USA Cycling Continuing Education
USA Cycling’s Coaching Education Mission is to Enhance coaches abilities through excellence in education, opportunities, tools, and technology. The purpose of our continuing education program is to support this mission and provide USA Cycling coaches with the most up to date knowledge and skills related to being a cycling coach.
Program Overview
In order to maintain a coaching license through USA Cycling, each coach is required to complete 40 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) over a two-year cycle. Coaches must submit a CEU Report Form for recertification every two (2) years, which is based on the first year the coach earned a coaching license.
***CEU Provider Seal of Approval***
USA Cycling is commited to providing Coaches with the best possible Continuing Education to train the best cyclists. In order to further this committment, USA Cycling is restructuring their CEU Provider program to include an application process to qualified providers. Potential providers must apply for the USA Cycling Continuing Education Seal of Approval by submitting the Seal of Approval Form.
USA Cycling Coaches are required to complete the USOC 90 minute online SafeSport training. Coaches will receive 3 CEU credits for completion. New coaches purchasing a license between 9/1/14 and 11/30/15 will be alloted a 60 day grace period in order to complete the training. Instructions on registering and taking the training are found here.
With Distinction
USA Cycling recognizes coaches who meet the 40 CEU requirement through continuing education by instilling upon them the title of coach “With Distinction”. If a coach earns the requisite CEUs to recertify, the coach will have a *D designation on the FIND A COACH page and his/her coaching certificate will also include “With Distinction”. The *D designation is available only when CEUs are due; the designation cannot be attained during a CEU cycle.
Calculating CEUs
In general, CEUs are based on actual clock hours or contact hours undertaken to complete an activity or event related to coaching cyclists. In general, one contact hour equals 1.0 CEU; thus, attending an 8 hour lecture will generally yield 8 CEUs. However, USA Cycling will assign a value for a seminar/clinic/conference based on its relevancy to coaching cyclists. Please see the list below for approved CEUs and their values.
Continuing education does NOT include the daily activities of a coach such as attending training, leading training rides, meeting with athletes, etc.
In general, to be eligible for CEUs a conference/seminar must be applicable to coaching cyclists or performance improvement related to cycling.
CEUs completed in the same calendar year as one becomes a coach count toward that year. For instance, if a coach attends a conference which would earn CEUs in January but do not become a licensed coach until March, the course in January will count toward that year’s CEU. However, if you become a coach in January you cannot count a course taken in the previous calendar year as CEUs.
Exception: If you become a licensed coach on or after December 1, anything you do in December counts in that 2 year cycle. Essentially you have an extra month. For instance, if Mary becomes a coach on December 2, 2012 then takes a USA Cycling level 2 course on December 5-7, 2012. When she renews for 2014 she counts the December 2012 course in her 2011-2012 cycle. However, a seminar she attended in November 2012 would not count.
Non-USA Cycling seminars/conferences
USA Cycling reserves the right to assign or deny a CEU value to non-USA Cycling seminars and conferences. CEU values are based upon relevancy to coaching cyclists and are assigned by USA Cycling, not by what another organization assigns. Again, these values are based upon the relevancy to coaching cyclists. For instance, if a coach attends a USA Triathlon conference which spends time on running, swimming, cycling, etc., only the hours spent on cycling would count. In addition, topics which address all sports such as nutrition, periodization or sport psychology are generally credited.
USA Cycling will grant credits to seminars covering medical content if the material addresses prevention or identification, not diagnosis or treatment. Coaches are not qualified to diagnose injuries or diseases and are not qualified to treat injuries or diseases. Even if a certified coach has a license to practice medicine or healthcare, these skills lie outside the scope of what a cycling coach is certified to do.
If you are interested in attending or hosting a seminar or conference not listed below, contact the Coaching Education Director with the conference or activity information BEFORE attending or hosting so a CEU value may be assessed. Please include an agenda and list of presenters with their bios so USA Cycling may determine its relevancy to cycling.
