Salt Lake City Composite Junior Development & Highland/Judge Mountain Biking Team

9th – 12th graders (for the 2024/2025 school year) who attend Highland High School or Judge Memorial Catholic High School and High School students who live within the Highland High School geographic boundary if their high school does not have a Mountain Bike Team. The SLC Composite Junior Devo Team is for 7th and 8th graders (for the 2024/2025 school year) who plan to attend Highland or Judge for high school. We recognize that some middle school students do not know which High School they will attend so all SLC 7th/8th graders are welcome. SLC Composite Devo + Highland + Judge are managed and coached together.

We practice on trails in various locations around Salt Lake City and Park City.  Carpooling is encourage.  If you need help getting your child to practice, please contact us.

Practices are announced on our team scheduling app called TeamSnap.  During practice, we place our riders into skill-based riding groups with designated ride leaders. By combining the various schools together, we have enough riders so that everyone has peers with similar skills to ride with and build camaraderie.

During Pre-season (April-May) we train two days per week, weather permitting. Usually Monday and Wednesday evenings.

During the Regular Season (June-October) we train 2-3 days per week, weather permitting. Usually Monday and Wednesday evenings with occasional Saturday morning High School practices.

We ride from 1-3 hours and separate into groups depending on fitness, technical experience, and age.  

Sign up is in March & April each year. Fill out the New Rider Interest Form.  Please visit our Fees & Registration Page.

Click here to visit our Fees & Registration Page

• Mountain bike with at least five gears and in good repair
• Safety Equipment (helmet, gloves, eye protection)
• Bike maintenance supplies
• Two water bottles or a water hydration pack

Please visit our Equipment List

Yes!  No experience is necessary.  You only need a good attitude and a willingness to learn.

“Devo” is short for Development Team and is for riders 7th & 8th graders.  

YES! We have a great group of young women who ride.  Please visit our GRiT (Girls Riding Together) Program page to find out more!

Races are scheduled from August through October.  Please visit our Race Schedule for more details.  These are SUPER FUN, team-building events! 

For more details about the race schedule and information please visit the Utah High School Cycling Leagues website.

NICA (the National Interscholastic Cycling Association) is a U.S.-wide cycling association that promotes mountain biking (MTB) in high schools across the U.S. NICA creates licensing, training and racing materials that support and help grow mountain biking. They help establish ‘MTB Leagues’ in each State – in Utah we will ride in the Utah High School Mountain Biking League. Utah’s MTB League is the largest in the U.S. with over 10,000 riders! It’s super exciting to be a part of this! Every rider will register directly with NICA to ride and race in the Utah League.

Our teams are volunteer-led and run. Therefore, we require all parents, with few exceptions, to volunteer towards the success of our teams. Parent Volunteer page to learn more.

Yes, please contact us or visit our Parent Volunteer page for more information on how you can ride with the team.

Please visit our Team Rules for more information.

• No child left behind
• Work with the kids to foster a life-long love of cycling
• We are the friendliest, most polite team on the trail
• Whenever we train or race we give it our best effort
• A coach or coaches will speak with each student-athlete at every practice
• Every kid will be greeted by a coach at the finish line no matter if they are first or last in their race
• We support and cheer for all of our teammates and we congratulate our competitors at the end of a race
• We will strive to create a fun environment where riders are able to challenge themselves

Here is a link to a document that outlines the responsibilities of the coaches.