Ballarat MTB Coaching
Mountain Bike Coaching in Ballarat
📍 Black Hill MTB Park & Creswick MTB Park, VIC
Coaching for all skills and all abilities in the Goldfields region: weekly Bikes After School sessions, school holiday programs and 1:1 coaching. No bike? Hire one when you book.
Bikes After School
Weekly after-school sessions during the school term, 4:30-6:00pm at Black Hill and Creswick. Build confidence, improve skills and have fun on the trails in a safe, supportive group.
Beginners
For kids who already ride regularly but are still building skills and confidence on proper trails. Braking control, where to look and how to steer, cornering basics, attack position, gear changes and trail etiquette.
Intermediates
For riders with trail experience who want to level up. Bike setup (suspension, tyre pressure, cockpit), advanced cornering and line choice, technical climbing and descending, and riding trail features.
Race Coaching
Timed training for riders at or beyond intermediate level. Short timed runs with coach feedback to build race pace, line choice and consistency, plus full race run setups and race-day preparation.
Term 4 2026 dates
Beginners
- Mon 2 Nov - Creswick
- Mon 16 Nov - Black Hill
- Mon 7 Dec - Creswick
- Mon 14 Dec - Black Hill
Intermediates
- Mon 9 Nov - Creswick
- Mon 30 Nov - Black Hill
- Fri 18 Dec - Black Hill
Race Coaching
- Fri 27 Nov - Creswick
- Fri 11 Dec - Creswick
Price per session
School Holiday Programs
Keep the kids active and building skills these school holidays at Creswick and Black Hill, with an AusCycling accredited coach and a GSMBC Level 1 coach. Riders are grouped by skill, not age. Sessions run 9:30am-12:30pm or 1:00-4:00pm (Novice 2 hours).
Novice
For brand-new riders. Balance, pedalling and braking basics, riding safely in a group, and building confidence on green and easier blue trails (about 2km).
Beginner
For primary school riders comfortable on a bike but new to trails. Body position, braking, cornering and small jumps on green and easy blue trails (about 8km).
Intermediate
For high school riders ready to move past green trails. Faster cornering, trail flow, medium jumps and endurance on blue and some black trails (about 15km).
What to bring
- A geared mountain bike (single-speed bikes aren't recommended). Intermediates: disc brakes, 9+ gears and aggressive tyres.
- Working front and rear hand brakes - no back-pedal brakes.
- A helmet, plus a drink bottle or hydration pack.
- No bike? Add a hire bike when you book.
1:1 Coaching
Personalised coaching built around your goals: cornering, jumps, line choice, race prep or trail confidence. Flexible times and locations, tailored feedback and faster progression.
Bike Hire
No bike? No worries. Dual suspension mountain bikes are available for every session, including Race Coaching, with a helmet included. Choose a hire bike when you book.
Sizes
Where we ride
Trails for every level around Ballarat.
📍 Black Hill MTB Park
Techy features, steep drops and chutes, and Alex's favourite trail, Sluice. Holiday programs meet at the top pump track on Sim Street.
📍 Creswick MTB Park
Flowy trails through the pine forest. Holiday programs meet at the Hammon Park pump track in Creswick.
Meet your coach
Alex Ferguson (Fergy) - Head Coach
Alex has spent 10 years riding and racing downhill and enduro, and loves everything from the techy features at Black Hill to the flowy trails at Creswick. As head coach, Alex focuses on building each rider's confidence and skills.
Every clinic starts with a car park skills session - cone cornering, track stands and braking - before hitting the trails. The focus is on technique and mindset: staying in the attack position, looking ahead and staying in control on steep drops and chutes. Life is short, let's send it.