Non-USA Cycling Certifications
Non-USA Cycling accepted certifications are listed below. This list is not exhaustive. If a certification is not listed, please contact the USA Cycling Coaching Education Director. Please note, organizations such as USA Triathlon, USA Track and Field, USA Weightlifting, are all part of the Olympic “family” of NGBs—National Governing Bodies---and therefore categorized as Other NGB Coaching Certifications if not listed individually.
What to Turn in?
During the renewal process, a coach needs only to send in a completed CEU Report Form. Please keep a record of certificates, receipts and supporting documentation should you be chosen for an audit. CEU Report Forms will only be accepted at the time of your coaching license renewal.
Please do not turn in a CEU report form 1) prior to the due date 2) when you reach 40 CEUs 3) or “piecemeal” such as every time you complete a continuing education activity.
Each coach is responsible for maintaining a record of his/her CEU activities. USA Cycling does not track activities outside of USA Cycling seminars or clinics. Coaches are also responsible for maintaining a record of USA Cycling seminars and clinics attended. To view your past CEU order, log in to your account and click on “account” (below the welcome header). Here click on the “View Order History” button.
What if I do not attain the required CEUs?
If a coach does not meet the 40 CEU requirements for the reporting period, his/her coaching license cannot be renewed. A coach not meeting the CEU requirement may renew his/her coaching license by first paying the CEU recertification fee and/or re-taking the exam for the coach's current level of certification.
If a coach does not meet the required 40 CEUs, please use the chart below to determine your CEU recertification fee and if you need to retest. To pay the recertification fee, log into your account and click on “account” (below the welcome header). Here click on “Coaching Links (including tests)” and on the corresponding page you will find access to pay the fee. You will also find the link to take the corresponding test for your coaching level. If the link is not appearing, please email the Coaching Education Director.
Coaching Level | 40+ CEUs | 20-39 CEUs | 0-19 CEUs |
Level 3 | No recertification fee/No Re-exam | $20+re-examination | $35+re-examination |
Level 2 | No recertification fee/No Re-exam | $79 | $149+ re-examination |
Level 1 | No recertification fee | $129 | $249 |
Approved CEU List
Below is a list of approved 2013 CEU programs. This list of providers will change after 12/31/15. Please refer to the current list of providers here. Please note, the programs listed are only the ones which have been sent to USA Cycling for approval. If you are interested in a seminar or conference not listed, please send the Coaching Education Director the agenda or URL to the conference website for assignment of a CEU value.
Title | Presenter/Organizer | Location | Type | CEU Value | |
2010 Sport Nutrition Conference | Arizona State U | Tempe, AZ | Conference | 6 | |
2011 Regional/National Development Camp Coach/Mgr | USA Cycling | Various | Camp | 15 | |
3 Day Functional Training Summit | Performbetter.com | Various | Summit | 10 | |
ACE Guide to Resistance Training for Older Adults | Am Council on Exercise | DVD | DVD | 1 | |
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer Workshop | ACSM | Various | Conference/seminar/clinic | 10 | |
ACSM Group Exercise Instructor | ACSM | Various | Certification | 5 | |
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer | ACSM | Various | Certification | 5 | |
ACSM HFS | ACSM | Various | Certification | 10 | |
ACSM CES | ACSM | Various | Certification | 5 | |
ACSM RCEP | ACSM | Various | Certification | 5 | |
ACSM National Conference | ACSM | Various | Conference | 20 | |
Adv Exercise Nutrition 1.1 | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 15 | |
