Rider Development Programme – 28th March Assessment
A great turnout for your assessments last weekend – and quite a special one too for some of you who have been working towards your awards for months and months! If you have been promoted – congratulations!
If you remain in your current groups, do not despair and do not give up – ask your coaches for feedback, listen to their guidance and tips, apply the learning, and keep at it. They are there to help you be the best you can be, so please don’t be afraid to talk to them!
A Special Note from Gold Group Coach Dave
Going for Gold – Passports
We are very pleased to announce the first of the Slipstreamers Gold Award passes! When we launched the Gold syllabus in November 2013, we expected that it would take 18 months to complete, and the estimate was not that far off.
We have been able to monitor the performance activities within a number of regular sessions, and have been monitoring rider skill and technique capability within all our sessions. During our assessment sessions, we have been able to focus on the specific criteria working in different ability groups. This has re-affirmed that the relevant knowledge has been understood, and can be put to good use within the cycling environment.
This is the highest award that can be attained within Slipstreamers, although we hope that riders will now look to the Gold+ Syllabus, and take their riding to the next level. It is also expected that our new Gold+ riders will continue to inspire and assist riders who are close to completing or even starting their own Gold journey. Very well done all of you!
Certificates & Bands
All promotes will have their certificates printed and presented, with bands, on Saturday. For those of you who are waiting on a certificate from the March 2015 assessments, if you have let us know your name we will ensure these are also printed this weekend – if you haven’t let us know please kindly send us a note and we will ensure you receive this on Saturday. All uncollected certificates will be recycled after a month, unless you notify us to the contrary.
And Now, Without Further Ado, March 2015 Promotes
If you don’t see your name in the table, but think this is in error and it should be, please talk to your coaches. Make sure you bring your passports to be signed off if you did not do so last weekend – if you have lost your passport, bring £1 for this to be replaced. Congratulations to the following riders:
| Bronze Circuit Passes: Move to Circuit Silver 1 Report to Adam M for squadding |
Bronze MTB Passes: Move to MTB Silver 1 Report to Ralph P, Alex A or Mark D for squadding |
Silver 1 Passes: Move to Silver 2 Report to Steve C for squadding |
Silver 2 Passes: Move to Gold Report to Dave G or Sam G for squadding |
Gold Passes: Move to Gold+ Report to Dave G for squadding |
| Benedict Scott Ibrahim Khan James Lund Kiran Ahmed Sarah Ahmed Sevak Chaggar |
Emma Kennedy Holly Hirst Kim Bowler Lucy Allsop Spencer Rijkse |
Aidan Waldron Sebastian McGrath Thomas Gordon |
Evan Quinn Samuel Dawson Pascal Giret |
Abby Old Carl Jolly Elliot Moreve Jagjit Virdi Jamie Wimborne Jemma Bowler Josh Copley Joshua Goraya Louis Rose-Davies Matthew Harrop Nathan George Niall Dawkins Orla Devlin Peter Hewson Ross Herrod Savannah Hewson |
WELL DONE ALL OF YOU!
And a Reminder – If You Missed Your Assessment…!
Don’t panic! Don’t despair! When you return to the club, let your Coach know that you missed the assessment, and discuss options with them directly. Unfortunately, with us being such a busy club it is not always possible to arrange a special assessment for any one rider after Assessment Saturday, especially as all our sessions are group sessions and not one-to-one for a number of reasons. However, at the discretion of the group lead Coaches, if it’s practical, and depending which group the rider is in, plus a number of other varying factors such as the size of the group and safety conditions, an assessment may be possible. To be clear, this is not a guarantee and it is important to always talk to the coaches. If you have to wait for the next assessment in a few weeks to show how good you are, do heed the wise words of Head Coach Dave: “The pathway to good performance is a journey of hard work over months and years, not weeks!”
For future assessment dates, talk to the Coaches, and keep an eye out in the newsletter for further announcements.