SISSSWM001 — Coach swimmers up to a competitive level
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What an assessment for SISSSWM001 must cover
90 assessable components: 5 elements (23 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 62 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Plan swimming sessions for swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 1.1Gather and review swimmer information to assess developmental readiness of swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 1.2Set swimming session objectives to meet developmental readiness of swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 1.3Determine session content to address swimming session objectives.
- 1.4Select coaching practices to meet swimming session objectives.
- 1.5Develop and document swimming session plans for swimmers up to a competitive level.
2 Prepare swimming sessions for swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 2.1Prepare facilities, equipment and resources to meet swimming session plan requirements.
- 2.2Select and set up equipment for safe use by swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 2.3Identify hazards, assess risks and implement risk control strategies to minimise safety risk to swimmers up to a competitive level.
3 Conduct swimming sessions for swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 3.1Communicate and confirm understanding of swimming session activity instructions and safe participation requirements of swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 3.2Present, sequence and pace swimming session activities according to swimming session plans.
- 3.3Select and use communication styles to achieve swimming session objectives.
- 3.4Observe practice of swimmers up to a competitive level to assess swimmer ability to perform activities.
- 3.5Modify swimming session activities as required to meet needs of swimmers up to a competitive level and environmental conditions.
- 3.6Monitor swimming sessions to identify and address safety risks to swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 3.7Analyse swimmer performance and provide feedback to swimmers to improve performance.
- 3.8Conduct end of swimming session review to evaluate swimming session plan and inform future swimming session planning processes.
4 Promote good behaviour.
- 4.1Communicate and model swimming participation behaviour standards.
- 4.2Monitor participation to identify poor behaviour.
- 4.3Use behaviour management strategies to address swimmer poor behaviour in accordance with organisational policies and procedures.
5 Reflect on coaching practice.
- 5.1Seek feedback from others to identify areas to improve own swimming coaching practice of swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 5.2Reflect on own swimming coaching practice of swimmers up to a competitive level to identify areas for improvement.
- 5.3Analyse findings and incorporate learnings in future swimming sessions with swimmers up to a competitive level.
- 5.4Seek opportunities to address identified professional development needs.
Performance evidence
- Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and: deliver swimming coaching to swimmers up to a competitive level on three occasions for a duration of at least 30 minutes each.
Knowledge evidence
- organisational policies and procedures applicable to coaching swimmers up to a competitive level
- tactical and technical fundamentals of swimming for swimmers up to a competitive level:
- tactical:
- pacing and race judgement
- race and competition tactics including single stroke, medley, relay and skins format
- technical:
- freestyle
- breaststroke
- backstroke
- butterfly
- general, stroke-specific and relay starts
- tumble, twist, stroke-specific and medley turns
- general and stroke-specific finishes
- analysis of swimmer movement and performance
- modifying activities for swimmers up to a competitive level:
- regress activities
- progress activities
- organisational layout of swimming activities
- swimming competition pathways and schedules:
- heats
- semi finals
- finals
- swimming rules, regulations and policies applicable to coaching swimmers up to a competitive level
- roles and responsibilities applicable to swimming coaches and officials of swimmers up to a competitive level
- swimming session planning for swimmers up to a competitive level:
- session objectives
- progression and regression activities and modified games
- activities inclusive of all swimmers
- designing activities that require swimmers to think and make meaningful decisions about swimming situations
- linking sessions to develop and progress skills
- group organisation
- swimming equipment and resources:
- selection
- safe set-up and layout
- safe condition
- safe use
- safe participation requirements for swimmers up to a competitive level:
- obeying the rules
- use of protective equipment
- hydration
- contemporary coaching practices
- coaching communication styles:
- direct instruction
- indirect instruction
- demonstration
- position of coach
- problem solving
- active listening
- open and closed questions
- non verbal communication
- giving and receiving feedback
- tone and level of voice
- terminology and language
- managing poor behaviour:
- establishing behaviour standards
- promoting cooperation and good relationships
- common causes of poor behaviour of swimmers up to a competitive level
- methods of observation and feedback during swimming sessions with swimmers up to a competitive level:
- how, what and when to observe
- timing of feedback
- swimming session review processes
- methods for self-reflection.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: interpret swimming session plans; interpret documents that describe swimming organisational policies and procedures.
- Writing skills: record attendance.
- Oral communications skills: use age-appropriate language to engage swimmers up to a competitive level; ask open and closed questions and actively listen to determine and meet needs of swimmers up to a competitive level; interact with swimmers up to a competitive level in a polite and positive manner; give swimming instructions to swimmers up to a competitive level.
- Numeracy skills: estimate time and space requirements for swimming session activities; manage pair and group work for odd and even numbers of swimmers up to a competitive level.
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Questions about assessing SISSSWM001
What does an assessment tool for SISSSWM001 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for SISSSWM001 needs to address all 90 unit components: 5 elements with 23 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 62 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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