Coaching & Guiding

BikePark Wales is a perfect place for skills coaching, we have every kind of terrain, surface and obstacle you can think of and an efficient uplift service meaning you will spend maximum time working on your skills during each session delivered by our expert coaches.

Our skills sessions help to break down each skill into its key elements enabling you to improve your riding and understand how to improve. We use advanced techniques such as video analysis to help you to understand where and how improvements can be made. You can choose the course that suits you best and focuses on the key skills you wish to improve. Our courses are suitable for Intermediate through to expert standard riders, everyone can learn from a coaching session.

All coaching courses run for a half day and include unlimited uplift for the part of the day during which you are not being coached as well as uplift during the session (excluding our Saturday Kids Clubs). You need to be 17 years old to attend coaching on your own and must be 14 years or older if accompanied by an adult (The accompanying adult must also be booked onto the same course). Private bookings for younger children can be arranged and we run kids coaches and camps specifically for younger riders.

We strongly recommend you wear a full-face helmet for all our courses. Full face helmets are mandatory for the Drop Zone & Jumps Starter courses.

Half-day course times are as follows;

Morning - Please arrive at 9:00am for a 9.30am start.
Afternoon - Please arrive at 1.00pm for a 1:30pm start
All courses last at least 3 hours.

You can use the uplift facility to practise when you are not being coached.

Please note that the courses open for online booking 3 months before the date and close for online booking 2 days before the date.

If you need any further information please email coaching@bikeparkwales.com

Click the links below to find out more info on each course and to find availability and book.

Show dates for all courses

One to One / Private Groups

Level: Bespoke

Whist we keep all our groups small (maximum of 6 riders per coach), sometimes it can help to have some one on one time. Working with a personal coach means the focus will be just on you, it allows you to progress at your own speed, meaning you will get much more out of your session. One to One courses cost £145pp and include half a day coaching. COVID-19 UPDATE: UNDER THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO OFFER PRIVATE COACHING TO ONE HOUSEHOLD SO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COACH MIXED HOUSEHOLD GROUPS. WE WILL AMEND THIS POLICY AS RULES CHANGE.

Essentials and Core Skills

Level: Intermediate

Ideal for first time bike park riders but also perfect for intermediate riders looking to improve. We will coach you through the fundamental techniques required to have you descending safely with confidence. This course uses our Beginner & Intermediate trails (uplift included).

Park Improver

Level: Intermediate

Feel comfortable riding the blues but want to take it up to the next level. We will coach you through the fundamental techniques required to have you descending safely and with confidence. This course uses our Beginner & Intermediate trails (uplift included).

Carving Corners

Level: Intermediate

Often a neglected skill, corners can be the most fun part of a trail. Learn to ride faster and smoother through various types of corners. This course uses our Intermediate trails (uplift included).

Jump Starter

Level: Advanced

From table tops to gaps, get the technique right and you can build up to safely tackle larger features with new confidence. This course uses our Intermediate & Advanced trails (uplift included). Full Face helmets are mandatory.

Drop Zone

Level: Advanced

Find yourself freezing when approaching a drop? This course will help you take the next step and develop your confidence to land softly and smoothly. This course uses our Advanced trails (uplift included). Full Face helmets are mandatory

Women's Specific - Park Essentials and Core Skills

Level: Intermediate

Don't fancy learning with a bunch of body armour clad blokes, want to meet some female riding friends? Why not come and get some girl only coaching. Ideal for first time bike park riders but by no means only for beginners. We will coach you through the fundamental techniques required to have you descending safely and with confidence

Womens Specific - Drop Zone

Level: Advanced

Come and learn how to tackle drops in a female-only group, and get inspired. Find yourself freezing when approaching a drop? This course will help you take the next step and develop your confidence to land softly and smoothly. This course uses our Advanced trails (uplift included). Full Face helmets are mandatory

Womens Specific - Jump Starter

Level: Advanced

Come and learn how to tackle Jumps in a female-only group, and get inspired. From table tops to gaps, get the technique right and you can build up to safely tackle larger features with new confidence. This course uses our Intermediate & Advanced trails (uplift included). Full Face helmets are mandatory.