Advanced Power Training 1.1 | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Advanced Strength Training 1.1 | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Advanced Training for Muscular Endurance 1.1 | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Art & Science of Triathlon DVD | USA Triathlon | DVD | DVD | 2.5 | |
BG FIT | Specialized | Various | Clinic | 16 | |
Bikefit Level 1 | BikeFit.com | Various | Clinic | 10 | |
BikeFit Level 2 | Bikefit.com | Various | Clinic | 15 | |
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assess and Prescr | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Charity Coaching Program (per calendar year) | JDRF/TNT | 5 | |||
College Course Credit (per semester hour) | Accredited College/University | Various | Course | 5 | |
College Course Credit (per quarter hour) | Accredited College/University | Various | Course | 3 | |
Collegiate Coaching (per calendar/academic year) | 5 | ||||
Concussion in Sport | NFHS | Online | Online | 1 | |
Corrective Exercise Specialist | NASM | Various | Conference | 15 | |
CPR or AED certification | AHA or ARC | Various | Certification | 2.5 | |
CPR or AED or BLS | American Red Cross | Various | Certification | 2.5 | |
CPR or AED or BLS | American Heart Association | Various | Certification | 2.5 | |
CSCS Modules (each) | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Current Research in Supplements in Athletes | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 5 | |
Current Trends in Performance Nutrition | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 5 | |
CycleOps Indoor Cycling | CycleOps | Various | Seminar | 8 | |
Disordered Eating in Active Individuals | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Effectively Engaging Parents | NFHS | Online | Online | 1 | |
Evidence Based Strengthening and Conditioning | SIS | Various | Conference | 10 | |
Exercise Anatomy, Updated | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Exercise and Sport Psychology | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 15 | |
Exercise Nutrition | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
Exercise Physiology | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 10 | |
F.I.S.T Bike Fit Certification | F.I.S.T | Various | Certification | 10 | |
Female Triad: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention | APTA | Online | Online | 1 | |
First Aid | American Red Cross | Various | Certification | 2.5 | |
First Aid | American Heart Association | Various | Certification | 2.5 | |
First Aid (and its varieties) | AHA or ARC | Various | Certification | 2.5 | |
Fitmaster Level 1 Certification | Fitmaster/Fit Kit | Various | Certification | 10 | |
Fitmaster Level 2 Certification | Fitmaster/Fit Kit | Various | Certification | 10 | |
Fitmaster Level 3 Certification | Fitmaster/Fit Kit | Various | Certification | 5 | |
Fitness Program Design | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 5 | |
Fitness Through Cycling | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 2.5 | |
Flexibility Assessment and Prescription | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 2.5 | |
Functional Movement Screening Seminars | PerformBetter.com | Various | Seminar | 5 | |
Fundamentals of Coaching | NFHS | Online | Online | 3 | |
GSSI Self-tests (approved topics only) | Gatorade | Online | Self-Tests | 1 | |
High School Coachin (per calendar/academic year) | Various | Various | 5 | ||
Hydration for Athletes | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 2.5 | |
Indoor Cycling Instructor Certification | Various | Various | Certification | 5 | |
Injury Prevention Series | AAFA | Online | Online | 4 | |
Muscular Fitness Assess % Prescr v 1.2 | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 2.5 | |
NASM Personal Trainer Certification | NASM | Online | Certification | 5 | |
NETA Hands on Strength Training Workshop | Nat'l Exercise Trainers Assoc | Various | Workshop | 7 | |
NETA Personal Trainer Certification | Nat'l Exercise Trainers Assoc | Various | Certification | 5 | |
NETA Personal Trainer Workshop | Nat'L Exercise Trainers Assoc | Various | Workshop | 14 | |
NGB Coaching Certification (each level) | Various | Various | Certification | 20 | |
