Application
This unit applies to individuals operating as indoor or beach volleyball coaches at a local, regional or state level. This includes instructing, planning, conducting and evaluating training sessions and games. This also involves supervising practice sessions, preparing for games and completing post-competition analysis on performance.
Prerequisites
Nil
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
1. Plan advanced volleyball session or sessions. | 1.1. Establish participant's needs and characteristics. 1.2. Determine participant's readiness and current knowledge of volleyball in order to determine session aims and objectives. 1.3. Develop a plan according to participant's needs and characteristics, relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures and endorsed standards promoted by volleyball. 1.4. Identify safety procedures associated with volleyball drills, activities and games according to organisational policies and procedures.3 1.5. Select and access location, equipment and resources according to organisational policies and procedures. |
2. Brief participants. | 2.1. Communicate instructions and relevant information about the advanced volleyball session in a manner appropriate to participants. 2.2. Encourage participants to seek clarification, information and feedback as required during the session. 2.3. Inform participants of known and anticipated risks, safety procedures, appropriate behaviour and advanced volleyball rules and regulations. 2.4. Establish a suitable communication system to promote teamwork while participating in drills, activities and games. |
3. Conduct advanced volleyball session or sessions. | 3.1. Apply clear and accurate teaching and coaching techniques to impart required knowledge and the requirements of the advanced skills of volleyball to be developed. 3.2. Conduct warm-up and introductory activities for participants to reduce the risk of injury. 3.3. Monitor individual participant's performance and maintain effective communication during advanced volleyball drills, activities and games. 3.4. Allow time for cooling down at the end of the session and inform participants of opportunities to further develop their advanced volleyball skills. |
4. Complete post-session responsibilities. | 4.1. Provide opportunities for participants to identify their personal progress and satisfaction with the session, and give feedback as required. 4.2. Evaluate relevant aspects of advanced volleyball session and determine the level of learning achieved. 4.3. Identify potential areas of improvement for future advanced volleyball sessions. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
communication skills to: consult with participants to plan an advanced volleyball session that meets their needs convey information about the safety aspects of the session interact with participants to create a safe and positive team environment problem-solving skills to: plan a suitable advanced volleyball session according to participant's needs and characteristics address participant difficulties in developing skills and techniques anticipate and respond appropriately to non-routine situations planning and organisation skills to: source, allocate and coordinate resources, equipment and a suitable location monitor and evaluate progress organise participants into manageable groups for advanced volleyball drills, activities and games language and literacy skills to: produce a plan for the advanced volleyball sessions complete post-session participant and self-evaluations give and receive feedback teaching and coaching techniques to suit a range of participant's needs, characteristics and learning styles numeracy skills to deliver drills, activities and games within session timeframes personal advanced volleyball skills to a high level of technical correctness to understand progressive skill acquisition and demonstrate, explain and break down skills and techniques to participants first aid and emergency response skills appropriate to the location. |
Required knowledge |
legislation, organisational policies and procedures, and rules and regulations of advanced volleyball to enable safe conduct of sessions site-specific information to assist in the planning process and enable management of potential risks, and any special restrictions applying to the indoor or beach location equipment types, characteristics and technology used for volleyball to enable safe conduct of sessions teaching and coaching techniques and practices applicable to a range of ages and learning abilities characteristics of a range of physical abilities, fitness and motor performance to enable assessment of participant readiness advanced skills of beach and indoor volleyball and specific drills, activities and games that promote progressive skill acquisition in individuals and groups communication systems used between players, coaches, referees and support staff during advanced volleyball risks commonly associated with advanced volleyball, and methods of mitigating these risks emergency response and safety procedures appropriate for advanced volleyball, to ensure risk minimisation to self and group. |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the following is essential: plans and delivers information, explanations and demonstrations for volleyball sessions to ensure activities are conducted safely according to participant's needs and characteristics observes and monitors the progress of participants and provides constructive feedback and intervention to improve and develop the skills of indoor and beach volleyball to an advanced level uses and modifies teaching and coaching techniques and drills, activities and games to cater for a range of individual learning styles evaluates and reflects on own coaching performance to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas that need improvement. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure conduct of safe drills, activities and games that reflect the needs and characteristics of a range of participants and are of sufficient duration and breadth to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance. Assessment must also ensure access to: resources and information regarding participants and location to accurately plan, coach and document advanced volleyball sessions for a variety of participants suitable indoor or beach locations and facilities a group of participants to take part in the advanced volleyball sessions and games equipment such as nets, volleyball, witches hats, spiking frame, teaching aids and uniforms. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures, and rules and regulations of volleyball to enable safe conduct of all drills, activities and games during the sessions observation of safe coaching of volleyball skills to an advanced level and monitoring and adjusting instructional techniques according to participant's needs, characteristics and responses portfolio of session plans and self-evaluations third-party reports from a supervisor detailing performance. Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: SISSVOL404A Teach the advanced tactics and strategies of volleyball. |
Range Statement
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: | fitness levels motor performance factors compatibility between players in match situations level of arousal which will enhance performance. |
Volleyball may include: | indoor beach. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | progressive skill acquisition self-improvement fitness targets motivation team skills. |
Plan may include: | session's aims and objectives date, time and duration location coach and participant ratios resources and equipment drills, activities and games safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety authority or permission from land owners, local council or volleyball clubs privacy working with children environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety conflict resolution communication protocols use, care and maintenance of equipment and court training and scheduling commitments code of ethics. |
Endorsed standards promoted by volleyball may include: | Australian Volleyball Federation Coaches Code of Conduct policy the culture of volleyball Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy. |
Safety procedures may include: | group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common volleyball injuries equipment checking and usage clear communication systems clear explanations of all requirements. |
Drills, activities may include: | those described in Australian Volleyball Federation Level 3 Coaching Course modified skill drills warm-ups and cool-downs grid work balance and motion drills. |
Games may include: | modified games practice matches linking and practicing skills. |
Location may include: | indoor court beach court inland sand court. |
Equipment may include: | nets volleyball teaching aids. |
Resources may include: | teaching and coaching tools video equipment stopwatch sports science testing equipment first aid kit. |
Relevant information may include: | skill or skills focus equipment and resource requirements, selection and use safety procedures objectives rules and regulations of volleyball responsible and safe behaviour. |
Risks may include: | injuries exhaustion dehydration collisions. |
Rules and regulations may include: | local, national and international rules of indoor and beach volleyball Australian Volleyball Federation Code of Ethics Australian Volleyball Federation Anti-doping policy Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy age restrictions. |
Communication system may include: | calls hand and eye signals codes for players and plays. |
Teaching and coaching techniques may include: | demonstration explanation focusing on a single skill breaking down skills progressing through and linking skills shaping and modelling approaches reciprocal or peer tutoring questioning, monitoring and observing progress assessment and evaluation. |
Required knowledge may include: | rules and regulations of volleyball volleyball skills and positions basic biomechanical principles factors affecting skill acquisition. |
Advanced skills of volleyball may include: | lunging jumping diving spiking setting passing serving blocking indoor and beach aspects. |
Participant's performance may include: | team participation performance and accuracy of 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. |
Sectors
Sport
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
No licensing, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.