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Club Welfare Officer

The club has a volunteer CWO (Sam Moore) who is the first point of contact regarding any Safeguarding & Protecting Children issues raised by anyone associated with PNE in any way. She is assisted by two additional volunteers (David Gwilliam & Paul Martin).As part of working towards British Cycling 'Go Ride' accreditation, all three members have attended the SportsCoachUK certificated Safeguarding & Protecting Workshop.

Click on the link below for the PNECC Child Protection Policy

Child Protection Policy

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Youth Section

The club is fortunate to have quite a few younger members (Youth = <18) who compete at the Mountbatten track circuit races and road races locally.

The younger members are also allowed (above the minimum age of 14) with parental consent to take part in the 'Club' Time-trials held from Spring to late Summer by the club.

Many younger members (ages <10 to 18) train at the Mountbatten track on a Friday with British Cycling Coach Guy Watson, Head Coach of the Portsmouth School of Cycle Racing providing British Cycling 'Go Ride' & 'Go Race' training sessions .

Portsmouth School of Cycle Racing (PSoCR)

18:30–19:00   Go Ride <10s only on the track – skill riding cones etc

(19:00 clear cones from track)

19:00–19:30   Go Ride <10s on track above the blue line

19:00–19:30   Go Ride 10 – 16s on track below the blue line

19:30–20:00   Go Ride/Go Race 10 – 16s coach led racing

20:00–21:00   Fixed track bikes only– All ages

Fixed Track bikes

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PNECC British Cycling Coach

Current Coaching Activities

 British Cycling Gears 1-4 series Sessions take place at City of Portsmouth Boy’s school as an ‘after school activity’ every Wednesday.

The series of sessions over a 6 week period are designed to Improve Basic and Intermediate Techniques. Rider assessment is a continual process, and from the first session attended, the session plans are able to be adjusted to cater for mixed abilities of riders. The sessions are also structured to improve confidence and introduce teamwork when cycling in groups.

With many children utilising their bikes for travel to and from school, handling skills and raising their awareness is one way of improving their safety. Many children get involved with Bikeability whilst at Primary school but often Secondary school children don’t commit to using their bikes more ‘responsibly’ for travel until going to the ‘big’ school and if they have missed the opportunity to receive Bikeability or other structured training, often aren’t equipped with the necessary ‘tools’.

  Information for Parents

 As a parent, you will no doubt want to make sure that your child is safe whenever they undertake any type of activity without your supervision. British Cycling's Go-Ride Clubmark Accreditation supports the development and recognition of quality junior clubs. As part of the programme, clubs must ensure they have a Club Welfare Officer, who has attended a Child Protection Course. Go-Ride sessions are delivered by British Cycling qualified coaches, who have also attended courses on Child Protection, Equity, and hold a current First Aid certificate. Quality coaching in traffic free, controlled environments. Go-Ride clubs deliver coaching activities in traffic-free environments. Any type of bike can be used, so long as it is in good condition, and a cycling helmet must be worn. The sessions teach the necessary skills to make riders more competent, safer cyclists.

What will my child gain from this?

The Go-Ride programme of cycling activities promotes good health and includes fun activities that are easy to learn. As obesity levels in young people rise, cycling can be seen as a very enjoyable way of getting exercise and countering a sedentary lifestyle.

Will my child be safe?

All Go-Ride clubs have a commitment to ongoing training for their volunteers, coaches and officials, to have a sound structure, to be fair and equitable and to undertake training to support British Cycling's Policies and Guidelines for child protection and best practice. All coaching sessions are risk assessed and clubs take relevant actions to reduce any possible risks. As such, clubs do everything in their power to provide a safe environment in which your child can cycle. Cycling, however, does have its risks and even the best riders still fall off occasionally.

What qualifications do British Cycling coaches have?

All coaches in Go-Ride clubs must be British Cycling qualified coaches. All British Cycling coaching awards include sports coach UK's Safeguarding and Protecting Children' workshop, which helps to ensure that Go-Ride clubs are safe and welcoming environments for young people of all backgrounds. Coaches are also encouraged to broaden their knowledge to suit their particular requirements, for example, attending the sports coach UK workshop 'How to Coach Disabled People in Sport'. British Cycling has a Coach Licensing Scheme that requires all qualified coaches to retain annual membership and hold a valid First Aid certificate.

British Cycling Gears 1–4

British Cycling Gear series Sessions are designed to Introduce and Improve the rider’s ability to complete necessary Cycling Techniques – thereby improving rider Skills . A Level 2 Cycle Coach can also design, produce, and deliver original sessions to Improve Basic and Intermediate Techniques. Rider assessment is a continual process and from the first session attended the session plans are able to cater for mixed abilities of riders. This ability provides flexibility in catering for all levels of rider.

DavDavid Gwilliam is a British Cycling Level 2 Coach and the PNECC Road & Track Secretary. His Sporting background includes 10Km to Marathon distance running for the Royal Navy Athletic Club in the 80s-90s, Olympic & Sprint distance Triathlons with Royal Navy Triathlon Club from 2000 to 2010, and presently a keen Time Trialist & Sportive rider with PNE.

His ethos is to pass on his enthusiasm and enjoyment of cycling, providing coaching to improve the skills & techniques necessary to make a better, safer, and more competitive rider.

Feel free to contact him by clicking the link below

Dave Gwilliam