Application
This unit applies to current, junior or aspiring athletes who want to pursue a career in golf at a regional, State, Territory or National level. Those undertaking this unit should be a scholarship holder with a regional, state, territory or national Institute of Sport, a member of a state, territory national team or squad, or a member of a second tier national competition.
Prerequisites
Nil
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
This unit contains employability skills. | 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. Participate in pre-game preparation sessions. | 1.1. Identify the advanced tactics and strategies of golf to be developed in consultation with the coach or mentor. 1.2. Identify activities and games to develop advanced tactics and strategies of golf. 1.3. Determine appropriate psychological methods and techniques commonly used at the advanced level of golf to enhance performance during pre-game preparation. 1.4. Identify individual game plans and resources in consultation with the coach or mentor. 1.5. Identify the role of the coach and support staff regarding tactics for training, team preparation, game situations and the golfing environment. |
2. Assess conditions for a competition. | 2.1. Assess the environment, and confirm it meets golf rules, regulations and policies in consultation with the coach or mentor. 2.2. Assess resources and equipment according to golf rules, regulations and policies. 2.3. Take appropriate action in response to unsuitable conditions. |
3. Implement tactics and strategies. | 3.1. Adopt psychological approaches identified in pre-game preparation. 3.2. Implement identified game plans in a safe manner, according to golf rules, regulations and policies, relevant legislation and organisational policies and procedures. 3.3. Monitor and refine game plans, tactics and strategies according to the stage and situation of the game. 3.4. Maintain effective communication with coach or mentor in order to enhance own performance. |
4. Participate in post-game analysis and follow-up. | 4.1. Review advanced tactics and strategies practiced throughout activities and games, and identify strengths and areas requiring improvement in consultation with the coach or mentor. 4.2. Debrief on round or rounds and analyse own strengths and weaknesses in relation to tactics and strategies for future referral. 4.3. Analyse statistics for future referral. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
communication skills to: liaise with coaches to devise and clarify tactics and strategies seek feedback and instructions from coaches or mentors, support staff and golf officials language and literacy skills to access, interpret and apply information about the rules and regulations of golf numeracy skills to interpret and analyse relevant playing statistics to improve future performance problem-solving skills to: identify pre-game tactics and strategies respond with appropriate tactics and strategies during a game or competition refine tactics and skills for future referral self-management skills to: review and reflect on own performance organise time and priorities effectively set short, medium and long term goals. ability to achieve a recognised golf handicap at an advanced level with the sport's National Sporting Organisation. |
Required knowledge |
legislation and organisational policies and procedures to enable safe participation during golf drills, activities, games and competitions rules, regulations and policies of relevant golfing bodies, best practice codes and etiquette and types and forms of competition in order to participate appropriately and play at a sufficient standard to obtain an official golf handicap as registered with the sport's National Sporting Organisation self-reflection principles to enable effective self-evaluation for future improvement equipment and technological aids used in golf drills, activities, games and competitions to enhance the development of advanced tactics and strategies safety requirements and practices during golf drills, activities, games and competitions communication systems used between players, coaches or mentors and support staff and officials during golf drills, activities, games and competitions psychological methods and techniques used in competition preparation as it applies to advanced tactics and strategies of golf activities and games to develop and practice the advanced tactics and strategies of golf terminology associated with golf rules and regulations to enable effective communication. |
Evidence Required
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: utilises knowledge and interpretation of advanced tactics and strategies of golf, and relevant rules, regulations and policies of golf to develop and follow game plans, apply advanced tactics and strategies in competitive situations and analyse own performance determines own psychological approaches and prepares to apply tactics and strategies accordingly communicates with colleagues, coach or mentor, officials and support staff throughout activities and games, and responds to feedback reviews own performance to identify strengths and areas requiring improvement and or modifications. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure performance of the advanced tactics and strategies of golf applicable to agreed game plan under competition conditions over a minimum of five rounds on a minimum of three 18 hole golf courses and achieving a score on the National Skills Test of over 60 to obtain an official golf handicap as registered with the sport's National Sporting Organisation. Assessment must also ensure access to: golf training and competition facilities a coach or mentor to instruct athletes suitably qualified golfing officials and support staff: technological aids and equipment resources and information outlining the advanced tactics and strategies of golf rules and regulations of golf, current legislation and organisational policies and procedures that impact on the conduct of drills, activities, games and competitions. |
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 performance of advanced tactics and strategies of golf during drills, activities, games and competitions oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of relevant rules, regulations and etiquette of golf and the various advanced tactics and strategies of golf third-party reports from coaches or officials detailing performance. Industry has determined that this unit must be assessed with the following units: SISSGLF304A Perform the advanced skills of golf SISSGLF306A Interpret and apply the rules of golf at the advanced level. Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
Range Statement
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. | |
Advanced tactics and strategies may include: | risk shot or club selection and placement stage of the round and holes remaining lie distance hole shape decision making and shot shape required such as trajectory scoring dealing with delays pre-shot routine dealing with poor shot results and thought stoppage tournament tactics and round tactics. |
Activities and games to develop advanced tactics and strategies may include: | National Skills Test for developing shot reliability under match conditions national training protocols statistical analysis or round and practice. |
Psychological methods and techniques may include: | motivation goal setting visualisation. |
Game plans may include: | hole by hole shot by shot shot selections pre-match routines pre-shot routines post-shot routines visualisation skills course mapping and charting. |
Resources may include: | golf equipment golf course and or golf range learning and alignment aids and technological devices charts, mirrors, impact bags, lie boards and shafts. |
Environment may include: | weather conditions course condition physical obstacles water hazards spectators. |
Rules, regulations and policies may include: | The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews the Australian handicapping system of the sport's National Sporting Organisation Golf Australia's and PGA of Australia's policies of organisation Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy and code of conduct. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety equal opportunity. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety conflict resolution communication protocols use and maintenance of equipment training and scheduling commitments code of ethics code of etiquette. |
Statistics may include: | fairways hit putts per hole or round putts per greens in regulation up and downs sand saves carry distance charts wedge completions. |
Sectors
Sport
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
No licensing, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.