Application
This unit applies to individuals operating as surf life saving coaches at a local, regional, state or national level. This includes instructing, planning, conducting and evaluating training sessions and competitions. This also involves supervising practice sessions, preparing for competitions and completing post-competition analysis on performance. |
Prerequisites
Nil | ||
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Plan advanced surf life saving session or sessions. | 1.1. Establish participant's needs and characteristics. 1.2. Assess participant's readiness and current knowledge of surf life saving in order to determine session aims and objectives. 1.3. Develop a plan according to participant's needs and characteristics, relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures and endorsed standards promoted by surf life saving. 1.4. Identify safety procedures associated with surf life saving 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 surf life saving 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 advanced surf life saving rules and regulations. 2.4. Establish a suitable communication system to use while participating in surf life saving drills, activities and games. |
3. Conduct advanced surf life saving session or sessions. | 3.1. Apply clear and accurate teaching and coaching techniques to impart required knowledge and the requirements of the advanced skills of surf life saving 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 advanced surf life saving drills, activities and games. 3.5. Observe participants during advanced surf life saving drills, activities and games, and adjust or refine individual or group techniques as required. 3.6. Allow time for cooling down at the end of the session and inform participants of opportunities to further develop their surf life saving 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 advanced surf life saving session and determine the level of learning achieved. 4.3. Identify potential areas of improvement for future advanced surf life saving sessions. |
Required Skills
Required skills |
communication skills to: consult with participants to plan an advanced surf life saving session that meets their needs convey information about the safety aspects of the session interact with participants to create a safe and positive environment problem-solving skills to: plan a suitable advanced surf life saving 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 observe, monitor and evaluate progress organise participants into manageable groups for advanced surf life saving drills, activities and games language and literacy skills to: produce a plan for the advanced surf life saving 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 support effective time management to deliver drills, activities and games within session timeframes personal advanced surf life saving skills to a high level of technical correctness to understand the biomechanics and progressive skill acquisition of surf life saving, and to 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 and regulations of surf life saving to enable safe and non-discriminatory conduct of session or sessions location specific information to assist in the planning process and enable management of potential risks and any special restrictions applying to the location equipment and resources used to teach and develop advanced skills of surf life saving 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 advanced skills of surf life saving and specific drills, activities and games that promote progressive skill acquisition in individuals and groups communication systems used in a surf life saving environment risks commonly associated with advanced level surf life saving, and methods of mitigating these risks emergency response and safety procedures appropriate for surf life saving to ensure risk minimisation to self and group. |
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: plans and delivers precise relevant information, explanations and demonstrations for surf life saving session or 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 advanced skills of surf life saving uses and modifies teaching and coaching techniques and 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: a beach with appropriate surf conditions and designated areas, and a pool and club house for training a group of participants to take part in advanced level surf life saving session or sessions equipment such as surf boards, surf skis and paddles, flags, inflatable rescue boat (IRB), reel and rescue equipment and marker buoys resources such as teaching and coaching tools information regarding participants and location to accurately plan, coach and document advanced surf life saving sessions for a variety of participants current relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures, and rules and regulations of surf life saving. |
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: oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures, and rules and regulations of surf life saving to enable safe conduct of all drills, activities and games during the session or sessions observation of safe coaching of advanced surf life saving skills 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. |
Guidance information for assessment |
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. | |
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 social psychological emotional. |
Session's aims and objectives may include: | practicing advanced surf life saving skills progressive skill acquisition self-improvement fitness targets. |
Plan may include: | session's aims and objectives date, time and duration location coach and participant ratios equipment and resources drills, activities and games participant information safety requirements. |
Relevant legislation may include: | occupational health and safety authority or permission from local council or surf life saving clubs privacy working with children environmental regulations harassment-free sports policies. |
Organisational policies and procedures may include: | occupational health and safety conflict resolution communication protocols use, care and maintenance of equipment training and scheduling commitments individual surf life saving club's policies code of ethics. |
Endorsed standards may include: | Surf Life Saving Australia Code of Conduct policy culture of surf life saving local council by-laws and regulations Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy. |
Safety procedures may include: | group management in emergency situations symptoms, treatment and prevention of common surf life saving injuries weather and surf conditions checked and monitored. |
Drills, activities and games may include: | those described in Surf Life Saving Australia Coaching Course beach, surf, pool and board paddling activities those designed to enhance the biomechanical principles in the context of advanced surf life saving. |
Location may include: | appropriate beach and surf conditions within designated areas pool club house. |
Equipment may include: | surf boards surf skis and paddles flags inflatable rescue boat (IRB) reel and rescue equipment marker buoys. |
Resources may include: | life guard or lifeguards teaching and coaching tools stop watch personal clothing and footwear first aid kit. |
Feedback may include: | information on participant progress improvements needed verbal or written or visual. |
Risks may include: | injuries illness collision hazardous objects on the ground or in water inappropriate behaviour or fighting. |
Rules and regulations may include: | local, national and international rules of surf life saving best practice codes of ethics: Surf Life Saving Australia Code of Ethics Surf Life Saving Australia Anti-doping policy Australian Sports Commission Harassment-free Sport policy age restrictions. |
Communication system may include: | a style appropriate to the surf life saving community with coach interacting with participants, officials, broader community and media appropriate use of verbal, non-verbal and written modes according to the Surf Life Saving Australia Coaches Code of Conduct policy and the culture of the surf life saving correct use of terminology and language to suit age, ability or disability and size of group. |
Teaching and coaching techniques may include: | demonstrating advanced skills giving clear and concise instructions using teaching and coaching tools progressing through, linking and analysing skills whole and part approaches shaping and modelling approaches. |
Required knowledge may include: | rules and regulations of surf life saving advanced surf life saving skills and their learning components biomechanical principles in the context of advanced surf life saving skills factors affecting skill acquisition safety and risk management equipment selection, use and maintenance communication systems used in surf life saving. |
Advanced skills of surf life saving may include: | skill level for athlete at national competition level beach sprints surf board paddling surf boat rowing inflatable rescue boat (IRB) reel and rescue surf ski paddling surf swimming. |
Participant's performance may include: | use of appropriate communication systems participation and practice of advanced skills performance and accuracy of advanced skills attitude and behaviour. |
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 validity and reliability of assessment and evaluation tools. |
Sectors
Unit sector | Sport |
Competency Field
Surf life saving |
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills. |
Licensing Information
Refer to Unit Descriptor