Exam 3
Which of the following statements is true regarding the identification of the technical skills that should be included in the teaching plan?
Coaches should always teach technical skills from the beginning as if the athletes don't know them.
Which of the following statements about athletes enhancing their decision-making skills is true?
Decision-making skills can be enhanced by observing both peer and more advanced athletes' decision making.
Which of the following statements regarding preseason planning assessment by the coach is not always possible?
Elimination of all possible limitations should be accomplished in the preseason planning assessment.
Which of the following statements about athletes practicing the right skill technique is false?
New skills should never be taught in a gamelike context.
Which of the following statements regarding optimal use of practices is false?
Practices should remain constant with little variation so the athletes know what's coming next.
Which of the following statements about tactical skill development is false?
Tactical skills are readily available in most coaching books.
Which of the following statements about choosing between the traditional approach and the games approach for season planning is false?
The games approach is more efficient when there is limited time to learn and prepare for a game.
Which of the following statements about teaching new skill techniques is false?
When they are learning new skills, athletes should continue to practice until they can successfully perform the skill.
The task demand that would benefit from the whole method of practice is
a task that has low complexity and high interdependence
The demonstration of a technical skill should be performed by
anyone who can correctly perform the technical skill
When breaking a technical skill into parts, the break should occur
at a point where there is less interdependent movement
To make sure the athletes know the rules, coaches should do all the following except
avoid distracting their athletes from learning during practice by making them focus on rules
The ability to maintain attention on relevant information and not be distracted by irrelevant information is called
concentration
All of the following are part of the tactical triangle except
conferring with the coach to ensure the correct decision is applied
to ensure effective feedback coaches should
correct one error at a time when an athlete is making several technical errors simultaneously
All of the following are steps for teaching technical skills except
dont provide corrective feedback until athletes are in the practice stage of learning
All of the following characteristics are typical of the traditional approach to coaching except
emphasizing tactical skills over technical skills
A strategy that involves presenting challenges to the athletes during practices and employing handicapping techniques to keep competition close is
enhancing play
To help athletes understand their own strengths and weaknesses in order to make appropriate tactical decisions, coaches should not
ensure that all athletes know their teammates' weaknesses
Prior to demonstrating a technical skill, a coach should
explain how the demonstration will be given and what to look for
Coaches do not need be concerned with including mental skills within a season plan because a sport psychologist can be hired to address these needed skills.
false
Each stage of learning requires the same set of instructional strategies.
false
High levels of activation (arousal) help the athlete attend to the relevant information when reading the situation.
false
It is important for coaches to maximize distractions when teaching new technical skills.
false
It is more effective for athletes to learn tactical skills through trial and error than for a coach to identify the tactical options in a specific situation.
false
It is not the coach's responsibility to help athletes acquire the cognitive skills needed to recognize the problems they face in a game or contest.
false
It's important for coaches to use the technical name for skills rather than shorter, easier-to-remember names.
false
Research shows that coaches should teach tactics using a part-whole approach in which the athlete learns the parts of tactical options before learning the whole tactic.
false
coaches should develop the preseason plan and the practice plan at the same time
false
making practices fun is only important with young athletes
false
Which of the following forms of play centers the athlete's attention on the key elements of the game?
focusing play
An application of a strategy for a specific game or contest refers to
game plan
the ability to make good tactical decisions within a sport is called
game sense
An athlete-centered approach to coaching is
games approach
introduction of a technical skill involves
getting the team's attention
the general rule regarding coaching feedback is to
give occasional feedback
Formal testing strategies to evaluate athletes' technical and tactical skills during the preseason include all of the following except
having the athletes play in a scrimmage
Which of the following is not a strategy for improving an athlete's attention and concentration skills?
instruct the athletes to analyze their play during play
Which of the following is not a reason to conduct preseason evaluations?
it helps because every athlete that wants to be on the team must be kept on the team
In order to learn a skill, all of the following types of information are abstracted from technical skills except
mental blueprints of each skill
Knowing the opponent's strengths and weaknesses is important because
most athletes want to know as much as possible about their opponents
which of the following are not benefits associated with organized sport?
organized sport provides opportunities to learn the importance of winning over participation
Which of the following statements regarding flexible practice plans is false?
practice plans should never be altered
Which of the following is not a step in the implementation of the games approach in a specific sport situation?
repetitive drilling of the skill to be practiced
A plan of action for the season or a series of contests is called
strategy
a plan of action for a season or a series of games or contests refers to
strategy
The decisions and actions to gain an advantage over opposing teams or players are called
tactical skills
Which of the following focuses on the mental aspect of performance?
tactical skills
Which of the following is used to gain an advantage in a game or contest?
tactical skills (tactics)
The specific procedures to move the body or perform a task are called
technical skills
Which of the following focuses on the physical aspect of performance?
technical skills
The stage of learning that frees up mental capacity, allowing the learner to focus on critical elements of the skill or on tactical skills is
the automatic stage of learning
The stage of learning that describes the cognitive search for details of the movement in order to create the motor program is
the mental stage of learning
The stage of learning that emphasizes repetition to refine technique is
the practice stage of learning
Which of the following statements is true regarding the whole method of practice?
the whole method of practice avoids spending time combining skill parts back into the whole
An error should be observed several times before the coach provides error identification feedback or error correction feedback.
true
An overwhelming amount of reference information is available concerning the physical skills coaches should include within the season plan.
true
Coaches are focused more often on physical training and technical skills than tactical and mental skills.
true
Higher skilled athletes benefit from practicing the whole skill with attention specifically focused on the problem area.
true
One purpose of practice is to allow athletes to add more abstract information to the motor program.
true
Questioning athletes about their technical and tactical decisions helps the athletes reflect on those decisions to determine if more appropriate decisions could have been made.
true
When considering what skills should be included in the season plan, the coach should consider the athletes' readiness to learn the skill.
true
When teaching athletes new technical skills, it's important to question them periodically to ensure they understand the new skill.
true
Within the games approach, practice provides athletes with opportunities to make mistakes and learn from those mistakes.
true
character education should be included within the season plan
true
all of the following statements are true concering variable practice except
variable practice results in better long-term learning
Which of the following statements about the use of video to enhance technical skill acquisition is false?
video equipment is too expensive to use in sports
All of the following are acceptable sources for helping a coach identify the skills that should be included in the season plan except
watching professional sport coaches and imitating what they do