sport and rec aos 1 Flashcards
preferences
what a person likes over another.
e.g person may like to participate in activities indoors rather than outdoors.
needs
something necessary
e.g client may need to lose weight to improve their health
expectations
what a person percieves they will achieve from participiating in the session.
e.g may expect to work up a sweat and burn a large number of calories.
What is a way you can clarify participants prefernces, needs and expectations.
Best and effective way is to ask them but depends on how much access you have to them before conducting the program.
(needs)
competition or performance targets
Individuals may participate in a session because they enjoy being competitve or want to attain a certain level of achievement, such as improving their personal best effort.
(needs)
assist with self improvement
people may want to improve their physical, social, mental, or spiritual health or their perception of themselves.
(needs)
fitness targets
Person may need to improve their fitness levels and achieve specific fitness targets.
(needs)
lifestyle adjustments
people hope to gain health benefits through being active reguarly, usually make lifestyle adjustments after putting weight on after getting a health scare or maybe advice from a doctor.
(needs)
social oppurtunities
individuals may participate in a session to socialise and meet new people, they will achieve this if the session is group based.
special requirement
is anything necessary for a participant to take part in a program.
May relate to things such as a disability, injury or medical condition.
Obeserve special requirement
you may be able to observe specific needs, such as a participant having low self esteem and requiring extra support and motivation.
Lifestyle special requirements
A participants special requirements may also be to do with their lifestyle. Example of this could be participants time availability (due to work, study etc) or their physical condition (being overweight, unfit, elderly, pregnant)
Best way to observe the special requirments
Speak one on one with participants in more detail about their special requirements to determine, how best to provide support allowing them to participate in your program.
7 pillars of inclusion
Access
Attitude
choice
partnerships
communication
policy
oppurtunities
access
Does the physical environment allow access by all?
Is access to your facility safe?
attitude
is your attitude towards inclusion positive?
choice
does your program meet the needs of all participants?
have you allowed the option with people with special requirements to participate?
partnerships
is there support around you that allows you to be more inclusive?
communication
how can you communicate in a way that motivates individuals with special needs to participate?
policy
are you working within an organisation that have policies to support inclusion
oppurtunities
have you adapted or modified your program sufficiently to allow the inclusion of all participants?
Advising participants who should not participate
when conducting non instructional sessions you must identify and advise participants of any reasons why they should not participate in your program.
How can you advise participants when they should not participate
pre activity screening
you may find that a participant has a medical condition in this screening, existing or previous injury, or are on prescribed medications.
as an instructor you aren’t required to tell them what they can and cant take therefore you must refer the participant for external assistance.
Par Q questionaires
these can be used to establish if a participant needs to be reffered for clearance before participating in a program.
In the question aire if the participant ticks yes to any of questions you should ask them to get a medical clearnace from an appropriate medical professional before they participate in your program.
conduct a risk analysis for the program
in the sport and fitness industry its important that instructor identifies any potential hazards and minimises the risk.
Types of risk
physical risk
mental/emotional risk
social risk
physical risk
anything that has the potential to cause harm.
e.g unsafe use of equipment
mental/emotional risk
related to how you plan your program. if haven’t met participants needs and have planned too difficult this can cause stress and anxiety.
e.g activity that is too challenging
social risk
hazards caused by interactions within the group
e.g pre existing conflict, personality clashes
risk analysis 3 steps
step 1 : identify hazards
step 2 : assess risks
step 3 : control risks
step 4 : Review control measures
step 1 identify hazards
do a physical inspection of facility
ask experienced instructors that have used the facility
speak with facility managers or supervisor for advice
step 2 assess risks
identify likelihood that a participant is exposed to the hazard and the consequence of the exposure.
may use a risk rating matrix to rate the risk associated with identified hazards
5-almost certain
4-likely
3-possible
2-unlikely
1-rare
step 3 control risks
implement most effective contorl measure.
eliminate/minimise the risk
step 4 review control measures
these should be regulary reviewed to ensure they are working as required
when reviewing controls should ask the following questions:
-is the control still effective?
-has the control measure created a new hazard?
external assistance professionals
accredited exercise physiologists
accredited practising dieticians
chiropractors
medical practioners/general practitioners
occupational therapists
osteopaths
physiotherapists
podiatrists
phychologist
remedial massage therapists
sports physicians/sports doctors
about assitance with external professional
each of health professionals may be suitably credited to deal with participants presenting with a range of medical conditions and injuries.
Which health professional that is best suitable will depend on participants conditons and injuries.
if have a paricipant that needs to be reffered you should send them to…
If have participant that needs to be referred sending them to a general practioner as an initial contact will be beneficial. Gp will have expertise and training to assess their situation and refer them to most qualified health professional.
documenting consulation
Before continuing to plan your program you must document and record all participant information.
what should documentation information relate to?
-participants needs, prefernces and expectations.
-special requirements of any participants.
-any reasons you have advised participants not to participate in your program
-adviceyou have given regrading refferals to external proffestionals.
-information received from an external professional about participant inclusion.
2.1 plan the program
when planning a program you need to be organised and prepared. you will need to consider a variety of factors to run a safe and succesful program.
“by failing to prepare your preparing to fail”