SISSWMN303A: Practical Observation and Assessment of Swimming Skills

This assignment is a practical observation and assessment of advanced competitive swimming skills, specifically focusing on the SISSWMN303A module. The assessment requires the student to plan and conduct a swimming session, incorporating drills, techniques, and safety protocols. The student must demonstrate their ability to establish participant needs, communicate instructions, monitor performance, and provide feedback. The assignment includes a session plan template, short answer questions on swimming concepts and legislation, and a self-evaluation of the student's coaching performance. The student is evaluated on their planning, teaching, and coaching techniques, as well as their ability to identify areas for improvement. The assignment also requires the student to demonstrate their knowledge of relevant legislation, organizational policies, and best practices in swimming and aquatic activities. The assessment also includes risks associated with instructing a swimming session, advanced skills in competitive swimming and how to evaluate their performance as a coach. The student also submits a completed session plan template as part of the assessment.

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
Student Name: Student ID:
Assessment Type: Observation Other:
Assessor’s Name:
Assessment
Outcome:
☐ Satisfactory ☐ Not Yet Satisfactory
Student
Declaration:
By submitting this assessment via Moodle, I declare that this is my own work and had not been
copied or plagiarised from any other source. Please refer to the Student Handbook for more
information.
Assessment
Conditions:
Each assessment criteria is recorded as either Satisfactory (S) or Not Yet Satisfactory (NYS). A
student can only achieve a ‘Satisfactory’ Assessment Outcome for the entire assessment when all
assessment Criteria listed below are ‘Satisfactory’. A student who is assessed as ‘Not Yet
Satisfactory’ is eligible for re-assessment with their trainer.
All assessment answers must be typed, include this assessment cover sheet and uploaded in
‘WORD’ version to moodle.
Assessment Criteria
Element Performance Criteria S NYS
1.Plan swimming
sessions.
1.1.Establish participant's needs and characteristics ☐ ☐
1.2.Assess participant readiness and current knowledge of starts, dives, turns
and finishes of swimming to identify session aims and objectives
☐ ☐
1.3 Develop a plan according to participant's needs and characteristics,
relevant legislation, organisational policies and procedures and best practice
principles of swimming and aquatic activities.
☐ ☐
1.5.Select and access a pool, equipment and resources ☐ ☐
1.6. Identify and analyse the advanced skills, starts, dives, turns and finishes of
swimming to be developed
☐ ☐
2. Brief participants. 2.1. Communicate instructions and relevant information about the
session and competition schedule in a manner appropriate to participants.
☐ ☐
2.2. Encourage participants to seek clarification, information and feedback as
required during the session.
☐ ☐
2.3. Inform participants of known and anticipated risks, safety procedures
and appropriate behaviour according to rules, policies and regulations and
accepted best practice.
☐ ☐
2.4. Establish a suitable communication system to use while participating in
drills, activities and games.
☐ ☐
3. Conduct swimming
sessions.
3.1. Advise procedures for dealing with emergency and non-routine
situations according to organisational policies and procedures.
☐ ☐
3.2. Conduct warm-up and introductory activities. ☐ ☐
3.3.Apply teaching and coaching techniques to impart required knowledge
and the requirements of competitive advanced swimming to be
developed.
3.4.Monitor individual participant's performance and maintain effective
☐ ☐
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
3.5.Observe participant's skill execution during drills, activities and games,
and adjust or refine individual and group technique as required.
☐ ☐
3.6. Allow time for cooling down at the end of the session and inform
participants of opportunities to further develop the advanced skills of
competitive swimming.
☐ ☐
4.Complete post-
session responsibilities
4.1.Provide opportunities for participants to identify their personal progress
and satisfaction with the session and give feedback as required
☐ ☐
4.2. Evaluate relevant aspects of the session and determine the level of
learning achieved
☐ ☐
4.3.Identify potential areas of improvement for future competitive swimming
sessions.
☐ ☐
Part A
One of the requirements of this Observation is for students to fill-out the below swimming session
template plan, this is crucial aspect of the observation, by completing this students will have clear
picture of how to instruct/coach a swimming squad/group and better understand the importance of
putting a session plan together as this is a vital tool for a swimming coach.
You will need to coach the drills that your Trainer/Coach has taught throughout the term, or you can
use other swimming drills from swimming resources from web-links. However try to keep the drills
that you are using to demonstrate easy and clear to follow and the resources you use are using are
verified links, that are specific to swimming and not people who are not in the profession of
coaching drills. Links like Speedo are a great resource.
