Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to deliver coaching programs in a specific sport. This can include seasonal programs depending on the specific sport.
This unit applies to individuals working in community based coaching roles in the Australian sport industry. This includes individuals working and volunteering in sport clubs and organisation.
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:
• plan, conduct and review one sport-specific program plan that includes at least eight sport-specific sessions.

Knowledge Evidence

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit:
• organisational procedures applicable to planning, conducting and reviewing programs in a specific sport
• program planning considerations:
• matching program to suit participant developmental readiness
• program objectives
• progression and regression activities and modified games
• activities inclusive of all participants
• contingency plans to accommodate environmental conditions
• designing activities that require participants to think and make meaningful decisions about sport-specific situations
• sequencing and linking program sessions and activities to develop and progress skills
• methods for making programs engaging
• group organisation
• sport-specific equipment and resource constraints and options:
• group organisation
• safe set-up and layout
• allocation of space and resources for programs
• program review, evaluation and adjustment processes
• methods for self reflection.

Assessment Conditions

Skills must be demonstrated in:
• a community based sport environment in a specific sport. This can be a workplace or simulated environment.
Assessment must ensure access to:
• first aid kit
• drinking water
• sport-specific facility, equipment and resources
• organisational safety, emergency response and first aid procedures
• National Sporting Organisation rules, regulations and policies applicable to planning, conducting and reviewing programs.
Assessment must ensure use of:
• program plan template
• sport-specific participants to be coached.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations requirements for assessors.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Reading skills to:', 'description': 'interpret sport-specific program plans; interpret documents that describe sport-specific organisational policies and procedures.'}
• {'skill': 'Writing skills to:', 'description': 'record attendance.'}
• {'skill': 'Oral communications skills to:', 'description': 'use age-appropriate language to engage participants; ask open and closed questions and actively listen to determine and meet participant needs; interact with participants in a polite and positive manner; give sport-specific instructions to participants.'}
• {'skill': 'Numeracy skills to:', 'description': 'estimate time and space requirements for sport-specific program activities.'}

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