This unit applies to individuals operating as cricket coaches at a club or district 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.
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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 intermediate cricket sessions. | 1.1. Establish participant's needs and characteristics. 1.2. Assess participant's readiness and current knowledge of cricket in order to determine sessionaims and objectives. 1.3. Develop a plan according to participant's needs and characteristics, relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. 1.4. Identify safety procedures associated with cricket drills, activities and games according to organisational policies and procedures. 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 intermediate cricket session in a manner appropriate to the 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 intermediate cricket rules, regulations and policies. 2.4. Establish a suitable communication system to promote teamwork while participating in drills, activities and games. |
3. Conduct intermediate cricket sessions. | 3.1. Apply clear and accurate teaching and coaching techniques to impart required knowledge and the requirements of the intermediate skills of cricket to be developed. 3.2. Advise procedures for dealing with emergency and non-routine situations according to organisational policies and procedures. 3.3. Conduct warm-up and introductory activities for participants to reduce the risk of injury. 3.4. Monitor individual participant's performance and maintain effective communication during intermediate cricket drills, activities and games. 3.5. Observe participants during intermediate cricket drills, activities and games, and adjust or refine individual and group technique as required. 3.6. Allow time for cooling down at the end of the session and inform participants of opportunities to further develop their intermediate cricket 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 intermediate cricket session and determine the level of learning achieved. 4.3. Identify potential areas of improvement for future intermediate cricket sessions. |
Required skills |
communication skills to: consult with participants to plan an intermediate cricket 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 intermediate cricket 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 organising skills to: source, allocate and coordinate resources, equipment and a suitable location monitor and evaluate progress organise participants into manageable groups for intermediate cricket drills, activities and games language and literacy skills to: produce a plan for the intermediate cricket 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 manage time effectively within session timeframes personal intermediate cricket skills to a high level of technical correctness to: understand progressive skill acquisition 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, regulations and policies of cricket to enable safe conduct of sessions site-specific information to assist in planning and enable management of potential risks, and any special restrictions applying to the location equipment types, characteristics and technology used for intermediate cricket 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 intermediate skills of cricket, such as those used in batting and bowling, and specific drills, activities and games that promote progressive skill acquisition in individuals and groups communication systems used between players, coaches, umpires and support staff during intermediate cricket risks commonly associated with intermediate cricket, and methods of mitigating these risks emergency response and safety procedures appropriate for intermediate cricket, to ensure risk minimisation to self and group. |
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 precise relevant information, explanations and demonstrations for cricket 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 cricket to an intermediate level uses and modifies teaching and coaching techniques and or 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 evaluate intermediate cricket sessions cricket training and competition facilities, with marked out field and suitable pitch a group of participants to take part in intermediate cricket sessions and games suitably qualified umpires and support staff equipment such as cricket balls, bats and protective equipment current legislation, organisational policies and procedures and rules, regulations and policies. |
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 planning processes, such as consulting with participants to determine their needs and characteristics oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures, and rules, regulations and policies of cricket to enable safe conduct of all drills, activities and games observation of safe coaching of cricket skills to an intermediate 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: SISSCKT307A Teach the intermediate tactics and strategies of cricket. |
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: | appropriate levels of fitness motor performance factors compatibility between players in match situations. |
Session aims and objectives may include: | progressive skill acquisition self-improvement fitness targets motivation. |
Plan may include: | session 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 (OHS) authority or permission from land owners, local council or cricket clubs privacy working with children environmental regulations. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | OHS conflict resolution communication protocols use, care and maintenance of equipment, pitch and field training and scheduling commitments code of ethics. |
Safety procedures may include: | group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common cricket injuries equipment checking and usage clear communication systems. |
Drills, activities may include: | those described in Cricket Level 1 handbook or similar sequential progression of intermediate skills breaking down skills modified skill drills warm-ups and cool-downs grid work batting, bowling and fielding drills to improve technique catching, throwing and running drills concentration drills. |
Games may include: | modified games practice matches inter-club and team games competition games. |
Location may include: | cricket fields open fields indoor or outdoor cricket nets. |
Equipment may include: | cricket balls cricket bats grips pads and guards gloves helmets. |
Resources may include: | teaching and coaching tools video equipment sports science testing equipment first aid kit. |
Relevant information may include: | skills focus equipment and resource requirements, selection and use safety procedures communication systems objectives rules and regulations of cricket responsible and safe behaviour. |
Risks may include: | injuries exhaustion dehydration. |
Rules, regulations and policies may include: | local, national and international rules of cricket Australian Cricket Board Laws of the Game and notes on the laws Australian Cricket Board Code of Conduct Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy. |
Communication system may include: | calls hand signals signs. |
Teaching and coaching techniques may include: | demonstration explanation focusing on a single skill breaking down skills into components progressing through and linking skills monitoring and observing progress assessment and evaluation. |
Required knowledge may include: | rules, regulations and policies of cricket cricket skills and positions basic biomechanical principles factors affecting skill acquisition safety and risk management equipment selection, use and maintenance. |
Intermediate skills of cricket may include: | skill level for players at district or club level batting bowling fielding running dismissals wicket keeping. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication systems team participation performance and accuracy of intermediate cricket skills attitude and behaviour ability to link and perform the intermediate skills of cricket. |
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. |
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