After a quick warm up on the infant field, which involved a combination of sprinting and recovering based on Gary's whistle blasts we split the riders into three groups, with each group heading off to work in a different part of the site.
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| Getting the hang of limbo |
Down at the far end on the lump we focussed on body position, using the limbo bar with a straight, flat run up and progressing to a trickier course with twists and turns and up and downs. Where the limbo pole ended up depended on the skill of the riders.
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| Andrew giving his riders some tips on cornering |
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| Carving turns on the main playground |
On the big playground nearest Sign On, we set up a large course of curving turns with a return lane to one side of the playground. This setup lends itself well to a fun cornering session which gets increasingly pacey as riders gain confidence. Calvin took the opportunity to re-run the old After School Club days with an individual TT for all the riders in his group.
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| More cornering, this time in groups |
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| Time for a mid session break on the tyres |
Finally, on the infant playground we worked on Slow Riding. Running heats of Slow Races and trialling Sumo Team Challenge (with very mixed results), I'm not sure anyone had a go at Batons & Bases, I think they just find it too hard!
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| Our youngest riders getting ready for a Slow Race |
With Damian working as Rider Whip, we managed to use all our time very effectively, he ensured that riders and coaches stuck to the planned timings; a very useful service!
As always, it was good to see the riders improving and some of our newer coaches finding their feet. Another session ticked off in the countdown to Christmas, it's great to still be outside, riding bikes at the end of November, long may it last.
Next week we are riding off site, meeting at Penshurst Place. Contact me to sign up.
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