Waterford Sports Partnership, Cycling Ireland and Waterford City and County Council are delighted to provide these useful videos for parents to help them to teach their children to learn to cycle safely in our award winning Learn to Cycle Park in Fairlane Park, Dungarvan.
The videos (see links below) cover development of cycling skills for balance bikes, teaching a child to pedal, road safety skills and fun games!
| Balance Bike Development | ||||
| Introduction, safety, and helmet check |
Simply video showing how to cycle safely and fit your helmet appropriately. | Video 1 – YouTube | ||
| Bike Safety Check | Check that your bike is safe prior to cycling. | Video 2 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike Stride & Glide (balance) | Three progressions for your child using open space to develop balance. | Video 3 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike (turning) |
Simple activity for your child to develop turning which can also be used for children on pedal bikes. | Video 5 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike (turning progression) |
How to develop turning skills and bike handling with your child. | Video 7 – YouTube | ||
| Balance bike (turning) | Bike handling progression for balance or pedal bike. | Video 8 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike (gliding and turning) | Blast off – develop your child’s balance through gliding and turning ability. | Video 13 – YouTube | ||
| Teaching your child to Pedal | ||||
| Teaching a child to pedal | Teach your child to pedal using this video as a step-by-step guide. | Video 15 – YouTube | ||
| Teaching a pedal how to start pedalling themselves | This video highlights the progressions using the learn to cycle track of showing children how to begin to pedal from a standing start. | Video 16 – YouTube | ||
| Road Cycling Development | ||||
| How to cycle a roundabout (handling) | Using the markings on the learn to cycle park, how to teach your child to develop necessary bike handling skills to be able to cycle a roundabout with three progressions. | Video 18 – YouTube | ||
| How to cycle a roundabout (handling) | Progressions to develop roundabout skills. | Video 19 – YouTube | ||
| How to cycle in traffic | Using the learn to cycle park, how to get your child to learn to cycle safely in traffic with you leading, or cycling with them. | Video 22 – YouTube | ||
| Cycling games / Skill development with your child | ||||
| Colour cones (turning) | You can play this game with your child using colour cones to develop turning. | Video 11 – YouTube | ||
| Race your parent | Looking at bike handling skills with your child racing you around the perimeter. | Video 12 – YouTube | ||
| Stop Box challenge (stopping/handling) | Video showing simple game to develop stopping, balance, and bike handling. You can ask your child to do this, or have your own bike and challenge them. | Video 23 – YouTube | ||
| Track stand challenge (balance/handling) | Video showing a simple game focussing on balance and handling skills which you can ask your child to do, or get your own bike and do the challenge with them. | Video 24 – YouTube | ||
| Follow my leader (all skills) | Video showing how to use the learn to cycle track to play follow my leader with your child. You can lead by walking, running or cycling. | Video 25 – YouTube | ||
| Slow Bike Race | You can ask your child to do this to develop balance and bike handling skills, or race against them by doing fairy footsteps, or on your own bike. | Video 26 – YouTube | ||
| Track stand (balance and bike handling) |
How to teach a track stand to your child using the markings on the learn to cycle park. | Video 17 – YouTube | ||
For any questions or feedback, please contact Peter Jones pjones@waterfordsportspartnership.ie
or Rosin Hickey coaching@cyclingireland.ie
Article Modified: March 08, 2024 2:41 pm