NSCA National Conference | NSCA | Various | Conference | 15 | |
Nutrition Periodization (course 4527/4527E) | DSWFitness | Online | Online | 4 | |
Performance Conditioning Article (per published article) | 2.5 | ||||
Performance Conditioning Cycling Self-tests (each) | USAC PCC | Online | Self-Tests | 1 | |
Pre-Exercise Health Screening | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 5 | |
Protein Intake for Clients and Athletes | DSWFitness | Online | Online | 2 | |
Respect in Sport | Respect Group Inc | Online | Online | 2.5 | |
Retul Bike Fitting Certification | Retul University | Various | Certification | 10 | |
SafeSport | USOC | Online | Webinar | 3 | |
Serotta Advanced Bike Fit | Serotta | Various | Clinic | 5 | |
Serotta Fundamentals Bike Fit | Serotta | Various |
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10 | |
Serotta Motion Capture | Serotta | Various |
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5 | |
Serotta Personalized Bike Fit | Serotta | Various |
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20 | |
Speed, Agility and Quickness Training | North American Seminars/Brian Lawler | Various | Conference | 8 | |
Sport Safety Training | American Red Cross | Various | Certification | 10 | |
Strategies for Designing and Marketing Small Group Personal Training | ACE | Online | Online | 1 | |
Supplementation for Training or Performance | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 2.5 | |
Team Director UCI/IPC race (per day, max of 20 in a CEU cycle) | Various | 5 | |||
TNT Cycling Coach Certification | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Various | Certification | 4 | |
TNT Tier I Triathlon Certification Clinic | Leukemia Lymphoma Society | Various |
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7 | |
TNT Tier II Triathlon Coaching Clinic | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Various |
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11 | |
Trek Fit Services | Trek | Various | Clinic | 20 | |
TRX Suspension Training | TRX | Various | Seminar | 7 | |
UCI National Commisar | UCI/USAC | Various | Clinic | 10 | |
USAC Certified Skills Instructor Course | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 20 | |
USAC Communique Article (per published article) | USA Cycling | 2.5 | |||
USAC Development Camp Staff (per day) | USA Cycling | Various | 3 | ||
USAC Level 1 Clinic | Various | Colorado Springs | Clinic | 40 | |
USAC Level 2 "classic" Refresher (2011 and prior) | USA Cycling | Various | Conference | 30 | |
USAC Level 2 "classic" refresher (2012 and beyond) | USA Cycling | Various | Conference | 20 | |
USAC Level 2 ("classic") | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 30 | |
USAC Level 2+ skills | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 35 | |
USAC Level 2+ skills Refresher | USA Cycling | Various | Conference | 35 | |
USAC Level 2 skills only course | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 12 | |
USAC Certified Skills Instructor Course | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 15 | |
USAC Level 3 Certification | USA Cycling | Online | Certification | 20 | |
USAC Level A Officials Clinics | USA Cycling | Various | Certification | 10 | |
USAC Level B Officials Clinics | USA Cycling | Various | Certification | 10 | |
USAC Level C Officials Clinics | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 4 | |
USAC Power Based Training Certification | USA Cycling | Various | Certification | 10 | |
USAC Power Based Training Clinic | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 20 | |
USAC Skills Clinic | USA Cycling | Various | Clinic | 25 | |
USAC Webinar 1 hr scheduled duration | USA Cycling | Various | Online | 2 | |
USAT Elite Coaching Apprenticeship | USA Triathlon | Colorado Springs, CO | Apprenticeship | 5 | |
USAT Level 1 Certification | USA Triathlon | Various | Certification | 20 | |
USAT Level 2 Certification | USA Triathlon | Various | Certification | 20 | |
USAT Level 3 Certification | USA Triathlon | Various | Certification | 20 | |
