Facilitate and deliver community-based sport and physical activity programmes

This standard describes the competence that practitioners working within the community require to facilitate and deliver community-based sport and physical activity programmes. You will use methods and strategies to create a positive environment, engage and empower participants, ensure the programme is person-centred and specific to the community needs, goals and objectives. You will need to apply a range of theories and approaches as well as be adaptable to ensure the appropriateness and effectiveness of the programme. 

This standard is for all practitioners working within the community.

1. build rapport with the participants and establish your role

2. interact with the participants, colleagues, and volunteers according to the requirement of the programme and the organisational regulations and procedures

3. create a positive and empowering physical, social, and emotional environment for the participants

4. motivate colleagues and volunteers to fulfil their roles with commitment and enthusiasm, using methods appropriate to their needs, abilities, and preference

5. use a range of approaches to bring about positive change in attitudes and behaviours

6. adapt own practice and apply a person-centred approach to meet the needs of the participants

7. make sure that effective, adaptable, and flexible safety parameters have been established following health and safety requirements

8. individualise and differentiate delivery to ensure provision is inclusive, meets participants needs, goals, objectives and is accessible 

9. instruct, teach, coach and mentor participants using relevant approaches and strategies, to achieve the desired outcomes

10. use technological advancements and products to support your delivery 

11. communicate with the participants and others at a pace, in a manner and at a level appropriate to their understanding, preferences and needs 

12. manage disruptive behaviour of participants

13. use a range of approaches to enable the participant to give feedback to support future provision

14. operate within your scope of practice and in accordance with the guidelines 

15. follow current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to your work practice and to which you must adhere

1. how to establish your role with the participants, colleagues and volunteers using a range of techniques and methods of communication

2. how to create and maintain a positive, professional and trusting relationship with participants

3. the importance of empowering the participants to take a level of autonomy and independence in their programme delivery 

4. the benefits of using colleagues and volunteers to support the delivery 

5. motivational principles, methods, tools and techniques

6. theories of behaviour change

7. the different approaches including person-centred, pedagogy/andragogy and their application to adapting own practice to meet the needs of participants

8. the importance of effective, adaptable, and flexible safety parameters following health and safety requirements  

9. methods of differentiating in order to respond to participants different learning and communication preferences 

10. how to make the provision inclusive and accessible to specific target groups

11. a broad range of suitable communication tools, strategies and techniques that will support the participants to meet their needs

12. the importance of motivational climate and the impact this has on participants

13. relevant theories of human and social development, physical literacy and models of psychology involved in facilitating and delivering programmes

14. a range of technological advancements and products that can support the delivery of programmes

15. the socioeconomic, geographical, environmental and legal considerations in relation to the implementation of technologies

16. what and how to apply emotional and cultural intelligence to effectively engage with participants

17. relevant research and theories on judgement and decision making

18. how to effectively manage disruptive behaviour 

19. the broad range of appropriate approaches to enable the participants to give feedback to help them learn from their experience

20. the scope and limitations of your own competence, responsibilities, and accountability as it applies to your job role

21. current legislation, guidelines, policies, procedures and protocols which are relevant to your work practice and to which you must adhere