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First meet.  Fair Hill, MD - 2017

First meet.  Fair Hill, MD - 2017

 

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2020 Season review - Covid year
2020 Season review - Covid year

As is our tradition, a collection of thoughts about our season.

Boyce - 2021
Boyce - 2021

One of the Authors favorite venues. The course. The PitZone. The energy! this article covers some of the reasons the Hammers can’t wait to go back.

Post State Champion/Halloween Parade Celebration
Post State Champion/Halloween Parade Celebration

Halloween is always an amazing time for the Hammers. It’s the end of the season, and we are usually celebrating a good effort. The Haunted Woods ride was amazing this year, and the Halloween Parade was equally fun. A great time had by all!

2022 Wrap-up
2022 Wrap-up

The Hammers School Team repeats this year as Division I STATE CHAMPIONS! The Composite team comes in 3rd in the same division. Our increased numbers this year put both teams in Division I . Last year, the Composite team was State Champs in Division II. We had many amazing performances! We had/have the fastest man and woman in the league on the Hammers. We are champions on so many levels!

2021 STATE CHAMPS!
2021 STATE CHAMPS!

The Hammers took it all in 2021! State Champions in both Division I and Division II. You can’t “run the table” anymore than that! We chalk-up our success to amazing kids, parents, sponsors and community. It’s truly a team effort, and so many people give so much to make the team a success!

Train the Paul way...A training outline
Train the Paul way...A training outline

Paul G. Gives some tips and secrets to his success in the form of a suggested training schedule.

2022 Facts Sheet
2022 Facts Sheet

Each year we create a Facts sheet to help parents, kids and coaches see the broad strokes of what the season might look like in the coming year.

Leaders Summit Notes/Debrief
Leaders Summit Notes/Debrief

The Leaders Summit is where coaches learn some skills to make the season go better, and to better coach kids. These are some notes from the Virtual Summit.

1/28/21 - First Season Meeting minutes
1/28/21 - First Season Meeting minutes

the first meeting of the 2021 season. So much is unknown, but what we can talk about…we did.

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2020 Hopewell Challenge Race
 

Mountain Biking is Great!

This team is like no other.  Here's why:

We don't "drill" - yes, we practice some skills, but it will be things you want to learn, and we gain our fitness by riding and fixing trails

Fun First - This is a sport, and you will get good at it over the course of the season.  But we don't get good by sacrificing fun.  We believe the two go together.

Prime Directive - our #1 goal as Coaches is to have you love mountain biking at the end of the season.  If we accomplished that goal, we consider the season a complete success.

This sport plays well with others - Some Coaches in other sports might not want you mountain biking, but our Coaches know you have a life outside of Mountain biking, and we will alway work to make our sport work with your other interests.

You don't have to race - Some of our riders went to every race; some went to none.  We want you to do what feels right for you.  Meets are great, and we have a blast.  But if it isn't your thing, we get it, and we will respect your decision.  No one rides the pines.

Parents can practice with us - Pretty cool right? What other sport lets that happen.

 
 

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