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Title / Recommend physical activities appropriate to the growth and development of individuals of all ages
Level / 3 / Credits / 3
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify stages of growth and development in individuals participating in physical activity and describe the characteristics of each stage; and assess an individual’s, or group of individuals’, stage of growth and development and recommend appropriate physical activities.
Classification / Recreation and Sport > Recreation and Sport - Coaching and Instruction
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1In the context of this unit standard, stages include: early childhood, primary school age, secondary school age, early adulthood, adulthood, middle age, older adults.
2In the context of this unit standard, growth and development include:
cognitive development – which refers to the development of the ability to interpret and process information;
emotional development – which refers to the development of self-concept;
physical development – which refers to the growth and development of the body’s muscles, bones, and energy systems;
social development – which refers to the development of relationships with peer groups and the adult world.
3Definitions
Chronological age refers to age measured in calendar years.
Development refers to an increase in skill and complexity of function that occurs as part of progress toward maturity.
Developmental age refers to age measured in terms of the capacity to perform specific tasks.
Growth refers to an increase in physical size of the whole or any of its parts, dimensions, or tissues that occurs as part of the progress toward maturity.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify stages of growth and development in individuals participating in physical activity and describe the characteristics of each stage.
Evidence requirements
1.1Stages of growth and development are identified and characteristics of each stage are described in relation to participation in physical activity.
1.2Differences between chronological age and developmental age are explained in relation to physical activity.
1.3Differences between male and female growth and development patterns are explained in relation to physical activity.
1.4Capabilities and needs of individuals within the identified stages of growth and development are described in relation to participation in physical activity.
1.5Ways in which an individual’s stage of growth and development influence his or her participation in physical activity are explained.
Outcome 2
Assess an individual’s, or group of individuals’, stages of growth and development and recommend appropriate physical activities.
Evidence requirements
2.1Characteristics of the individual, or group of individuals, are assessed in relation to their participation in physical activity.
2.2The stages of growth and development of the individual, or group of individuals, is identified based on the assessment results.
2.3Development issues are identified and explained.
Rangeissues may include but are not limited to – gender, puberty, normal or abnormal rate of growth and development.
2.4Suitable physical activities for each stage of growth and development are identified based on the assessment results.
Planned review date / 31 December 2012Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 16 December 1997 / 31 December 2012
Review / 2 / 12 February 2001 / 31 December 2012
Rollover and Revision / 3 / 16 April 2010 / 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
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, 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 if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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