Creating a children’s mountain bike club sounds easy, but it takes quite a bit of planning and coordination. Who’s going to start it, how will they get the word out, and get kids signed up?
Enter Annette Libby, Bartlett Athletic and Recreation Association (BARA)’s director. In late September, she formed a mountain bike club for grades 3-6 through the nonprofit BARA. She found two willing coaches, Mike Ahearn and Robert Chase, to lead the bunch. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m. became club ride days.
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