British Cycling Coach Education Programme

Effective coaching is at the heart of cycling performance at every level of the sport.

Whether you want to teach core bike-handling skills to future generations of riders, learn more detailed riding knowledge to benefit yourself and your local club or have aspirations to mentor Great Britain’s elite at major international events, British Cycling has a coaching course that will help you to achieve your goals.

In order to provide a comprehensive learning process, British Cycling coaching courses are delivered via a combination of contact time, written coursework, online learning and practical assessment.

British Cycling’s comprehensive Coach Education programme provides a flexible pathway of progression for coaches. Whether you are interested in coaching beginners or performance orientated riders, we can help you realise your coaching ambitions.

Cycling for Schools
Cycling for Schools is our entry-level coach education course for the wider schools workforce providing all you need to know to deliver entry-level cycling and coaching skills to the pupils in your playground.In addition to teachers, Cycling for Schools is open to all adults (aged 18 and over), who work or volunteer within the schools sector.

Level 1 Award in Coaching Cycling (L1ACC)
This is an entry-level award into the British Cycling Coach Education Programme, aimed at those new to coaching and cycling. The award qualifies you to deliver and review pre-prepared coaching sessions to groups of adults or children with an introduction to the principles of safe, ethical and effective management of coaching cycling sessions.

Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Cycling (L2CCC)
The Level 2 qualification is many people’s starting point on the coaching pathway and is aimed at those who are new to either coaching or cycling. The certificate qualifies you to independently plan, deliver and evaluate a series of cycling activity sessions, informed by the British Cycling Go-Ride Gears 1–4 Coaching Workbooks, to groups of beginner and intermediate level children or adults.

Level 2 Discipline-specific Awards (L2DSA)
These awards, one for each of the six British Cycling disciplines, are for qualified Level 2 coaches who are either new to a specific discipline or who want to develop their existing knowledge further. The skills gained through these courses enable coaches to plan, deliver and evaluate a series of progressive discipline-specific sessions to groups of riders and will provide you with the knowledge and information to progress riders from their first session to their first races.

Level 2 Road and Time Trial Coaching Award
Level 2 Track Coaching Award
Level 2 Cycle Speedway Coaching Award
Level 2 Mountain Bike Coaching Award
Level 2 BMX Coaching Award
Level 2 Coaching Riders with a Disability

Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Cycling (L3CCC)
The Level 3 qualification is our highest coaching certification and is for coaches who want to have the ability and knowledge to plan, deliver and evaluate detailed periodised training programmes for individual riders within a specific discipline. The course covers a wide variety of topics, including analysing a rider’s performance, prescribing and evaluating training plans, delivering advanced techniques and testing and benchmarking rider performance.

Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Mountain Bike
Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Road and Time Trial
Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Track

Email: coaching@britishcycling.org.uk
Tel: 0161 274 2060

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