Junior
Coaching Program
The
Junior Coaching Program (JCP) which took effect as of 1 July
2006, applies to all current and potential juniors aged between
7 and under 16 (7-u16) who wish to obtain or renew a competition
licence.
Details of the JCP are located in the new “Kick Start
– Getting Started In Junior Motorcycle Sport”
booklet <insert link>.
>
New Junior competition licence applicants (after 1 July 2006)
> 'Kick Start' - Practical Riding
Test
> 'Kick Start' - Multiple choice
Theory Test
>
Who can conduct Kick Start Assessments
> Cost to attend a 'Kick Start' coaching
session
> Who can conduct 5 hours coaching
for junior licence renewals
> Renewing a Junior competition licence
(as of 1 Janaury 2007)
> Junior Coaching Program - Competitor
Log Book
> 125cc 2stroke & 250cc 4 stroke
Junior endorsement
> Come & Try Days
> One Event Licences for Juniors
> Nipper & Junior Recreational Licences
New
Junior competition licence applicants (after
1 July 2006)
As of 1 July 2006 all first-time junior riders wishing to
take out a competition licence (including a One Event Licence)
must first undertake a minimum of 5 hours motorcycle coaching
- which will include a practical riding test / assessment
and a multiple choice theory test.
Successful
completion of these 2 tests will form the riders competency
to obtain a junior competition licence.
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'Kick Start' Practical
Riding Test
The
Practical
Riding Test is made up of 12 modules that a new junior
rider must complete (and have signed off by a coach).
A
rider can take as much time as they need to complete the required
coaching modules and they may even do it over a number of
days or weeks and have different coaches, but it must be a
minimum of 5 hours.
To
view a current listing of Queensland coaches click here.
Where
coaches are conducting the 'Kick Start' Coaching Program,
only unlicenced junior riders seeking competency can attend.
Currently licenced junior riders seeking 5 hours coaching
to enable them to renew thier licence, must complete these
hours as part of a seperate coaching session.
The
completed Practical Riding Test must be returned to Motorcycling
Queensland with the licence application.
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'Kick
Start' Multiple choice Theory Test
The
multiple choice Theory
Test is made up of 25 questions on the basic rules and
regulations of motorcycle sport.
The
answers to all 25 questions are located within the "Kick
Start - Getting Started In Junior Motorcycle Sport" booklet.
The
completed Multiple choice Theory Test must be returned to
Motorcycling Queensland with the licence application.
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Who
can conduct Kick Start assessments
The
Kick Start assessment must be completed with a minimum 'Club',
Level 1 or Level 2 licenced coach.
To
view a current listing of Queensland coaches click here.
Until
31 December 2006 only, a minimum Level 2 Clerk of Course or
Steward may also conduct the Kick Start assessment.
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Cost
to attend a Kick Start assessment
Coaches
conducting the Kick Start Practical & Theory assessments
must not charge more than $30 per rider.
There
is no set fee however for coaches who are coducting coaching
for current juniors needing to complete their 5 hours to enable
them to renew their licence (see next point).
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Who
can conduct 5 hours coaching for junior licence renewals
Riders wishing to undertake the necessary 5 hours to renew
their competition licence or step-up to a 125cc 2 stroke or
250cc 4 stroke must complete these coaching hours with an
accredited Level 1 or 2 licenced motorcycle sport coach.
To
view a current listing of Queensland coaches click here.
These
hours must be completed under a Motorcycling Queensland coaching
permit, and riders should ensure that hours completed are
noted in their Log Book.
Motorcycling
Queensland will conduct 'spot checks' to ensure that hours
signed off in the Log Book are part of a permitted coaching
day. Where hours have been signed off that are not part of
a permitted coaching day, penalties will apply to both the
rider and the person / coach signing the Log Book.
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Renewing
a Junior competition licence (as of 1 January
2007)
A
junior rider who obtained their competition licence before
1 July 2006 and who wishes to renew their licence at any time
after 1 January 2007 must undertake 5 hours of coaching by
an accredited coach each year until they reach the age of
16.
