Tom at the ICI/PRO conference - Cycling Fusion photo
Tom Scotto has been a welcomed (but infrequent) contributor here at indoorcycleinstructor.com for the past two years. He impressed all of us at the ICI/PRO conference last fall. I think it was Amy who said "beyond his incredible knowledge as a USA Cycling Coach and his charming personality, Tom just looks good on a bike" 🙂
You can read Tom's full bio here.
We first met Tom back in 2009 in this interview about Stage 5 Cycling and their very comprehensive Indoor Cycling Certification program. Fast forward to today where Stage 5 Cycling and Cycling Fusion have merged, with Tom as the new organisation's Education & Sports Director.
If you haven't had a chance to see Tom's coaching style please take a look at this video from a training workshop I attended this past summer at Breathe Denver.
Tom will now be contributing articles and engaging with our community on a regular basis. During my recruitment call with Tom, he admitted he had multiple Audio PROfiles bouncing around in his head. Tom and I are committed to recording them for our ICI/PRO members to enjoy, starting this weekend!
But it doesn't end there;
Tom also has a stable of USA Cycling Coaches that work for him at Stage 5 Cycling. They all are accomplished Indoor Cycling Instructors / presenters as well. Tom has promised to bring these talented people to ICI/PRO, offering us more diversity than ever before! Take a minute and visit http://www.stage5cycling.com/ and you will begin to understand why I'm so excited I can hardly type this...
Oh, I almost forgot this part:
MORE VIDEO TRAINING RESOURCES ARE COMING!
Audio works great for Podcast Interviews and communicating information via our Audio PROfiles, but not so great for helping you learn Presentation Skills, displaying and demonstrating proper form/techniques and some people just learn better when they can watch what's being described.
There are multiple reasons we haven't had more Video PROfiles and training Videos:
- Video is more difficult and time consuming to produce.
- You need a studio that works (lighting and sound)
- We all know how hard it is to teach an energetic class with only a few participants. Finding willing participants, at the right studio, at the right time is maddening to coordinated.
- Then there's a huge licensing liability of publishing a video without the rights to use the music - and I don't see videos without music as being very appealing ... or useful.
I interviewed Tom Scotto at the Cycling Fusion Keystone Summit - Cycling Fusion photo
Enter Cycling Fusion to the rescue! They operate the Global Ride Studio where they are regularly produce Indoor Cycling Class videos, with a room full of students, using fantastic music that they have license to legally use. Just ask Amy or Leslie Mueller, they both loved the music used for the class videos they did there. I personally can't wait to watch them 🙂 Cycling Fusion will be producing special Video PROfiles, on a monthly schedule, for our ICI/PRO members.
There's lots more to look forward to. If you are not an ICI/PRO member yet there has never been a better time to get started. Click here to begin your $1.00 - seven day trial membership.
John is a member on the AFS (Association of Fitness Studios) Advisory Council.
Holding certifications from; Schwinn, Heart Zones, Team ICG and Life Time Fitness, John's held regularly scheduled cycling classes between 1998 and 2015 when he moved to Florida.
When the weather permits, you'll find him riding and leading outdoor groups by himself or with his Tandem partner (wife) Amy.
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Welcome Tom. I look forward to learning even more here at ICI PRO.
Yahoo!!!! What a wonderful addition! I love his audio profiles. I also tell my classes about the knowledgeable Tom Scotto when I try to replicate his teachings. They know my affinity for his expertise! (and of course John and Jennifer’s work too!) Welcome!
yippee!
YABADABADOOOO! 🙂
Thank you, ICI/PRO! You just made my day!!!!
You guys ROCK over there!!!!! Looking forward to it!!!
Hugs From Cali 🙂
Well now, it just keeps getting better! John, Jennifer, Amy – you DO realize what you’re creating here right? I’m hoping to make arrangements with another 2010 ICI PRO conference attendee to take Tom’s workshop in NH next month, we’re in MA, lucky us! I celebrate my 1st year teaching in two weeks and, in part because of what I’ve learned at ICI PRO, members can’t believe I’ve only been teaching for a year! Thank you all! Looking forward to hearing more from Tom!
Welcome Tom…another strudy addition to the foundation of the most rocking indoor cycling website and education (and another cute one!)This is so exciting to watch and be a member of in this time!
Jody
Wow! We all love Tom!!! What an amazing team! With Jennifer and Tom and everyone else…. We are in such good hands! Thank you ICIPro!
This is the best! I don’t which I respect more about Tom, his incredible knowledge and experience or his true passion for teaching. I have taught every one of his profiles and they’re benchmarks for my class. This is the best team on the planet.
And video too. After watching the winter training simulcasts, I think this is the teaching tool of the future. ICI Pro continues to be the cutting edge in our sport/profession.
Jennifer, Amy and John,
Congratulations on a job well done.
Well Tom,
It is hard to compete with all the mushy, gushy, squishy incredibly hyperbolic accolades here,so I won’t but… they’re all spot on.
It has been my pleasure to work with you and look forward to more both real and virtual.
From where I type, Jennifer, Amy and John (already the consummate pros) continue to align ICI with the pioneers of Indoor Cycling 2.0. It is what puts the PRO in ICI/PRO.
Welcome aboard.
I am so excited that Tom Scott has joined IiCPro what a fantastic team of people you have to offer
Thank you so much for everything
PERFECTO!! THE TEAM is getting better and better, WELCOME TOM we are so gifted with you on the masters team .
A dream TEAM!
That is awesome news.
I am very happy to be part of this amazing community and honestly think that every IDC instructor should be a member.
Moot
Tom and I are super excited to help John bring Indoor Cycling 2.0 into reality. It’s an idea whose time as come!
Hello,
What a great addition to an already awesome team!
Pat
Can it get any better!!!! tom welcome. AWESOME
I concur with everything….but especially the “looking good on a bike” LOL!!! Seriously though, this group keeps getting better and better!!
Special message to Tom,
If you do another “Tour around Boston” ride this year, please include one of my favorite Boston bands: Godsmack!! I can help you with the music choice… but based on your background you would probably rather do it on your own!!
Can’t wait to come to the East Coast again!
Kerri
Vegas gal
cool 🙂
Hi Tom,
Welcome Aboard! I’ll never forget the teaching cues you used in Boston – simply brilliant. Thanks for your passion, creativity and perfect rhythm which runs through your veins and inspires us all.
Tom,
My class now knows you by name and eagerly awaits any profile designed by you (not to mention Jennifer & Janet, etc… they love the variety, as do I). I thoroughly enjoyed your workshops in Boston and look forward to seeing even more from you now that you’re officially on the team. I’m glad to know that you’re already bouncing audio profile ideas around… those are the ICI resources I use most, (along with Jennifer’s blog). Video is helpful as an additional resource, but it can’t be printed out and used like those helpful PDF’s that go along with the audio profiles.
Will ICI members be able to contact you directly anytime we have questions? One of the biggest perks of ICI for me is having MI’s to go to for help and advice with anything from teaching and cueing tips to technical questions to scenarios playing out in my classes.
Welcome aboard, Tom. It’s great to have you here!
-Kathy
WOW! Thanks everyone for such an encouraging welcome. I’m looking forward to regular contributions to both the blog and AudioPROfiles (not to mention the next ICI/Pro Conference).
John and I are working out a schedule that will keep me connected to our community. I want to be available to answer questions and interact as much as possible (my favorite thing).
In the meantime, let me know if there are any topics that you would like me to cover.
A very excited (and a bit overwhelmed), Tom.