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New team “buzz” is growing all over NJ! Here is a list of our current teams:
Atlantic County Dirt Devils Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Contacts: Head Coach Chris Cafiero
Facebook Team Page
Camden County MTB Crew Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Cherry Hill & Camden County Area
Contact Nicole Gabehart
Facebook Team Page
Central Jersey Composite – Riptide Warriors
Team Affiliations(s): Western Ocean & Monmouth Counties, Southern Mercer County
Contacts:
Matt Defelice
Clearview Regional School District
Team Affiliations(s): Clearview sending district, including enrolled students and homeschool students
Contact Patty Woodworth
Facebook Team Page
Cumberland Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Cumberland County
Contact Jon Lewis
Facebook Team Page
Don Bosco Preparatory High School Ironmen
Team Affiliations(s): Don Bosco & Immaculate Heart Academy Students
Contact: Phil Godwin
Team Facebook Page Twitter Team Page
East Morris Rockies Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Boonton, Boonton Twp, Denville, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Montville, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Riverdale, Rockaway, Wharton
Contact: Justin Stone
Team Facebook Page
Essex Offroad Composite
Team Affiliations(s):
Essex County
Contact: Andrea Smith
Team Facebook Page
Gloucester Gladiators Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Gloucester County (Excluding Clearview Regional and school-specific teams)
Contact: Gloucester Coaching Staff
Team Facebook Page
Highlands Composite Racing Team
Team Affiliations(s): West Milford Area
Contact: Mike Moskowitz
Hunterdon Havoc Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Califon, Clinton, Flemington, High Bridge, Washington
Contact: Kevin Watkinson Facebook Team Page
Jersey Shore Tidal Waves Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Eastern Monmouth & Ocean Counties
Contact: Christopher Liston
Team Web Page: https://jerseyshoretidalwaves.com/
Palisades Cyclones Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Northeastern Bergen County
Contact: Shepard Grinker
Team Facebook Page
Princeton Progressions Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Hillsborough, Hopewell, Montgomery, Princeton, Skillman
Contact:
Marc Bacon
Team Facebook Page
Ramapo / Indian Hills School District
Team Affiliations(s): Ramapo Indian Hills Regional School District official club
Contact: Rich Burton
Revolutions Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Morristown, Morris Township, Morristown High School, Morris Plains Borough School, Florham Park, Frelinghysen School, Randolph, Mine Hill, Dover, Victory Gardens, Roxbury, East Hanover, Hanover Twp, Whippany, Livingston
Contacts:
Tom Gaynor
Team Facebook Page
Team Webpage
Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School
Team Affiliations(s): Official school club
Contact: Dino Pinto
Salem County Reactors Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Salem County
Contact: Mike Fraser
Somerset Hills Veloraptors Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster, Far Hills, Long Hill, Peapack-Gladstone, Warren, Watchung, Somerville, and Bridgewater
Contact: Nadine Dalesandro
Team Facebook Page
Sussex Composite
Team Affiliations(s):
Sussex County
Contact: Jason Lydon
Team Website
Team Instagram
Team Facebook Page
Trailblazers Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Harding, Madison, New Providence, Summit & western Union County
Contact: Dave Bauhs or Nikki Ragonese
Facebook Team Page
Team Youtube channel
Warren Sussex Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Warren County
Contact:
Amy Haines
Team Instagram
West Morris Chainbreakers Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Chester, Hackettstown, Long Valley, Mendham, Mt. Olive, Succasunna, Washington Twp / Long Valley
Contact:
Dennis Suler
Westfield Blue Devils Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Westfield, Cranford, Scotch Plains, Clark, Mountainside, Garwood
Contact Jay Mckeon
Team Instagram
Wheelzdown Composite
Team Affiliations(s): Jersey City, Newark, Eastern Essex County
Contact: Randy Jackson
If you are interested in starting a team, please contact League Director Ken Seebeck.
Individuals can compete in the New Jersey League as independent riders, but what’s even more fun is having a team to train and race with! Whether you are a student or coach, the League wants to do everything we can to help you form a team at your local school or in your town. If you’d like to see a team form in your area, please send us an e-mail so we can help you out. The league can help in many ways, including help:
- Parents & Athletes find coaches
- Coaches form teams
- Teams become recognized by their schools
- Teams find additional volunteers
Below is some detailed information about teams. We encourage all athletes to recruit some fellow students and have some fun as the newest member of our wonderful NICA community.
Types of Teams
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There are two types of teams.
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- School-Based Teams: Comprised of full-time students from the same school, public or private. School-based teams can be “official” or “unofficial”.
- Composite Teams: Comprised of full-time students from more than one school within the same district or other geographic proximity. Composite Team Limitations: Composite Teams are intended to be temporary solutions toward building school-based teams. If a composite team has 5 or more students from the same school, those students will be scored separately from the rest of the composite team unless a petition to do otherwise is approved by the league director.
Don’t have a team to race with? That’s ok! Students can compete as an independent racer in the League Series. While they will not be eligible for the Team Overall title, they are eligible for the Individual Race and Overall titles. Independent racers need not register a team, and should only register for the series, being sure to denote that they are racing as an “Independent” where appropriate on registration forms. All other rules apply. [/dropdown_box]
Team Registration
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All teams must register with the League. Doing so provides insurance coverage for all coaches and volunteers, as well as supporting League programs.
In order to register, the team’s Team Director should contact the league director.
The price for registering a team varies depending on the “compliance” level of the team leadership.
New Teams:
With licensed Head Coach/Team Director: $125
Without licensed Head Coach/Team Director: $250
2nd Year+ Teams:
With level 3 Head Coach/Team Director: $125
Without level 3 Head Coach/Team Director: $250
If you have questions about team registration, please email League Director Ken Seebeck. [/dropdown_box]
Divisions
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New Jersey teams will be Division II Teams. As we grow our membership and team roster, the New Jersey League may move to two divisions. Larger teams will then be designated Division I, with Division II being made up of smaller teams.
While Division I and Division II teams will race separately, they will be treated equally by the League in all aspects. The separation is only intended to provide a fair race environment. [/dropdown_box]
Team Scoring
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Teams are awarded points after every League race, which count toward the teams’ standings at that individual race and for the overall series. Both girls and boys points count toward that team’s overall score. However, teams need not have boys’ and girls’ points to score for a race. Due to the difference in team size between divisions, Division I teams and Division II teams are scored differently.
For Division I, the team’s score is highest score possible out of the following boy/girl combinations:
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For Division II (The current NJICL model), the team’s score is the highest score possible out of the following boy/girl combinations:
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For more information about Team and Individual Scoring, please refer to the League Rule Book (PDF) (Section 8: “Team and Invidivual Scoring Rules”; pp. 20-21). [/dropdown_box]
