Coaching Principles Test 2 Practice

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• Team rules should be stated in positive terms.
• What is the purpose of the coaches' legal duty to warn of inherent risks?
• Most physical growth is completed between the ages of 17 and 20.
• Feeling competent is an intrinsic reward.
• Positive discipline includes preventive discipline and corrective discipline.
• Which approach aligns with involving medical professionals to lead drug-use discussions without requiring coaching staff attendance?
• Success-oriented athletes attribute winning to their abilities and occasional failures to insufficient effort.
• The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills demonstrated by their coaches.
• Which statement about non-technical performance factors is most accurate?
• Transferring the risk created by an injury to an athlete does not relieve the coach of the duty to help the athlete avoid the injury.
• A coach should provide the highest, most direct level of supervision in which situation(s)?
• Which practice most effectively communicates ethical decision making to athletes?
• Which test is recommended for evaluating the flexibility of the arms and shoulders?
• Running a 10-kilometer race emphasizes what type of fitness?
• A medical doctor must be present at each athletic contest.
• What is the best way for athletes to learn the rules of their sport?
• Occasional feedback is probably effective with more skilled athletes because it helps them become independent decision makers.
• Practice sessions should be evaluated how often during the season?
• Which factor is most likely to be affected by cultural differences?
• What is the purpose of a cool-down?
• Which description best captures the common approach to teaching complex skills that combines whole-skill practice with parts and then back to the whole skill?
• Which statement describes the most effective involvement of the coaching staff in drug-use discussions?
• Planning for facilities; ordering equipment, uniforms, and supplies; and arranging transportation are activities that a coach performs primarily in her role as
• What condition supports optimal activation by keeping athletes involved and providing ongoing challenge?
• Headfirst sliding is not an accepted procedure in high school softball.
• The significance a coach places on winning influences how he or she coaches.
• Team routines should be
• Which coaching approach probably creates the greatest anxiety among athletes?
• The statement that athletes who play for intrinsic rewards seldom maintain the long-term motivation needed for success in sport is true or false?
• By emphasizing direct instruction, and in comparison to the games approach, what advantage does the traditional approach to coaching provide?
• A coach is more likely to share decision making with athletes when he uses which coaching style?
• Which statement about the influence of a coach's weight management on athletes is true?
• Captains sharing enforcement responsibilities with the coach is described as a possible arrangement in enforcing team rules.
• To get to know his athletes better, a coach should:
• Hazing rituals that do not cause physical harm should be considered
• Which activity is not part of a proper cool-down?
• A beginner in resistance training should train three to four times per week.
• When athletes perform poorly, they always lack motivation.
• Do fast-twitch muscle fibers have more endurance than slow-twitch fibers?
• Which statement about intrinsic rewards and long-term motivation is true?
• How can athletes best avoid dehydration during exercise?
• Active listening helps a coach respond in what way?
• Who typically enforces consequences for violations of team rules?
• Variable practice leads to better long-term performance.
• Which energy system provides immediate energy for short bursts up to about 10 seconds?
• Which statement best explains the long-term benefit of variable practice compared with blocked practice?
• To prevent drug use, it is generally more effective to inform athletes about drugs than it is to model responsible behavior for them. True or False?
• During proper cool-down activities, which energy system helps remove lactic acid by converting it to fuel?
• Running a 10-kilometer race emphasizes what type of fitness?
• A very common coaching mistake is to provide inaccurate feedback and advice on how to correct errors.
• During a proper cool-down, lactic acid is removed by what process?
• What is the recommended way to recognize an assistant's contributions?
• Negative discipline is effective in the short term and in the long term.
• Which statement applies more to hazing specifically than to bullying generally?
• Which statement is most consistent with a standard ethical framework?
• In order for coaches and athletes to keep winning in proper perspective, what goal should they emphasize?
• The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills demonstrated by their coaches.
• For muscles that work in pairs, one contracts while the other relaxes.
• Athletes should limit the amount of weight they try to lose to two or fewer pounds per week.
• What coaching approach is especially effective in teaching athletes how to respond to changing game situations?
• To build trust with athletes, a coach should demonstrate transparency and consistency.
• A coach who wants others to trust him should be honest, genuine, and authentic.
• What is the most widely misused drug among 12- to 17-year-olds?