USATF Level 1 Certification | USA Track and Field | Various | Certification | 20 | |
USATF Level 2 Certification | USA Track and Field | Various | Certification | 20 | |
USATF Level 3 Certification | USA Track and Field | Various | Certification | 20 | |
US Paralympic Development Camp (per day) | US Paralympic Cycling | Various | Various | 3 | |
Vegetarian Sports Nutrition | DSWFitness | Online | Various | 10 | |
Weight Management | Human Kinetics | Online | Online | 5 | |
Winning Sports Nutrition | DSWFitness | Online | Online | 10 | |
Wobble Naught Bike Fit | Wobble Naught | Various | Clinic | 25 | |
Women in Coaching Conference | USOC | Colorado Springs | Conference | 20 | |
Training Bible Coaching | Various/Joe Friel | Aurora, IL |
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4 | |
Enhancing Women's Leadership and Performance in Endurance Sports |
Varied/Kristen Dieffenbach | Atlanta, GA | Seminar |
10 | |
Designing, executing and evaluating an annual training plan |
Velodynamics/Charles Howe | Maple Heights, OH |
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2.5 | |
YMCA Endurance Symposium | YMCA | Indianapolis, IN | Seminar | 4 | |
USOC Training Plan Design | USOC | Colorado Springs |
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25 | |
Trifest Conference | Various | Tucson, AZ |
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12.5 | |
Allen Lim Talk | Allen Lim | Various |
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2.5 | |
ACSM Health Fitness Expo | ACSM | Atlanta, GA |
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20 | |
Aerodynamics | Colorado Premier Training | Fort Collins, CO |
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17.5 | |
Sports Nutrition Update | USAT/Bob Seebohar | Colorado Springs | Seminar | 4 | |
CycleOps Power Course | Atlanta Cycling/Frank Overton | Atlanta, GA |
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10 | |
Coaching Junior Cyclists Conference | Frazier Cycling | Atlanta, GA |
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10 | |
Art & Science of Bike Fit | TriFit | Santa Monica, CA | Seminar | 20 | |
Collegiate Cycling Conference | USA Cycling | Fort Collins, CO |
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15 | |
Midwest Sports Performance Conference | Univ of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | Conference | 7.5 | |
The Art & Science of Interval Training | USAC/Steve McGregor | Seattle, WA | Seminar | 2.5 | |
ACSM Annual Meeting | ACSM | Seattle, WA | Conference | 20 | |
USAT SportScience Track: Lactate Testing | USA Triathlon | Clermont, FL | Seminar | 20 | |
Congress on Cycling Science | Napier U | Edinburgh, Scotland | Conference | 25 | |
Utah Sport Summit | Utah Sports for Life/Various | Salt Lake City, UT | Summit | 8 | |
The Science of Cycling, Bike Fitting and Product Design | Andy Pruitt/Roger Minkow | Boulder, CO | Seminar | 1.5 | |
USOC International Altitude Training Symposium | USOC | Colorado Springs, CO | Seminar | 15 | |
Efficiency Movement | Jessi Stensland | Fairfield, NJ | Seminar | 5 | |
Healing with Whole Foods | Paul Pitchford | Chicago | Seminar | 10 | |
Explosive Cycling Power | Harvey Newton | Jacksonville, FL | Clinic | 2.5 | |
Science of Training | Bob Hanisch | Brookfield, WI | Seminar | 1.5 | |
Triangle Sports Med Symposium | Various | Raleigh, NC | Seminar | 5 | |
Coaches and Sports Science College | East Tennessee State U | Johnson City, TN | Conference | 10 | |
TrainingBible Conference | TrainingBible | Ballwin, MO | Conference | 5 | |
Female Athlete Triad | Midwest Orthopedic | Franklin, WI | Conference | 1 | |
Coaching Juniorr Cyclists Conference | Frazier Cycling | Atlanta, GA | Conference | 10 | |
Coaches Clinic | Peak Performance Pros | Milwaukee, WI | Clinic | 2 | |
Weekend Warriors and Injury Prevention | Midwest Orthopedic | Franklin, WI | Conference | 1 | |
NE Triathlon Symposium | Fitwerx | Fitchburg State (MA) College | Seminar | 4 | |
USAT Art and Science Symposium | USA Triathlon | Various | Seminar | 5 | |
