VCE VET Sport and Recreation flashcards

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Hierarchy of control

Ranked order of risk controls from most to least effective: eliminate, substitute, isolate, engineering controls, administrative controls, then personal protective equipment.

Risk score calculation

Risk is rated by multiplying likelihood by consequence on a matrix, producing a score that determines whether action is required immediately, soon or routinely.

Duty of care

A legal and ethical obligation to take reasonable steps to prevent foreseeable harm to participants, staff and visitors within your area of responsibility.

Notifiable incident

A serious workplace event such as death, serious injury or dangerous occurrence that must be reported to the WHS regulator, usually by phone followed by written notice.

Heat exhaustion versus heat stroke

Heat exhaustion involves heavy sweating, weakness and dizziness; heat stroke involves confusion, hot dry skin or collapse and is a life-threatening emergency needing urgent cooling and ambulance.

Standard precautions

Treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious by using gloves, eye protection, careful sharps handling and appropriate disinfection after any exposure.

Position description

A document stating a role's duties, reporting lines, required qualifications, selection criteria and performance expectations, used for recruitment and review.

Casual employment

Engagement without guaranteed ongoing hours, typically attracting a casual loading instead of paid leave, with shifts offered and accepted as needed.

Equal opportunity law

Legislation making it unlawful to disadvantage people in recruitment, rostering or promotion because of protected attributes such as age, sex, race or disability.

Professional development

Ongoing learning that maintains and extends competence, including accredited courses, refresher training, mentoring and industry conferences.

Escalation procedure

The defined path for referring an issue beyond your authority, specifying who to notify, in what timeframe, and what to record.

Active listening

A structured technique of attending fully, paraphrasing the speaker's meaning, asking clarifying questions and confirming the agreed action before responding.

Service quality dimensions

Reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangible elements such as cleanliness and equipment condition, which together shape a client's perception of service.

Complaint resolution sequence

Listen without interrupting, acknowledge the concern, clarify facts, offer options, act on the agreed solution, then follow up to confirm satisfaction.

Non-verbal communication

Meaning conveyed through posture, facial expression, eye contact, gestures, tone and personal space, which can reinforce or contradict spoken words.

Privacy principles

Rules limiting personal information collection to what is necessary, requiring secure storage, restricting disclosure and allowing clients access to their own records.

SMART objectives

Objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound, allowing program success to be evaluated against clear evidence.

FITT principle

A method of prescribing and progressing activity by adjusting frequency, intensity, time and type to match participant goals and current capacity.

Session plan components

Date, venue, group profile, objectives, equipment, phase timings, activities, safety considerations and contingencies, documented before delivery.

TREE inclusion model

Adapting teaching style, rules, equipment or environment so participants of varying ability, age or background can all take part successfully.

Progressive overload

Gradually increasing training demand so the body adapts, while allowing adequate recovery to avoid injury and overtraining.

Knowledge of performance

Feedback about the quality or technique of a movement, such as body position during a skill, rather than only the outcome achieved.

Stages of skill learning

Cognitive stage (understanding the skill), associative stage (refining technique with practice) and autonomous stage (automatic, consistent performance).

Coaching style continuum

A range from command and autocratic styles through reciprocal and guided discovery to problem-solving, selected according to participant age, skill and risk.

Group management signal

A consistent cue such as a whistle, hand raise or call that stops activity and brings attention to the instructor, established before activity begins.

Equipment register

A record listing each item, its identifier, acquisition date, inspection history, faults found and maintenance or retirement actions taken.

Tag out procedure

Removing faulty equipment from use and attaching a clear label identifying the fault and date, so it is not returned to service until inspected and cleared.

Safety data sheet

A document supplied with a hazardous chemical summarising its hazards, safe handling, storage, first aid and spill response, kept accessible to staff.

Supervision ratio

The required number of qualified supervisors per participant number, set by activity risk, participant age and facility or regulatory policy.

Round robin draw

A competition format where every entrant plays every other entrant, producing a fair ranking but requiring many more matches than elimination formats.

Run sheet

A timed schedule listing each event activity, its start time, location, responsible staff and dependencies, used to coordinate delivery on the day.

Event risk register

A live document listing identified risks, their ratings, the controls applied and the responsible person, reviewed throughout planning and delivery.

Post-event review

A structured evaluation after an event examining attendance, budget variance, incidents, feedback and sponsor outcomes to inform future planning.

Sport governing body hierarchy

The structure running from international federation to national body, state body, regional association and local club, each with defined responsibilities.

Working with children check

A mandatory background screening for people in child-related roles, verifying suitability to work with minors and usually requiring periodic renewal.

Volunteer management cycle

Recruiting, screening, inducting, supporting, recognising and retaining volunteers, supported by clear role descriptions and defined reporting lines.