Assist the planning, delivery and review of a sports coaching session
Overview
This standard is about how you would assist with the planning, delivery and review of a sports coaching session.
Coaches must also take account of guidelines from the Governing Bodies of Sport and their own prior experience when assisting in the planning of sports coaching sessions.
The main outcome of the standard is to:
- Assist the planning, delivery and review of a sports coaching session
This standard is for people who work as coaching assistants, assistant instructors or assistant activity leaders
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
P1 identify your responsibilities for the sports coaching session
P2 identify the goals for the sports coaching session
P3 agree the plan for the sports coaching session with the responsible person
P4 assess participants' readiness to participate
P5 prepare the resources and environment for the planned activities
P6 deliver planned activities safely and effectively
P7 provide clear demonstrations and explanations in accordance with the agreed plan
P8 observe the participants' performance and wellbeing during the activity
P9 provide feedback to participants during the activity
P10 ensure participants' safety is maintained
P11 work to planned and agreed timings
P12 refer to the responsible person any situations beyond your remit
P13 leave the environment and equipment in a condition acceptable for future use
P14 take account of the participants' feedback
P15 provide feedback to the responsible person on participants' performance
P16 contribute to the reviewing of the session
P17 discuss your own performance with the responsible person
P18 record a personal development plan from the session review in order to develop your coaching skills further
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to your work practice and to which you must adhere
K2 how to identify and record the goals for the sports coaching session
K3 the importance of working closely with the responsible person
K4 why it is important to plan and prepare for a session
K5 the resources and environment available and how to prepare these for the planned activities
K6 how to deliver planned activities safely and effectively
K7 ways of providing explanations and demonstrations that relate to the participants' needs and level of experience
K8 why it is important to observe the performance of participants during the activity
K9 the importance of giving feedback to participants during an activity and or session
K10 why it is important to work to planned and agreed timings
K11 ways of assessing if a participant has needs outside your level of competence and how to refer to other professionals
K12 the importance of leaving the environment and equipment in a condition acceptable for future use
K13 the importance of taking account of the participant feedback and contributing to the feedback on the participant performance to both the participant and responsible person
K14 why continually reviewing the session and or activity and participant is important
K15 the importance of making positive use of the feedback from others, participants and discussing your performance with the responsible person
K16 why you should record the results from the session’s review in order to further develop your coaching skills
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Goals
1. improve physical ability
2. improve physical literacy
3. improve mental ability
4. improve skills and techniques
5. improve tactical ability
6. improve lifestyle
7. provide fun and enjoyment
Feedback
1. health and safety
2. rules and codes
3. skills and techniques
4. tactical context
5. participant behaviour
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Physical Literacy
Physical literacy is the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life
Links To Other NOS
This standard links to SKAEAF21