Cycling South Africa’s Coaching Commission will be hosting a Cycle Skills & Club Level Coaching Course from Saturday 7 to Sunday 8 December 2013 and a Level 1 Coaching Course from Saturday 14 to Monday 16 December 2013 at the Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town.
(Update: It is with heavy heart that Cycling South Africa’s Track Training Camp, Cycle Skills and Club Level, and Level 1 Cycling Coaching Courses have been cancelled.
Cycling SA’s Coaching Commission Director, Roger Bouton, received notice from the administrators of the Bellville Velodrome that the venue will be used for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, from Saturday 7 December 2013. The facility will be in use for 10-14 days thereafter.
Bouton is making every attempt to try and reschedule the coaching courses and Track training camp for January. Details and confirmation will be communicated in due course.)
This courses will be presented by Ian Rodger and Roger Bouton, both UCI Level 2 and Cycling SA Coaches.
This is a training programme specifically targeted at the coach who desires to assist novice cyclists in the areas of bicycle skills, roadworthiness, the correct choice and fitment of cycling equipment and optimising bicycle set up using existing equipment. The training programme duration is two days.
Candidates of a Cycle Skills & Club Level Coaching Course will learn the following:
1. An introduction and an overview of Cycling South Africa’s National Coaching Accreditation Scheme and training programmes
2. Accreditation requirements – Cycle Skill & Club Cycling Coach training programme
3. Role of the coach;
a) Legal Requirements
b) Risk Management
c) Child Protection
4. Planning and reviewing a session
5. Managing Risk
6. The coach in action;
a) Athlete Development
b) Bicycle road worthiness and safety
c) Optimising bicycle and helmet fit
d) Basic Cycle Skills – Evaluation and instruction
7. Policies and Procedures:
a) Cycling South Africa Coach’s Code of Ethics
b) Cycling SA-NCAS Individual Agreement
c) Acknowledgement of Accreditation Requirements
d) Recognition of Prior Learning / Current Competence Policy
e) Updating Policy
f) Cycling South Africa Sports Safety policy
g) Cycling South Africa Coach’s HIV/Aids Policy
8. Cycling and Coaching Tips not found in Magazines
9. Goal setting and the path of Achievement
10. Dare to Dream – Motivational Insert
11. Training Myths Dispelled
Course commencement: 13:00-18:00 – 7 December 2013
Course completed: 09:00-16:00 – 8 December 2013
Costs for the course are R 1,200.00 per candidate, and course material will be supplied as will refreshments and lunch.
All accredited cycling coaches are recognised as having met the standards under the Cycling SA-NCAS (National Coach Accreditation Scheme), which is recognised by SASCOC.
Candidates of a Level 1 Cycling Coach Course will discover a training programme for the coach who wishes to assist club and provincial level cyclists to develop their fitness and hone their racing skills. To be part of this course, candidates need to have been an active Cycle Skill and Club Level Coach for six months, or have gained entry through our (RPL) system.
The course will consist of 20 modules:
Module 1 – Role of the Cycling Coach
Module 1a – Long Term Participant Development
Module 2 – Physical Conditioning
Module 3 – UCI Technical Regulations
Module 4 – Target Training Zones
Module 5 – Health & Safety
Module 6 – Drugs in Sport
Module 7 – Bicycle Set Up
Module 8 – Strength & Conditioning
Module 9 – Designing Training Programs
Module 10 – Nutrition & Hydration
Module 11 – Advanced Athlete Assessment and Monitoring
Module 11a – Training with Power
Module 12 – Advanced Performance Assessment
Module 13 – Skills Development
Module 14 – Advanced Bicycle Set Up
Module 15 – Digital Video Analysis
Module 16 – Internet Coaching Information
Module 17 – Coaching Pathways
Module 18 – Junior Cyclists Development
Course commencement — 09:00-17:00 — 14 December 2013
— 09:00-17:00 — 15 December 2013
Course completed — 09:00-16:00 — 16 December 2013
All accredited cycling coaches are recognised as having met the standards under the Cycling SA-NCAS (National Coach Accreditation Scheme), which is recognised by SASCOC.
The cost for the course is R 2 500 per candidate. Course material will be supplied as will refreshments and lunch.
To download the “December 2013 Cycle Skills & Club Level Coaching Course – Cape Town” document, click this link: http://www.cyclingsa…ILE00003019.pdf
To download the “December 2013 Level 1 Coaching Course – Cape Town” document, which includes the course content information, click this link: http://www.cyclingsa…ILE00003020.pdf
For further information, please contact Roger on 082 801 0044 or Somi Shosha at the Cycling SA office on 021 917 1736.
To Bad is over those dates would have loved to be there.