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Nica Alabama 2014 2014 2014 NICA ALABAMA setting the wheels in motion ... for a lifelong revolution The Alabama League Development Committee (ALDC) is working to be selected as the next NICA project league with a season launch scheduled for spring 2015. Under the leadership and guidance of Eddie Freyer, the ALDC has developed a solid plan for the creation of a successful statewide High School Mountain Bike League. Following the template established by NICA and the preceding leagues across the U.S., the ALDC is excited to be considered by NICA for project league status in order to build another successful high school mountain bike league. The following pages will detail our plan to create a sustainable league program for the student-athletes throughout the great state of Alabama. THE BIG LEAGUES MANAGER Mr. Paul Westfileds The effort to bring this league to Alabama is driven by a small but passionate group of volunteers who are all dedicated to the success of competitive high school mountain biking throughout the state. EDDIE FREYER Eddie Freyer has taken the lead on this project, Lake Tahoe. Throughout his life he has had a pulling together a group of individuals with vary- passion for helping other people and working with ing expertise to help him develop this proposal kids of all ages to help them develop confidence and launch the league over the next couple of and discipline through sporting activities. years. His personal experiences through racing and out- Eddie has well over 20 years of successful busi- door adventures taught him the value of partici- ness experience and has owned and managed pating in these activities and their ability to build two separate businesses. In addition he is a self-esteem, confidence, self-reliance, a healthy competitive cyclist, triathlete, adventure racer and lifestyle, a connection to the outdoors, team work, runner with experience racing internationally as leadership and competitiveness. Many of these part of the Eco-Challenge adventure races. traits that Eddie recognizes came from his partici- pation in sport, are the core values that NICA has Eddie grew up involved with the Boy Scouts and identified for their program. spent his summers developing high-adventure programs in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near The Alabama League Development Com- mittee (ALDC) feels strongly that this is much more than just bike races for kids. They understand the value of this program in providing an opportunity for kids from all walks of life to improve their chances for a healthy, active and successful life through the sport of cycling. Why Alabama? ALDC’s advisers are committed behind Tennessee and Georgia volved, the leadership and to not only making this league a as the next league in order to experience of Eddie Freyer, success but also to making sure share resources and ideas with overwhelming statewide that there are ways to reduce the the neighboring state leagues. support, the phenomenal trails barrier to entry for kids that may Also, by having Alabama join and the well-established cycling not have the means to have the the established state leagues community. means to participate participate to the north and east, the on their own accord. The ALDC southeastern U.S. is poised The ALDC is excited to submit is ready to move this forward to become the first area for this proposal for your approval and bring one of the most excit- potential regional so that we can move forward in ing new high school sporting op- competition across state lines. order to offer this great program portunities here to Alabama. to the student-athletes and com- With the tremendous munities throughout all of Ala- Why Alabama: cycling boom here in Alabama bama. and the growing support from As is detailed throughout this cities across the state for biking proposal, the ALDC feels Ala- activities, the timing is perfect bama is the ideal “next state” for the state to become the next to launch a league. In addi- NICA project league. There’s no tion to the positive cycling at- doubt an Alabama NICA league tributes this state offers, it also would be a huge success with makes sense for Alabama to fall the strong development team in- LEAGUE DEFINITON Alabama is a geographically tics of their local terrain. A cy- ulous state in the nation with a diverse state bordered on the clist can travel from Monte Sano population of 4.8 million people south by the white sands of the State Park in the north all the (not all are mountain bikers yet), Gulf of Mexico, to the north by way to the Chickasabogue trails although only 27th in regard to the foothills of the Appalachian at the beach in Mobile and ped- population density. The major Mountains and on the east and al atop everything from rocky, population centers throughout west by the rolling hills of