For Riders
Read these separate articles to better understand the many pieces of our program:
- CJC Athlete Agreement (Code of Conduct)
- Cog Wild waiver (sign once per year)
- CJC Training Guide for Junior Bike Racers
- CJC Intro to Racing
- TeamSnap Setup
- Youth Mountain Bike Equipment Suggestions
- FAQ
Athlete Agreement & Waiver
Parents and riders must review and acknowledge our CJC Athlete Agreement (Code of Conduct) and Cog Wild waiver once each season during registration.
Health & Safety
Building health & staying safe are top priorities. We train our coaches in these areas but riders need to know what resources and information are available for themselves to take ownership of their riding, health and safety.
- SafeSport – everyone deserves respect within a positive environment, free from bullying, hazing and harassment. As a USA Cycling Club, CJC coaches are all required to have SafeSport training — here are additional free resources for riders & parents:
- Concussion Awareness – all riders must be “removed from play” by law if a concussion is suspected and clearance from a doctor must be given before returning to practice.
- CDC Guidelines for removal / return to play
- CJC recommends that riders get baseline testing if it’s offered at your school or at The Center; and in case of suspected concussion that you go to a local urgent care that day and follow up with The Center if you’re experiencing ongoing symptoms.
- 1st Aid – our local Red Cross offers various types of first aid appropriate for teenagers as they start riding more on their own, or they can look at Bend Parks & Rec Outdoor Services or other providers to get wilderness first-aid training.
- Stop the Bleed – a free and amazing resource for riders as they start riding on their own, this can save lives.
Racing Resources
Skills
- Skills with Phil — good introductions to certain skills
- Ben Cathro — World Cup DH previews to in-depth skills ideas to get you thinking
- Red Bull Bike — from live World Cups & comps to rider profiles and features
For Parents
- Check out Cog Wild’s Private Skills Lessons & Progression Sessions for adult mountain bike instruction.
- We at Cog Wild and Cascadia Junior Cycling follow the PMBI certification & methods for mountain biking skills instruction, check them out at https://pmbia.org/
- Durango Devo is another club that inspires us to do awesome things for our riders and coaches, learn about their philosophy here.
Intervals.ICU
- New for 2026
- CJC’s GROUP PLAN on Intervals.icu works like a standard training plan and training log
- allows you to sync your training events from multiple sources (Garmin, Zwift, Wahoo, etc. but Strava needs a $4/month paid version of Intervals) and see them all in one place as your “training log” for weekly hours, load, etc.
- Coach Bill’s custom plan has weekly notes & key workouts to guide your riding outside of practice
- access is through a web browser or you can try a compatible app but I haven’t tested that method. The main interface takes some practice & patience but it works.
- To access the plan:
- See the 1 min video above and follow the steps below:
- Make a free account, then click on your Username in the upper left menu > Overview > Add Coach. In that field, type “W Warburton” and I should appear, choose add me as a coach.
- Next, go to Activities in the left menu and above the calendar choose the “Open Book” icon. Choose “Plan” and search for “CJC 2026” then Add to Library.
- Back in the floating library window, you should see the plan. Click and drag it on to your calendar starting on March 16, 2026.
- Now make a connection to Garmin / Zwift / Strava and enjoy the workouts on your devices or follow the workouts from the calendar manually.
- Note: in the Options on the calendar view, I had to uncheck “invert calendar” to help my brain because it was putting new dates at the top… you can change so it from oldest or newest and choose what you want to see on the calendar 🙂