Scottish Cycling Coaching Opportunities

Club Development Newsletter April 2024

Hello Clubs, 

It's a busy time at Scottish Cycling with the Youth Tour of Scotland round the corner and clubs and events getting back up and running. We hope you are all dusting off you bikes and heading out for a rides soon enough! Please find the April edition of the Club Development newsletter below. Regional Sport Development Fund
Scottish Cycling is delighted to offer up a pot of money aimed at supporting events, volunteers and riders as we look to further develop the sport.

The purpose of the new fund is to simply:

  • Support new events
  • Support volunteers
  • Support riders

For full details on how to apply for the fund please see the link below.
 https://scottishcycling.org.uk/news/scottish-cycling-launches-sport-development-funds/

#BikeAndBlether 

Following the out-and-out success of the pilot programme, where eight volunteers from across Scotland committed to becoming Mental Wellbeing Champions in their clubs and groups, Scottish Cycling is taking the next step to expand the #BikeAndBlether programme.

We are looking for volunteers who would like to be part of the programme to deliver #BikeAndBlether rides within their club or group to help support people’s mental wellbeing. We know that one in four people suffer from mental wellbeing issues, so it is vitally important that we help to create a welcoming space in our clubs and groups to support those impacted. It is important to note that as a #BikeAndBlether Champion, you are not expected to become a mental health expert but are there to listen and signpost to appropriate places of support to those who need it.

If you are interested in becoming a #BikeAndBlether Champion or would like some more information on the programme please complete the Expression of Interest form at the link below, or contact Julie Harris at julie.harris@scottishcycling.org.uk

#BikeAndBlether Champions Expression of Interest Form

Coaching Opportunities
Bookings for the 2024 Coaching course calendar are now live and can be found here Introduction to Coaching (Activity Coach) (britishcycling.org.uk) The new courses have now been released and you can find them via the link above.
 
Introduction to Coaching

  • Track: Glasgow - BOOKING CLOSES 29TH APRIL 
    • Online: 7th,14th, 21st May
    • Practical: 26th May
  • Offroad: Aviemore 
    • Online: 21st, 28th May, 4th June
    • Practical: 8th June
  • Multi: Dundee 
    • Online: 5th, 12th, 19th June
    • Practical: 23rd June
  • Road: Fife 
    • Online: 12th, 19th, 26th June
    • Practical: 29th June
  • Off Road: Aberdeen 
    • Online: 18th June, 2nd, 9th July
    • Practical: 13th July
  • Multi: Dumfries
    • Online: 16th, 23rd, 30th July
    • Practical: 3rd August
  • Off Road: Hamilton 
    • Online: 31st July,7th, 14th August
    • Practical: 17th August
  • Multi: Edinburgh
    • Online: 3rd,10th, 17th September
    • Practical: 21st September

Reminder there is the sportscotland subsidy which can be applied for by filling in this form sportscotland - Subsidy Application (office.com).New Staff

We are pleased to share that we have appointed 2 new members of staff to our team at Scottish Cycling. 

Kevin Moran has joined us from Scottish Squash as our new Coaching Development Manager. Kevin's first task will be to develop and implement a new CPD offering for our fabulous coaches. Should you have any thoughts about coach CPD, Kevin would be more than happy to speak to you. You can reach him at kevin.moran@scottishcycling.org.uk. 

Secondly, Ruth Hall has joined us as our new Workforce Officer. Hopefully many of you will already be familiar with this role and what she will be covering. Any coaching or CWPS related enquiries should be sent to coacheducation@scottishcycling.org.uk.

CWPS Courses

Do you have any new coaches / leaders / volunteers who need to complete CWPS training for the first time?  If so you can find the calendar of CWPS courses here. Please click "book a training course" to access Clubserve where you can make your course booking.  Use the discount code SCMEM24 to remove the fee. Once you have completed the training please download the certificate and send it to wpo@scottishcycling.org.uk so that we can keep your record up to date.

CWPS Renewals

Is your CWPS certificate about to expire? If yes, then you are eligible for Renewal award. Instead of just repeating CWPS, you will have access to renewal modules of various content to renew your training for another 3 years. To access the renewal process you must complete the renewal training within 3 months of your CWPS certification expiring. You can find out more information and self-register for the renewal here. Once you have completed the training please download the certificate and send it to wpo@scottishcycling.org.uk so that we can keep your record up to date.