• Maximum heart rate can be estimated by 220 minus age.
• A coach whose communication style is direct, confident, constructive, and two-way uses which style?
• The preseason evaluation should consider which maturity dimensions?
• What provides the primary energy required for long-duration activity?
• When a coach makes winning the primary objective even when it stifles the athletes' motivation and enjoyment, what is the coach's primary coaching style?
• The complex set of mental rules a batter uses when swinging at a pitch outside the strike zone is called?
• During the practice stage of learning, how can a coach be most effective in helping athletes learn?
• Athletes learn to fear failure in which circumstances?
• The Volunteer Protection Act provides volunteer coaches immunity from lawsuits in cases of gross negligence.
• Which is a recommended approach when coaching athletes from different cultural backgrounds?
• When an athlete uses sport equipment she bought, who has the legal duty to inspect that equipment?
• Dehydration reduces the flow of blood to the skin, which limits the body's ability to sweat and cool itself. True or False?
• In which situation is the highest level of supervision required?
• The submissive style of coaching assumes the coach knows when to direct the athletes and when to allow the athletes to make decisions for themselves.
• A very common coaching mistake is to provide inaccurate feedback and advice on how to correct errors.
• Which diet distribution is best for most athletes according to the material?
• In warm-up structure, which progression is recommended?
• A good way to develop a coaching philosophy is to make as many people happy as possible.
• During which developmental stage is peer influence on an athlete's decisions typically strongest?
• When a coach develops a plan of action for all of her team's contests against conference opponents, what is her plan called?
• In a learning-focused coaching environment, how should task difficulty relate to athletes' abilities?
• Which coaching approach allows athletes to experience flow in practices?
• Intimidating movements, hostile gestures, and joyful facial expressions are examples of nonverbal communication.
• When should a coach do most of the planning and preparation for the season?
• Which statement best reflects the recommended approach to learning technical skills in most high school sports?
• Which coaching style is associated with making winning the primary objective even if it reduces motivation?
• Which of the following describes the most accurate pregame nutrition guidance mentioned?
• Which statement best describes the difference between punitive and positive coaching approaches?
• Typically, an athlete's peer group provides the most influence on the athlete's thinking and life choices during which stage of development?
• When a coach listens to athletes and shows them that he cares, the coach's actions contribute most to which step in preventive discipline?
• According to the model of good character described by Lickona, what completes the triad after knowing and desiring the good?
• Blood doping to increase an athlete's oxygen supply is permitted in most endurance sports.
• A beginner resistance program, typical weekly training frequency is:
• In human movement, muscles that work in pairs are antagonists, with one contracting as the other relaxes.
• During discussions about an athlete's drug problem, a coach should use 'tough love' that includes blaming and threatening expulsion.
• Which statement is NOT an accurate interpretation of the overload principle?
• When parents ask a coach how their child is doing on the team, the coach should NOT feel threatened.
• For muscles that work in pairs, both muscles contract together or relax together to move the bone to which they are attached
• Which factor is most likely to be affected by cultural differences?
• The best way to help your athletes learn to make good decisions in complicated game situations is to have them practice only simple tactics and NOT complex tactics.
• For endurance athletes, resistance training should primarily aim to improve which?
• Which statement about vitamins in athletic nutrition is most accurate?
• What is muscular endurance?
• A cool-down should include an aerobic phase and a stretching phase.
• Which drug is most widely misused among 12- to 17-year-olds?
• This is an example of appropriately fulfilling the duty to provide proper instruction: Assistant coaches teach skills without supervision by the head coach.
• Effective conflict resolution between coaching staff usually involves addressing issues directly and focusing on team goals.
• Which coaching style is described as using games and play as the primary method to learn rather than direct instruction?
• What is the most effective way to teach and practice most technical skills?
• A warm-up should begin with strenuous exercise, then progress to light, sport-specific activity and stretching, and then conclude with more intense work.
• The coaching philosophy "Athletes first, winning second" emphasizes:
• Most of the season's planning and preparation should occur during postseason.
• The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills coaches demonstrate.
• Which statement about practice types is true?
• In preseason skill evaluation, which consideration is essential?
• Team routines should be
• Which statement is most consistent with evidence-based drug education for athletes?
• Why is occasional feedback probably effective with more skilled athletes?
