The National Governing Body for Mountainboarding in the UK The ATBA-UK is the National Governing Body for Mountainboarding in the UK. What does the ATBA-UK do?
We are a voluntary organisation run by members of the UK mountainboarding community for the benefit of that community. The ATBA-UK is a community-building organisation and all of the services we deliver to and for the community also have the effect of supporting the growth of the mountainboarding community. Our mission
The mission of the ATBA-UK is to support the growth of mountainboarding in the
UK. Our aim
The ATBA-UK works to achieve it’s mission through activities to participate in, competitions to achieve in and a community to belong to. People look to past times like Mountainboarding to provide them with opportunities to spend time with like-minded people, participate in life-enriching experiences, and develop their own skills for both personal and peer recognition. By ensuring that our services meet the emotional needs of the mountainboarding community, the community will value those services, and the community will grow. With the growth of the mountainboarding community, comes the growth of mountainboarding as a recreational activity and a sport, and so the mission of the ATBA-UK will be achieved. The ATBA-UK provides a range of services to the UK mountainboarding community that provide benefits to the community and generate income for the ATBA-UK. The services offered include :
Membership. As a membership organisation, the ATBA-UK relies on people becoming members as the more people involved with the ATBA-UK the stronger the organisation is, as a means of providing benefits to those who are involved in the mountainboarding community, and as an income stream. There are four levels of membership: Introductory, a free membership package for new riders, Recreational, a low cost package for those riders who want to support the ATBA-UK and get benefits such as discounts at shops and mountainboard centres, Competitive, a premium package that includes discounts at shops and mountainboard centres and half priced entry to the UK Series competitions, and Instructor Membership, a package aimed exclusively at ATBA-UK qualified instructors. Competitions. The UK Series is an annual series of national-level mountainboard competitions featuring BoarderX Racing, timed Downhill descents, and Freestyle displays. The UK Series showcases the best of British mountainboarding, with some of the top riders in the world competing, but have an “open-to-all” philosophy so that any rider who can complete the course safely is welcome to compete. This approach of catering for all levels of riding ability is what makes the UK Series inclusive of all the community, and unique among action sports competitions. Instructor Training. The ATBA-UK Instructor Training Programme is a structured training scheme that develops confident and competent Instructors who deliver safe and fun mountainboarding sessions.
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