PRACTICAL OBESERVATION ASSESSMENT.
Students will need to demonstrate and put together a session plan that includes turns, finishes,
dives, or any four swimming strokes, remembering you will also need to put the participants in
levels of how well they master the activity and monitor their performance.
 You have 10mins to coach the session, use the other remaining students as participants.
 Also think of various drills and equipment/aids that will help improve the participant’s
technique/stoke to improve on the activity.
 *Please fill-out the template as this will be part of the observation, as it will be your tool to
take the lesson, it will be marked. The swimming template is at the bottom of this form
 *If you feel a student is not C in one of the sections please orally assess the student.
 Things you need to address in the Observation are: (Teachers use only)
 Session time (you have
10mins)
Yes □ No □
 Remember if you are teaching
turns and dives being aware of
the Risks/procedures
associated with taking these
Yes □ No □
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
drills.
 Give clear instructions Yes □ No □
 Monitor and give
feedback/evaluate participant.
Yes □ No □
 Think of policies and
procedures and best practices
when conducting the
session/identify safety
procedures when starting the
session.
Yes □ No □
 Demonstration of the
activity/drills
Yes □ No □
 Remember to give
feedback/evaluate your
session
Yes □ No □
 Keep communication clear and
deliver your session with
conviction and confidence.
Yes □ No □
 Warm-up and cool down
(Remember to fill this out on
the template)
Yes □ No □
 Identify where swimmers can
improve and give feedback.
Yes □ No □
 Give correction of the drills
your coach.
Yes □ No □
 Equipment used. Yes □ No □
 Session aim and objectivises-
this needs to be filled out on
the template.
Yes □ No □
 Planning of the session-use
the template to fill this out
Yes □ No □
 Teaching and coaching
techniques
Yes □ No □
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
Part B
Short Answers:
1. What do we mean by the term Participant readiness? /3
Participant readiness is a state of acceptance of willingly learning new techniques and
methods, exhibited by a participant, which will improve his/her skills. The athlete should be
unwavering and determined.
2. What do we mean by the Characteristics of a swimmer? /3
Characteristics of a swimmer are commitment, courage, perseverance and a genuine love
for the sport (Grant and Schempp 2014). The best characteristic which is only exhibited by few
competitive swimmers is leadership, which is when a teammate looks around for support he gets it
from the team and its leader.
3. What are the relevant legislations a swim coach should know? (These legislations are same for
most coaches) /3
Common legislation a coach is expected to be familiar with are but not limited to types of
strokes- there are basically four types of swimming strokes that can vary depending on the distance
or type of competition (such as relay, marathon etc.). Qualifying and disqualifying grounds etc.
4. What are the Organisational policies and procedures a swim coach should be familiar with? /3
A coach should familiarize him/herself with organizational policies regarding health,
emergency, safety, abuse/harassment, qualification-disqualification, general code of conduct,
hierarchy of management etc. There should be no two way approach to the organization’s policies
and procedures.
5. What do we mean by the term Best practice principles of swimming and aquatic activities? /3
Best practice principles are set of techniques that can be applied to increase the overall
efficiency of an aquatic establishment such as lifesaving, safeguarding, first aid, pool water
management and maintenance (including temperature), teaching ratios, teaching in water
procedure etc. (Gomes and Henriques-Rodrigues 2018).
6. What do does the term Competition schedule mean in swimming? /3
Competition schedule in swimming refers to the roster, which details all the points regarding
an event such as open or closed pool, medleys, swimmer details, lane details, water parameters etc.
with respect to a competition.
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
7. List the Risks associated with instructing a swimming session? /3
Safety of personnel, slips-trips and falls, entry/exit to the pool, diving, dehydration of
swimmers, if training is underwater, then the implication of coach etc. are few risks associated as a
swimming instructor.
8. Name some advanced skills in competitive swimming? /3
Diving (and glide), turning (and finishing), streamlining the body (and strokes), breaking the
water surface are a few advanced skills to be named and required when entering competitive
swimming (Lyle 2018).
How did You Go!
9. Write an evaluation of your performance as a coach in regards to the above observation.
- In your evaluation, review your own performance
- Identify areas needing improvement.
- How would you implement modification for future instruction in response to feedback and
review of participant progress? /5
Management by objective or MOB is one of the best techniques deployed by a person
or an employer to assess/evaluate oneself or an employee respectively. I will be using the
same MOB method in assessing my performance as a swimming coach. Setting out the
objective of training a group of individuals with basic swimming skill set and transforming
them into a group of individuals with a competitive swimming skill set.