• A coach's primary tasks as a logistics manager include managing assistant coaches, team managers, athletic trainers, and other staff.
• Nonverbal cues can convey emotions even when words say otherwise.
• Who has a legal duty to reduce the risks of hazards in the physical environment of a sport?
• Athletes should be matched for competition based on their chronological age to prevent risk of injury to younger athletes. This statement is:
• Which statement best describes feedback frequency for skilled athletes?
• When an athlete uses sport equipment she bought, who has the legal duty to inspect that equipment?
• Empowering athletes and coaching assistants tends to increase their sense that they are making a positive contribution to the team.
• Good coaches encourage athletes to stay within the athletes' comfort zones.
• Should a coach reward athletes for demonstrating ethical behavior even if it is not exactly what the coach would have demonstrated?
• After a coach discusses an athlete's drug problem with the athlete, the coach must notify the appropriate law-enforcement agency.
• When a coach uses negative approaches to communicating with athletes, which outcome is most likely?
• Which diet distribution is identified as best for most athletes in the material?
• To resolve conflicts effectively between coaches, one should seek a solution that maintains team goals and mutual respect.
• An appropriate coach-official relationship is described in which situation(s)?
• Which topic is appropriate to discuss at team meetings?
• True or False: A healthy diet includes 10 to 15 percent fat.
• The risk of eating disorders among athletes is increased by which factor?
• For technical skills in most high school sports, it is best to practice ONLY the whole skill and NOT its separate parts.
• What is the best initial step when a coach learns of an athlete's drug problem?
• Which task is NOT typically part of a coach's responsibilities as a logistics manager?
• When working with an athlete who has a disability, which approach best promotes inclusion and safety?
• When a coach decides his team will run sprints as part of their training program, what training decision has the coach made
• Which topic is generally considered inappropriate to discuss in team meetings?
• To effectively support athletes from diverse cultural backgrounds, which action is most appropriate?
• The expectations of teachers and coaches can affect how athletes with low self-esteem tend to perform. This statement is:
• What best describes the purpose of using the freeze replay in the games approach?
• An ethical action should be legal, honest, and moral. Is this statement true or false?
• Athletes should limit the amount of weight they try to lose to two or fewer pounds per week. True or False?
• When discussing an athlete's drug problem, which approach is more appropriate for coaches?
• Which training variable is determined by the order of exercises during a session?
• Fat provides more energy per gram than carbohydrate.
• What should a head coach provide to an assistant coach?
• Evaluating athletes and determining athletes' eligibility are activities that a coach performs primarily in her role as
• A coach who provides little instruction and resolves discipline problems only when necessary tends to use which communication style?
• What best describes the purpose of taking vitamin supplements?
• For an athlete with a nutrient deficiency, which is usually the best recommendation?
• During the preseason, a coach should delegate as many logistical responsibilities as practical.
• Judges usually uphold waivers of responsibility signed by athletes and a coach; therefore, these waivers provide the coach with adequate protection from claims of negligence.
• Which muscle fiber type is primarily recruited for high-endurance performance?
• In comparison to blocked practice, variable practice creates better long-term performance.
• A good way to develop a coaching philosophy is to make as many people happy as possible.
• Negative discipline is effective in the short term and in the long term.
• When an athlete first starts to exercise, her initial energy needs are provided primarily by the aerobic energy system.
• What does the coaching philosophy 'Athletes first, winning second' emphasize?
• Conflict in a relationship can lead to a positive solution to a problem.
• Preseason evaluation should consider physical, psychological, and social maturity.
• The motto 'Athletes first, winning second' suggests that winning should be a low priority for a team.
• When athletes demonstrate appropriate ethical behavior, should the coach reward the behavior even if it is not exactly what the coach would have demonstrated?
• Which of the following is NOT a recommended approach when introducing a new technical skill?
• When athletes and coaching assistants are empowered, they are more likely to believe they are making a positive contribution to the team.
• Which description best characterizes team routines?
• Low- and moderate-glycemic foods such as yogurt and bananas are good pregame foods.
• Naming the skill using its common name or a short descriptive title helps athletes remember and apply the skill.
• The key to developing a philosophy of coaching is to learn more about himself.
• Which person would likely be the most appropriate to contact first if an athlete has a drug problem?
• Which action is most likely to increase anxiety among athletes?
