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Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of cricket blocks
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people working in the sports turf industry.
People credited with this unit standard are, for cricket blocks, able to
describe: the playing surface requirements; the year round maintenance;
fertiliser requirements; and the management of common weeds, pests, and
diseases.
Subfield
Sports Turf
Domain
Sports Turf Management
Status
Registered
Status date
17 October 2008
Date version published
17 October 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0037
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Reference
Renwick, C., Preparation of pitches and grounds: Northern region groundspersons
guide: A guide for groundspersons and cricket administrators (Auckland: Auckland
Cricket Association, 2003).
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Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
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Assessment
Assessment is required to be carried out on maintenance of cricket blocks at the
trainee’s workplace.
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Maintenance of a sportsfield including a cricket outfield is covered in Unit 21622,
Demonstrate knowledge of the maintenance of a sportsfield.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Describe the playing surface requirements of a cricket pitch.
Performance criteria
1.1
Description specifies requirements related to the laws of the game.
Range
1.2
dimensions, markings.
Description specifies playing performance qualities of a cricket pitch.
Range
hardness, bounce, pace, smoothness, levelness, uniformity, grass
cover.
Element 2
Describe the in-season maintenance requirements of a cricket block.
Performance criteria
2.1
Description specifies in-season mowing management requirements of a cricket
block.
Range
2.2
Description specifies irrigation management requirements of a cricket block.
Range
2.3
mowing frequency, height of cut, grooming, effect on playing
characteristics.
rate and frequency of application, method of application, syringing.
Description compares various in-season preparation and playing surface
management requirements of a cricket block.
Range
marking, rolling, patching and repairs, covers, playing quality,
Saturday to Saturday is contrasted with first class preparation, 1day is contrasted with 3-day preparation.
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Element 3
Describe the renovation of, and out-of-season maintenance procedures for, a cricket
block.
Performance criteria
3.1
Description specifies procedures for the renovation of a cricket block.
Range
3.2
physical treatment, rolling, thatch control, levelling, topdressing,
reseeding.
Description specifies procedures for the out-of-season maintenance of a cricket
block.
Range
pre-season preparation, pre-season type rolling.
Element 4
Describe the fertiliser requirements of a cricket block.
Performance criteria
4.1
Description specifies fertiliser requirements of a cricket block.
Range
nutrient and pH requirements, seasonal fertilisation.
Element 5
Describe the management of common weeds, pests, and diseases of a cricket block.
Performance criteria
5.1
Description outlines the management of common weeds, pests, and diseases of
a cricket block.
Range
seasonal occurrence, control, integrated pest management (IPM),
legislation.
Please note
Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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