Happy Holidays from Rider Choices!
We hope you are celebrating the Holidays with friends and family, taking the pause not only to celebrate but also to revel in the company and love of others. …
Happy Holidays from Rider Choices!
We hope you are celebrating the Holidays with friends and family, taking the pause not only to celebrate but also to revel in the company and love of others. …
Tribe Talk Happy Hour Christmas Episode
Episode 206: 26 December 2023 – 6:00-8:00 pm Eastern
Happy Holidays! This week, Tribe Talk is celebrating the Holidays with a day-after-Christmas RiderCoach Get-together. Could you stop by to say Hi and share the year’s best Coaching moments? We are gonna talk about the SLIME Method …
Tribe Talk Happy Hour “Two Fer” – Episodes
Episode 204: 5 December 2023 – 6:00-8:00 pm Eastern
Episode 205: 6 December 2023 – 7:00-9:00 pm Eastern
This week, Tribe Talk is experimenting; we are doing back-to-back nights at different times to see who is serious about Rider Education. There will be no challenging topic; however, the three questions below will help us achieve a direction for the future.
Lastly, we are looking for volunteers to do a little documentation on previous Tribe Talk episodes. We want to add a topic list to accompany episodes so RiderCoaches can gather information about coaching more easily. …
RiderCoach Linear Development
3 September 2023, Dr. Donald L. Green
Over the last few decades, a model of RiderCoach linear development has formed based on the best practices and historical evidence found within the Rider Education community. During the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020-2021, a group of program managers met monthly to provide input, which was the basis for the linear development slide below. …
15-16 August 2023 – RiderCoach Trainers, Login to see the video!
A RiderCoach Trainer Summit commenced on 15-16 August 23 with Discussion about the eP1x11 RiderCoach Preparation Course and Professional Development. See the Video, Slides, Notes, and other pertinent information below.
A total of 38 RiderCoach Trainers attended the two meetings (many attended both) hailing from 22 different states including Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. …
Tribe Talk Happy Hour – 6 September 2023
7:00-9:00 pm Eastern
“Ride Along Factors”
Have you ever heard the phrase, “correlation is not causation?” The distinction between correlation and causation is important because if we try to solve a problem by addressing the wrong cause, we’re bound to waste resources. We might even make the problem worse despite our good intentions. This week, we’re going to think about some trends we might notice and address how we can–and can’t–use these trends to help our own problem-solving efforts.
Questions to ponder:
Once we determine there’s a correlation between two factors, how do we figure out what causes the correlation?
How much do we trust other people’s data vs. our own judgement when trying to identify a root cause?
What happens if we get the cause wrong?
How can we use this framework to inform our roles as coaches who value motorcyclist safety?
Choosing RiderCoaches for Improved Culture, Cultivating New RiderCoaches.
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Tribe Talk #198 Video and Materials – Traumatic Brain Injury
12 July 2023 – Belinda Longnion Kock and Scott Powell
RiderCoach Belinda Longnion Kock from “Free 2 Grieve” and Scott Powell from the “Alabama Head Injury Foundation” discussed Traumatic Brain Injury and how it can affect our lives as motorcyclists. …
Rider Choices – Rider Tips – No. 143
What is your definition of a good Motorcyclist?
What does Good Rider Judgment look like and who makes the decisions?
Make good “Rider Choices” – take a Motorcyclist Education Course… …
Tribe Talk – 200th Episode
Tribe Talk has reached our 200th Episode milestone with a significant change. Tribe Talk will no longer be a weekly event and, more importantly, will be limited in scope based on volunteerism or a desire to share new and relevant discussion topics. …
Fine Motor Skill Development Exercise
Dr. Donald L. Green 19 July 2023
This exercise is an excellent way for coaches to begin a deeper understanding of Fine Motor Skill Development; however, you must be able to commit to several minutes to fully appreciate the depth at which the Basic RiderCourse prepares novice riders for motorcycle use; however, before jumping into the exercise, a quick story about an observation that led to some epiphanies. …