The Level 2 Award in Coaching Cycling is aimed at Level 1 qualified coaches who have had experience of delivering coaching sessions to groups of people.  

The course covers topics such as where to and what to coach, rider performance, creating a safe coaching environment, developing coaching sessions and evaluating your coaching practice. 

This qualification will enable you to independently create, deliver and evaluate a series of coached cycling sessions. 

What does the course include?

This course is made up of online, virtual classroom and face-to-face learning, supported by mentoring from your course tutor throughout. The course involves:  

• 4 online tutorials approximately 1.5 hrs per session spaced over 4 weeks, prior to first practical day
• 16 hours of face-to-face with practical activities to experience delivering and participating in coaching sessions (split over 2 days)
• Self-led coaching experience with support from your coach mentor 
• Online resources and theory assessment 

How much does it cost? 

£395

Funding maybe available support with course costs. 

How long will the course take to complete? 

16 weeks 

What do I need to be able to register? 

• Be at least 16 years of age
• Have access to riders to enable you to deliver six hours of coaching 
• Have access to a computer and the internet 
• Coaching insurance 
• Valid and current emergency first aid certificate (minimum 6 hours), or equivalent 
• Completion of safeguarding and protecting children training within the last three years 

*Please be aware the course goes live via online learning 2 weeks prior to the first tutorial date therefore enrolment will close 1 day before this date.

Upcoming courses 

Level 2 Coaching courses via Flying Start Bursary

Flying Start is a bursary specifically for young people (14-21), offering discounts of up to 70% off coaching courses for those that are supporting cycling activity, either in club, school or community. To access this bursary, young people will need to demonstrate prior learning – in England, such as having completed the Cycling Award for Young Volunteers, or in all home nations school leaders or young leaders qualifications will be accepted. 50% of available bursaries are reserved for girls and women.

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Level 2 Coaching courses via Ignite Bursary

This is a bursary pot specifically for women and girls, offering discounts of up to 55% off coaching, ride leadership and MTB Leadership courses for women and girls supporting British Cycling activity, including clubs, programmes and events, or with intentions to support.

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If there is no course available nearby, please complete our short form to express interest. This will help us to plan for future courses and let you know when a nearby date has been added.

If there is no course available nearby, please complete our short form to express interest. This will help us to plan for future courses and let you know when a nearby date has been added.

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