Basic Cycling Skills Cycling Community Initiation Ready to Race! Introduction to Competition

NCCP Coaching Streams and Contexts Community Initiation Competition Introduction Instructor Beginner Community Ongoing Competition Development Instructor Intermediate Competition High Performance Instructor Advanced Let’s Ride! Ready to Race! Performance Cycling

Let’s Ride! Community Initiation Pathway To achieve the status of “Trained” a coach must complete: Let’s Ride! Community initiation Basic Cycling Skills To achieve the status of “In-Training” a coach must complete: Let’s Ride! Community initiation

Ready to Race! Introduction to Competition Pathway To achieve the status of “In-Training” a coach must complete: Basic Cycling Skills Training Basics To achieve the status of “Trained” a coach must complete: Skills and Tactics (one discipline) Training to Race Skills and Tactics (a second disciplines) To achieve the status of “Certified” a coach must complete: : Make Ethical Decisions Online Evaluation- Comp-Int Coach Portfolio Online evaluation for two disciplines

Basic Cycling Skills Skill Acquisition

What is a skill? “The ability to perform a movement or chain of movements with high consistency, high precision, and high efficiency”

The Challenge Zone Or matching the difficulty of the activity with the skill level of the participant PARTICIPANT PROFICIENCY LEVEL Low High Low High REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE ACTIVITY BOREDOM ANXIETY

3- or 5-Phase Skill? Skills can be analyzed as: 5 Phase:  Set-up  Preliminary movements  Force-producing movements  Critical instant  Follow-through Example?

3- or 5-Phase Skill? OR, 3 Phase:  Set-up  Movement  Follow-through Example?

3- or 5-Phase Skill? OR, 3 Phase:  Set-up  Movement  Follow-through Example?

Skill analysis task: Choose a cycling skill What is the purpose of the skill? Break the skill down into parts Is it 3- or 5-phase?

Step 7: Equipment and Basic Cycling Position

Step 8: Practice Coaching Session 2

Basic Cycling Skills: Error Detection & Correction

Observation Strategy: If you wanted to observe this skill being done by a beginner, what would the best vantage point be? Where to stand? What to look at? What to watch for? Fill in “Observation Strategy” box

Key Performance Factors How is the outcome achieved? Key Performance Factors How is the outcome achieved? Outcome / Form of sport task The outcome serves to describe when the skill of tactic is clearly achieved or not achieved Outcome / Form of sport task The outcome serves to describe when the skill of tactic is clearly achieved or not achieved Detectable Signs What is observed? How is it observed? Detectable Signs What is observed? How is it observed? 1.Preliminary movements (i.e. Grip / Stance) 2.Back swing or recovery movement (i.e. positioning, back swing, recovery) 3.Force producing movement (i.e. Use or sequence of muscle group and joint action) 4.Critical instant (i.e. impact, strike, ) 5.Follow through.

Participant engages in the task but the outcome is not achieved Participant engages in the task and achieves the outcome or demonstrates form What key factors come into play? Participant does not engage in task Inconsistencies or inefficiency in movement or task - Little precision or low probability of success in the task Consistent and efficient movements demonstrated in task – High degree of precision and probability of success in the task Detectable Signs What is observed? How is it observed? Detectable Signs What is observed? How is it observed?

Modify / Adjust Drill or Activity Adjust speed or timing or intensity Repeat task/activity Makes sport specific adjustments to equipment Adjust progression Adjust work to rest ratios, and / or Intensity (Workload) Adjust task demands Analyze potential causes CAUSE GAP Select Appropriate Corrective Measure Teaching Interventions Help or reassure Explains or Ask Questions Use re-focusing or visualization strategies Simplify - Use examples or reduce variables to process Demonstrate correct technique / tactic Provide feedback or results 3. Affective C. Fear or Hesitation D. Not motivated or not interested 4. Cognitive / Mental E. Lack understanding or player confused F Too much information or information overload H. Difficulty reading / recognizing cues G. Lack Concentration or poor arousal control J. Task too Demanding or too easy 5. Physical / Motor I. Lacks physical ability to complete task B. Environmental factor – Weather / lighting 2. Environment A. Equipment Issue FIT / TUNING 1.Equipment 6. Tactical K. Unable to select appropriate tactic L. Choice of Decision 7. Technical M. Unable to effectively or consistently execute technique

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