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Please complete the following section in relation to your work experience, coaching, instructing, including any voluntary, unpaid, full-time or part-time work over the past 4 years. Please provide timelines (e.g. 2019/20) and clearly indicate which of the key learning outcomes you are addressing in this section.

1	Identify the roles and responsibilities of the coach, outlining the coach’s legal responsibilities in training and competition.
2	Understand and demonstrate the coach in action using effective communication, group management and a game sense approach to develop skills and tactics.
3	Identify and provide advice to riders on suitable clothing and equipment relevent to the discipline which will contribute to achieving expected training and racing outcomes and determine ideal bike set-up for training and racing.
4	Identify the key discipline specific skills.  Explain the skill analysis process, describe ideal performance of each skill then demonstrate how to effectively correct them. Create activities to coach key discipline specific skills.
5	Identify the key discipline specific tactics.  Explain the skill analysis process in its application to tactics, identify ideal performance of the specific discipline tactics and describe how to correct rider tactics and performance. Create activities to coach key discipline specific tactics.
6	Plan, deliver and evaluate a series of progressive cycling coaching sessions that support a rider to meet their specific goals in the discipline selected.
7	Explain the concept of periodisation, outlining the phases of training in a season plan. Include an explanation of how volume, intensity and training focus should be manipulated each phase of a season plan.
8	Plan macrocycles, mesocycles and microcycles for cyclists in the selected discipline and combine to create a season/annual plan.
9	Identify the importance of catering for individual differences outlining key considerations for working with junior riders, female riders, male riders, masters’ riders and para-cyclists.
10	Explain the role of sports science, nutrition and strength & conditioning in enhancing cycling performance (in training and racing) and identify some examples of where these areas have enhanced performance.
11	Describe the role of the coach in providing sports science, nutritional and strength & conditioning support to cyclists in the selected discipline.
12	Describe the components of fitness and their relevance to cycling. Identify the principles of training and describe the various energy systems.
13	Define the concept of VO2max and its relationship with the selected discipline cycling. Explain how to measure maximum heart rate and how training zones are used.
14	Design a variety of training activities for cyclists of the selected discipline that develop the components of fitness, energy systems and apply the principles of training to cycling.
15	Explain the importance of anti-doping in cycling and identify the issues related to anti-doping in cycling. Outline the role of the coach and explain the role of AusCycling, Sport Integrity Australia and WADA in anti-doping in cycling.
16	Outline procedures for doping control. Outline the reasons and procedures for obtaining a ‘Therapeutic Use Exemption’ (TUE) and explain the obligations of riders, riders’ support personnel and AusCycling.
17	Educate the riders and riders’ support personnel about anti-doping in cycling and identify where to go for further information.

Please indicate the education and training you have previously undertaken, including formal courses, adult education courses, professional development opportunities at work or other sport training etc. that demonstrate competency, are relevant and provide support to your AusCycling Coaching Course RCC application. Again, please clearly indicate which of the key learning outcomes you are addressing in this section.

Please list any other activities you have undertaken and/or are currently involved in that demonstrate your skills and knowledge in the key learning outcomes applicable to this RCC application.  For example: hobbies, recreational, leisure or sport activities you are involved in.

I declare that the evidence I have provided is a true and accurate record of my educational, work and life experiences:

 

Please attach the following:

 

> Copy of your current AusCycling membership card

> Copy of your current First Aid Certificate

> Copy of your current Working with Children Check (relevant to State/Territory)

> Resume of any coaching experience and positions held.

> Supporting evidence such as references, letters of support or reports from experienced people within the sport.

> Supporting documents e.g. certified copies of any qualifications as evidence.