Volunteer Training
Volunteers are the life-blood of cycling clubs. Without the ongoing support and dedication of key volunteers, grass roots cycling would simply die. British Cycling recognises the critical contribution that volunteers make to cycling and aim to support this dedication by providing continual professional development opportunities for all volunteers and by supporting clubs in terms of volunteer recruitment and retention.
Training Opportunities
You may be interested in furthering your knowledge in order to help your club run effectively. Running Sport offers courses in areas such as club development, people management, personal development, club administration/management and child protection. sportscoachUK also offers courses in Good Practice and Child Protection and other club development topics.
First Aid Training
As a volunteer you may be interested in becoming First Aid trained, and indeed for British Cycling coaches it is a necessity. We can recommend a number of organisations that offer first aid courses that are suitable for club volunteers to undertake.
First Aid Links - Locate a first aid course
Free Resources for Club Officials
Running Sport have produced a great set of free resources specially designed for club officials, giving invaluable advice on such matters as:
- Organising fixtures and competitions
- Fundraising, grants and sponsorship
- How to communicate effectively
- Volunteers
- Managing events
- The role of the chairperson
- The role of the treasurer
- Developing your sports action plan
- Taxation and sport
- The role of the secretary
Click here to go the the Running Sport website and download these booklets (Adobe Acrobat PDF files)