Proof
of these coaching hours must be maintained in the licence
holders Junior Coaching Program - Competitor Log Book, and
must be submitted to Motorcycling Queensland with their licence
renewal.
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Junior
Coaching Program - Competitor Log Book
On
completion of all competency requirements, the junior competition
licence applicant will be forwarded a Junior Coaching Program
- Competitor Log Book with their licence.
The
aim of the Log Book is to improve safety for all junior competitors
by having them maintain an up-to-date record of:
*The
minimum 5 hours that must be undertaken each year until the
rider turns senior (16 years of age);
*Penalties
imposed on the rider at events - must be signed by both the
Clerk of Course and Steward;
*Medical
attention recieved.
From
1 July 2006 junior riders must present their Log Book along
with their competition licence at all race meetings and coaching
days.
Log
Books can only be issued by State Controlling Bodies (SCB's).
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125cc
2 stroke & 250cc 4 stroke Endorsement
From
1 July 2006 the conditions for a junior (current and new)
to obtain endorsement to race 125cc 2 stroke and 250cc 4 stroke
are:
*5
hours coaching on a 125cc 2 stroke machine.
*5
hours coaching on a 250cc 4 stroke machine.
*The
coaching for either 125cc 2 stroke or 250cc 4 stroke can be
undertakne 3 months prior to the riders birthday which allows
them to compete on either machine.
*A
rider must receive 5 hours coaching on both machines if they
are seeking endorsement for both.
*The
required 5 hours coaching for 125cc 2 stroke and 250cc 4 stroke
will cuont toward the 5 hours coaching needed each year.
Riders
who have previously (prior to 1 July 2006) competed in events
on either a 125cc 2 stroke or 250cc 4 stroke or both, and
wish to continue competing on these machines, must complete
the Junior
125cc /250cc Declaration Form and return this form to
Motorcycling Queensland so that this endorsement can be added
to the licencing database.
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Come
& Try Days
Clubs
may conduct up to a maximum of 4 Come & Try Days annually.
A
permit for a Come & Try Day will be issued to the promoting
Club at no charge.
The
'Kick Start' Getting Started In Junior Motorcycle Sport booklet
can be handed to riders on the day, and the practical riding
and theory assessments can be completed at this time.
There
is no licence fee for a rider to particpate Come & Try
Days are for potential new licence holders only, currently
licenced riders may not participate.
Come
& Try Days are for potential new licence holders only,
currently licenced riders may not participate.
Guidelines
for conducting a Come & Try Day are available here.
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One Event (Competition) Licences
- (Club & Interclub events)
Junior
participants wanting to participate in a meeting by taking
out a One Meeting (competition) Licence after 1 July 2006,
must have complied with the 'Kick
Start' - Practical Riding Test and the 'Kick
Start' - multiple choice Theory Test and have been issued
with a Log Book.
Any
junior rider who has, at some point prior to 1 July 2006,
been issued with a One Event Licence, who does not wish to
apply for an annual junior competition licence can make applicaiton
to Motorcycling Queensland on the Log
Book Application form to be issued with a Log Book to
enable them to compete on a periodical basis at Club Days,
etc.
If
successful a Log Book will be issued with a 'date issued'
stamp on the inside of the Log Book. The rider must then undertake
to complete 5 hours of coaching within the subsequent 12 months
to enable him / her to continue to be with One Event Licences
beyond the initial 12 month period.
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Nipper and Junior Recreational Licences
First
time Nipper and Junior Recreational licence applicants do
not need to have completed the Kick Start junior coaching
program. They are however required to complete the 'old' Rider
Competencey Assessment.
Current
Nipper and Junior Recreational Licence holders wishing to
upgrade to a junior competition licence must first complete
the 'Kick Start' - Practical Riding
Test and the 'Kick Start' - multiple
choice Theory Test assessments and be issued with an updated
licence and a Log Book.
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