The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Participant's needs and characteristics may include: | age cultural factors previous experience fitness level and physical capabilities injuries and illnesses. |
Readiness may include: | appropriate levels of fitness motor performance factors social psychological emotional. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | skills practice progressive skill acquisition self-improvement fitness targets. |
Plan may include: | session aims and objectives date, time and duration location coach and participant ratios equipment and resources drills, activities and games safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety authority or permission from local council or surf life saving clubs privacy working with children environmental regulations harassment-free sports policies. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety conflict resolution communication protocols use, care and maintenance of equipment training and scheduling commitments code of ethics. |
Endorsed standards may include: | Surf Life Saving Australia Code of Conduct policy culture of surf life saving local council by-laws and regulations Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy. |
Safety procedures may include: | group management in emergency situations weather and surf conditions checked and monitored equipment checking and usage communication systems life guard or life guards on duty. |
Drills, activities and games may include: | those designed to teach the basic skills of surf life saving as described in Surf Life Saving Australia Coaching Course those designed to enhance the biomechanical principles in the context of basic surf life saving |
Location may include: | appropriate beach and surf conditions within designated areas pool club house. |
Equipment may include: | surf boards surf skis and paddles flags inflatable rescue boat (IRB) reel and rescue equipment marker buoys. |
Resources may include: | life guard or life guards teaching and coaching tools stop watch first aid kit. |
Communicate may include: | use of teaching and coaching tools demonstration explanation. |
Feedback may include: | information on participant progress any improvements needed verbal or written or visual. |
Risks may include: | injuries illness collision hazardous objects on the ground or in water inappropriate behaviour or fighting. |
Rules and regulations may include: | local, national and international rules of surf life saving best practice codes of ethics: Surf Life Saving Australia Code of Ethics Surf Life Saving Australia Anti-doping policy Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy age restrictions. |
Communication system may include: | a style appropriate to thesurf life savingcommunity with coach interacting with participants, officials, broader community and media appropriate use of verbal, non-verbal and written modes according to the Surf Life Saving Australia Coaches Code of Conduct policy and the culture of the surf life saving correct use of terminology and language to suit age, ability or disability and size of group. |
Teaching and coaching techniques may include: | demonstrating basic skills progressing through, linking and analysing skills whole and part approaches shaping and modelling approaches reciprocal or peer tutoring. |
Required knowledge may include: | rules and regulations of surf life saving basic surf life saving skills and their learning components biomechanical principles in the context of basic surf life saving skills factors affecting skill acquisition safety and risk management equipment selection, use and maintenance communication systems used in surf life saving. |
Basic skills of surf life saving may include: | skill level for participant at club level and junior athlete beach sprints surf board paddling surf boat rowing inflatable rescue boat (IRB) reel and rescue surf ski paddling surf swimming. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication systems participation and practice of basic skills performance and accuracy of basic skills attitude and behaviour. |
Relevant aspects may include: | effectiveness of the teaching and coaching session suitability of teaching and coaching methods feedback provided to or by participants initial and final assessment of participant's abilities validity and reliability of assessment and evaluation tools. |