AusCycling
More than a sport.
Our ambition is to be a global leader in cycling, respected for our positive impact on and off the bike. We are here to ensure that current and future generations experience both the simple joy of riding a bike, and the opportunity to reach their full potential.
AusCycling is the nation’s peak riding and cycling body, representing more than 5 million Australians who ride bikes. Formed in 2020 from 19 state, territory, and national bodies, AusCycling is responsible for programs, projects and initiatives that encompass BMX, Track, Mountain Bike, Road, Para and recreational.
We help school kids learn to ride, we stage more than 500 events each year, we nurture clubs and create pathways, and we are responsible for the training, welfare, and performance of Australia’s Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Tour athletes.
AusCycling is committed to diversity and inclusion, to integrity and clean sport, to building communities and to achieving excellence in the right way.
Auscycling partners with the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) to play its role in the resourcing and delivery of a high performance pathway and coaching structure to support South Australian athletes toward realizing their potential.
Team Purpose
Our Clubs & Community Pillar oversees events and racing; workforce education and accreditation programs; competition rules and the State / Territory delivery network.
Position Purpose
The Development Coach will act as the Lead Coach to the AusCycling South Australia State Development program and Talent ID program and will contribute to the high performance cycling coach community working closely with SASI, AusCycling and club cycling coaches.
Responsibilities
The following responsibilities are indicative requirements of the role and are not intended to represent an exhaustive list of all requirements.
- Role model AusCycling organisational values, demonstrating an exemplary standard of behaviour and ethical decision making, including respect for, and collaboration with others at all times.
- Establish, uphold and promote the principles of AusCycling policies and operating procedures.
- Identify and recruit male and female athletes under 15 that have the potential to be selected into the AusCycling South Australia State Development program for track and road cycling.
- Promote and support existing Talent identification/Development programs in metropolitan and regional South Australia.
- Provide daily coaching to an identified group of Talent identified athletes as identified through SASI and AusCycling Talent Identification initiatives.
- Work closely with the SASI Cycling Program to grow and improve participation and retention rates of athletes in the Talent ID program
- With support from SASI plan, design, implement, monitor and review training programs for athletes in the State Development and TID programs.
- Maintain an updated list of the emerging talent pool and their DTE’s in BMX Race and X-Country Mountain bike and create a communication link for information and guidance for this talent and their coaches to clarify pathways, and to provide any shared opportunities for engagement with AusCycling SA high performance development initiatives.
- Provide support when required to the Auscycling SA Paracycling Coach on paracycling projects and sessions.
- Attend training camps and competitions as official SA team staff as directed and agreed upon by AusCycling and SASI.
- Undergo a personal coaching development needs analyses and commit to a development plan as identified by SASI Coach Development Lead
- Safeguard the integrity of AusCycling through implementation of the highest standards and community expectations as it relates to the pathway team (with regard to inclusion, the safety and wellbeing of children, and anti-doping).
