NICA CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND DEVELOP ITS ROLE AS THE NATIONAL GOVERNING BODY FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC MOUNTAIN BIKING, ADVENTURE AND COACH LICENSING PROGRAMS USING MATERIALS AND METHODS DEVELOPED SINCE 2003. NICA OPERATED ASSOCIATED LEAGUES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UTAH, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, NEW YORK, ARIZONA, ALABAMA, VIRGINIA, IDAHO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEVADA, ARKANSAS, NEW JERSEY, NORTH CAROLINA, OREGON, MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, MONTANA, INDIANA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WISCONSIN, FLORIDA, MISSOURI, OHIO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, KENTUCKY, NEW MEXICO AND DELAWARE AND WITH DEVELOPMENT STAGE LEAGUES FOR FUTURE YEARS WITH FORMATIVE STRATEGIES IN OTHER STATES. LEAGUE MATERIALS AND METHODS ARE REFINED EACH YEAR, IN ORDER THAT WE CREATE THE NATIONAL STANDARD OF BEST PRACTICE IN THE AREAS OF SAFETY, SUPERVISION, ADVENTURE, AND YOUTH CYCLING DEVELOPMENT.