Cycling Coaching Guide
This guide is designed to help you become a better Cycling coach.
These links lead you to detailed information on cycling, including illustrations and video clips. Downloadable resources are also available at right.
Acknowledgements
Special Olympics wishes to thank the professionals, volunteers, coaches and athletes who helped in the production of the Cycling Coaching Guide. They have helped fulfill the mission of Special Olympics: to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people 8 years of age and older with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics welcomes your ideas and comments for future revisions of this guide. We apologize if, for any reason, an acknowledgement has been inadvertently omitted.
Contributing Authors
Paul Curley, Special Olympics, Inc. — Cycling Technical Delegate
Iain Dawson, Cycling Sport Resource Team Member
Cindi Hart, Cycling Sport Resource Team Member
Tracy Lea, Cycling Sport Resource Team Member
Sue McDonough, Cycling Sport Resource Team Member
Ryan Murphy, Special Olympics, Inc.
Special Thanks To the Following
for Your Support
Floyd Croxton, Special Olympics, Inc., Athlete
Jarvis Jones
Dave Lenox, Special Olympics, Inc.
Karla Sirianni, Special Olympics, Inc. — Intern
Paul Whichard, Special Olympics, Inc.
Special Olympics Maryland
Special Olympics North America
Video Clips Starring Athletes
from Special Olympics Maryland
Angela Buckler
Michelle Johnson
Syd Lea
Joe Quade
Brandon Thompson
Cindi Hart — Coach
Video Shoot Support
from Special Olympics Maryland Volunteers
Jean Brennan
Mary Lu Bucci, Special Olympics Maryland — St. Mary's County