Information for children and young people
Would you like to take up a new sport or improve your skills in your favourite sport? Then join us for a a Youth+Sport course or camp!
J+S courses are open to children and young people aged between 5 and 20 and provide an opportunity to take part in regular group sports activities. The instructors have undergone in-depth training and ensure that training sessions are varied and in line with current best practice. Everyone involved in the J+S programme places particular emphasis on mutual respect, trust and honesty, as well as fair play and adherence to the rules.
Highly popular amongst sports enthusiasts who love the outdoors and want to cycle away from the main roads, mountain biking requires excellent technique and a very high level of fitness in competition, with events ranging from one-hour cross-country races to ten-hour endurance races.
Younger children particularly enjoy riding on natural terrain, and mountain biking provides them with the ideal foundation for taking up other cycling sports.
In mountain biking, basic endurance, speed endurance, acceleration and explosive power are key factors, as are technique and coordination. These various components play a vital role in cross-country, downhill and four-cross – the disciplines practised in competition.
If you’re interested, do come and visit us: St-Cergue Mountain Biking School