sporting equipment usage
The correct operation, safe usage and maintenance of sporting equipment.
Sports coaches provide instruction in the sport of their specialisation in a recreational context to non-age-specific and age specific participants. They identify already acquired skills and implement suitable training programmes for the groups or individuals they teach in order to develop participants' physical and psychological fitness. They create the most optimal environment for the growth of participant skills and enable them to maximise their performance, while fostering good sportsmanship and character in all participants. Sports coaches also track the participant progress and provide personalised instruction where needed. They supervise sports facilities and changing rooms and maintain uniforms and equipment.
Competences and skills
64 ESCO relationsEssential knowledge 5 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
2 competencessports ethics
The ethical considerations in sport activities, policy and management that ensure fair play and sportsmanship in all recreational and competitive sports.
Cross-sector
3 competencessport and exercise medicine
Prevention and treatement of injuries or conditions resulted from a physical activity or sport.
sport games rules
The rules and regulations of sport games such as football, soccer, tennis, and others.
teamwork principles
The cooperation between people characterised by a unified commitment to achieving a given goal, participating equally, maintaining open communication, facilitating effective usage of ideas etc.
Essential skills and competences 24 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
8 competencesanalyse personal fitness information
Carry out fitness assessments to establish fitness and skill level and analyse information relating to individual clients.
apply risk management in sports
Manage the environment and athletes or participants to minimise their chances of suffering any harm. This includes checking appropriateness of venue and equipment and gathering relevant sport and health history from athletes or participants. It also includes ensuring appropriate insurance cover is in place at all times
assess performance in sport events
Assess performance following sport events and competitions, identify strengths and weaknesses, provide feedback to the coaching and supporting team, and make suggestions or adjustments to improve future performance.
instruct in sport
Provide appropriate technical and tactical instruction related to the given sport using varied and sound pedagogical approaches to meet the needs of the participants and achieve the desired objectives. This requires skills such as communication, explanation, demonstration, modelling, feedback, questioning and correction.
motivate in sports
Positively foster athletes and participants' intrinsic desire to carry out the required tasks to fulfill their goals and to push themselves beyond their current levels of skill and understanding.
plan sports instruction programme
Provide participants with an appropriate programme of activities to support progression to the required level of expertise in the specified time taking into account relevant scientific and sport-specific knowledge.
promote balance between rest and activity
Provide information about the role of rest and regeneration in the development of sport performance. Foster rest and regeneration by providing appropriate ratios of training, competition and rest.
promote healthy fitness environment
Pursue and promote a clean and healthy fitness environment.
Cross-sector
16 competencesadapt teaching to student's capabilities
Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students’ individual learning needs and goals.
adapt teaching to target group
Instruct students in the most fitting manner in regards to the teaching context or the age group, such as a formal versus an informal teaching context, and teaching peers as opposed to children.
apply intercultural teaching strategies
Ensure that the content, methods, materials and the general learning experience is inclusive for all students and takes into account the expectations and experiences of learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. Explore individual and social stereotypes and develop cross-cultural teaching strategies.
apply teaching strategies
Employ various approaches, learning styles, and channels to instruct students, such as communicating content in terms they can understand, organising talking points for clarity, and repeating arguments when necessary. Use a wide range of teaching devices and methodologies appropriate to the class content, the learners' level, goals, and priorities.
- Scope note
- This includes the use of teaching devices such as diagrams and other visual aids.
assess physical conditions of clients
Check the new clients' health conditions to assess their suitability for participation.
assist students in their learning
Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.
assist students with equipment
Provide assistance to students when working with (technical) equipment used in practice-based lessons and solve operational problems when necessary.
demonstrate when teaching
Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.
develop a coaching style
Develop a style for coaching individuals or groups that ensures all participants are at ease, and are able to acquire the necessary skills and competences provided in the coaching in a positive and productive manner.
encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.
give constructive feedback
Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate work.
guarantee students' safety
Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person’s supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.
manage student relationships
Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.
organise training
Make the necessary preparations to conduct a training session. Provide equipment, supplies and exercise materials. Ensure the training runs smoothly.
perform classroom management
Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.
prepare lesson content
Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.
