The Range Statements provide advice to interpret the scope and context of this unit of competence, allowing for differences between enterprises and workplaces. The Range Statements relate to the unit as a whole and helps facilitate holistic assessment. In addition, the following variables may be present for this particular unit of competency:
Athletes | All categories are usually committed and self-motivated to improve their performance can be so motivated that unnecessary pain is tolerated in mistaken belief that no pain means no gain can be talented with various levels of motivation and commitment may be beginner through to high performance level competitors are usually over the age of 10 years can be female male with a disability special needs with social disadvantage minority ethnic and cultural groups |
Basic Principles of biomechanics | All categories centre of gravity base of support levers fulcrums major muscle actions |
Best practice | All categories Industry Code of Ethics or Code of Conduct documents/policies, regulations and guidelines relevant national, state/territory or local government regulations and guidelines, eg, Child Protection Act, Privacy Act employer organisations policies and procedures accepted preventative practices adopted by self or peers to minimise safety hazards and risks in the same or similar situations current and past good practice demonstrated by self or peers in the same or similar situation |
Cool-downs | All categories series of exercises, usually incorporating stretching exercises, that gradually lowers the body and muscle temperature decreases the blood and oxygen supply to the working muscles after a period of prolonged exercise reduces exercise induced muscle spasm assists metabolic waste removal restores range of motion/flexibility |
Organisations' medical support team | All categories medical practitioners physiotherapists chiropractors osteopaths massage therapists rehabilitation therapists |
Precautions for warm-ups, stretching and/or cool-downs | All categories acute inflammations, eg, signs and symptoms of bursitis and tendonitis infections, eg, fever, temperature, redness fractures recent muscle injury, eg, hamstring tear haematoma, i.e., bruising or the potential of bruising torn ligaments, i.e., joint instability acute and/or sudden joint swelling neck soreness/strain that result in symptoms of neurological origin in the arms and/or restriction of spinal movement back soreness/strain that result in symptoms of neurological origin in the legs and/or restriction of spinal movement extreme pain on movement of any body part inability to bear weight through a limb people with severe medical problems who are not currently seeking medical treatment heart conditions open wounds |
Preferred timing and duration for the application of coll-downs | All categories] 5 - 15 minutes duration variable according to number of players/competitors to administer associated time constraints areas of body to cover performance parameters for the event, eg, a 1500m swimmer who is cooling down from a heat swim to prepare for a final would require an extensive and very individualised cool-down compared to a football team in a weekly competition |
Preferred timing and duration for the application of warm-ups | All categories •duration 5 - 10 minutes •shortened or extended depending on circumstances such as number of players/competitors to administer associated time constraints areas of body to cover performance parameters for the event, eg, a marathon would require an extensive warm-up, which may be up to 30 minutes |
Refer/referral | all categories recommendation of a client to another health professional for care/treatment/assessment |
Sports trainer setting | All categories on the playing field, court change rooms open or enclosed areas at sporting events accommodation venues in transit, i.e., on team bus |
Stretching | All categories exercises that helps to lengthen muscles so there is minimal strain during competition, or exercises that helps to lengthen muscles to either increase and/or maintain sports specific flexibility |
Warm-up is adjusted in accord with arousal levels | All categories warm-ups are usually adjusted to calm the nervous or anxious competitor increase excitement levels |
Warm-ups | All categories series of exercises, usually incorporating some stretching exercises, that gradually increases the body and muscle temperature increases the blood and oxygen supply to the working muscles in preparation for a period of prolonged exercise increases flexibility generally and/or in specific muscle groups increases proprioception depending on desired arousal levels, can be applied to increase excitement levels calm the nervous or anxious competitor |