SISSTNS001 — Coach junior players in tennis
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What an assessment for SISSTNS001 must cover
46 assessable components: 5 elements (23 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 16 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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 tennis sessions for junior players.
- 1.1Gather and review tennis player information to assess developmental readiness.
- 1.2Set tennis session objectives to meet developmental readiness.
- 1.3Determine session content to address tennis session objectives.
- 1.4Select coaching practices to meet tennis session objectives.
- 1.5Develop and document tennis session plans for junior players.
2 Prepare tennis sessions for junior players.
- 2.1Prepare facilities, equipment and resources to meet tennis session plan requirements.
- 2.2Select and set up equipment for safe use by junior players.
- 2.3Identify hazards, assess risks and implement risk control strategies to minimise risk to junior player safety.
3 Conduct tennis sessions for junior players.
- 3.1Communicate and confirm junior player understanding of tennis session activity instructions and safe participation requirements.
- 3.2Present, sequence and pace tennis session activities according to tennis session plans.
- 3.3Select and use communication styles to achieve tennis session objectives.
- 3.4Observe junior player practice to assess player ability to perform activities.
- 3.5Modify tennis session activities as required to meet junior player needs and environmental conditions.
- 3.6Monitor tennis sessions to identify and address risks to junior player safety.
- 3.7Analyse player performance and provide feedback to players to improve skills.
- 3.8Conduct end of tennis session review to evaluate tennis session plan and inform future tennis session planning processes.
4 Promote good behaviour.
- 4.1Communicate and model tennis participation behaviour standards.
- 4.2Monitor participation to identify poor behaviour.
- 4.3Use behaviour management strategies to address player 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 tennis coaching practice of junior players.
- 5.2Reflect on own tennis coaching practice of junior players to identify areas for improvement.
- 5.3Analyse findings and incorporate learnings in future tennis sessions with junior players.
- 5.4Seek opportunities to address identified professional development needs.
Performance evidence
- deliver coaching to junior tennis players on three occasions for a duration of at least 30 minutes each.
Knowledge evidence
- organisational policies and procedures applicable to coaching junior players in tennis
- tactical and technical fundamentals of tennis for junior players
- fundamental aspects of stroke production for junior players: - grip - stance - footwork - initial preparation - swing pattern - contact - follow-through
- tennis competencies for junior players
- modifying activities for junior players: - regress activities by simplifying equipment and environment: - smaller racquet - low compression balls - reduce playing space - break down skill into parts and progressively add more parts - reduce decision making related to tactical outcomes - progress activities by changing equipment and environment: - change ball - increase playing space - encourage use of whole skill - increase decision making related to tactical outcomes
- organisational layout of tennis activities: - set-up of activities on court - position of players and coach - role of coach: - feeding - roaming - rallying - type of activity: - whole group - partner station - combination
- tennis rules, regulations and policies applicable to coaching junior players in tennis: - International Tennis Federation rules of tennis - Tennis Australia: - rules and etiquette for non umpired matches - dress and equipment regulations - code of behaviour
- tennis session planning for junior players: - session objectives - progression and regression activities and modified games - activities inclusive of all players - designing activities that require players to think and make meaningful decisions about tennis situations - linking sessions to develop and progress skills - group organisation
- tennis equipment and resources: - selection - safe set-up and layout - safe condition - safe use
- safe tennis participation requirements for junior players: - obeying the rules - use of protective equipment - hydration
- contemporary coaching practices
- coaching communication styles: - direct instruction - indirect instruction - demonstration - 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 junior players
- methods of observation and feedback during tennis sessions with junior players: - how, what and when to observe - timing of feedback
- tennis session review processes
- methods for self reflection.
Foundation skills
- Reading: interpret tennis session plans interpret documents that describe tennis organisational policies and procedures.
- Writing: record attendance.
- Oral communications: use age-appropriate language to engage junior players ask open and closed questions and actively listen to determine and meet junior player needs interact with junior players in a polite and positive manner give tennis instructions to junior players.
- Numeracy: estimate time and space requirements for tennis session activities sequence activities pace tennis session activities to meet tennis session plan manage pair and group work for odd and even numbers of junior players.
- Learning: reflect on personal coaching practices and communication styles as part of the review process set and monitor tennis session objectives.
- Problem-solving: respond to needs of individual junior players select strategies to address junior player poor behaviour respond to environmental conditions.
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