• A coach should delegate as many logistical responsibilities as practical during the preseason.
• When athletes and coaching assistants are empowered, they are more likely to believe they are making a positive contribution to the team.
• When working with athletes who have low self-esteem, which coaching approach is most effective?
• Which topic is appropriate to discuss during team meetings?
• The sit-and-reach test measures flexibility of the legs and lower back.
• Experienced coaches are a good source for learning which tactical skills should be taught and in what sequence.
• A coach is most likely to influence an athlete's life by teaching them about which area?
• A healthy level of disagreement among coaches can lead to better problem-solving when resolved constructively.
• In coaching, which approach best supports athletes when addressing cultural biases within the team?
• How can an athlete improve her running speed?
• Mild hazing that causes no physical discomfort is:
• Is it best to involve other teammates when responding to an athlete with an eating disorder?
• A game plan checklist is best described as a plan for all contests against opponents.
• A positive approach to communicating with athletes should primarily avoid punishment. Which statement best reflects this?
• A coach has a legal duty to provide adequate and proper equipment throughout the season.
• Which statement aligns with the philosophy "Athletes first, winning second"?
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantees a person with a disability a position on any sport team he or she desires to join.
• In comparison to blocked practice, variable practice creates better long-term performance.
• When an assistant coach thinks the actions of the head coach are inconsistent with the team goals, the assistant should respectfully disagree with the head coach in private.
• When a coach makes winning the primary objective even when it stifles the athletes' motivation and enjoyment, what is the coach's primary coaching style?
• Which action aligns with preventive discipline and prosocial reinforcement?
• A 15-year-old athlete who legally purchased and used a drug that required no prescription is showing slurred speech, loss of coordination, and slowed breathing. Which type of drug was most likely taken?
• What coaching approach is especially effective in teaching athletes how to respond to changing game situations?
• The significance of winning shapes how a coach coaches.
• Among high school athletes, the estimated percentage of gays and lesbians is most commonly reported as
• Which statement describes the difference between preventive and corrective discipline?
• If a coach teaches a dangerous technique, what is the likely legal consequence?
• Amy is a long-distance runner, and she is starting a new resistance program. Which objective(s) should her resistance program be designed to meet?
• The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees a person with a disability a position on any sport team he or she desires to join.
• Which statement best describes the relationship between athlete development and winning according to the philosophy 'Athletes first, winning second'?
• Under the Volunteer Protection Act, immunity is available for ordinary negligence but not gross negligence.
• What is the drawback when a coach bases her self-esteem on wins and losses in competition?
• What are the three stages of learning?
• A coach's perception of the coaching situations that challenge him has little effect on the stress the coach feels.
• Which statement about weight management in athletes is supported by consistent guidance?
• Which source is most useful for determining which tactical skills to teach and in what sequence?
• What energy fitness test is used in evaluating anaerobic capacity?
• A high school athlete who is beginning a resistance training program should train three or four times per week.
• In the logistics management role, which group is most directly under the coach's supervision?
• Self-confidence, attention, concentration, and anxiety control are examples of which skills?
• What is an important benefit of active listening for a coach?
• What is a characteristic of the most effective goals for athletes?
• When teaching the rules of a sport, which approach aligns with best practice described in the material?
• Which athlete skills should be evaluated in the preseason?
• When a coach decreases her feedback and explains why, athletes likely will begin to overanalyze their performances.
• Which energy fitness test is used in evaluating anaerobic capacity?
• When working with an athlete with a disability, which approach is most appropriate?
• In communication, what is the difference between content and emotion?
• Which task should a coach complete during the postseason?
• Which guideline is recommended for testing athletes' fitness?
• One example of tactical knowledge is how physical playing conditions affect a team's play.
• Which drug is most widely misused among 12- to 17-year-olds? (Alternate Version)
• Which testing guideline could be used to motivate athletes?
• Which statement best describes the influence of a coach's weight management on athletes, according to the material?
• What should a coach do to more effectively coach athletes of varying cultural backgrounds?
• A head coach values his own goals and places little importance on his relationship with his assistant coach. When a conflict arises between them, which action is he most likely to take?
• A technique is practiced frequently and creates little likelihood of severe injury. What is the recommended approach for managing the risk of performing the technique?
