Waterford Sports Partnership, Cycling Ireland and Waterford City and County Council are delighted to provide video assistance for teachers to enable their students to learn to cycle safely in our award winning Learn to Cycle Park in Fairlane Park, Dungarvan.
The videos below cover teaching points, organisation of space for your class and some fun games for your students for balance bikes and in learning to cycle a pedal bike.
| Balance Bike Development | ||||
| Introduction, safety, and helmet check | Simply video to play in class showing how to cycle safely and fit your helmet appropriately | Video 1 – YouTube | ||
| Bike Safety Check | Shows how to check that your bike is safe prior to cycling | Video 2 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike Stride & Glide (balance) | 3 progressions for students using open space | Video 3 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike (turning) | Class activity for developing turning which can also be used for students on pedal bikes | Video 4 – YouTube | ||
| Balance Bike (turning progression) | How to develop turning skills and bike handling | Video 6 – YouTube | ||
| Balance bike (turning) | Group turning and bike handling | Video 9 – YouTube | ||
| Balance bike (turning) | Bike handling progression for balance bike or pedal bike | Video 8 – YouTube | ||
| Learn to Cycle | Video giving progressions but also giving activity to simplify if children finding it difficult | Video 14 – YouTube | ||
| Teaching a Child how to Pedal | ||||
| Teaching a child to pedal | If you have children in your class who are learning how to pedal, this video gives you 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 they begin to pedal from a standing start | Video 16 – YouTube | ||
| Track stand (balance and bike handling) | How to teach a track stand to your student using the markings on the Learn to Cycle Track | Video 17 – YouTube | ||
| Road Cycling Development for Groups | ||||
| How to cycle a roundabout (handling) | Using the markings on the Learn to Cycle Track, how to organise your class to develop necessary bike handling skills to be able to cycle a roundabout with three progressions | Video 20 – YouTube | ||
| How to cycle a roundabout (handling) | Progressions to develop roundabout skills | Video 21 – YouTube | ||
| How to cycle in traffic | Using the Learn to Cycle Track, how to organise your class to cycle safely in traffic for both balance and pedal bikes | Video 22 – YouTube | ||
| Cycling Games | ||||
| Colour cones (turning for balance bikes and pedal) | Utilise two sides of the Learn to Cycle Track to develop turning and spatial and temporal awareness | Video 11 – YouTube | ||
| Stop Box challenge (stopping/handling for balance bikes and pedal)) | Video showing simple group game to develop stopping, balance, and bike handling | Video 23 – YouTube | ||
| Track stand challenge (balance/handling for pedal bikes) | Video showing a simple group game focussing on balance and handling skills | Video 24 – YouTube | ||
| Follow my leader (all skills balance bikes and pedal)) | Video showing how to use the Learn to Cycle Track to play follow my leader with your class | Video 25 – YouTube | ||
| Slow Bike race (pedal only) |
Set your class up in groups of up to 6 on half of the area to take part in a slow bike race to develop balance and bike handling skills, or race against them by doing fairy footsteps, or on your own bike | Video 26 – YouTube | ||
| Skill Development | ||||
| Track stand (balance and bike handling) | How to teach a track stand to your student using the markings on the Learn to Cycle Track | Video 17 – YouTube | ||
For any questions or feedback, please contact Peter Jones pjones@waterfordsportspartnerhisp.ie
or Rosin Hickey coaching@cyclingireland.ie
Article Modified: May 09, 2023 10:26 am
