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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan swimming sessions for swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Gather and review swimmer information to assess developmental readiness of swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Set swimming session objectives to meet developmental readiness of swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Determine session content to address swimming session objectives.
   • Select coaching practices to meet swimming session objectives.
   • Develop and document swimming session plans for swimmers up to a competitive level.
2. Prepare swimming sessions for swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Prepare facilities, equipment and resources to meet swimming session plan requirements.
   • Select and set up equipment for safe use by swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Identify hazards, assess risks and implement risk control strategies to minimise safety risk to swimmers up to a competitive level.
3. Conduct swimming sessions for swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Communicate and confirm understanding of swimming session activity instructions and safe participation requirements of swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Present, sequence and pace swimming session activities according to swimming session plans.
   • Select and use communication styles to achieve swimming session objectives.
   • Observe practice of swimmers up to a competitive level to assess swimmer ability to perform activities.
   • Modify swimming session activities as required to meet needs of swimmers up to a competitive level and environmental conditions.
   • Monitor swimming sessions to identify and address safety risks to swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Analyse swimmer performance and provide feedback to swimmers to improve performance.
   • Conduct end of swimming session review to evaluate swimming session plan and inform future swimming session planning processes.
4. Promote good behaviour.
   • Communicate and model swimming participation behaviour standards.
   • Monitor participation to identify poor behaviour.
   • Use behaviour management strategies to address swimmer poor behaviour in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
5. Reflect on coaching practice.
   • Seek feedback from others to identify areas to improve own swimming coaching practice of swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Reflect on own swimming coaching practice of swimmers up to a competitive level to identify areas for improvement.
   • Analyse findings and incorporate learnings in future swimming sessions with swimmers up to a competitive level.
   • Seek opportunities to address identified professional development needs.