Support athletes to adopt principles of sports psychology

Formats and tools

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Assessment Tool
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Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
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Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver SISSCGP310A, 'Support athletes to adopt principles of sports psychology'.
Google Links
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Elements and Performance Criteria

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. Analyse information.

1.1. Access and analyse relevant and current information from a range of sources on the application of principles of sports psychology for peak sporting performance.

1.2. Identify support personnel and resources available to assist athletes with sport psychology issues.

1.3. Assess athlete's information needs in relation to psychological approaches to enhance peak performance in relevant sporting activity.

1.4. Maintain and update information on psychological approaches for peak performance.

2. Liaise with sports psychology support personnel.

2.1. Select appropriate psychological support personnel to assist athletes.

2.2. Consult with sport psychology support personnel to identify specific psychological approaches for peak performance in the sporting activity.

3. Provide information to athletes.

3.1. Assess individual psychological needs and preference of athletes in relation to the sporting activity according to organisational policies and procedures.

3.2. Explain psychological approaches for peak performance in the relevant sporting activity to athletes.

3.3. Present information to athletes in a style appropriate to the needs of the athletes and the coaching setting.

3.4. Check understanding of athletes regarding psychological approaches for peak sporting performance using appropriate approaches and encourage athletes to clarify information.

3.5. Clarify with the athletes, the role of the support personnel, including personnel who are experts in the field of sports psychology.

3.6. Encourage athletes to seek advice and support from selected sport psychology support personnel.

4. Assist athletes to implement psychological approaches.

4.1. Select implementation strategies to enhance peak performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and sport psychology support personnel.

4.2. Support athletes to implement selected strategies in training and competition according to organisational policies and procedures.

4.3. Monitor implementation of psychological approaches during training or competition according to organisational policies and procedures.

4.4. Identify possible psychological symptoms that act as barriers to enhanced performance.

4.5. Refer athletes who have psychological symptoms to psychology support personnel for treatment.

5. Evaluate the effect of psychological approaches.

5.1. Analyse the performance of athletes in competition situations against expected performance.

5.2. Evaluate the effect of psychological approaches on performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and psychology support personnel.

5.3. Adjust psychological approaches to better assist athletes to achieve peak performance in the activity in consultation with the athlete and psychology support personnel.


Qualifications and Skillsets

SISSCGP310A appears in the following qualifications:

  • SIS40510 - Certificate IV in Sport Coaching
  • SIS30810 - Certificate III in Sports Trainer
  • SIS50510 - Diploma of Sport Coaching
  • SIS50610 - Diploma of Sport Development