NZQA registered unit standard
4862 version 4
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Title
Manage the format and results of sporting competitions
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish
criteria for participation in a specified sporting competition; plan
and implement the format for a specified sporting competition;
and record and process the results of a specified sporting
competition.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Competitions include those at local, regional and national levels.
2
Documentation complies with the requirements of the national sporting body.
3
Competition formats include knockout, seedings, round robin, handicapping, round to
round progressions, semifinals to finals, points.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Establish criteria for participation in a specified sporting competition.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Eligibility is determined according to the rules and laws of the sport.
1.2
Selection and entry criteria are established and followed according to the
national sporting body's guidelines.
Outcome 2
Plan and implement the format for a specified sporting competition.
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4862 version 4
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Alternative competition formats are identified and explained in terms of
suitability for the specified competition.
Range
competition formats include – knockout, seedings, round robin,
handicapping, round to round progressions, semifinals to finals,
points.
2.2
A competition format is selected that meets the objectives of the competition
and the requirements of the national sporting body.
2.3
A draw is prepared and distributed to all individuals.
Range
2.4
A process for modifying the draw is established and distributed to all individuals.
Range
2.5
all individuals may include competitors, coaches, officials, media,
organising body.
The draw is modified and amendments are documented and distributed to all
individuals.
Range
2.6
all individuals may include – competitors, coaches, officials,
media, organising body.
modifications may be made for late withdrawals and entries,
cancellations, postponements, venue changes;
all individuals may include competitors, coaches, officials, media,
organising body.
The modified draw is implemented as documented.
Outcome 3
Record and process the results of a specified sporting competition.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Result notifications are interpreted and the results are documented as directed
by the organising body.
3.2
Decisions received about disqualifications and penalties are recorded and
communicated to participants affected by the decisions, according to the
requirements of the national sport organisation.
3.3
Results are processed as directed by the organising body.
3.4
Results are communicated to all individuals within the timeframe specified by
the organising body.
Range
all individuals may include – competitors, coaches, spectators,
officials, media, announcers.
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SSB Code 101576
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
4862 version 4
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31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 June 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
19 February 1998
31 December 2012
Review
3
12 February 2001
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
4
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0099
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Skills Active Aotearoa Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz if you wish to
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Skills Active Aotearoa Limited
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