The Patriots MTB Team is for 6th-12th grade boys & girls zoned for Bob Jones and Discovery Middle school district who have the desire to mountain bike. We are a 501(c)3 and are considered club sports.

 

We provide coaching & camaraderie that will help them form our core values: strong body, strong mind, & strong character.

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Mountain biking is a unique sport that offers opportunities for youth who may not have found a love for traditional ball sports. Anyone who can ride a bike, can join the team. The Patriots train coaches and kids on the bike and trails.

 

Mountain biking gets our youth outside, socializing, exercising and learning skills and habits they will take with them into college and beyond. Many continue the sport into their adult lives. Not many sports besides mountain biking can boast athletes retaining their love of the sport and participating later in life. Many of our parent coaches have picked up riding again 10 - 20 years after stopping in their youth.

 

Joinging a mountain bike team involve traveling and camping (hotel camping counts too) at local state parks for the races.  This creates an appreciation for the outdoors and spending time with their families. Many teams, see siblings join and families spend years camping and hanging out with the team and as a family.  It becomes ingrained in your way of life. Mountain biking is a not just a sport, it's a culture. 

 

We only have so many years with our children, why not spend it outdoors, laughing, riding and having fun with them.