SISFFIT045 - Develop and instruct personalised exercise programs for adolescent clients

Unit code: SISFFIT045 | Study level: TAFE

Nominal hours:

Location

Footscray Park

Werribee

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to complete pre-exercise screening and fitness assessments for individual clients aged thirteen to seventeen years, and to develop and instruct exercise programs and sessions specifically tailored for these clients. It covers skills for evaluating and modifying programs in response to client monitoring and feedback.
Programs and sessions take account of the particular issues and limitations for adolescent clients.
Program design involves effective application of exercise science principles. This unit has a direct relationship with, and is supported by, SISFFIT049 Use exercise science principles in fitness instruction.This unit applies to personal trainers, who work independently with clients using discretion and judgement to develop and instruct individually tailored client programs. They practise in settings such as fitness facilities, gyms, leisure and community centres, client workplaces and homes and outdoor locations.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

complete pre-exercise screening and fitness assessments of three different adolescent clients, to collectively include:

a female adolescent client
a male adolescent client
an adolescent client aged between 13 and 15 years
an adolescent client aged between 16 and17 years

for each of the above three client assessments:
determine health risk factors for exercise participation using industry standard screening questionnaire and guidelines for young people
select and use activities and equipment appropriate to age and stage of development to assess:

cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
functional motor skills

accurately record screening and fitness assessment results in client records
for each of the above three clients:

develop and document one personalised exercise program suited to the client age and stage of development
develop and document two personalised session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
incorporate exercises and injury prevention strategies suited to client stage of development

instruct two sessions for two of above the clients (four sessions in total), according to session plans, each with a minimum duration of 30 minutes
consistently use client-centred communication and instructional techniques that are suited to client age and stage of development
develop one 30 minute group session plan and instruct one group session of at least four adolescent clients
according to actual client interactions or case studies, evaluate the effectiveness of one client program, modify program and session content and document details of the evaluation and changes.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

procedures for obtaining informed consent from parents or guardians
boundaries and responsibilities of fitness instructors in providing personalised exercise prescription for adolescent * clients and relationship to duty of care
legal requirements for fitness instructors specific to working with adolescents:

working with children checks
obtaining informed consent from parent or guardian
sharing adolescent health information with parents or guardians, including ability of adolescents to limit and refuse information sharing

format and inclusions of industry standard pre-exercise screening questionnaires and guidelines for young people, and:

purpose of different stages of screening questionnaires
how to use to identify and evaluate adolescent health risk factors
circumstances indicating need for guidance from medical and allied health professionals

specific health risk factors to be considered in screening adolescents for participation in exercise programs, why these factors are important, and how single and multiple factors contribute to assessment outcomes:

heart conditions in adolescents and family history of conditions
epilepsy, seizures, convulsions, fainting and dizziness
diabetes
asthma
allergies and anaphylactic reactions
surgery in recent months
use of medications

key purpose and overview content of established national guidelines that support the provision of fitness services to adolescents:

movement guidelines for children and young people
Australian Physical Literacy Framework or its successor
industry-developed children’s health and fitness services guidelines

overview of the key stages of development and milestones for adolescent females and males, and implications for exercise programming and instruction at different ages:

physical
social
emotional
cognitive
language

common reasons why adolescent clients present for personalised exercise prescription and instruction:

sport and event specific training goals
muscle hypertrophy
fat loss
developmental and health concerns

credible sources of information about eating and excessive exercise disorders in adolescents and overview knowledge of:

prevalence in adolescents
physical, social, and psychological impacts
physical and behavioural warnings signs
referral options and how fitness instructors can work collaboratively with medical and allied health professionals to support recovery

methods, exercises and equipment suitable for assessing adolescents in:
health related components of fitness:

cardiovascular endurance
muscle strength
muscle endurance
flexibility
body composition

skill related components of fitness:

power
speed
agility
coordination
balance
reaction time

aspects of exercise science principles relevant to the design of programs and sessions for adolescents
principles of safe practice when prescribing exercise for adolescents related to:

growth and maturation
coordination development and control
stability
posture
fundamental movement skills
aerobic capacity

different types of exercises suited to adolescent clients, types of suitable equipment, and safe techniques for their completion:

cardiovascular exercises
resistance exercises
flexibility exercises
coordination and balance exercises

common exercise-related injuries and issues for adolescent clients, and how to prevent and address these in exercise instruction:

sprains
osteochondrosis including severs and patellofemoral pain syndrome
shoulder instability and joint hypermobility

appropriateness of different demonstration and instruction techniques for effective instruction of adolescent clients of varying ages
communication considerations for adolescents:

recognising stage of cognitive development
being positive and focussing on strengths
respecting the rights of young people
checking own understanding and the understanding of the younger person

methods used to evaluate effectiveness of personalised exercise programs:

ongoing informal discussions with client and parent or guardian, and targeted questions to elicit opinion about achievement of goals
ongoing observation and measurement of client performance and improvements
staged formal assessments and comparison measurement.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the VUPolytechnic and/or via the VU Polytechnic e-learning system.