• Which statement best reflects the typical attribution of success and failure by a typical 'success-oriented' athlete?
• Which approach is most likely to sustain motivation?
• Athletes who play for intrinsic rewards seldom maintain the long-term motivation needed for success in sport.
• Generally, using scare tactics in drug education programs is ineffective with high school athletes.
• What is the best practice when coaching athletes from diverse cultural backgrounds?
• A warm-up should begin with strenuous exercise, then progress to light, sport-specific activity and stretching, and then conclude with more intense work.
• Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a technical skill?
• Is frequency the most important factor in designing and monitoring an energy training program?
• Usually the tactical skills a team uses are affected by the actions of the opponents.
• Which muscle fibers have the greatest capacity to produce energy via the anaerobic energy system?
• Who should set the goals used to evaluate an athlete's success for them to be most effective?
• Which role best describes a coach's responsibility for evaluating athlete eligibility?
• Which statement best describes an appropriate approach to officiating?
• The traditional method would likely be most appropriate for teaching
• What test is recommended for evaluating the flexibility of the arms and shoulders?
• Which training method is most effective for teaching runners to relax the opposite muscle during speed work?
• Which coaching style is most likely when a coach involves athletes in decisions?
• A coach using active listening should interrupt athletes frequently to clarify what they mean.
• Boys and girls should be coached differently because of their sex.
• What factors should be considered in the preseason evaluation of athletes' skills?
• What weekly weight loss target is considered safe for athletes?
• Which practice best reflects the idea that winning should be kept in perspective in favor of athlete development?
• When a coach decides his team will run sprints as part of their training program, what training decision has the coach made?
• If a physician's instructions conflict with safety, what should the coach do first?
• Most muscles work in coordination with other muscles rather than in isolation.
• What best describes the purpose of using the freeze replay in the games approach?
• Which coaching style focuses on athletes collaborating and sharing decision-making with the coach guiding rather than directing?
• Which statement best describes the traditional coaching approach described in the material?
• Which diet should be best for most athletes?
• Empowering athletes and coaching assistants tends to increase their sense that they contribute to the team.
• Most muscles work independently.
• A high school athlete who is beginning a resistance training program should train three to four times per week.
• The lists of skills included in an instruction plan should be as detailed and complete as possible.
• A coach's primary tasks as a logistics manager include managing assistant coaches, team managers, athletic trainers, and other staff.
• Baseball players require high levels of aerobic fitness.
• If a coach disagrees with the medical decisions the team physician made for an athlete, what should they do first?
• Intrinsic rewards are internal and not dependent on external rewards.
• During the practice stage of learning, how can a coach be most effective in helping athletes learn?
• After a coach discusses an athlete's drug problem with the athlete, the coach must notify the appropriate law-enforcement agency.
• The duty to warn inherent risks is about informing athletes rather than eliminating risk.
• Which athlete skills should be evaluated in the preseason?
• Intrinsic rewards arise from internal satisfaction rather than external rewards.
• What is a characteristic of the most effective goals for athletes?
• A coach is responsible for inspecting equipment used during practice to ensure safety, even if the athlete provided the equipment.
• Conflict in a relationship can lead to a positive solution to a problem.
• Which statement best summarizes the principle of overload?
• A coach who uses direct, confident, constructive, two-way communication is best described as what style?
• Feedback from others on how they see and react to a coach is a good way to increase the coach's self-awareness.
• The traditional approach to coaching teaches the whole game, and then it refines the parts.
• In order for coaches and athletes to keep winning in proper perspective, what goal should they emphasize?
• What is the most effective approach for discussing drug use with athletes?
• Which personal attribute is identified as a risk factor for eating disorders among athletes?
• Which test can be used to evaluate aerobic capacity by requiring sustained running over a set distance?
• In the early stages of learning, an athlete's sensory feedback plus feedback from the coach is often more effective than sensory feedback alone.
• A 15-year-old athlete who legally purchased a drug that requires no prescription now shows slurred speech, loss of coordination, and slowed breathing. What type of drug did he probably take?
• A positive framing of team rules aims to promote constructive behavior.
• A coach is most effective at instilling character in her athletes when she does which of the following?
• Which training method should help runners learn to relax the opposite muscle during speed work?
• An athlete's poor communication skills may limit learning.
• Nonverbal communication includes which of the following?