three years we will work to build up each school site to have a coach and racers as a sustainable school site team.
I'm excited about this opportunity for our students at Bloomington and Colton as well as Grand Terrace next year. Our ability to fundraise will be greater, our community exposure will be greater, our ability to expose students to the sport of cycling will be greater. Our ability to promote healthy lifestyle choices among the students in our entire district is much greater as well. Funding remains the same, and any materials purchased by the Team, such as jerseys, helmets, bikes etc will be of a common design so as to maximize our resources. This is a much smarter way to use the resources we have to reach as many students as possible.
In practical terms, there will be little change for the immediate future. As the head coach I am located at Bloomington High School which will serve as our home base. I will be sending information to the other schools to generate participation among the staff and students.
So what do we do now? Spread the word! I'll be trying to recruit assistant coaches from Colton High School who will be able to spread the word to the CHS student body. Other than that we'll keep pushing forward with the team plans and the fundraising and seeking sponsors for the Colton District Composite Mountain bike Team.
Get out there, strap on your helmet and RIDE HARD!
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