BUSTER BROWN - USA Level 3 Certified Cycling Coach

WHY HIRE A CYCLING COACH. 
There are a number of reasons to hire a USA Certified Cycling Coach. From the novice to the advanced the right coach sees you as an individual. Training programs are prepared based on fitness, background, schedule and restraints, and includes mentoring, coaching, providing feedback, setting goals and selecting events.  A coach knows when to adjust a training plan (avoiding injury), imposes dedication and commitment to each exercise, and challenges the cyclist to be the best he/she can be.  

THE USA CYCLING COACH

Call it accredited or call it certified, Accredited Coach Certification with USA Cycling is a big deal. Just becoming a coach has its challenges.  There are three levels to bicycle coaching; entry, advanced and expert and there are manuals, training packets and exams at each level. Once all three levels are completed you are certified – not so fast, for many this process can extend years into the future.

Levels go from 3-1 with Level 1 being the highest. In order to achieve Level 1, a coach must be a Level 2 coach in good standing for 5 consecutive years and attend a Level 1 Clinic, or be a Level 2 coach for 3 consecutive years, accumulate 200 CEU’s (Continuing Education Unites) following completion of the Level 2 Clinic and attend a Level 1 Clinic. Them comes the Level 1 test.  A compilation of subjects ranging from organizational structure to Role of the Coach, The Cyclist in Traffic, Basic Equipment, Sport Science, Health Issues, Principles of Training, Track Racing, Road Racing, Cyclo-cross Racing, Mountain Bikes and the list goes on.

To be one of the best and become renowned as a coach, specialization is a must. Discipline Specific Certification is to teach coaches to more effectively coach in a specific discipline. Only open to licensed Level 3 coaches, there’s Cyclo-cross Specific Certification, Track Specific Certification, and Mountain Bike Certification.  Specific Certifications are one and a half day pre-scheduled classes the coach is required to attend. Perhaps this explains the certified coaches pricing scale. Certification isn’t easy and it isn’t cheap. There are costs associated at each level, and coaches must “recertify” at each level every two years.

The  team is proud to announce our own Buster Brown has completed USA Cycling Level 3 Coaching Certification.  Training classes are beginning November 5, 2013.  Call Buster Brown at 479-530-9491.