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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. |
Characteristics may include: | age cultural and situational factors swimming experience fitness level and physical capabilities injuries and illnesses. |
Participant readiness may include: | physiological psychological technical social. |
Starts, dives, turns and finishes of swimming may include: | stroke specific and relay starts general dives tumble, twist, stroke specific and medley turns general and stroke specific finishes. |
Session aims and objectives may include: | progressive skill acquisition performance improvement competition readiness. |
Plan may include: | session aims and objectives date, time and duration location, resources and equipment coach and participant ratios drills, activities and games safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety privacy working with children anti-doping policy harassment-free sports policies. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety conflict resolution communication protocols use, care and maintenance of equipment and facilities training and scheduling commitments code of ethics. |
Best practice principles of swimming and aquatic activities may include: | International Activity Organisation rules best practice codes of ethics developed by the peak bodies responsible for the coaching of swimming Swimming Coaches Code of Conduct policy Australian Sports Commission's Harassment-free Sport policy the culture of swimming current and past good practice. |
Safety procedures may include: | group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common risks clear communication systems. |
Drills, activities and games may include: | those described in National Activity Organisation Level 3 Coaching Manual self-directed activities swimming drills starts, turns, dives and finishing drills relevant modified games. |
Equipment and resources may include: | training equipment technical equipment teaching resources first aid equipment. |
Advanced skills may include: | tactical skills for pacing and race judgement race and competition tactics: single stroke medley relay skins format. |
Competition schedule may include: | heats semifinals finals. |
Risks may include: | injuries exhaustion dehydration cramps drowning. |
Teaching and coaching techniques may include: | demonstrating skills using teaching and coaching tools focusing on a single skill breaking down skills into components progressing through and linking skills managing time effectively providing positive reinforcement and feedback questioning, monitoring and observing progress. |
Relevant aspects may include: | effectiveness of the teaching and coaching session suitability of teaching and coaching methods competition and performance analysis initial and final assessment of participant's abilities validity and reliability of assessment and evaluation tools. |