ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCECRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

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

1. Plan competitions.

1.1. Research and select competition opportunities to meet developmental readiness of participants.

1.2. Consult with participants to plan competition schedule to meet participant needs.

1.3. Consult with participants preparing for competition to set competition performance objectives.

1.4. Analyse performance data and consult with participants to identify performance gaps and support needs.

2. Apply competition strategies to prepare participants.

2.1. Plan competition strategies to meet competition performance objectives.

2.2. Implement competition strategies to meet competition performance objectives.

2.3. Monitor and adjust implementation of competition preparation strategies to enhance performance.

3. Provide pre-competition information to participants.

3.1. Provide access to sport-specific anti-doping information to participants.

3.2. Provide access to sport-specific pre-competition nutrition information to participants.

3.3. Provide access to sport-specific pre-competition psychological preparation information to participants.

3.4. Provide sport-specific pre-competition physical warm-up information to participants.

3.5. Check and clarify participant understanding of pre-competition information provided.

4. Access support staff.

4.1. Assist participants to identify and access support staff and resources for specialist advice and support to enhance sport-specific performance.

4.2. Encourage and assist participants to work with support staff to identify and select strategies to enhance sport-specific performance.

5. Reflect on practice.

5.1. Seek feedback from others to identify areas to improve own practice of preparing participants for competition.

5.2. Reflect on own practice of preparing participants for competition to identify areas for improvement.

5.3. Analyse findings and incorporate learnings in future practice with participants preparing for competition.

5.4. Seek opportunities to address identified professional development needs.

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 participant information, competition information and anti-doping policies.

Oral communication skills to:

ask open and closed questions and actively listen to determine and meet the needs of participants preparing for competition

interact with participants and support staff in a polite and positive manner.

Numeracy skills to:

interpret and analyse participant performance data.

Problem-solving skills to:

respond to the needs of participants preparing for competition.

Self-management skills to:

work within qualifications and job role limitations in providing advice about sport nutrition and sport psychology.