NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Complete pre-competition preparations as an official at a competitive
sports event
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
3
This unit standard is designed primarily for people seeking to
further develop their skills as a sports official.
People credited with this unit standard are, at a competitive
sports event, able to: present a positive image as an official;
meet safety requirements; consult with other officials;
communicate with participants as an official; and complete
physical and/or mental preparations for officiating.
Classification
Recreation and Sport > Sport Officiating
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
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This unit standard relates to the learning area Practical Officiating and
Communication Skills from Calling the Game: Developing Quality Officiating. This is
the national framework for developing sports officials and is available at
http://www.sparc.org.nz/en-nz/communities-and-clubs/Toolkit-for-Officials/LearningAreas/.
Use of ‘Calling the Game’ in outcomes and evidence requirements primarily refers to
the above and may also refer to the ‘Calling the Game’ Framework in general,
including associated references, programmes, models, or resources. A useful webrelated link for resources, in the first instance, is http://www.sparc.org.nz/ennz/communities-and-clubs/Toolkit-for-Officials/Learning-Areas/practical-officiating/.
2
Legislation relevant to this standard includes but is not limited to – the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
3
Evidence requirements for assessment as an official are detailed in Assessment
Guidelines for each sport code and can be obtained from Skills Active Aotearoa
Limited info@skillsactive.org.nz on request.
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Definitions
In the context of this unit standard, emotional intelligence is defined as the capacity
for recognising our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for
managing our own emotions.
An event, in the context of this unit standard, may refer to a match, competition, race,
game, tournament, or other competitive sporting fixture.
National Sport Organisation standards for officials refers to codes of conduct.
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Participant primarily refers to the competitor but may also include spectators,
coaches or other sport team members.
Sport rules and regulations relate to the rules and regulations of the sporting code
used for assessment and also the rules and regulations of the specific sporting event
used for assessment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Present a positive image as an official at a competitive sports event.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Suitable clothing and footwear are worn in accordance with the demands of the
event and the role, and the national sports organisation’s requirements for
officials.
1.2
Equipment required for the role of official is checked prior to commencement of
event to ensure correct functioning.
Range
1.3
equipment includes but is not limited to – safety equipment,
whistle, measuring implements, timekeeping devices, recording
equipment.
A positive attitude is demonstrated in accordance with national sport
organisation rules and regulations, and the specific event regulations.
Range
attitude includes but is not limited to – body language, empathy,
voice.
Outcome 2
Meet safety requirements at a competitive sports event.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Competition environment is inspected and potential hazards are identified in
terms of the safety of participants, officials, team members, and spectators.
Range
2.2
competition environment may include but are not limited to –
competition surface, ground conditions, surface water, equipment,
fixtures, weather, humidity, temperature.
Action is taken to eliminate, isolate, or minimise identified hazards in
accordance with the safety policies and procedures or guidelines of the sport
rules and regulations.
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Safety equipment required is made available and correctly fitted and/or
positioned prior to the commencement of the event.
Range
safety equipment may include but is not limited to – barriers,
fences, padding on posts, landing mats.
Outcome 3
Consult with other officials at a competitive sports event.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Other officials are consulted to determine personal requirements for the event.
Range
personal requirements include but are not limited to – role,
expectations.
3.2
Required positioning of participants and officials for the commencement of the
event is identified in accordance with the requirements of the event organisers.
3.3
Own preparedness and readiness for the event to commence is confirmed in
accordance with consultation.
Outcome 4
Communicate with participants as an official at a competitive sports event.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Communication skills are demonstrated in accordance with national sport
organisation codes of conduct for officials.
Range
communication skills include but are not limited to – giving
information, use of forms of address, use of body language, active
listening.
4.2
Pre-competition communication with participants emphasises the spirit of the
event and official’s expectations of the participants during the competition in
accordance with the ‘Calling the Game’ Framework.
4.3
Participants are communicated with to ensure all necessary arrangements for
the event are completed in accordance with sport rules and regulations.
Range
4.4
arrangements may include but are not limited to – toss, order of
competition, road closures, check of personal safety equipment.
Participants are correctly positioned for the commencement of the event in
accordance with sport rules and regulations.
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Outcome 5
Complete physical and/or mental preparations for officiating at a competitive sports event.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Physical warm up is completed, if required by the nature of the role, in
accordance with the general principles of training.
principles of training include – specificity, progression, intensity,
duration.
Range
5.2
Mental preparation is completed in terms of the five major domains of emotional
intelligence to develop and maintain concentration and focus on the event.
five major domains – self-awareness, managing emotions, self
motivation, empathy, handling relationships.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 21642 and unit
standard 21643.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 June 2010
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
2
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.
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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
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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