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SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT
Prepare a sports turf facility to host a
major event, and complete a post-event
evaluation
level:
6
credit:
20
planned review date:
March 2010
sub-field:
Sports Turf
replacement information:
This unit standard replaced unit standard 4271.
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who are required to
prepare a sports turf facility to host a major event. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: determine the
nature, purpose and playing surface standards and quality
characteristics for a selected event; develop and document
strategies to achieve playing surface standards, quality
characteristics and event objectives; implement strategies
in the process of hosting the event; and complete a postevent review and prepare a written report on the
effectiveness of management of a selected event at a
sports turf facility.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Definitions
A major event refers to an event at regional, national, or
international level.
Selected event refers to a major event approved by the
assessor as a project for completion of the
requirements for assessment against this unit standard.
2
Evidence submitted for assessment must be developed
for a major event at a selected sports turf site
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For elements 1, 2 and 4, the presentation of the
objectives, strategies and review of the event must be
accurate, written in a style and language which meets
the client organisation’s needs, and which meets
presentation standards generally accepted sports turf
technical documentation.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Determine the nature, purpose and playing surface standards and quality characteristics
for a selected event.
performance criteria
1.1
Event objectives are defined in terms of player expectations, type and timing of
the event, location and quality of venue, resource and budget constraints and
expected spectator involvement.
1.2
Playing surface standards and quality characteristics are defined for the event
and relevant implications are identified in relation to the planning and
coordination of the event.
Range:
playing surface standards may include but are not limited to –
green speed, ball rebound resilience, surface hardness, surface
traction;
surface quality characteristics may include but are not limited to –
height of cut, bulk density, moisture content, penetration
resistance, infiltration, hydraulic conductivity, level of play,
botanical composition, surface levelness.
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element 2
Develop and document strategies to achieve playing surface standards, quality
characteristics and event objectives.
performance criteria
2.1
Strategies are developed for implementation of objectives to ensure the
suitability of turf at the venue for the event.
Range:
2.2
key factors include but are not limited to – playing surface quality,
traffic and transport management, underground services, turf
management programme, available turf management expertise,
climate, soil type, time of year, post event restoration strategies,
sports specific standards for surface.
Strategies developed identify the extent of non-turf related preparation which
must be completed to achieve event objectives.
Range:
non-turf related preparation may include but is not limited to –
development of an organisational structure and staffing of that
structure, identification of critical activities and preparation of
critical path, event management planning, budgeting, sponsor's
requirements, public relations planning, media plan, spectator and
traffic control planning.
element 3
Implement strategies in the process of hosting the event
performance criteria
3.1
Strategies developed are implemented in the process of hosting the event.
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element 4
Complete a post-event review and prepare a written report on the effectiveness of
management of a selected event at a sports turf facility.
performance criteria
4.1
Post-event review assesses the degree to which event objectives and other
criteria were achieved, considers feedback from players, media, and the
organisation’s management and evaluates the effectiveness of turf and event
management practices.
4.2
Written report identifies areas for improvement and implications for future
events.
4.3
Writen report identifies recommendations based on the evaluation results.
4.4
Preparation and presentation of the written report meet client organisation’s
criteria for completion of the work.
Range:
criteria may include but are not limited to – objectivity, deadline
dates, format, presentation method.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority 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 providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0037 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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