Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

SISSCGP310A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Support athletes to adopt principles of sports psychology

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency SISSCGP310A - Support athletes to adopt principles of sports psychology
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to enable coaches to support their athletes to apply the principles of sports psychology to their specific sporting activity. It focuses on assisting athletes to implement and evaluate psychological approaches to optimise their sporting performance.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit applies to those working autonomously and within supervisory roles in a sport and recreation environment. It applies to personnel who are responsible for coaching athletes in a sport-specific training or competition setting.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites Nil
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Analyse information.
  • Access and analyse relevant and current information from a range of sources on the application of principles of sports psychology for peak sporting performance.
  • Identify support personnel and resources available to assist athletes with sport psychology issues.
  • Assess athlete's information needs in relation to psychological approaches to enhance peak performance in relevant sporting activity.
  • Maintain and update information on psychological approaches for peak performance.
       
Element: Liaise with sports psychology support personnel.
  • Select appropriate psychological support personnel to assist athletes.
  • Consult with sport psychology support personnel to identify specific psychological approaches for peak performance in the sporting activity.
       
Element: Provide information to athletes.
  • Assess individual psychological needs and preference of athletes in relation to the sporting activity according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • Explain psychological approaches for peak performance in the relevant sporting activity to athletes.
  • Present information to athletes in a style appropriate to the needs of the athletes and the coaching setting.
  • Check understanding of athletes regarding psychological approaches for peak sporting performance using appropriate approaches and encourage athletes to clarify information.
  • Clarify with the athletes, the role of the support personnel, including personnel who are experts in the field of sports psychology.
  • Encourage athletes to seek advice and support from selected sport psychology support personnel.
       
Element: Assist athletes to implement psychological approaches.
  • Select implementation strategies to enhance peak performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and sport psychology support personnel.
  • Support athletes to implement selected strategies in training and competition according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • Monitor implementation of psychological approaches during training or competition according to organisational policies and procedures.
  • Identify possible psychological symptoms that act as barriers to enhanced performance.
  • Refer athletes who have psychological symptoms to psychology support personnel for treatment.
       
Element: Evaluate the effect of psychological approaches.
  • Analyse the performance of athletes in competition situations against expected performance.
  • Evaluate the effect of psychological approaches on performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and psychology support personnel.
  • Adjust psychological approaches to better assist athletes to achieve peak performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and psychology support personnel.
       


Evidence Required

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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:

acquires, selects and adapts information in relation to sports psychology principles and approaches for optimal performance to develop and maintain professional knowledge for own sporting area

works with support personnel to identify sport-specific psychological approaches for peak performance and selects and adopts communication strategies appropriate to the information needs of athletes

consults with athletes and support personnel to develop, implement and review psychological approaches to support them in a coaching setting

monitors psychological approaches of athletes and refers psychological barriers to appropriate support personnel.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure participation in multiple interactions with athletes and support personnel that involve the provision and discussion of information and the implementation, monitoring and review of psychological approaches to enable optimal performance to demonstrate competency and consistency of performance.

Assessment must also ensure access to:

a sport-specific training or competition setting

athletes and sports psychology support personnel

sources of information about sports psychology principles and approaches for peak performance

current organisational policies and procedures that impact on the implementation of psychological approaches for peak performance.

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:

observation of interaction with athletes and sport psychology support personnel including discussions and implementation of psychological approaches for peak performance

observation of consultation with athletes to review strategies to support them to apply psychological approaches to achieve peak performance

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of the principles of sports psychology

third-party reports from coaches or other support staff detailing examples of interactions and discussions with athletes and support personnel such as the implementation of strategies to support athletes with sports psychology.

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.

Relevant sport specific coaching units of competency.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

communication skills to:

build rapport with athletes and support personnel

access, analyse and convey information about sport psychology principles and approaches for peak performance to athletes using appropriate communication techniques

negotiate appropriate strategies to achieve peak performance with athletes and seek feedback on the effectiveness of strategies

language and literacy skills to access and interpret information on sport psychology principles and approaches for peak performance relevant to the appropriate sport

problem-solving skills to:

assess effectiveness of psychological approaches to enhance performance and to modify accordingly

recognise psychological barriers to enhanced performance and refer the athlete to support personnel.

Required knowledge

psychological approaches and techniques such as mental rehearsal, goal setting and self control strategies to assist athletes to prepare psychologically for competition and to enhance performance in a sporting event

organisational policies and procedures to enable athletes to implement psychological approaches to enhance performance in a professional and supported manner

motivational techniques to assist athletes to prepare psychologically for a sporting event

psychological barriers to enable these to be recognised and addressed

information sources regarding psychological approaches for peak performance to enable accuracy and currency of knowledge to be conveyed to athletes.

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.

Principles of sports psychology for peak sporting performance may include:

establishing mental routines

motivation

stress management.

Support personnel may include:

sports psychologists

nutritionists

administrators

other coaches

sports scientists

sports medicine providers

other health professionals

parents and guardians.

Resources may include:

audiovisual

multimedia

information kits.

Athletes may include:

beginner through to high performance level competitors

athletes under 16 years of age who require parent or guardian consent prior to being included in a training program

female or male athletes

athletes with a disability or special needs

athletes from minority ethnic and cultural groups.

Psychological approaches to enhance peak performance may include:

mental rehearsal

goal setting

self control, arousal and anxiety techniques

relaxation techniques

visualisation

self-talk

stress management

time management

intrinsic and extrinsic motivation

concentration.

Organisational policies and procedures may include:

codes of conduct

duty of care

confidentiality

occupational health and safety.

Approaches may include:

discussions

open questions.

Symptoms may include:

loss of concentration

loss of motivation

consistent under performance

aggressiveness.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Access and analyse relevant and current information from a range of sources on the application of principles of sports psychology for peak sporting performance. 
Identify support personnel and resources available to assist athletes with sport psychology issues. 
Assess athlete's information needs in relation to psychological approaches to enhance peak performance in relevant sporting activity. 
Maintain and update information on psychological approaches for peak performance. 
Select appropriate psychological support personnel to assist athletes. 
Consult with sport psychology support personnel to identify specific psychological approaches for peak performance in the sporting activity. 
Assess individual psychological needs and preference of athletes in relation to the sporting activity according to organisational policies and procedures. 
Explain psychological approaches for peak performance in the relevant sporting activity to athletes. 
Present information to athletes in a style appropriate to the needs of the athletes and the coaching setting. 
Check understanding of athletes regarding psychological approaches for peak sporting performance using appropriate approaches and encourage athletes to clarify information. 
Clarify with the athletes, the role of the support personnel, including personnel who are experts in the field of sports psychology. 
Encourage athletes to seek advice and support from selected sport psychology support personnel. 
Select implementation strategies to enhance peak performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and sport psychology support personnel. 
Support athletes to implement selected strategies in training and competition according to organisational policies and procedures. 
Monitor implementation of psychological approaches during training or competition according to organisational policies and procedures. 
Identify possible psychological symptoms that act as barriers to enhanced performance. 
Refer athletes who have psychological symptoms to psychology support personnel for treatment. 
Analyse the performance of athletes in competition situations against expected performance. 
Evaluate the effect of psychological approaches on performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and psychology support personnel. 
Adjust psychological approaches to better assist athletes to achieve peak performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and psychology support personnel. 

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