Registration

student-athlete Registration timeline:

April 1, 2024: Registration opens

Registration closes May 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm:

FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE closes June 7, 2024 at 11:59 pm. Riders will not be allowed to register after this date. A $25 late fee will be applied during checkout.

Registration fees:

NICA Fee: $50 - required for all junior development and high school riders

Junior Development (7-8th grade): $250* - 3 regional races

High School (9-12th grade): $310* - 4 regional races + a qualification-based state championship race

*The 2024 fee is a single, one-time-payment that covers all practices, regional races, and any other Utah High School Cycling League events during the 2024 season. The State Championship is a qualifying race and does not incur an additional fee.

When registering for the 2024 season, "Current Grade" is the grade your student will be in during the fall of 2024. 

For Riders & Parents:

New Riders:  Please request an emailed Pit Zone invitation from your head coach. From the email, use the one-time link to set up an account and then follow the steps to complete the registration process. All rider registration is now associated with a parent or guardian email. You may use the same email for multiple rider accounts and one coach account.

Existing/Returning Riders: Returning riders should be re-sent invitations by their coach. If you did not receive an invite, you may still log in directly at pitzone.nationalmtb.org with your email and password that you used the previous year. Notify your coach if your account is inactive.

Family Dashboard: Existing and Returning riders will be prompted to set up a parent or guardian login.  It is not required if registration is already completed for the season. However, if the family would like to establish a family dashboard, returning riders will need to go through the steps to set up their parent or guardian login.  For a complete walkthrough of the how a returning rider establishes their family dashboard watch this short video.

When registering for the 2024 season, "Current Grade" is the grade your student will be in during the fall of 2024. 

For Coaches: 

New Coaches, Assistants, Ride Leaders: Please communicate with your head coach to register and visit our coach licensing page.  You will upload all coach licensing documentation directly online in the Pit Zone.

New Teams: Please contact your regional director about starting a new team or becoming a head coach or team director.

RIDER REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:

Q: How do I register through the Pit Zone?
Your coach sends an email invitation from the PitZone.  Once you have clicked on the invitation link, follow the registration process, filling in all information and paying the NICA/League fees.  

Q: Can I participate before I am fully registered?
NO. Riders must be fully registered in order to participate at practices or any other Utah High School Cycling League events. Riders ARE NOT INSURED until they are fully registered (signed waiver and complete payment).

Riders may attend one (1) team practice as a “try-it-out” ride before registering. A parent/guardian must sign a waiver before the rider may participate in one practice. The waiver may be provided by the coach or can be found HERE.

Q: I can’t remember my email/username to login?
The email invitation was sent to the email you used to sign up. Your coach can also verify your email login.  If you forgot your password, click on the forgot password link.  

Q: I entered incorrect information (e.g. birthdate, medical information), how do I change this?
Log in to your Pit Zone account and change the info clicking the “rider profile” button, then the “rider information” tab and then the “edit” button.

Petition to change category: A petition must be submitted if a rider would like to race in any category that is different than the one they are placed in at the beginning of the season. Petitions must be completed by the head coach and can be found in the Head Coach Toolkit (only accessible to head coaches). 

Q: My school or area does not have a team, how do I register?
If your school or area does not have a team (i.e. there are no high school teams or composite teams nearby that you can race with) you may race as an Independent Rider.  Contact your regional director to register as an Independent. 

Coach REGISTRATION Questions:

Q: Can past student-athletes be coaches?
Yes! League alumni are encouraged to become coaches. We cover Leaders Summit and On-the-Bike Training costs for league alumni. You must be 18 years old in order to become a coach.

Q: Why do I have a red exclamation mark next to my name?
The red exclamation mark indicates that a coach is missing one of the requirements to complete their coach license.  If you hover over the red exclamation mark, it will list what items are missing.  Any other coach license questions, please contact your regional director. 

Q: How do I delete riders that will no longer be participating on our team?
As a coach, you do not have the ability to delete riders but you can mark them “inactive”. Click on the rider under your team and in the upper right hand corner, click “deactivate rider.”   We recommend deactivating all riders that are no longer participating on the team.   

Q: I invited a rider to the Pit Zone, but they can’t find their invitation link?
Go to your team page and find the rider’s email.  If it is still in e-mail address form, the rider has not clicked on the invitation link.  Once you click on the rider, you will see the unique invitation link they need to click on to register in the orange box.  Click the blue “edit and re-send the invitation link.” Then click Re-send Rider Invitation.  If the link is not there, that means they have already started the registration process.  Have them log in to the Pit Zone using the email address you invited them to the Pit Zone with.  If they forgot their password, there is a forgot password link.