Junior Development
One of Balmoral Cycling Club’s main focus areas is developing our juniors into well rounded and competitive riders.
On Saturday mornings, we run a Junior Development (JD) program – an hour-long skills session conducted by our qualified junior coaches, followed by junior simulated races. Our JD program caters for juniors aged U9 – U17 years.
It’s a condition of our JD program that all juniors must participate in the skills session each week prior to racing. All Balmoral Club coaches are AusCycling Queensland qualified and hold current Blue Cards. We expect all junior riders to be accompanied by a parent or guardian, unless alternative arrangements have been previously organised with the JD Coordinator.
Our JD program is conducted according to COVID-safe requirements; participants and spectators please sign in using the Check In Qld app.
For more information on our JD program, please drop in and see us at the clubhouse on Saturday mornings, or contact our JD Coordinator: juniors@balmoralcyclingclub.com.au
Schedule
Season | Activity | Time |
Spring/Summer (QLD school terms 1 & 4) | Simulated racing | 6:00am (registration from 5:45am) |
Mandatory skills session | 6:45am | |
Autumn/Winter (QLD school terms 2 & 3) | Mandatory skills session | 8:30am |
Simulated racing | 9:15am (registration from 8:15am) |
How to Register
To join our JD program you need to register through Entry Boss before 8:00pm Friday night. The entry fee is $6.
On Saturday morning you’ll need to arrive in time to register your name and collect your number before skills/racing.
Please follow our COVID-safe processes and all spectators please sign in using the QR code provided on site. All participants are required to agree to our Terms and Conditions.
Bikes
Gear (rollout) and equipment restrictions apply to all junior age groups U9-U17, whether training or racing, including when racing in open grades against adults. AusCycling gear restrictions are strictly enforced and are as follows (see Junior Development Policy for more info):
U9-U13 = 5.5m | U15 = 6.0m | U17 = 7.0m |
Training
We also offer Junior Club training on Tuesday mornings and Thursday evening Track training sessions for our juniors. See these sections under Club Stuff for more info.
Policy
Our Junior Development and Club Racing Policy contains additional detailed information about our junior program, including criteria for progression through junior and open graded racing at Muzz.