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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 of the participant group may include: | age gender culture physical fitness body type and composition water familiarisation |
Legislation and regulatory requirements may include: | Occupational Health and Safety duty of care working with children copyright and licensing industry registration. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | Occupational Health and Safety duty of care privacy anti-discrimination copyright licensing child protection trade practices consumer protection environmental business registration and licences facility users. |
Medical or allied health professionals may include: | sports physician sports doctor general practitioner physiotherapist accredited exercise physiologist occupational therapist remedial massage therapist chiropractor osteopath accredited practising dietician psychologist aboriginal health worker diabetes educator podiatrist. |
Concerns or conditions may include: | chronic disease state medical condition or injury prescribed medication dependent upon assistance to enter and exit the pool. |
Instructional techniques may include: | formations instructor preservation visual and verbal cueing mirror imaging emulating water movements anchored or weighted movement active or energetic movement propulsion or turbulent actions suspended movements in deep or shallow water efficient learning curves establishing rapport communication teaching positioning: in the water on pool deck in relation to clients, sound system, sun glare encouragement motivation voice clarity pitch non-verbal. |
Water-based fitness activities may include: | interval circuit drills exercises games choreographed sessions to music deep water session equipment based. |
Session plan may include | participant characteristic goals formations exercises music phases. |
Identified needs may include: | sports, respiratory and muscle conditioning resistance training flexibility, mobility and coordination social and enjoyment. |
Water Properties may include: | mass density viscosity hydrostatic pressure. |
Forces that act upon the body in water may include: | buoyancy resistance turbulence propulsion inertia. |
Site and pool design may include: | change rooms, toilets and showers participant and instructor storage cupboard pool deck seating, towel hooks and surface pool surface gradient pool temperature location of steps or ladders pool depths rails wall surface and ledge lane ropes. |
Specific purpose aqua activities may include: | fitness balance and coordination drills fun and aquatic games social movement functionality. |
Client Equipment may include: | kickboards flotation belts and vests flippers balls dumbbells paddles webbed gloves noodles, woggles, cookies, wafers and kick rollers resistance bands clothing and sun protection ankle cuffs shoes water-resistant heart rate monitors and stop watches. |
Conditions and external influences may include: | weather conditions angle of sun-glare or sun protection other facility users spectators noise levels turbulence or eddy from users. |
Signs and signals may include: | call for help muscle cramp dizziness localised pain. |
Instructor and Safety Resources may include: | ropes reach poles flotation devices whistle ratio of instructors and or equipment to clients. access to hydration non slip pool deck instructor mat instructor aqua frame microphone circuit breaker power cord sound system circuit card holders equipment storage. |
Music may include: | motivational themed phrased, unphrased cultural beats per minute selection should consider copyright and legal procedures. |
Water familiarisation skills may include: | entering and exiting the pool ability to remain balanced and stable in moving water aquatic exercise familiarity movements in a variety of depths of water water safety awareness. |
Basic water assistance may include: | non-swimming assistance techniques reach throw wade call for assistance from lifeguard or industry recognised employer. |
Cultural and social differences may include: | modes of greeting, farewelling and conversation body language, including use of body gestures formality of language clothing. |
Best practice principles of aquatic activities may include: | accepted preventative practice adopted throughout the aquatic industry to minimise safety hazards and risks Instructors Code of Conduct policies developed by the peak bodies responsible for the teaching of swimming and water safety such as AUSTSWIM Incorporated, Australian Swimming Incorporated, Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association, The Royal Life Saving Society Australia and Surf Life Saving Australia, and Sports Medicine Australia national activity organisation regulations and guidelines. |
Motivational techniques may include: | arousal theories and control techniques zone of optimal function. |
Feedback may include: | verbal written visual tactile. |
Aims may include: | competition or performance targets self improvement fitness targets lifestyle adjustments. |
Exercise repertoire may include: | cardio strength and conditioning flexibility. |
Circuit training session plan may include: | phases of: preparation conditioning recovery adaptation rest intervals required equipment floor plan for equipment arrangement. |
Principles of exercise planning may include: | frequency intensity duration movement environment program type. |
Common types of injuries may include: | muscle or soft tissue injury back injury heart condition. |
Potentially harmful practices may include: | hyperextension exercising while sick or in extremes of temperature multiple repetitions ballistic movements spinal hyperextension straight leg sit-ups lever length additional equipment. |
Intervention strategies may include: | stopping or modifying the exercise modifying equipment. |