Mr Lee Rylands
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Job title: Lecture in Sport Coaching and Development
Email: l.rylands@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594709
Room: Lismore 206
Recent publications
Rylands.L, Meredith. A, Sherwood. J.(2005) British cycling Level 1 Handbook introduction to cycling , coachwise
Rylands.L, Meredith. A, Sherwood. J.(2005) British cycling Level 1 Handbook introduction to coaching , coachwise
Rylands.L, Satherley. H, Kelly. J(2006) British cycling Level 2 certificate in coaching Track cycling, coachwise
Rylands.L, Satherley. H, Ellingworth.R. (2007) British cycling gear 5 Track Handbook, coachwise
Rylands.L, Satherley. H, Ellingworth.R. (2007) British cycling gear 6 Track handbook, Coach wise
Moriarty. B, Satherley H, Rylands.L Doughty.S.(2007) British cycling Level 2 certificate in coaching Road and time trial cycling, coachwise
Moriarty. B, Satherley H, Rylands.L Doughty.S.(2007) British cycling gear 5 Road and time trial handbook, Coach wise
Moriarty. B, Satherley H, Rylands.L Doughty.S.(2007) British cycling gear 6 Road and time trial handbook, Coach wise
Satherley. H, Rylands. L, Passfield.L, Ranchordas. M, (2008) British cycling level 3 core hand book, coach wise
Rylands. L, Satherley. H, Passfield.L, Ellingsworth.R, Hurst.H. (2010) British cycling level 3 track handbook, blue leaf
Rylands. L, Satherley. Moriarty.B.(2010) British cycling gear 7
Faculty: Buxton
School: School of Culture and Lifestyle
Subject Area: Sports
I teach undergraduate and foundation degree courses in sports coaching and sport development. Before joining University of Derby I have worked in leisure management and the sport industry for over 15 years.
Within leisure I have managed both local and private sector facilities, from council run leisure centres with swimming pools, gyms and catering outlets to private gyms specialising in one-on-one training with a customer base ranging from obese to professional athletes.
While working as Senior Coaching and Education Officer for the national governing body for cycling I developed and oversaw endorsement of British Cycling UKCC level 1,2 and 3 coaching awards, qualifications for people who want to be cycle coaches. The British Cycling department for Coach Education and Development is leading in its field in the UK and in order to develop the coaching qualifications, which were pioneering in terms of endorsements, I have worked closely with Sports Coach UK, Sport England, UK Sport and 1st4 Sport.
As part of my remit at British Cycling I undertook extensive research in cycle coaching and associated disciplines, including production of pilot courses and resources for Track Cycling, Cyclo-cross, Road and time Trial and BMX. I have co-written all major course resources developed by the Coaching and Education Department over the last 5 years. I have also developed a number of DVDs demonstrating coaching techniques to support sports coach course delivery.
In 2008 and 2009 I organised the British Cycling annual Coach Educator Tutor Conferences. As well as chairing and delivering much of the conference I organised high profile guest speakers, including Jamie Staff (Olympic and World Medallist), Rob Hayles (Olympic and World Medallist) Heiko Salzwedel's (Male team pursuit coach), Dan Hunt (Female national endurance coach), Chris Furber (Disability national coach), Grant White (BMX national coach) Chris White and Duncan Locke (both performance analysts from the English institute for Sport).
During my time at British Cycling I forged strong links with the World Class Department, Talent Team, and English Institute of Sport, responsible for the multiple Olympic and world title athletes. These links resulted in incorporating world class athletes and coaches into working groups to develop coaching principles, practices and knowledge bases.
Teaching responsibilities
Introduction to Sport coaching, performance analysis, principles and practiced of training, coaching disabled athletes, and sports development. Programme leader for Fd Sports coaching.
Professional interests
The impact of sports strategies on local projects; how funding and volunteers can have a positive effect on the quality and quantity of structured coaching.
Research interests
Disability hand cycling selection and performance theory and practice linked with British Cycling World Class Disability Squad. I am currently working with British Cycling BMX talent and Olympic development squad.
Recent Conferences
2007 Go-ride conference (Manchester): British Cycling's National Development
2008 Go-ride conference (Exeter): British Cycling's National Development
2008 Go-ride conference (London): British Cycling's National Development
2009 Go-ride conference (Leeds): British Cycling's National Development
2011 National coaching conference: English Golf Union.