Optional knowledge 11 competences
Occupation specific
2 competencesbadminton
The techniques, theory, and rules of badminton. The performance of a serve, forehand and backhand grips or jumping skills are some of these sport techniques. Knowledge of the basic equipment needed to play badminton such as the racket and the shuttlecock or birdie used as projectile.
table tennis
The theory, techniques, and rules of table tennis regarding how to serve, play and score. Expertise of what table tennis matches consist of. Knowledge of the basic equipment to play table tennis such as the rectangular table, lightweight hollow ball, and small rackets.
Sector-specific
4 competencesfeatures of sporting equipment
Types of sporting, fitness and recreational equipment and sporting supplies and their characteristics.
skateboard
Rules and techniques of skateboarding such as aerial acrobatics, vertical skating, or street style feature tricks.
sport psychology
The subfield of psychology that focuses on using psychology-related knowledge for the well-being of athletes. It deals also with social aspects of sports participation and systemic issues in sports organisation to improve performance of athletes and their mental health.
sporting events
Possess an understanding of different sporting events and conditions that can affect a result.
Cross-sector
5 competencesadult education
Instruction targeted at adult students, both in a recreational and in an academic context, for self-improvement purposes, or to better equip the students for the labour market.
assessment processes
Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are used for varying purposes.
curriculum objectives
The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.
human anatomy
The dynamic relationship of human structure and function and the muscosceletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, urinary, reproductive, integumentary and nervous systems; normal and altered anatomy and physiology throughout the human lifespan.
sports nutrition
Nutritional information such as vitamins and energy pills related to a specific sporting activity.
Optional skills and competences 24 competences
Occupation specific
1 competencework in professional sport environment
Work within the context of professional clubs and teams and interact with their management
Sector-specific
16 competencesadvise on rehabilitation exercises
Educate and advise on rehabilitation exercises to aid long-term recovery, teaching the appropriate techniques to ensure health is maintained.
apply latest sport science findings
Identify and apply the latest findings of sport science in the area.
contribute to the development of a sporting estate
Analyse estate records for previous sporting years to establish effectiveness of previous activities and development opportunities, establish previous resource usage to determine efficiency, assess options and establish proposals outlining future sporting capability of sporting estate, make contributions towards the finalisation of the sporting plan, suggest realistic targets and ideas for maintaining and improving the future sporting potential.
coordinate the administration of a sports organisation
Develop and implement strategies to coordinate the administration of teams or groups within a club or organisation.
develop competitive strategies in sport
Create adequate competitive strategies to maximise chances of success in sport.
facilitate teamwork between students
Encourage students to cooperate with others in their learning by working in teams, for example through group activities.
follow trends in sporting equipment
Follow material developments and trends within a specific sport. Keep up-to-date about athletes, gear and equipment manufacturers.
identify talent
Identify talents and involve them in a particular sport.
manage athletes
Select, recruit and manage athletes and support staff to ensure commonality of objectives and upholding of professional standards across the organisation
manage resources for educational purposes
Identify the necessary resources needed for learning purposes, such as materials in class or arranged transportation for a field trip. Apply for the corresponding budget and follow up on the orders.
manage sports events
Plan, organise and evaluate sports events which are critical to competition and to the profile and development of a sport. Allow athletes to perform at their best, be a catalyst for broader success, to introduce the sport to new participants and increase its profile and perhaps funding, facility provision, influence and prestige.
organise sporting environment
Organise people and the environment to achieve desired objectives safely and efficiently
personalise sports programme
Observe and evaluate individual performance and determine personal needs and motivation to tailor programmes accordingly and in conjunction with the participant
support athletes with the maintenance of their condition
Instruct and support athletes within the context of their general and sport-specific condition and fitness.
support sport in media
Collaborate with the various media outlets to promote sports and to encourage more people to take up sports activities.
work with different target groups
Work with a variety of target groups based on age, gender and disability.
Cross-sector
7 competencesconsult students on learning content
Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.
keep personal administration
File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.
manage budgets
Plan, monitor, report on the budget and prepare set production budgets.
monitor children's physical development
Recognise and describe the development of children, observing the following criteria: weight, length, and head size, nutritional requirements, renal function, hormonal influences on development, response to stress, and infection.
oversee extra-curricular activities
Supervise and potentially organise educational or recreational activities for the students outside of mandatory classes.
provide health education
Provide evidence based strategies to promote healthy living, disease prevention and management.
provide lesson materials
Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.