Scottish Mountain Bike Conference Craig Burn Chief Executive 1. - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The National Governing body for cycling in Scotland

Scottish Mountain Bike Conference

Craig Burn Chief Executive

• 1. Context
• 2. Mountain Biking in Scotland

– Building a World Class System – Highlights and Priorities

• 3. The Future

– Growth and sustainability – How we can collectively make MTB more successful?

D e v e l o p i n g a N a t i o n o f C y c l i s t s Our Strategic Plan 1. Support & Develop Talent 2. Providing Opportunities – participation and impact 3. Grow Membership – voice and influence, value 4. Sustainable, successful self governed organisation

T h e P o w e r o f C y c l i n g

Employers Sport Events Schools Facilities Transport Health Economy Communities Regeneration

Our Landscape

CORE BUSINESS – Cycle Sport Talent / Squads Performance Competition Pathway Rules / Regulation Facilities Event Support Officials Coaches / Leaders Volunteers Member Clubs Individuals Associations Clubs Development

Wider Cycling Agenda Campaigning / Lobbying Transport / Active Travel Education / Employment Social & Community Dev. Justice / Legislation Health

Behavioural Change / Mass participation / Recreation School Sport Sportives Led Rides / Breeze Skills Awards Physical Activity Major Events

Key Facts

• Support all Cycle Sport disciplines
• Employ approx. 23 staff
• Our Work Streams

– Events – Coaching & Education – Regions & Clubs – Talent & Performance – Comms, Membership and Commercial – Services & Business Support

• Integral part of British Cycling
• Turnover approx. £1.8m
• Funding: sportscotland, Commercial, Membership, Events, Programmes

125, OOO MEMBER S

11,000

MEMBERS

150%

“Being a member of Scottish Cycling makes you one of the team!”

A GROWING MEMBERSHIP

• 190 Affiliated Clubs

BUILD A WORLD CLASS SYSTEM AT ALL LEVELS… Critical Mass

• Participation
• Coaches / Leaders
• Opportunities

High Performance System Infrastructure

• Facilities
• Clubs / Teams
• Communities
• Competition

Climate and Culture

• Winning
• Vision / Choices
• National Pride
• Collaboration

A Sporting Nation…A Nation of Champions

World Class System

The National Governing body for cycling in Scotland

MTB specific Highlights and Future Direction

MTB - Highlights & Priorities

• DMBinS - National Strategic Framework!
• Delivering Collaboration & Innovation

– Sport, Access, Tourism, Business, Health, Leadership….

• Engagement / Partnerships / Empowerment

– e.g. The Adventure Syndicate

• Improved Governance & Direction

– Off Road Events Commission – MTB Associations – DH, XC – Staff alignment to support disciplines

• Facility Investment in Trails – ‘Strategy’
• Events Strategy - Disciplines
• Coaching Strategy 2015-18
• Training and support for event organiser, officials, volunteers

Cont.….. Racing Opportunities and Talent Development

• National Events Series - SXC & SDA
• DH: 23 events with 2000 online entries
• XC: 44 events with 3474 online entries
• Mini Downhill & XC Series
• Regional Dirt Crit series (North / West / Tayside & Fife)
• Schools MTB Competition (Borders, Edinburgh, Ayrshire)
• Growing Cycling Festivals

– e.g.. Tweedlove, Muckmedden, Perthshire, Angus, Big Tree, Bikefest,

• SC RACE Programme (CX) and – DH Pilot Coaching in North 6
• XC Training Camps with seniors/ juniors
• Club Clusters

Cont.….. MTB Highlights & Priorities

Coaching & Education

• 368 coaches in Scotland
• 52 MTB coaches in Scotland
• Bespoke series of coach development workshops
• Coach CPD: Integrate coaching and talent programmes

MBLA <> UK MBL Leadership

• 6957 TCL and MBL Leaders
• UK MBL – Levels 1, 2, 3

Riders Achieving.….. 2016 Scottish Success

British Series Winners

• Isla Short (elite) Sean Flynn (youth) and Anna Flynn (juvenile)

British Champs

• Grant Fergusson winning senior men
• Kerry McPhee 2nd Senior Women , 5th Jane Barr
• Under 23 Women – Isla short 2nd, Lucy Grant 3rd
• Under 23 Men: Mark McGuire 2nd at the champs
• Juvenile Men: Jamie Johnson 1st

Inter-Regional Championships

• Sean Flynn winning Youth boys

British DH Championships

• Greg Williamson wining and 7th in World DH Championships

Fort William World Cup - 2016

Fort William World Cup was the busiest, the sunniest – and now it’s officially the best Downhill World Cup of the year.

The Future

– Consolidate and improve what we are doing – Build on Strong Foundations – Growth and sustainability – Diversify? Wider Impact? – How we can collectively make MTB even more successful?

“To make cycling the most popular activity and sport of choice in Great Britain.”

49%

49% of 25-34 year olds in the UK are cyclists

PARTICIPATION IS SOARING

Iconic & Valuable Lifestyle Product of Scotland

GVA: By 2 0 2 0 MT B wo rth £ 1 6 1 m to th e Scottis h Econ omy

Supporting and championing all areas of our sport with long term 8 year investment plan Shared ambition to establish cycling as the number one sport and activity in the UK

Supported by a network of key suppliers & sponsors

‘Societal partnership with impact felt in towns & cities, families & communities across the UK

One of the world's biggest banks with over 17 million ‘retail’ customers in the UK

“Helping transform our cities and towns to become great places to live through cycling.”

Opportunity to unite this community even more ….

• Grow participation
• Social Cycling
• Led Rides and MTB Leaders
• Festivals & Events
• Trail Centres
• Schools
• Clubs
• Talent
• Develop People & Improve Society

Thank you!

Collaboration <> Sustained Investment <> Success

D e v e l o p i n g a N a t i o n o f C y c l i s t s

SC are here to listen and support where we can 