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:
1. identify your responsibilites for the sports coaching session
identify the goals for the sports coaching session
agree the plan for the sports coaching session with the responsible person
assess participants' readiness to participate
prepare the resources and environment for the planned activities
deliver planned activities safely and effectively
provide clear demonstrations and explanations in accordance with the agreed plan
observe the participants' performance and wellbeing during the activity
provide feedback to participants during the activity
ensure participants' safety is maintained
work to planned and agreed timings
12. refer to the responsible person any situations beyond your remit
leave the environment and equipment in a condition acceptable for future use
take account of the participants' feedback
provide feedback to the responsible person on participants' performance
contribute to the reviewing of the session
17. discuss your own performance with the responsible person
18. 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:
1. the current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to your work practice and to which you must adhere
how to identify and record the goals for the sports coaching session
the importance of working closely with the responsible person
4. why it is important to plan and prepare for a session
the resources and environment available and how to prepare these for the planned activities
how to deliver planned activities safely and effectively
ways of providing explanations and demonstrations that relate to the participants' needs and level of experience
why it is important to observe the performance of participants during the activity
the importance of giving feedback to participants during an activity and or session
why it is important to work to planned and agreed timings
ways of assessing if a participant has needs outside your level of competence and how to refer to other professionals
the importance of leaving the environment and equipment in a condition acceptable for future use
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
why continually reviewing the session and or activity and participant is important
the importance of making positive use of the feedback from others, participants and discussing your performance with the responsible person
why you should record the results from the session’s review in order to further develop your coaching skills
Scope/range
Scope Performance
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improve physical ability
improve physical literacy
improve mental ability
improve skills and techniques
improve tactical ability
improve lifestyle
provide fun and enjoyment
*Feedback *
health and safety
rules and codes
skills and techniques
tactical context
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