R:A:D ACADEMY
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BECOME A SMOOTHER, SMARTER, FASTER RIDER
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RAD Academy Highlights
✅ Hybrid or In Person training blocks — structured progression to build skills and speed from 1 year to 5 year programs
✅ Strength & conditioning support — become more powerful & resilient
✅ 1-on-1 coaching — personalised feedback on and off the bike
✅ Goal-setting & performance plan — stay motivated and track progress
📍 Led by PMBIA Level 4 Coach Shannon Rademaker — elite coaching expertise to unlock your potential.
R:A:D — Rider Athlete Development is Gravity Oz Mountain Bike Coaching’s high-performance academy designed for riders who want more from their riding. Join the R:A:D ACADEMY to become a smoother, smarter, and faster rider through focused, purposeful coaching that builds skills, confidence, and race-ready performance—while keeping the fun at the core of riding.
That’s where the R:A:D ACADEMY comes in.
Led by industry-leading coach Shannon Rademaker, with over 25 years of racing and coaching experience, R.A.D provides clear direction, structure, and accountability to help riders achieve their goals. This academy is for committed and motivated athletes who are willing to put in the time, follow a structured training plan, stay consistent, and develop into confident, mature riders performing at their true potential.
RAD Academy
Building Better Riders. Developing Better Athletes.
The RAD Academy is the athlete development pathway behind Gravity Oz MTB Coaching.
Since 2008, we’ve been helping mountain bike riders become more skilled, confident and complete athletes through structured, personalised coaching.
We believe performance is about more than simply riding more. It comes from purpose, consistency and developing every part of the athlete — technical skills, fitness, strength, mindset, race craft, recovery and discipline.
More Than Just Riding
RAD Academy coaching is designed around the individual athlete. We assess where you are now, identify what is holding your performance back and build a plan to help you progress.
Depending on your goals, coaching can include:
Technical MTB skills and progression
Strength and conditioning
Race preparation and strategy
Video analysis and performance review
Goal setting and annual planning
Skills and performance benchmarking
Mental performance and resilience
Recovery and training habits
Competition support
Ongoing coach–athlete communication
Whether you're looking to race, win, improve your confidence or simply become a better rider, your program is developed around your goals, ability, age, race calendar and available training time.
Develop Every Spoke
We use the Athlete Wheel as the foundation of our development philosophy.
Technical skills are one spoke. Fitness, strength, mindset, nutrition, recovery, confidence, discipline and race experience are others.
A strong athlete, like a strong wheel, needs every spoke working together.
Our job is to continually assess, adjust and strengthen those areas so you become a more balanced, resilient and capable athlete.
Coaching With Purpose
Being part of RAD Academy means having direction, accountability and a pathway.
Instead of simply turning up for another ride, every session has a purpose. You'll understand what you're working on, why it matters and how it connects to your bigger goals.
We don't promise overnight success.
We provide professional coaching, honest feedback, structure and a commitment to your development.
Our Mission
Develop smart riders.
Build complete athletes.
Create confident people.
Head Coach – Shannon Rademaker
PMBIA Master Course Trainer | 25+ Years MTB Experience | Coach & Athlete Development Specialist
INVESTMENT IN YOUR PERFORMANCE
Academy: 1 year to 5 years training program
Race support at selected events
All Terrain Cycles store support and 20% OFF parts and accessories
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Additional cost: Gym membership, uplift services, travel cost at events
Academy Program Cost: from $55 per week
Day Training Camps:
- $199 pp per camp (Non program)
- $150 pp per camp (registered on a program)
Ready to ride, smoother, smarter and faster?
Join the RAD Academy today and take the first step toward your best race season yet!
To find out more information please email Shannon to book an appointment E: gravityozmtb@gmail.com
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MOUNTAIN BIKE COACH MENTORING
Mountain Bike Coach Mentoring is a professional service designed to support, guide, and elevate your potential as a coach. It’s about investing time back into yourself—gaining knowledge, refining your skills, and building the confidence to deliver safe, fun, and progressive lessons for your clients. Mentoring helps with both personal development and the growth of your coaching business.
BOOST : PERFORMANCE
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WHY ENGAGE IN MENTORING?
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A mentor provides tailored advice, feedback, and tools to help you succeed. Some common reasons coaches seek mentoring include:
Maximizing your certification – learning how to make the most of your current qualifications.
Progressing your clients’ riding ability – developing strategies to structure lessons that continually challenge and improve riders.
Client retention – understanding how to create memorable, valuable experiences so riders keep coming back.
Lesson organization – planning structured sessions that flow, adapt, and meet riders’ needs.
Overcoming coaching challenges – building resilience and confidence when faced with difficult situations on the trail or in teaching.
Certification progression – deciding when you’re ready to move up to the next coaching level and preparing for assessments.
👉 In short, Mountain Bike Coach Mentoring is about having someone in your corner to help you grow as a coach, improve the experience you offer your clients, and set your business up for long-term success.
HOW IT WORKS:
Make contact with Shannon Rademaker via email or phone to talk about your needs, then book one of two options that best suits you.
Option 1: Online 1 on 1 Mentor 30min session $100
Option 2: In person 3-hour session $500 (Location Mt Buller or Bright) can travel further ask about this option.
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