SISSBSB002
Coach basketball participants up to an intermediate level


Application

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to coach basketball participants up to an intermediate level.

This unit applies to individuals working in community based coaching roles in the Australian sport industry. This includes individuals working and volunteering in basketball clubs and organisations.

Specific industry accreditation requirements apply to basketball coaching accreditation and information should be obtained from Basketball Australia.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCECRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan basketball sessions for participants up to an intermediate level.

1.1. Gather and review basketball participant information to assess participants up to an intermediate level developmental readiness.

1.2. Set basketball session objectives to meet participants up to an intermediate level developmental readiness.

1.3. Determine session content to address basketball session objectives.

1.4. Select coaching practices to meet basketball session objectives.

1.5. Develop and document basketball session plans for participants up to an intermediate level.

2. Prepare basketball sessions for participants up to an intermediate level.

2.1. Prepare facilities, equipment and resources to meet basketball session plan requirements.

2.2. Select and set up equipment for safe use by participants up to an intermediate level.

2.3. Identify hazards, assess risks and implement risk control strategies to minimise risk to participants up to an intermediate level safety.

3. Conduct basketball sessions for participants up to an intermediate level.

3.1. Communicate and confirm understanding of basketball session activity instructions and safe participation requirements by participants up to an intermediate level.

3.2. Present, sequence and pace basketball session activities according to basketball session plans.

3.3. Select and use communication styles to achieve basketball session objectives.

3.4. Observe practice of participants up to an intermediate level to assess participant ability to perform activities.

3.5. Modify basketball session activities as required to meet needs of participants up to an intermediate level and environmental conditions.

3.6. Monitor basketball sessions to identify and address risks to safety of participants up to an intermediate level.

3.7. Analyse participant performance and provide feedback to participants to improve performance.

3.8. Conduct end of basketball session review to evaluate basketball session plan and inform future basketball session planning processes.

4. Promote good behaviour.

4.1. Communicate and model basketball participation behaviour standards.

4.2. Monitor participation to identify poor behaviour.

4.3. Use behaviour management strategies to address participant poor behaviour in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.

5. Reflect on coaching practice.

5.1. Seek feedback from others to identify areas to improve own basketball coaching practice of participants up to an intermediate level.

5.2. Reflect on own basketball coaching practice of participants up to an intermediate level to identify areas for improvement.

5.3. Analyse findings and incorporate learnings in future basketball sessions with participants up to an intermediate level.

5.4. Seek opportunities to address identified professional development needs.

Foundation Skills

Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement.

SKILLS

DESCRIPTION

Reading skills to:

interpret basketball session plans

interpret documents that describe basketball organisational policies and procedures.

Writing skills to:

record attendance.

Oral communications skills to:

use age-appropriate language to engage participants up to an intermediate level

ask open and closed questions and actively listen to determine and meet the needs of participants up to an intermediate level

interact with participants up to an intermediate level in a polite and positive manner

give basketball instructions to participants up to an intermediate level.

Numeracy skills to:

estimate time and space requirements for basketball session activities

manage pair and group work for odd and even numbers of participants up to an intermediate level.


Sectors

Sport


Competency Field

Basketball