Our values are inspired by the principles of cycling outlined in the British Cycling Handbook.

The aim of the Code of Conduct for Harrow Bike Club is to ensure that everyone (i.e. riders, spectators, parents/carers, coaches, committee members and volunteers) involved with the club, are upholding our values when involved in any activity associated with it.

If anyone’s behaviour is seriously counter to our values, and breaks the Code of Conduct, steps will be taken to prevent wider negative implications for others involved or continued misconduct will result in temporary suspension from the club’s activities.

The following roles carry particular conduct expectations. At the start of each season, or at membership renewal, people will be asked to sign the below specific codes of conduct relevant to their involvement with Harrow Bike Club.

• ● Partake in cycling activities in a sporting manner, respect officials and accept their decisions
• ● Ensure that personal bicycles are checked before each session and are in a safe condition
• ● Ensure that the rider is signed-in for the session or event and has paid the appropriate fee before riding the track
• ● Wear a correctly-fitting, full-face cycling helmet (which must be correctly fastened at all times whilst riding), gloves, long sleeves, long trousers or shorts/knee/shin pads and suitable footwear at all times on track
• ● Show awareness of other riders on the track, and the track must always be ridden in the correct direction (unless instructed by the coach in a training session)
• ● Take responsibility in ensuring that they are up-to-date with the official BMX rules, understand and adhere to them and encourage others to do the same
• ● Recognise and respect the valuable contribution made by all riders, coaches, officials, ride leaders and volunteers
• ● Respect any environment in which you are involved in, by respecting other members of the public, by not littering and by maintaining proper personal behaviour
• ● Remember that all riders gain a wide range of benefits from participating in cycling, and the sport is not just about winning and losing
• ● Provide encouragement and support to all participants, recognising that we all make mistakes

The club has a number of British Cycling qualified coaches to run coaching sessions for riders of all levels. It will be at their discretion, and not the committee’s discretion, which rider will be suitable for which level of coached session. Anyone who persistently misbehaves, puts others in danger or fails to follow coaching instructions will be asked to leave the session or event.

• ● Provide a positive experience, appropriate to the age and developmental stage of the rider and respecting their long-term welfare and best interests
• ● Promote the concept of a balanced lifestyle, supporting the wellbeing of the rider both within and outside of cycling
• ● Educate the riders as appropriate, including topics such as ethics and fair play, rules of competition, adherence to the Highway Code, Rights of Access, and performance-enhancing and recreational drugs
• ● Maintain up-to-date knowledge and practice through a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD)
• ● Promote good practice in others and challenge any poor practice that they become aware of, reporting to British Cycling and other agencies if necessary; and report any safeguarding concerns to the relevant Safeguarding Officer
• ● Respect their position of trust and maintain appropriate boundaries and relationships, particularly with participants under the age of 18 years

• ● Photographs and/or videos may be taken for the purposes of coaching analysis or promoting/publicising club events. These images will be used by the Club to aid coaching, share news about the club, and to publicise club events and activities. Images may be used in press releases or the club social media outlets. They will be stored securely until use, after which the photos will be deleted. If you would prefer for you or your child not to be photographed, or if you would like to see your images, or would like us to delete them, please inform your Club Secretary
• ● Social media communications via the club’s Facebook page, Instagram account or any any other social media channels or messaging applications should be restricted to club matters, must not offend, intimidate, humiliate or bully any member, rider, volunteer or those associated with the club or be misleading, false or injure the reputation of members
• ● All club members or parents / carers will be required to complete and sign a consent form for any still or moving images to be used by the club for PR/ marketing purposes including but not limited to social media platforms, the club website and marketing materials

ALL GROUPS

• ● Say hello and goodbye to your coaches each session – remember manners are free!
• ● Turn up at least 5 minutes early for your session – you’re either early or you’re late!
• ● Be respectful to your coaches and other riders at all times – always let the coach know if there are any issues or concerns
• ● Return your borrowed equipment promptly at the end of your session

INTERMEDIATE AND EXPERT

• ● Push yourself outside of training times once or twice a week – from bunnyhops and manuals to press-ups and sit-ups – for advice just check in with your coaches.

EXPERT

• ● Have your own bike and equipment
• ● Carry a basic toolset for fixing the basics – for any advice on this consult the coaches
• ● Turn up with a clean bike for each session – clean bike = clean attitude!
• ● Train consistently outside of session times – including off-track sessions such as sprints or gym work depending on rider age