Bike Fit/Injuries and Knee Pain | UW Health Sports Medicine | Madison, WI | Clinic | 1.5 | |
Bone Health and Strength Training | UW Health Sports Medicine | Madison, WI | Clinic | 1.5 | |
ACSM Regional | ACSM | Golden, CO | Conference | 5 | |
TNT Nutrition Lecture | Tricia/TNT | Charlotte, NC | Seminar | 2 | |
Energy Metabolism and Training Intensity | UW Health Sports Medicine | Madison, WI | Conference | 1.5 | |
Texas Power Summit | PeaksCoachingGroup | Fayetteville, TX | Summit | 12 | |
TNT Injury Prevention | Clay Gasparovich, MD | Charlotte, NC | Conference | 2 | |
YMCA Endurance Symposium | YMCA | Indianapolis, IN | Seminar | 4 | |
PeaksCoachingGroup Spring Camp | PeaksCoachingGroup | Bedford, VA | Camp | 10 | |
Equipment Selection, integrating tech | The Sport Factory | Roswell, GA | Conference | 1 | |
Time Trial & Triathlon Positioning | Sean Madsen/Boulder Center | Boulder, CO | Conference | 1.5 | |
Davanti Level 1 Skills Clinic | Davanti Cycling/Luisa Sullivan | Boulder, CO | Clinic | 5 | |
Power Racing Tactics Camp | PeaksCoachingGroup | Split Rock Resort, OA | Camp | 25 | |
Sport nutrition and weight control | The Sport Factory | Roswell, GA | Conference | 1 | |
Sport Sciences Insight Conference | Sport Sciences Insight | Chicago | Conference | 8 | |
Athlete testing and using powermeter for optimal cycling | The Sport Factory | Roswell, GA | Seminar | 1 | |
Mental Skills for training, race | The Sport Factory | Roswell, GA | Seminar | 1 | |
ACSM Integrative Physiology of Exercise | ACSM | Miami Beach, FL | Conference | 20 | |
USA Cycling Coaching Summit | USA Cycling | Colorado Springs, CO | Summit | 40 | |
Sport specific strength training | The Sport Factory | Roswell, GA | Conference | 1 | |
Planning a Successful Base Season 3 part workshop | Greenville Cycling Center | Greenville, SC | Workshop | 4.5 | |
Education Summit | TriPeakAthlete.com | Guaynabo, PR | Summit | 8.5 | |
CTS Coaching College | Carmichael Training Systems | Colorado Springs, CO | Conference | 13 | |
Annual Coaches and Sport Science College | ETSU | Johnson City, YN | Conference | 9 | |
Hunter Allen Training and Racing with Power | Hunter Allen/PeakscoachingGroup | Richmond, VA | Conference | 6 | |
FitWerx New England Triathlon Symposium | Fit Werx | Fitchburg, MA | Seminar | 4 | |
TrainingBible Annual Coaching Meeting | TrainingBible | Geneva, IL | Conference | 15 | |
High Performance Symposium | USAT | Colorado Springs, CO | Seminar | 5 | |
Carrabus County Sports Med Symposium | Carrabus County, NC | Seminar | 3 | ||
The Missing Link to Optimal Performance | Audrey Lee/GCC | Simpsonville, SC | Seminar | 3 | |
UNC Sports Medicine Seminar | CAATSA | Chapel Hill, NC | Conference | 1.5 | |
N. Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association | N. Carolina | Conference | 4 | ||
Cornering Clinic for Men | WenzelCoaching | Portland, OR | Clinic | 3 | |
USAT Bike Skills Clinic | USAT/Mike Heitz | Clermont, FL | Clinic | 12 | |
SCAN Conference | ADA | Chicago, IL | Conference | 12 | |
Youth and Junior Coaching Clinic | USA Triathlon | Various | Clinic | 8.5 | |
Endurance Training Symposium | NSCA | Colorado Springs, CO | Seminar | 16 | |
ITU PATCO Level 1 Coach Course | ITU | Belize | Seminar | 7 | |
Peaks Coaching Group Coaching Summit | Peaks Coaching Group | Bedford, VA | Summit | 7 | |
National Coaching Conference | USOC | Colorado Springs, CO | Conference | 10 | |
Peaks Coaching Group Webinars | Peaks Coaching Group | Bedford, VA | Webinar | 1 | |
Medicine of Cycling Conference | USA Cycling | Colorado Springs, CO | Conference | 20 | |
Leader's Summit | National Interscholastic Cycling Association | Various | Summit | 9 | |
Coaches and Sport Science College | ETSU | Johnson City, TN | Conference | 10.5 | |
Junior Conference | USA Cycling | Morgantown, WV | Conference | 15 | |
ACSM NE Regional Meeting | ACSM | Providence, RI | Conference | 15 | |
Fit Werx NE Triathlon Symposium |
Fit Werx | Fitchburg, MA | Seminar | 4 |
If you have questions, please contact the Coaching Education Manager.
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