Rocca Athletic Development

Happy to support such as awesome community 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Big shoutout to and for continuing their support of our club and community 🙌

Mark isn’t just a sponsor — he’s someone who truly lives what we do. With nearly 30 years in health, performance, and rehab, he’s helped everyone from everyday riders to Olympians move better, recover faster, and perform at their best.

What makes Mark and his team different is the approach — it’s not cookie-cutter. Every athlete is assessed individually, with programs built to improve strength, resilience, and efficiency so you can stay on the bike longer and avoid setbacks.

And as riders, we all know… staying healthy is what keeps us doing what we love.

If you’ve got those nagging injuries, tight hips, sore back, or just want to move and ride better — Mark is your guy.

👉 Check him out: https://markrocca.com/

Support the people who support our trails 👊

RAD Human Movement – Level 1
📍 Barrie, ON
📆 March 28, 2026
📍 Strive Sport & Exercise Medicine

RAD Human Movement Level 1 is a hands-on workshop focused on how humans organize movement under real-world constraints.

This course has been fully rebuilt to reflect an evolved perspective on movement, shaped by continued clinical practice, coaching, and deeper reasoning around how people adapt to task and environment.

Level 1 now serves as the foundation of the three-level RAD Human Movement Series, guiding participants from movement observation → reasoning → application across rehab, training, and performance contexts.

In this workshop, you’ll develop a shared movement lens that helps you:
• Observe movement as a problem-solving process
• Recognize strategies as context-dependent solutions
• Understand how task demands, available resources, and environment shape movement behavior
• Use developmental positions as low-threat environments for exploration
• Expand movement options by influencing organism constraints such as respiration, tone, intention, and perceived threat.

The emphasis is on reference states, adaptability, and option availability.

If your work involves assessing, coaching, or guiding human movement, Level 1 establishes the perceptual and conceptual foundation the rest of the series builds on.

🔗 Registration + details: https://markrocca.com/workshops

Some people are the backbone of a community and never ask for recognition.

Through the Simcoe County Mountain Bike Club and throughout the local community, I’ve watched a good friend and his family give their time, energy, and care to the people around them. Whether it’s showing up for trail days, supporting local initiatives, or simply being the kind of people others can rely on, their contribution extends well past the club itself.

Right now, their family is going through a difficult chapter, and it feels important to give back in a tangible way.

For 2026, I’ll be donating 10% of all SCMBC member billings from my practices at Rocca Athletic Development in Horseshoe Valley and Strive Sport & Exercise Medicine in Barrie directly to his family, alongside the club’s GoFundMe efforts.

There’s no sign-up and no expectation—if you’re part of the club and cross paths with me as a patient, that’s enough.

Communities work because people look out for one another. I’m grateful to be able to do my small part.

Chiropractor or physiotherapist? 🤔
It’s a question I get all the time — and the real answer might surprise you.

In this blog, I break down the differences in training, approach, and skill sets between the two professions...why those differences might matter early their careers, and why they become negligible the more experienced a clinician becomes.

At the end of the day, ethical, evidence-based care with a practitioner you trust will always beat choosing based on a title alone.

Chiropractor vs Physiotherapist: Who Should You See? Chiropractor vs Physiotherapist: Who Should You See—and Why It’s Not as Simple as the Title

🧠 New Blog Post
Concussion recovery is often misunderstood, and symptom-based return-to-play leaves out a lot of what athletes actually need to get back in the game safely.

Having dealt with concussion myself, this is a topic I care deeply about — and I’m committed to spreading clear, reliable information to help cut through the common misconceptions and mismanagement I see...

👉 Read here:

Why Symptom-Based Return-to-Play Isn’t Enough After Concussion Why Symptom-Based Return-to-Play Isn’t Enough After Concussion

Club Update and Registration Announcement

The AWI board is excited to announce that 2025 club registrations are now open for all programs!

This year, we’ve simplified registration into a one-step process. Plus, all youth program members who register by March 30, 2025, will receive a baggy AWI jersey included with their registration.

Program Details:
Train to Complete - AWI Youth Membership Required
Train to Race (Approx. Ages 12-18)
Program Fee: $2000
Payments accepted via e-transfer to [email protected] for Train to Race athletes only.
If a payment plan is needed, please reach out to discuss options.
Note: Registration for AWI Youth Membership is required to collect all necessary athlete information.
For athletes racing under a different team (e.g., Durham Shredder), AWI Youth Membership is still required.

Important Dates for Train to Race:

January 27: Athlete TrainingPeaks setup, virtual ride info, Discord links, and Zoom meetup links sent.
January 28: Athlete/Parent virtual meeting for Q&A, athlete expectations, and ride info.
February 3: Parent-only meeting to discuss training expectations, tents, partners, program focus, and parents’ roles.
February 4: Virtual Ride #1.
Learn to Race (Ages 8-18 in 2025)
Program Fee: $899 (does not include race series entry).
Includes one skills night (Midhurst or Copeland) and a race skills session before the Hardwood Ski and Bike Wednesday Night Race Series.
Race series entry must be purchased separately from Hardwood Ski and Bike.
Skills for All (Ages 6-16 in 2025)
Program Locations and Fees:
Copeland

Spring Session (7 sessions): $196 + OC license
Summer Session (7 sessions): $196 + OC license
Full Season (14 sessions): $338 + OC license
Midhurst

Spring Session (8 sessions): $217 + OC license
Summer Session (8 sessions): $217 + OC license
Full Season (16 sessions): $387 + OC license
All youth programs include a baggy AWI jersey for registrations received by March 30, 2025.

Additional Details:
T-shirts and hats are available for purchase at the time of registration.
Visit our website for more details and to register: AWI CYCLING | CCN
For any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you,
Len

Had a blast doing an injury prevention workshop for the Females yesterday! Super grateful for the privilege to work with such an engaged and talented group of athletes! Thank you coach for the opportunity, and thank you to the team for such a thoughtful gift! Stoked to see the ladies kick some butt this year!

It’s a privilege and an honour to be able to support such an amazing club! Thanks to for all the amazing things you’re doing for youth cycling in our community!

Attention clinicians…super excited to announce that Dr. Demetry Assimakopoulos will be coming to Barrie to teach a Chronic Pain Masterclass!

On Feb 1-2, 2025, Dr. Demetry will introduce a new thought process to simplify the diagnosis and management of chronic pain, developing easy-to-implement practical strategies to maximize success. Location TBD in Barrie, ON!

Details in the link below…

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