{"id":4151,"date":"2014-06-30T18:32:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T01:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/?page_id=4151"},"modified":"2021-05-15T09:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T16:46:57","slug":"middle-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/middle-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:-20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The ACA&#8217;s middle school program is designed to introduce middle school aged riders to the sport of mountain biking and is focused heavily on fun, fitness, skills and trail etiquette, with a taste of the competitive aspects of mountain biking that they will find when in high school minus the additional pressures when team scoring and season overall standings are applied.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Middle school student-athletes may participate in the ACA by forming clubs at their schools or practicing with existing registered high school teams. Races are age-appropriate in time, distance and terrain. Any middle-school student-athletes (riders on middle school teams, riders on high school teams or independent riders) who have fully registered and paid fees in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pitzone.nationalmtb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pit Zone<\/a>\u00a0are eligible to compete. Check our main page, <a href=\"http:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/races-results\/\">Race &amp; Results<\/a>\u00a0page and newsletters for updated information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright wp-image-7272\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1-181x300.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27499%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20499%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27499%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1-200x332.jpg 200w, https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1-400x665.jpg 400w, https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1-600x997.jpg 600w, https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/41349420_498801600592778_4134589420416270336_o-1.jpg 603w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>Definitions &amp;\u00a0Parameters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMiddle School\u201d applies to student-athletes in 6th, 7th and 8th grade in the fall.\n<ul>\n<li>Sixth\u00a0graders in \u201celementary school\u201d may participate in middle school programming. Ninth\u00a0graders in a \u201cmiddle school\u201d or \u201cjunior high school\u201d compete in the freshman category at the high school level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Middle school specific racing will occur on courses tailored to middle school riders.<\/li>\n<li>Middle school students may join the league and participate in one of three\u00a0ways:\n<ul>\n<li>Join an existing registered ACA middle school or high school team.\u00a0<i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">High school teams accept middle school riders at the team director&#8217;s discretion. They are not required to accept middle school riders.<\/span>\u00a0<\/i>Once registered, the middle school student is permitted to practice with the team and will be insured while riding under the supervision of a licensed coach.\u00a0 Check the ACA\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mapsengine.google.com\/map\/edit?mid=z7vj64LviYn0.kwK8M8kalQxQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">map<\/a> for a listing of the existing teams.<\/li>\n<li><b>Form a middle\u00a0school team<\/b>.\n<ul>\n<li>Middle school clubs register their teams with the ACA. Email the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@arizonacycling.org\" rel=\"noopener\">executive director<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Each student on a middle school club will have to register in Pit Zone.<\/li>\n<li>Once a club is registered and its participants have submitted completed waivers and paid their fees, insurance will be in effect for the practices held during the season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Independent racers<\/b>.\u00a0Middle school students who don\u2019t live near an existing AICL high school or middle school team can compete at a middle school race as an Independent racer. Contact the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@arizonacycling.org\" rel=\"noopener\">executive director<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Race day medals will be given to the top five finishers for both the boys and girls classes.<\/li>\n<li>There will be no team scoring for the middle school race; the middle school race will not count towards high school team points.<\/li>\n<li>Number plates for middle school races can be picked up at the Registration tent at the first race a rider participates in.<\/li>\n<li>Middle school programs\u00a0<strong>shall<\/strong>\u00a0focus on fun, skills, fitness, and etiquette as primary and\u00a0<strong>competition as secondary.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Middle school club practices need not occur 3-4 times per week, 1-2 times per week is acceptable and appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Middle school student parents are strongly encouraged to obtain NICA coach licenses (Level 1 at minimum) to assist in managing middle school programs.<\/li>\n<li>Strict coaching ratios must be applied when managing middle school practices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Register Middle School Riders<\/h3>\n<p>Rider registration is only possible after being invited by a coach.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teams\u00a0already registered in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitzone.nationalmtb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pit Zone<\/a> can invite new middle school riders to register onto their team by using the \u201cInvite New Riders\u201d feature on the team dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Riders receive the invite link via email.\u00a0 To log-in to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pitzone.nationalmtb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pit Zone<\/a>, riders should click on the invite link and set up a login and password as instructed.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions to register. Fill out all information in its entirety through each screen.<\/li>\n<li>Each student on a middle school club must\u00a0pay an\u00a0annual registration fee.<\/li>\n<li>Students who want to race may purchase the full season Race Package or pay a\u00a0per race.<\/li>\n<li>Proceed to checkout to pay via credit card or check.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Middle School - Arizona Cycling Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arizonacycling.org\/middle-school\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Middle School - 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