Coaching
Coaching
Coaching plays a significant part in helping our athletes develop and perform at a high level. It helps to provide guidance and support from early years on the team, through to Canada Games and beyond.
Cycling Canada and Bicycle Newfoundland and Labrador (BNL) have adopted the Long-Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model as the foundation for athlete and sport development across the province and the country. LTAD is grounded in decades of sport-science research and the practical experience of coaches and athletes, creating a comprehensive framework for how cyclists learn, train, compete, and stay active for life.
What LTAD Represents
LTAD is both a system and a philosophy of sport development. It recognizes that athletes move through a continuum – from early physical literacy to high-performance pathways, to lifelong participation. The model ensures that training and competition are aligned with each athlete’s stage of growth and maturation.
Athlete-Centred, Coach-Driven
For competitive cyclists, LTAD provides a roadmap for:
- Optimal training, competition, and recovery, tailored to biological—not just chronological—age.
- Annual Training Plans (ATPs) that match developmental readiness.
- Progressive skill acquisition, ensuring athletes build strong foundations before specializing.
The Ultimate Goal
The purpose of LTAD extends far beyond producing international podium results. Its true aim is to ensure that every athlete – recreational or competitive – can enjoy cycling for a lifetime. By focusing on long-term growth rather than short-term outcomes, LTAD helps create healthier athletes, stronger programs, and a more vibrant cycling community.
Coaching Requirements
The National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) provides standardized, inclusive, and safe sport education to coaches and coach developers across 65 sports. Our cycling coaches follow these requirements as well as the requirements listed by the Canada Games Technical Packages.
https://edu.cyclingcanada.ca/index.php?page=3
Commissionaire
Commissaire
Commissaires are the sport officials for bicycle races in each discipline. Are you interested in becoming a cycling official? BNL is committed to developing opportunities for members of the community to get more involved in all aspects of the sport of cycling. Most cycling events require two or more commissaires to fulfill a variety of roles, including supervising pre-race and post-race formalities, briefing riders and race officials, checking the compliance of equipment, monitoring compliance with the rules and maintaining safety during racing, resolving disputes and judging results.
The Provincial C Introductory Commissaire Training is available for all disciplines! Road and mountain bike Provincial C e-learning courses from Cycling Canada can be found here: https://cyclingcanada.ca/get-involved/officials/courses-training/. This is the first level for commissaires to get involved in officiating races.
Please contact coach@bicyclenl.com to get in contact with one of the NL Commissaires.
Current Commissaires
| NL Commissaires |
| John Hancock |
| Mick Cutler |
Caravan Driver
The objective of the Caravan Driver Training is to inform participants about basic rules for driving a vehicle in a cycling caravan and is mandatory for all drivers since 2015, The module takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and can be found here:
Current Caravan Driver
| NL Commissaires (as of January 23, 2026) |
| Kevin Baldwin |
| Joseph Burry |
| Amber Critch |
| Matthew Garvin |
| Rodney Gaudet |
| Catherine Harnett |
| Anthony Griffiths |
| Sean Kelly |
| Jamie Kennedy |
| Julian Kennedy |
| Brian Marshall |
| Ben Rogers |
| Michael Douglas Shea |
| Shane Simms |
| Ryan Slaney |
| Joshua Williams |
Contact
For information about athlete performance and development, please contact:
