SISXCAI011 — Develop and deliver long-term training programs

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What an assessment for SISXCAI011 must cover

46 assessable components: 5 elements (22 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 15 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 Identify participant needs.

1.1Consult with participants and other relevant personnel to identify physical demands of future activity and physical capacity goals.
1.2Identify fixed timelines for achievement of goals according to activity requirements.
1.3Evaluate participant characteristics and current fitness capabilities to establish participant profiles.

2 Plan long-term training program.

2.1Plan phases of training program required to meet fixed points and participant physical capacity goals.
2.2Determine training volume, and duration and frequency of sessions required to achieve goals.
2.3Design a systematically structured program that incorporates effective use of exercise science and long-term training principles.
2.4Identify training exercises, equipment requirements and roles of support personnel for each program phase.
2.5Document long-term training program according to organisational format.

3 Plan individual sessions.

3.1Determine objectives of individual sessions within the overall program and according to current program phase.
3.2Select training exercises, techniques and equipment that target participant goals and session objectives.
3.3Plan sessions that incorporate volume, intensity and load of exercises appropriate to participant existing fitness capabilities.
3.4Develop sequenced and varied sessions to enhance participant motivation and to allow for recovery from specific exercise types.
3.5Document session plans according to organisational format.

4 Deliver training sessions.

4.1Provide clear and accurate instructions and demonstrations for exercises, technique and use of equipment.
4.2Use communication techniques that provide positive reinforcement and motivation to participant.
4.3Observe participant technique for safety and effectiveness and provide corrective instruction based on observations.
4.4Monitor participant performance against session objectives using measures suited to type of exercises.
4.5Identify signs of fatigue and overtraining and make required session modifications.

5 Monitor participant progress and update program.

5.1Monitor participant progression towards goals through ongoing observation and measurements and compare with expectations in program plan.
5.2Request ongoing feedback from participant to identify program likes and dislikes and their views on goal achievement.
5.3Modify and update program and sessions according to feedback and evaluation.
5.4Update program and participant progress records with details of evaluation and modifications.

Performance evidence

develop and document three different long-term training programs tailored to the particular goals of three different participants
for each above long-term training program, plan all phases for achievement of participant long-term goals and incorporate the use of: • periodisation • peaking • tapering
for each of the above three programs, develop and document two session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
deliver two sessions for two of the above programs (four sessions in total), according to session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
according to actual participant interactions or case studies: • evaluate the effectiveness of one long-term training program, and modify program and future session content • document details of the evaluation and changes made

Knowledge evidence

role of trainers, coaches and support personnel in long-term training programs
common reasons and goals for participation in long-term training programs and how these impact on design of training programs
methods used to evaluate fitness capabilities of participants at commencement of program: • formal fitness assessment • interviews and discussions with participants • review of: • current exercise and training activity • competition and trials experience, recent results and personal best results • recent training logs
meaning of fixed points in a long-term training program and importance of developing programs to meet timelines and schedules for recreational events and sporting competitions
principles and practices of long-term training programs: • periodisation and how programs are divided into phases to develop physical capacity to meet competition or performance timelines: • preparatory phase • competitive phase • transition phase • different types of training periods within a long-term training program: • microcycle • mesocycle • macrocycle • peaking • tapering
types of exercises, training techniques and equipment used during different phases of a long-term training programs for: • cardiovascular endurance • muscle strength and endurance • agility and coordination • flexibility
how to effectively apply and combine exercise science principles to the design of long-term training programs and sessions to target participant goals: • adaptation • overload • specificity • individualisation • progression and regression • reversibility
how the FITT (frequency, intensity, time and type) principle is used to structure long-term exercise programs and sessions
the principle of recovery, its importance within long-term training programs and how this relates to different types of exercise for: • cardiovascular endurance training • muscle strength and endurance training • agility and coordination training • flexibility training
instructional techniques relevant to the delivery of sessions within a long-term training program
instructional methods used to correct safe and effective exercise technique
communication techniques used for participants of long-term training programs to: • motivate individuals over a long period of time to persist in achieving goals, including techniques for intrinsic and extrinsic motivation • provide ongoing constructive feedback and positive reinforcement
how to recognise and respond to common indicators of exercise fatigue and overtraining, and when and how training should be modified or stopped during a long-term program
methods used to evaluate effectiveness of long-term training programs: • ongoing informal discussions with participants and targeted questions to elicit opinion about achievement of goals • ongoing observation and measurement of participant performance, and improvements in skill, fitness and endurance • staged formal fitness assessments and comparison measurements
format and inclusions of documented: • long-term training programs • session plans • participant profile and training evaluation records

Foundation skills

Writing skills: produce detailed program and session plans for instructional use that use exercise and training terminology and abbreviations; use fundamental sentence structure to complete participant records that require factual and subjective information.
Oral communication skills: ask open and closed question and actively listen to elicit information from participants and determine participant understanding of information provided; explain complexities of long-term training programs to participants using plain language and terms easily understood.
Numeracy skills: complete and record calculations and estimations of varying complexity for program and session plans involving times, frequency, interval, volume, speeds and loads.
Initiative and enterprise skills: critically evaluate: participant requirements for appropriate program design; successes and failures of program to initiate improvements.

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What does an assessment tool for SISXCAI011 need to cover?

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