Administration - effectively handling activities and efficiently eliminating unnecessary
activities, meets expectations.
Knowledge of work - first-hand experience of skill sets to be imparted, Exceeds expectations.
Communication - oral (verbal/whistle) and visual (hand signaling) communication abilities,
Meets expectations.
Dependability - measure to which employees adhere to the instructions and rules set out by
the institution, Exceeds expectations.
Safety - awareness in regards to a safe working environment, accident mitigation and eye for
detailed housekeeping, meets expectations (Treffene 2010).
In regards to the above parameters, I was able to drive the group, meeting
expectations, to enter the competitive swimming possie.
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
There is always some scope for improvement, especially when, as a coach, you are
expected to deal with a different set of individuals on a regular basis. Hence, in my opinion, I
would like to improve my communication skills to an outstanding level, as improper
communication is the root cause of frenzy. Reducing barriers in communication, reduces
accidents and increases the overall efficiency of any given session.
To implement modifications in response to feedback and reviews a simple technique as
the following will be implemented. Plan what you will do, do what you have planned, assess
or review what you have done and lastly incorporate the feedback and reviews to plan
again; and the cycle continues until the objectives are met.
Please submit a hard copy to your trainer and upload another one onto Moodle
You will need the hard copy of the swimming template to and instruct while you are taking the
lesson, as it will be easier for you to guild you through the session.
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
Swimming Template
Session Plan
Template-Work-
Book.Day
Date Start Time Session duration
/2
Name
Day One 28/Nov/2018 09:00 am 60 Mins
Venue location Temperature Depth Out/ Indoors Lane space available
28 °C 9 feet Indoor 6 lanes
Environment Distractions Pool/
natural
Anticipated Weather
Warm None Pool Sunny
# of Swimmers Average age Average ability Space required Ability of Swimmers
6/2 27 Skilled/2 Complete pool Skilled/2
Special notes - needs to note for individuals or specific problems advised
Medical
All certification valid/1
Learning
None/1
Other
None
Environ condition
variables
Equipment and Swimming aids
Goggles, swimming cap/2
Rescue equipment
Grab pole, buoyant floater,
stretcher and first aid kit.
Other
None
Session Aim
Session Section Duration Activity notes
Warm up /2 5 mins 5 rounds around the pool, followed by
one and a half minutes of stretching.
/4
Students can take shower before
or after the warm up./1
Skills or drills /2 10 mins The warm up session is followed by an
out of pool technique discourse,
observations made the day before will
be discussed and mitigated./4
Groups to be made depending
upon the drill and style of
swimming./1
Pre Main or Set
up /2
10 mins As in water warm up and technique
correction followed by freestyle pre
main sets (5 lengths)./4
Equipment/aids can be used to
obtain technique correction./1
Main /2 25 mins The main set consists practices of
each group of swimmers divided on
the basis of swimming styles for up to
Swimmers are expected to
match or exceed their previous
performances./1
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
50 lengths./4
Swim Down /2 10 mins A swim down session is as necessary
as a warm up session to prepare the
athlete for a speedy recovery or next
set./4
All swimmers are expected for a
swim down because passive
recovery will increase the
recovery to up to 2 hours./1
Assessment
Self-evaluation of the session.
Refer to Q9 /5
Peers and Parents Swimmers and Others
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C

SISSWMN303A- Teach advance skills of competitive swimming
References
Gomes, Daniel T, and Lígia Henriques-Rodrigues. 2018. "Swimming Performance Index
Based On Extreme Value Theory". International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching,
174795411880806.
Grant, Matthew A., and Paul Schempp. 2014. "Elements Of Success: Olympic Swimming
Gold Medalists' Understanding Of Their Competition-Day Routines". International
Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching 9 (2): 287-306.
Lyle, John. 2018. "Reflecting On The Development Of A Conceptual Framework For Sport
Coaching". International Sport Coaching Journal 5 (1): 90-98.
Treffene, Bob. 2010. "Interpreting And Implementing The Long Term Athlete Development
Model: English Swimming Coaches' Views On The (Swimming) LTAD In
Practice". International Journal Of Sports Science & Coaching 5 (3): 407-411.
VC003 College of Sports & Fitness – Assessment Cover Sheet 22-06-2017
International College of Capoeira Pty Ltd trading as ’College of Sports & Fitness’ ABN 90 125 114 730/ Registered
Training Organisation 91345/ CRICOS Provider Code 03057C