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ENDICOTT – The All American BMX team in Norwich has now seen head coach Dave Lawson implement a new aspect into the team atmosphere – the STEM program.

Learning, kids don’t want to do – wrong. The All American BMX riders have welcomed the additional aspect to their newfound sport with open arms.

Thanks to the All American BMX sponsors – Norwich Rotary Club, Norwich Family YMCA and City of Norwich Youth Bureau – coach Lawson was able to purchase STEM kits (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – for a program offered after-school at the Norwich Skating Facility. The program is designed to be an equal part education equal part athletics and exercise – as the All American BMX riders are instructed on the fundamentals of the sports of BMX, while gaining hands on experience on how the bikes are assembled, built, and maintained.

Toss in a little ripping around on the bikes following their assembly, and the team has been nothing but ecstatic over the program.

This past weekend, on Friday, May 5, the All American BMX team was able to put their racing skills to the test, once again traveling to Grippen Park BMX in Endicott for some races.