GRIP: SPRING Ride Schedule - 2023

We are excited to roll out another year of the GRIP program to our local community! Each month this page will be updated with new information and ride locations. Please save this link for quick reference and remember to always refresh your page :) If you have any questions, please feel free to call or text Kelli Sherbinin at 604-209-7028.

What is GRIP?
Girl Riding with Integrity & Purpose

Wednesday RIDES
Ride Time 4:15pm – 6:15pm

APRIL

Wednesdays:
5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

Themes:

BUILDING TEAM & TRUST
POSITIVE SELF TALK / PERSONAL CHALLENGE

MAY

Wednesdays:
3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st

Themes:

HEALTH & LIFE CHOICES
CONNECTION / COMMUNICATION

JUNE

Wednesdays:
7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

Themes:

ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICES / COMMUNITY
SELF EMPOWERMENT/ REFLECTION

ZOOM CALLS:
7pm – 7:45pm

MAY TBD
ZOOM Link
Guest Speaker: TBDAshley McIntosh

MAY TBD
ZOOM Link
Guest Speaker: TBDJen Keefer

JUNE TBD
ZOOM Link - coming…
Guest Speaker: TBA

The ZOOM calls will be a great way for us to reflect with the girls about what we’ve learned, reflect our goals and discuss whats ahead. Each month we will have a guest speaker lead the ZOOM call to help inspire the girls, connect with each other and continue to build our team.

Theme 1: Building Team & Trust

April 5th

Drop-Off & Pick up:
KILMER PARK

Focus: Building team, trust and a good skill foundation

April 12th

Drop-Off & Pick up:
KILMER PARK

Focus: Continue to build our team & trust and our MTB skills

May 1, 2023 - Zoom Call - 7:00pm – 7:45pm

Guest Speaker: TBD

Re: Positive Self Talk

Link coming soon…

Theme 2: Positive Self Talk / Personal Challenge

April 19th

Drop-Off & Pick up: Braemar Tennis Courts

(Located just above the main entrance gate.)

Focus: Aware of our thoughts, good thoughts, bad thoughts (ie: Sun & Cloud)

Personal Challenge: ways to use our positive thoughts to help us challenge ourselves.

April 26th

Drop-Off & Pick up: Braemar Tennis Courts

(Located just above the main entrance gate.)

Focus: Aware of our thoughts, good thoughts, bad thoughts (ie: Sun & Cloud)

Personal Challenge: ways to use our positive thoughts to help us challenge ourselves.

Theme 3: Health / Lifestyle Choices & Goal Setting

May 3
Drop-Off & Pick up: Northlands Drive
(Trail Entrance at the end of the road at the corner)

Focus: Health & Lifestyle choices, goal setting & building our mountain biking skills

May 17
Drop-Off & Pick up: Blueridge Park

Focus: Healthy choices, goal setting & building our mountain biking skills

May 10

Drop-Off & Pick up: Upper Lynn Elementary School

Focus: Lifestyle choices, goal setting & building skills

Theme 4: Connection / Communication

May 24

Drop-Off & Pick up: Parkgate Park

Focus: types of communication, reason for clear communication and how good communication leads to creating connections that create opportunities for us in the future.

May 31

Drop-Off & Pick up: Blueridge Park

Focus: effective communication, empathy, conversation skills, listening and speaking skills, respectful vocabulary, power of the pause, introspection, taking turns

June 5th - Zoom Call - 7pm – 7:45pm

Guest Speaker: TBD

Zoom -

Jen is a manual therapist and IMS practitioner who believes in a partnership with her clients that includes mobility, strengthening and education. Jen completed two two degrees at UBC: a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Human Kinetics. She completed her Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) training in 2004 and completed her certificate as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy (FCAMPT) in 2007. In addition to working in private practice, Jen is also a clinical instructor at the UBC School of Rehabilitation Medicine (Physiotherapy) and has done guest lectures at Capilano University. She was a member of the Professional Development Advisory Committee for the physiotherapy association of B.C. for 10 years.

Jen has competed at an elite level in several sports including sprinting throughout her youth and at a varsity level at UBC, trail running and road and mountain biking at the pro-elite level. She has three very active kids who have found their own passion in sport with soccer and skiing. You will often see her out on the trails riding, running, or skiing with other amazing fit North Shore moms or with her kids.