COACHING: CS Practical Coaching day announced

Bob Prince has been in touch to say that Saturday 8th July is the date of the British Cycling Cycle Speedway practical coaching day at Astley and Tyldesley. Full details can be found here: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/coaching/article/Introduction-to-Coaching–Activity-Coach–0?utm_campaign=2543035_Member%20News%20%7C%2004%2F05%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=British%20Cycling%20V2&dm_i=480K,1II7V,RB3KY,71J6Q,1

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COACHING: Statement from Bob Prince

Bob Prince has sent in the following statement on behalf of the Cycle Speedway coaching workgroup: “The cycle speedway coaching workgroup, in conjunction with British Cycling’s Coaching and Education team, are pleased to announce a new initiative regarding coaching in cycle speedway. “Following the announcement by BC in 2010 that only “discipline specific” qualified coaches could coach riders with less […]

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COACHING: Cycle Speedway Specific Coaching Course postponed

The Level 2 Cycle Speedway specific coaching course due to be held on 21st April has had to be cancelled due to a very low number of candidates. It will be rescheduled for October this year. British Cycling’s Cycle Speedway commissioner for coaching commented: “This is very disappointing and worrying. British Cycling’s insurance only covers coaches who are discipline specific qualified […]

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COACHING: Cycle Speedway specific coaching course set for April

On Saturday 21st April 2018, a Cycle Speedway “Discipline Specific” Coaching course will be taking place at East Park, Wolverhampton. The course is open to all level 2 qualified coaches. To make sure of your place please enrol through British Cycling. Also taking place, on the same day at the same venue, will be a Continued Personal Development course designed to […]

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COACHING: Three more coaches join CS coaching ranks

On Sunday 14 May, East Park Wolves provided their facilities for British Cycling to run a Cycle Speedway specific coaching course for three club coaches from Wednesfield, East Park and Birmingham. Rob Mace from British Cycling put the three coaches through an intense coaching course, using East Park Riders and two Birmingham riders of all ages. Five hours of training with the […]

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CLUB NEWS: Bury back on track

Sunday 5th March was a lovely bright day first thing, and went down hill from there, with rain pouring down by the time Bury’s training session began at Goshen. Nevertheless, with the many weeks spent working on the track surface and drains, the surface was quite good with no large puddles, which provided a firm and fast circuit for the […]

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CLUB NEWS: Ramsden closes gap on Turnbull in Bury winter challenge

With a track session planned for Sunday, the usual winter training group turned up at 12pm, but as expected, due to the frost the surface was unrideable. So, the 5 riders available made the 1 mile ride down the river bank and over the bridge to the access path to the local industrial estate, where a steep hill awaited them. First […]

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CLUB NEWS: Bury’s winter training in full swing

Since 2013, when Bury Coaches started the development plan for the younger and less experienced riders, and entered a second team in the Northern fours to give them experience, the club have ran a full programme of winter training. It covers track training and various other disciplines and this season has seen the usual dedicated bunch training in the gym on […]

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CLUB NEWS: Dirt Bike Club takes off as interest soars

Interest in a new Saturday morning cycling club near Rugby has been so great that organizers are already planning to extend it beyond its original six-week run. The “Dirt Bike Club”, held at the Brandon Bees Cycle Speedway track in Bretford Playing Fields, aims to introduce young people to the thrills and spills of Cycle Speedway – Britain’s most exciting […]

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NEWS: Discipline specific CS coaching course set for October

Over the past few months, members of the Cycle Speedway Coaching Workgroup have been working closely with British Cycling’s Coach and Education team in order to tackle the “no brakes” issue. Great progress has been made in identifying suitable “coaches” who have not qualified because of outstanding tasks or paperwork. British Cycling are in the process of contacting all coaches who […]

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