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Leadership and Coaching
SMBLA Leadership Awards
If you want to lead young people on mountain bike journeys you need to be qualied. Even leading adults, for which no qualication is required, its good to know that youre operating under the umbrella of the National Governing Body (NGB) of cycling. Its reassuring for those cycling with you too, knowing that they are in the hands of a qualied leader. At CycleActive we run Scottish Mountain Bike Leader Association (SMBLA) leadership courses, which allow those who qualify to lead groups anywhere in the UK (and some other countries) subject to certain conditions. The leadership awards are recognised by British Cycling (BC) and as a leader and BC member you can benet from free professional insurance in recognition of your afliation to the NGB. Courses are generally run from the CycleActive centre at Brougham Hall in Penrith, or Meadowbank in Ambleside. This gives you access to great local trails, carefully organised teaching areas and a good range of accommodation choices nearby too. However, for groups we can travel to any location in the UK if needed. There are two qualications as explained in the next column.
f Trail Cycle Leader (TCL)
This is the core qualication for anyone wishing to lead groups of mountain bikers, especially youth groups. It covers a whole range of skills from bike navigation to trailside repairs and basic skills coaching a full syllabus is available on request. Two-day course Max. 8 people £120 per person One-day assessment Max. 4 people £60 per person
f Mountain Bike Leader (MBL)
This is the next step after TCL and trains you in the advanced skills required to lead groups higher and deeper into the mountains. To do this safely and with the benet of insurance, backed by best practice, you need to get this further qualication. Two-day course Max. 8 people £120 per person One-day assessment Max. 4 people £60 per person
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