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5 4 December 2002 Fitness People credited with this unit standard are able to: apply concepts and principles of motor control to exercise prescription; apply concepts and principles of motor learning to exercise prescription; and apply motor learning principles to fitness programme development for special needs groups. This unit standard is designed for people who will, with little supervision, be prescribing exercise for clients in and associated with fitness facilities, recreation programmes and sports. Open. Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry. A centrally established and directed national moderation system has been set up by the Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation - Fitness Advisory Group.

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Motor control as a discipline is defined as an area of study dealing with the understanding of the neural, physical and behavioural aspects of movement (Schmidt, R.A. Motor Control and Learning: A behavioral emphasis. Champaign Il.: Human Kinetics. Latest Edition). Motor control as a process is defined as process associated with the reception and processing of information from the environment and from the body; the use of such information to select and control movements, and the organisation of the central nervous system to produce coordination of many individual muscles, joints and body segments in movement (Schmidt, R.A. Motor Control and Learning: A behavioral emphasis. Champaign Il.: Human Kinetics. Latest Edition). Motor learning as a discipline is defined as an area of study focusing on the acquisition of skilled movements as a result of practice (Schmidt, R.A. Motor Control and Learning: A behavioral emphasis. Champaign Il.: Human Kinetics. Latest Edition). Motor learning as a process is defined as a set of processes associated with practice or experience leading to relatively permanent changes in skilled behaviour. (Schmidt, R.A. Motor Control and Learning: A behavioral emphasis. Champaign Il.: Human Kinetics. Latest Edition).

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Special needs groups include: life cycle stages - children and adolescents, older people and seniors, ante- and post-natal women; people with activity limitations imposed by - asthma, arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, cardiac insufficiency and injury, visual impairment, hearing impairment, common motor disabilities including epilepsy and head injuries, and undergoing functional rehabilitation.

Elements and Performance Criteria

element 1 Apply concepts and principles of motor control to exercise prescription. Range: breadth of knowledge includes - role of nervous system components in movement, information processing, information processing capacity, attention, memory, feedback, elements of the peripheral nervous system, reflexes, motor patterns, muscle recruitment, skill acquisition.

performance criteria 1.1 Description of the interaction of nervous system components in movement is used to analyse how movements are generated. Range: nervous system components include - neocortex, cerebellum, spinal cord, motor (efferent) nerves, sensory (afferent) nerves, visual system, auditory system, proprioception (kinaesthesis), proprioceptors (muscle spindles, Golgi tendon organs, joint receptors).

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1.2

Analysis of types of movement and skill matches motor control requirements to movement and skill types. Range: movement and skills classification - gross and fine, discrete, serial, and continuous, open and closed, posture, balance, planned movements, locomotion; motor control principles - Laws of Simple Movement, phases of movement preparation and execution.

1.3

Analysis of sources and types of information establishes their role as inputs to motor control and learning. Range: perception (sensory systems), attention, feedback, memory (working or short term and long term).

element 2 Apply concepts and principles of motor learning to exercise prescription. Range: concepts include - information processing, information processing capacity, attention, open and closed loop systems, feedback, memory (working or short term and long term), motor programmes, reflexes, muscle recruitment.

performance criteria 2.1 Explanation of basic motor learning concepts establishes their relevance for description and analysis of human movement.

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2.2

Analysis of skill acquisition is carried out by application of motor learning principles. Range: learning and performance variables, stages of motor learning, retention, specificity, transfer.

2.3

Analysis of instructional and environmental factors (conditions of practice) in terms of motor learning principles shows how these can facilitate motor learning. Range: instructional factors - rate of instruction, frequency of instruction, duration of instruction, type of instruction; environmental factors - additional sources of information, presence of other exercisers.

2.4

Development of movement patterns in children is analysed in terms of motor control and learning principles. Range: stages of development, motor learning limitations, characteristic movement patterns.

element 3 Apply motor learning principles to fitness programme development for special needs groups. performance criteria 3.1 Description of motor control and learning literature identifies sources relevant to exercise prescription for special needs groups. Range: textbooks, periodicals, libraries, interloan systems, databases, computer network forums.

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3.2

Research of a variety of sources obtains motor control and learning programme development information for two distinct special needs groups. Range: specialist literature, academic sources, government departments, support groups. health professionals,

3.3

Motor control and learning information for two distinct special needs groups is presented in the form of exercise programme guidelines. Range: programme guidelines - skill requirements, learning environment, distribution of instruction and learning periods, instruction and feedback methods, exercise content, equipment and facility requirements, assistance requirements, safety constraints, relevant outcomes.

3.4

Consultation with special needs groups allows group members to evaluate programme guidelines and provide input. Comments to: Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation - Fitness Advisory Group Unit Standard Revision PO Box 160 WELLINGTON by December 2002.

Please Note:

Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before they can offer programmes of education and training assessed against unit standards. Accredited providers assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those unit standards. [Please refer to relevant Plan ref: 0069]

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