Bob Prince has been in touch with the following exciting opportunity: Exciting news concerning coaching in Cycle Speedway. The CS coaching workgroup in conjunction with British Cycling have helped develop a new more affordable and slimline pathway to coaching qualifications. The new course is called ” Introduction to Coaching (activity coach )” To gain the award three compulsory on line […]
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Newport’s Junior coach Adam Bennett put on cycle speedway taster session for a local association for the deaf on Friday 26th May at the track alongside the Wales National Velodrome Adam posted the following on Facebook about the day: “What an amazing day 🫶. 3 months of preparing all paid off for a fab day, good experience for the deaf […]
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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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Steve Mullinder has been in touch to say that a series of British Cycling Junior Academy Days will take place during the season with 1 event in each region. The first such event is scheduled for Saturday May 13th at Newport between 9am and 4pm and is open to riders aged 12 to 18 Steve is also looking for CS […]
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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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Tarn Fynn has been in touch to say that British Cycling are trying to arrange a level 2 Cycle Speedway specific coaching course in April 2021, to take place in the North West of England. Any interested coaches should contact John Wych (johnwych@britishcycling.org.uk) to register their interest. Candidates must be British Cycling Level 2 coaches already. More information on the […]
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The next cycle speedway discipline specific coaching course is due to take place at the South & South Wales (Poole) Regional Centre on Saturday 3 November 2018. All British Cycling level 2 coaches are eligible to attend. Further details are available from British Cycling coach and education department.
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With East Newport Cycle Speedway Club’s return to full time racing, a need for British Cycling qualified coaches has been necessary. Thanks to funding from the community, the club now has three Level 1 coaches in Chris Wright, Rob Absalom & Jamielea Walters (pictured). All three passed their course, which was held in Amman Valley Leisure Centre with flying colours, […]
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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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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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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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The next cycle speedway specific coaching course is scheduled to take place at East Park (Wolverhampton) on Sunday 14th May 2017. All eligible level 2 coaches have been contacted by British Cycling and these coaches need to respond to BC to enrol on the course. The cost of the course is a very modest £125.00, which includes all gear, books […]
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The launch of the Dirt Bike Club, with the subsequent revival of the Brandon Bees team, will go down as one of the outstanding success stories of sport in 2016, not just in the sport of Cycle Speedway, or local sport, but its success is far wider than that. A previously defunct and derelict sports facility has been restored, and […]
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In 2011, British Cycling issued a directive regarding the issue of “coaching riders with less than two brakes attached to their bikes”. In a nut shell what this meant was that if a coach did not hold a discipline specific level 2 qualification (in our case Cycle Speedway), they would not be covered by BC insurance, when coaching Cycle Speedway. […]
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