🚸 POP Youth Programming
Sign-ups go live March 15
Registration is open to current POP members, so now is a great time to make sure your membership is up to date.
👉 Mark your calendar — spots fill fast.
🗓 NEW THIS YEAR: FLEXIBLE SPRING FORMAT
In the spirit of evolving to meet our community’s needs, we’re shifting to:
➡️ One day per week for 5 weeks
📅 Spring Dates: April 27 – June 4
🕒 Time: 3:30–5:00 PM
📍 Location: Pine Street Woods
Why the change?
Because spring calendars are… a lot.
This new format allows:
✅ Busy families to fit mountain biking into packed schedules
✅ SUPER stoked riders to sign up for multiple days per week
✅ More flexibility without sacrificing skill progression
More riding. Less calendar stress. #Freedom
Junior Coach Training
We're growing our junior coach program—look for talented youth stepping up as head coaches this season! Most of them have come up in these programs and are not only talented riders, they're leaders in the community and role models to our kids.
Important Reminder:
You must be a POP member to register. Your membership helps support our local trails and connects you with a community that values outdoor adventure!
Registration Opens in March!
Sign up for both spring sessions and multiple days per week to ensure your spot.
Stay tuned for more updates on youth trail work and adventure rides!
#POPYouthPrograms #MoreKidsOnBikes #AdventureStartsHere 
Who can participate?
Kids between ages 7 and 12 who have well functioning mountain bikes and are able to get to and from Pine Street Woods between 3:30 and 5pm.
Children of various experience levels are welcome, but kids must be able to ride a bike and must have a functioning mountain bike with at least 20 inch wheels.
We highly recommend you take your child's bike to a local bike shop in the weeks before the clinics begin and have it fully tuned. Children whose bikes are not in working order will not be able to participate and will be sent home.
Dates
- April 27-June 4
Cost
$150 for children of POP members. These clinics are not open to non-POP members. If you'd like your child to participate, please make sure you are a POP member first. If you register and are not a member, you will be contacted by POP to join or renew your membership.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for children between 7 and 12 years in age who may not otherwise have the means to participate. POP may also be able to provide a mountain bike for children who are eligible. Please read more and consider applying for a scholarship and bike grant here.
Meeting Location and time:
All sessions will occur in Pine Street Woods from 3:30 pm - 5 pm, either Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday. Parents are welcome to stay during the clinics and go for a hike or bike ride.
Who are the instructors?
POP's youth instructors represent some of Sandpoint's finest, most experienced, and thoughtful youth coaches, in multiple sports! Most of our coaches are trained and certified by the Professional Mountain Bike Instructors Association.