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Title / Develop beginner swimmers’ propulsion techniques using the components of swimming strokes
Level / 3 / Credits / 6
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to: determine competence and learning needs of participants developing propulsion techniques; and develop beginner swimmers’ techniques for floating, gliding, and sculling.
Classification / Recreation and SportRecreation and Sport - Aquatics
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1Competency in this unit standard must be demonstrated in a real swim teaching environment and cannot be simulated.
2It is recommended that assessment against this unit standard be done in conjunction with Unit22299, Create a swim teaching environment that is supportive of learning, Unit 22300,Develop and maintain water confidence in non-swimmers,and Unit27498, Develop water safety and survival skills,as thestandards assess complementary skills.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Determine competence, learning needs and strategies for participants developing propulsion techniques.
Evidence requirements
1.1Participant competence is determined through observation of performance.
1.2Individual learning needs of participants are determined.
Rangelearning needs include but are not limited to – appropriate progressions, corrective activities, learning styles, participants’ ages and stages of development.
1.3Signs of a lack of confidence in participants are identified, and strategies are implemented to develop relaxation.
Rangesigns may include but are not limited to – gripping tightly, muscular tension, eyes to the horizon, spreading of limbs, exaggerated breathing patterns, verbalising reluctance.
Outcome 2
Develop beginner swimmers’ techniques for floating, gliding, and sculling.
Evidence requirements
2.1A variety of progressive drills for facilitating the development of floating are employed to enable skill learning.
Rangedrills include but are not limited to – float on front (prone), float on back (supine), in a ball, regaining feet; with or without instructor assistance.
2.2A variety of progressive drills and practices for facilitating the development of gliding with and without leg action are employed to enable skill learning.
Rangedrills include but are not limited to – on the front (prone), on the back (supine), on the side (lateral), on the surface, below the surface; with or without impulse from instructor or participant.
2.3A variety of progressive drills and practices for facilitating the development of sculling are employed to enable skill learning.
Rangedrills include but are not limited to – arm action, head and body position, leg position, leg action, on the front (prone), on the back (supine), vertical.
2.4Selected methods of teaching match the participants’ needs and individual learning styles.
Rangeteaching methods may include but are not limited to – teacher demonstration, teacher description and explanation, participant demonstration, standing practice, progressive part, whole-part-whole, pace of the lesson.
2.5Difficulties encountered by participants are identified and participants are encouraged to use strategies to overcome these.
Rangedifficulties include but are not limited to – floatation, balance,
co-ordination;
strategies include but are not limited to – leg movements, breathing, body position;
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 19 May 2006 / 31 December 2013
Rollover and Revision / 2 / 12 February 2010 / 31 December 2013
Review / 3 / 21 July 2011 / 31 December 2019
Review / 4 / 16 March 2017 / 31 December 2019
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, 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.
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