Cycling coach

If you're working with younger riders in schools and community groups, you could be:

• planning fun, engaging coaching activities, sessions and programmes in a safe environment
• helping riders to improve their riding technique
• working with riders, schools, community groups and sports organisations to promote the sport

If you're working with riders involved in the competitive side of the sport, you could be:

• working on developing more advanced riding techniques and tactics
• designing training programmes
• supporting riders at races and competitions
• maintaining records of rider performance
• advising on how lifestyle choices can affect performance
• mentoring other coaches
• working with experts including sports scientists, nutritionists, physiotherapists and programme managers
• marketing and promoting your coaching services, if you're self-employed
• combining your coaching with other work to earn money

You could work on a sports field, at a sports arena or at a race track.

You could work for British Cycling as a development coach, introducing people to cycling, or working on talent programmes to support cyclists.

You could work as a coach for a local authority or organisation with an interest in sports development at places like BMX tracks, mountain bike trail centres or indoor cycling tracks.

You could become a self-employed coach and design training programmes for amateur riders.

You could also become a cycle trainer through the Bikeability scheme, teaching young people how to cycle safety on roads. If you work with young people, you could move into sports development or youth work.

With experience, you could transfer your skills and abilities to other areas of the sports industry.