What is Go-Ride?
Go-Ride is British Cycling’s Club Development Programme aimed at improving both young riders and clubs. It focuses on volunteers and young members – improving coaching standards and increasing the number of young riders with access to coaching activities. Go-Ride supports the creation of school-club links, which helps provide clubs with a constant influx of new young members and helps everyone work towards our shared vision of more young people, more active, more often in cycling. The success of Go-Ride is dependent upon partnerships between British Cycling, clubs, schools, local authorities and voluntary organisations.
Clubs must already meet certain criteria before joining the programme but along the way they continually work towards improving themselves and achieving ‘best-practice’. Once all the pieces are in place, a club can become Go-Ride Clubmark Accredited.
Schools can easily set up Go-Ride School Clubs and do not need to work towards Go-Ride Clubmark Accreditation. Once a school has a qualified coach willing to offer regular coaching sessions, it is just a short step to establishing an affiliated Go-Ride School Club.
All British Cycling qualified coaches meet a lot of the criteria necessary to become Go-Ride Clubmark Accredited; they have attended a course on Safeguarding and Protecting Children, they have a valid first-aid certificate, and are checked by the Criminal Records Bureau. As such, a lot of clubs who aren’t already working towards Go-Ride Clubmark Accreditation have the necessary training to do so.
Who is it for?
Clubs Go-Ride is designed for clubs determined to improve their club activities and management. One of the benefits, alongside better administration, is that Go-Ride helps clubs increase youth membership and acts as a beacon to show that clubs provide a supportive environment for young members.
Schools Go-Ride activities can be delivered in schools. A link is established between the school and a local Go-Ride community club. This provides a sustainable exit route, allowing pupils to continue their cycling interests outside of school.
Riders Go-Ride coaching activities have been designed to introduce young people to a range of cycling disciplines, such as; BMX, Cycle Speedway, Cyclo-Cross, Mountain Biking, Road and Track Riding. So whatever your age or ability, there’ll be something to suit your needs.
Volunteers Go-Ride clubs rely on the hard work of volunteers. These volunteers include; Coaches, Club Contacts, and Club Welfare Officers. Go-Ride clubs are offered training for volunteers to help build a supportive environment for young people, in which they can enjoy their cycling.
Families Go-Ride clubs have something to offer everyone. They offer opportunities to ride, regardless of your age and ability, and opportunities to volunteer. There’s something for the whole family.
LIVERPOOL Mercury's popular hour-long Go-Ride sessions will restart on Monday, April 27, 6-7pm at Litherland Sports Park, Boundary Road, Litherland.
Parents are reminded that their child or children need to have a cycling helmet and a bike in road-worthy condition to take part.
To ensure the session gets underway on time, all those wishing to take part are asked to turn up for roll-call at 5.50pm. Any queries/questions should be directed to the Liverpool Mercury's Go-Ride co-ordinator, Nick Martin, by emailing: nick.martin@freenet.co.uk
NOTE: ALL MEMBERS OR GUEST RIDERS MUST WEAR HELMETS WHEN APPROPRIATE IF THEY WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OFFICIAL CLUBRUNS OR EVENTS - BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE
