Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to perform tactical and technical Australian football skills at an advanced level through participation in Australian football training sessions and competitions.
This unit applies to athletes in the Australian sport industry competing in Australian football at a regional, state or national level.
Those undertaking this unit work under the guidance of a coach.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
• participate in Australian football at an advanced level that involves:
• complying with Australian football rules, regulations and policies
• performing advanced level tactical and technical skills at an accuracy rate of 70% at one competition
• performing advanced level technical skills at an accuracy rate of 70% at three training sessions of no less than 30 minutes each
• communicating with team members, coach, official and support staff and responding to feedback
• analysing and reflecting on own and opposition strengths and weaknesses.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
• organisational policies and procedures applicable to participating in Australian football at an advanced level
• tactical and technical fundamentals of Australian football for advanced level athletes:
• tactical:
• team set-up
• centre bounce
• free kicks
• kick outs
• patterns of play in attack
• patterns of play in defence
• technical:
• offensive skills
• checking skills
• positional skills
• specialist skills
• Australian football biomechanical principles
• types, characteristics, function and safe use of Australian football equipment, facilities and technological aids
• types of strengths and weaknesses of advanced level Australian football athletes:
• physical
• tactical
• training activities for advanced level Australian football athletes:
• advanced skill drills
• warm-ups and cool-downs
• grid work
• manual work
• competitions and pathways for advanced level Australian football athletes
• types and contents of game plans for advanced level Australian football athletes
• types and methods of analysing competition statistics for advanced level Australian football athletes
• types and potential impacts of environmental conditions
• advanced level Australian football rules, regulations and policies
• methods for self reflection
• Australian football communication systems and terminology.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in:
• an Australian football environment. This can be a workplace or simulated environment.
Assessment must ensure access to:
• first aid kit
• drinking water
• Australian football rules, regulations and policies
• organisational policies and procedures applicable to participating in Australian football at an advanced level
• organisational safety, emergency response and first aid procedures.
Assessment must ensure use of:
• Australian football equipment and facilities with marked-out fields
• Australian football opposition team competing at an advanced level, coach, officials and support staff.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Oral communication skills to:', 'description': 'ask open and closed questions and actively listen to clarify instructions and feedback from coaches; interact with coaches, support staff and officials in a polite and positive manner.'}
• {'skill': 'Numeracy skills to:', 'description': 'record training and competition data; interpret, analyse and discuss statistical information.'}
• {'skill': 'Problem-solving skills to:', 'description': 'read play; respond to environmental conditions.'}

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