Geor- technical, chunky trails to fast the state (Mobile, Montgomery, gia and the gentle delta plains of smooth and flowing single track. Birmingham, Huntsville, Tus- the Mississippi River. caloosa, Anniston and Auburn) This diversity creates an op- each have significant cycling The diversity of geographic fea- portunity that the local cycling communities and local clubs or tures throughout the state pro- communities have nurtured, and IMBA chapters that have vide for a highly varied mountain Alabama has started to earn a developed mountain bike trails biking experience and the vari- reputation as a destination for within nearby state, county or ous clubs and/or IMBA chapters year-round, diverse, exciting, city parks. Currently each city have built their trail networks to high-quality mountain biking. identified above is in the pro- highlight the unique characteris- Alabama is the 23rd most pop- cess of either adding additional ALABAMA Population: 4.8 million Major cities (populations) Birmingham: 212,000 Montgomery: 205,000 Mobile: 195,000 Huntsville: 184,000 mileage to or enhancing exist- underway and financed, and Other trail systems throughout ing trails with new features, bike should be completed by spring the state such as Tuscaloosa’s parks, race venues, etc. Follow- 2014. Lake Lurleen and Huntsville’s ing is just a partial list of some of Monte Sano are also working to the projects currently under de- Perhaps the largest and most build trails that will attract a large velopment throughout the state. prestigious mountain bike spe- number of local and regional cific project in the state is the de- mountain bikers as well as those Within a 15-mile radius of the velopment of Coldwater Moun- from across the U.S. who are state’s largest city, Birmingham, tain in Anniston, located on the starting to recognize Alabama a half-dozen established trail eastern border of the state. This as a year-round biking destina- networks offer more than 75 project is a partnership between tion. miles of single track. IMBA has the city of Anniston, IMBA and been involved in the establish- the Alabama Forever Wild Pro- Although not mountain bike spe- ment and future development gram. The nearly 4,000-acre cific, the most significant bike/ of trails at Tannehill and Oak tract is being developed with 75 pedestrian friendly, ongoing Mountain State Parks and both miles of single track trail, a race- project within the state is the are working toward an IMBA specific venue, skills park and implementation of the Red Rock Ride Center designation. The vehicle parking for more than Ridge and Valley trail system “Red Loop” trail at Oak Moun- 250 vehicles. Tom Sauret, the across metropolitan Birming- tain is an IMBA Epic trail and regional director for IMBA, feels ham. The project is underway over the past couple of years the that Coldwater will become 1 of to develop a regional greenway quantity, quality and diversity of only 3 silver level Ride Centers and street-based trail system to the mountain biking in Alabama in the U.S. within 18 months. connect communities through- has been highlighted in multiple And with the quality of trails, vi- out Jefferson County. The mas- bike magazines as well as more sion of local planners and sup- ter plan proposes over 200 traditional news outlets. One port from the city, the gold level miles of shared-use greenways writer for Bicycling went so far designation is perhaps only 4 and trails along six main corri- as to predict that Birmingham years away. dors, as well as over 600 miles is becoming “the Moab of the of street-based bicycle and southeast.” In the Montgomery / Auburn region several simultaneous projects are developing addi- tional trails to already existing networks. CAMP (Central Ala- bama Mountain Pedalers) the local IMBA Chapter in Auburn has been working with a very supportive park superinten- dent at Chewacla State Park to increase the total miles of purpose built single track to 23 while at the same time building a new BMX track and dirt jump line. These projects are already pedestrian pathways that will connect the corridors with surrounding areas. Once completed this trail network will connect many economically and ethnically diverse communities with the new crown jewel of central Alabama, Red Mountain Park. Local communities are already getting behind this project and exploring plans for bikeshare pro- grams, bike recycleries and other community based programs to get more people on bikes for the economic, health and lifestyle benefits turning a pedal provides. Once connected, Red Mountain Park and its network of hiking, biking and multi-use trails will provide a place where student-athletes can train, and enjoy what mountain biking has to offer. For many of the communities served by this trail system and park, this will be a first-time opportunity.
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