Cyclesport Victoria

Cycling Australia's Four Level Coach Education Training Program

Cycling Australia is the recognised peak body for the competitive cycling disciplines of road, track and mountain bike cycling within Australia and coaching forms an integral part of all of the disciplines. Cycling Australia's Coach Education Program aims to educate, assist and develop coaches at all levels in all disciplines so that they can fully support the nurturing and development of their cyclists.

Cycling Australia conducts four levels of coach education courses. The coaching courses that form the four levels are delivered under the strict guidelines of the National Coach Accreditation Scheme (NCAS), a program of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) that is managed by the ASC's Coaching and Officiating Unit. All accredited cycling coaches are recognised as having met the standards under the NCAS, which are recognised by the Commonwealth and State / Territory governments.

Important News: In consultation with the Australian Sports Commission, BMX Australia, MTB Australia and the State/Territory Cycling Organisations, the Cycling Australia Coaching Commission has passed the decision that as of the 1st January 2010, a First Aid qualification will be a mandatory pre-requisite for all coaches wishing to attend a coach training program, at all levels, across all disciplines. Read more here: 

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CycleSkill 

The CycleSkill course is specifically targeted at the coach who desires to assist novice cyclists in the areas of bicycle skills, road worthiness, the correct choice and fitting of cycling equipment and optimising bicycle set-up using existing equipment. The course duration is one day.

Additional information can be obtained by reading this PDF document, or by emailing vic.info@cycling.org.au

Level 1

The Level 1 coaching course is for the coach who assists club and state level cyclists to develop their fitness and hone their racing skills. This course addresses basic fitness, skill development, nutrition, strength and conditioning, and an understanding of drugs in sport. The course is two full days. Additional information can be obtained by emailing vic.info@cycling.org.au    

Level 2 

The Level 2 coaching course is aimed at the coach who works with elite athletes competing in National Championships. In particular, this course provides the underpinning knowledge for coaching an emerging elite young athlete who seeks to represent Australia at Junior or Under-23 international events. The course provides in-depth information on physiology and physiological assessment, performance monitoring and assessment, sports psychology in cycling, advanced racing skills and race preparation, and recovery and crisis management of the injured cyclist. The Level 2 course is delivered over five and a half days.

Further information can be obtained by emailing  Alexandra Bright - National Coaching and Development Coordinator - coaching@cycling.org.au

Level 3

The Level 3 is an advanced coaching course for the coach who seeks coaching as a profession at High Performance level and aims to coach international Elite cyclists in major championships. Level 3 coach candidates are mentored by a State Institute or Academy of Sport (SIS/SAS) Cycling Program Head Coach and/or a National Team Program Coach and generally work on a full- or part-time basis in a SIS/SAS Cycling Program. Candidate Level 3 coaches are usually nominated by the SIS/SAS or National Program in which they are currently coaching. Individual modules are delivered seperately over a 12-24 month period. Further information can be obtained by emailing Brendan Moriarty - National Coaching and Development Manager - coaching@cycling.org.au