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| Q. | How do I find a collegiate club in my area? |
| A. | Check on the NCCA website, www.usacycling.org/ncca There is a link to “Find if your school has a club” Then select your state, and a list will come up with all of the clubs in your state. |
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| Q. | How do I get in touch with club leaders at a school in my area? |
| A. | You can search for your school using the above process, and typically there are links to the club webpages. From there you can find their contact information. If not feel free to contact your region's conference director. |
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| Q. | What if there is a school near me that would be a good candidate for a cycling program but they do not have one? |
| A. | You can start one! Contact Steve McCauley, (719) 866-4856 for more information. If a coach starts a club at a school the coach will recieve a 1 year credit towards their coaching license, a $75 value. |
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| Q. | Which types of races to collegiate riders participate in? |
| A. | The collegiate cycling program encompasses Track Cycling, Road Cycling, Mountain Biking, and Cross-Country, all with the conference and national competitions at different times throughout the year. |
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| Q. | Where can I find information on the typical races and distances that a school in my area would compete in? |
| A. | On the NCCA website, www.usacycling.org/ncca You can then find links to the individual conference webpages, where you can find all of the flyers and race schedules for last years races. |
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| Q. | What can I expect to do while "coaching a club"? |
| A. | Most of our programs are run by the students, so a coach’s involvement will need to be discussed with the coach and the club officers. There are a wide variety of programs, some schools are more competitive, there are many different sized programs, and they are all unique.
Some typical example levels of support provided by coaches are: - Coaches provide 3 different basic training plans for the club. Plans are broken down into A, B, and C to match the collegiate level races.
- Coaches provide individual training plans to riders.
- Coaches travel to races and provide team with tactical information, assisting new riders with questions and problems they might encounter.
- Coaches provide clinics/camps to help new riders get acquainted with racing before the season starts.
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| Q. | Are coaches typically compensated? |
| A. | It depends on the club and support from the school: some clubs have volunteer coaching during the school year. Some club’s coaches volunteer a certain amount of time and information, but charge riders if the riders desire more coaching involvement. Some coaches receive incentives from the club but no monetary amount. Some coaches get a salary from the school. It highly depends on the institution and the goals and assets of the club. But in general it is good to keep in mind that collegiate cycling clubs don’t have a large budget. |
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| Q. | What are some of the responsibilities leaders of collegiate clubs have? |
| A. | Most clubs are run completely by the students. Which means they have to take care of finding sponsors, fundraising, ordering clothes, keeping a budget with their school, taking care of sport club relations, updating the club website, recruiting new riders, and helping new riders become better cyclists. | |
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| Q. | What insurance do NCCA clubs recieve? |
| A. | NCCA Clubs recieve the same insurance as any other registered USA Cycling Club. For more information on coaches insurance please refer to the Coaches site, or contact Sam Callan. | |
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