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 individual, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Needsmay include: | medical considerations safety considerations levels of support and care physical considerations cultural considerations social considerations. |
Relevant legislationmay include: | work health and safety child protection anti discrimination privacy duty of care. |
Organisational policies and proceduresmay include: | resource allocation space allocation work health and safety storage and use of information best practice principles for the sport: the sport or activity's Coach or Instructor Code of Behaviour policy the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Coach Code of Ethics policy national activity organisation regulations and guidelines the culture of the sport or activity sport specific policies related to athletes with specific needs sport-specific or medically based classification systems. |
Support personnelmay include: | classifiers disability specific sport administrators team managers gear stewards other coaches competition managers facility managers fitness professionals officials sports physician sports trainer sports doctor parent or guardian physiotherapist accredited exercise physiologist sports scientist remedial massage therapist accredited practising dietician psychologist. |
Athletes with specific needsmay include: | mature aged pregnant menopausal elite juniors culturally and linguistically diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders intellectual impairment physical disability sensory impairment mental illness. |
Factorsmay include: | level of ability impact of disability ageing processes range of movement safety factors recovery techniques social characteristics participation versus competitive motivations previous experience and understanding cognitive factors cultural values religious beliefs communication strategies level of literacy and numeracy. |
Activity specific modifications may include: | reduced court dimensions rule modifications equipment modifications clothing or uniform introduction of zones scoring modifications. |
Functional ability may include: | sight hearing movement memory balance interpretation of instructions interpretation of demonstrations. |
Coaching or instructional stylesmay include: | informal when appropriate mentoring whole, part, whole approaches shaping approaches modelling approaches command and response approaches directive approaches through specific set tasks reciprocal or peer tutoring approaches feedback and refinement approaches guided discovery approaches experiential or problem solving approaches. |
Resourcesmay include: | equipment materials indoor or outdoor facilities assistive devices. |
Communication techniques may include: | verbal visual tactile. |
Monitormay include: | questioning and discussion observations cross referencing with session or program objectives ongoing functional assessments of skill performance, physical performance and athlete wellbeing consultation with other personnel or specialists. |
Feedbackmay include: | verbal written video recording of session critical questioning and review of personal performance self-reflection or diary. |
Modificationsmay include: | communication style coaching style coaching approach duration or type of activities. |