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A wide range of topics related to coaching strategies and athlete development. It addresses various aspects of coaching, including teaching technical and tactical skills, managing team dynamics, promoting character development, and understanding the physical and psychological needs of athletes. The document delves into effective coaching approaches, such as variable practice, active listening, and empowering athletes. It also explores legal and ethical considerations for coaches, including duty of care, supervision, and communication. Additionally, the document touches on topics like energy systems, resistance training, and athlete growth and development. Overall, this comprehensive resource provides valuable insights and guidance for coaches at different levels to enhance their practice and support the holistic development of their athletes.
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During the hottest months, an athlete should consume as much salt as he can. - Answer: false The risk of eating disorders among athletes is increased by which factor(s)? - Answer: c. personal attributes of perfectionism A healthy diet includes 10 to 15 percent fat. - Answer: false Athletes should limit the amount of weight they try to lose to two or fewer pounds per week. - Answer: true
Which diet should be best for most athletes? - Answer: e. 55 percent carbohydrate, 25 percent fat, and 20 percent protein Generally, using scare tactics in drug education programs is ineffective with high school athletes. - Answer: true ***What should a coach do immediately after she has determined an athlete has a drug problem and violated the team's dug policy? - Answer: a. Provide counseling on how to deal with the problem. Blood doping to increase an athlete's oxygen supply is permitted in most endurance sports. - Answer: false If a coach needs to seek help for an athlete with a drug problem, what person or people would likely be most appropriate to contact? - Answer: d. the athlete's parents or guardians What does the current evidence indicate about drug testing? - Answer: d. It is not as effective as well-designed educational programs. A coach should ensure that his athletes participate in drug education. - Answer: true
Instructional plans are NOT necessary for youth coaches or experienced high school coaches? - Answer: false Self-confidence, attention, concentration, and anxiety control are examples of which skills? - Answer: e. mental skills The traditional approach to coaching is more effective for teaching tactical skills in complex, rapidly changing sport environments. - Answer: false Practices should be evaluated every week to 10 days throughout the season. - Answer: false One example of tactical knowledge is how physical playing conditions affect a team's play. - Answer: true ***What should athletes do to improve their concentration? - Answer: e. a and b The tactical decisions athletes make should have no effect on how well they play. - Answer: false What coaching approach is especially effective in teaching athletes how to respond to changing game situations? - Answer: e. variable practice Generally, athletes gain little benefit from watching others play. - Answer: false
***Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a complex technical skill? - Answer: b. Demonstrate each part of the skill before you demonstrate the whole skill. Which mistake do coaches often make in practices? - Answer: e. having athletes perform drills that are unrelated to the techniques used in the sport During practice, substituting for an athlete and providing him with corrective feedback individually on the sidelines is effective, positive coaching. - Answer: true ***Most technical skills performed in high school sports involve a variety of body movements and positions, such as a golf swing. Given this fact, what is the most effective way to teach and practice most of these technical skills? - Answer: e. Teach the preparation and follow-through phases, and practice the action phase. In high school sports, the parts of most technical skills should be practiced, and the whole skills should be practiced. - Answer: true ***What is a principle of rewarding athletes effectively? - Answer: e. Once athletes have learned new skills well, reward them regularly for performing the skills correctly.
Resistance training improves muscular endurance by increasing the ability of muscles to work aerobically. - Answer: false In resistance training, what is the term for the weight a muscle lifts? - Answer: c. resistance With training, muscular endurance increases as much as 30 percent per week. - Answer: true Athletes can build strength simply by eating foods high in protein. - Answer: false If an athlete eats a large meal before a competition, how many hours before the competition should she finish eating? - Answer: e. 3 hours What is appropriate to discuss at team meetings? - Answer: b. problems the team has executing specific plays Team rules should be stated in positive terms. - Answer: true Misbehaving athletes usually believe they belong and are significant to the team's success. - Answer: false Which sequence of steps best describes the positive discipline process? - Answer: b. instruct, practice, and correct
Completing a full shoulder turn when hitting a golf ball is a technique. - Answer: true ***To increase the athletes' participation and active learning time in a basketball scrimmage, the coach has three athletes play on each team. The coach's approach is an example of what? - Answer: e. focusing play What best describes the purpose of using the freeze replay in the games approach? - Answer: d. to draw out the key elements of good play A medical doctor must be present at each athletic contest. - Answer: false ***What should a head coach assign to or provide to an assistant coach? - Answer: e. b and d 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. - Answer: true Typically athletes will trust the coach regardless of their personal relationships with the coach. - Answer: false The Volunteer Protection Act provides volunteer coaches immunity from lawsuits in cases of gross negligence. - Answer: false
The greatest success in sport is achieved through surpassing the performance of others. - Answer: false What coaching approach probably creates the greatest anxiety among athletes? - Answer: e. creating uncertainty about who will start the next game A coach's perception of the coaching situations that challenge him has little effect on the stress the coach feels. - Answer: false Athletes who think like losers generally - Answer: d. attribute their failure to lack of ability A coach provides little instruction and minimal guidance in organizing activities and resolves discipline problems only when absolutely necessary. The coach is more likely to use the submissive style of communication rather than the command style of communication. - Answer: true A coach who uses active listening should interrupt athletes frequently to clarify what they mean. - Answer: false Which characteristic is NOT a category of nonverbal communication? - Answer: e. purpose of the message
Typically, what happens when a coach uses negative approaches to communicating? - Answer: c. the athletes feel frustrated and unaccepted ***A coach and her team have more problems communicating in close, important games. What probably causes most of these problems? - Answer: e. a and d Most physical growth is completed between the ages of 17 and 20. - Answer: false Which factor is most likely to be affected by cultural differences? - Answer: d. social role What is the probable percentage of gays and lesbians in high school sports? - Answer: c. 5 to 10 percent What is the average age for the start of the growth spurt in males? - Answer: c. 11.5 years Athletes should be matched for competition based on their chronological age to prevent the risk of injury to younger athletes. - Answer: false ***A coach is likely to be most successful instilling character in her athletes when she - Answer: e. a and b Discussing good character with athletes is as effective as modeling good character with athletes. - Answer: false
What does the coaching philosophy "Athletes first, winning second" emphasize? - Answer: d. Winning must be kept in perspective by a greater concern for the development of the athletes. What a coach believes about himself—for example, whether he's an effective or ineffective coach or a good or bad parent, or a considerate or inconsiderate friend —is the coach's self-concept. To protect his self-concept, it is healthy for the coach to ignore feelings, thoughts, and experiences that conflict with his beliefs. - Answer: false How a coach sees himself—for example, as a fair, caring person or as an unfair, inconsiderate person—is the same way that others see the coach. - Answer: false ***What does a coaching philosophy consist of? - Answer: e. a and b A coach should discuss with the team the criteria for athlete selection. - Answer: true During the season, a coach's primary tasks as an event and contest manager include participating in contests and conducting practices. - Answer: true Planning for facilities; ordering equipment, uniforms, and supplies; and arranging transportation are activities that a coach performs primarily in her role as - Answer: d. logistics manager
Collecting, updating, and storing athletes' emergency contact information, rule books, press clippings, and financial records are activities that a coach performs primarily in his role as - Answer: b. information manager What should a coach do when she disagrees with the medical decisions the team physician made for an athlete? - Answer: d. First discuss the issue with the physician, and then decide whether or not to seek another opinion.
