NFHS Unit 5

Which statement best reflects the elements that should be incorporated into an effective practice plan? An effective practice plan includes the technical and tactical skills to be practiced and the drills to be implemented and the important points to be emphasized during practice. An effective practice plan includes learning objectives, equipment requirements, structure of each session, and important points to emphasize during practice sessions. An effective practice plan includes learning objectives, review of school rules, important points to emphasize during practice sessions, and evaluation of the session. An effective practice plan includes just the drills or sets to be performed that day.

An effective practice plan includes learning objectives, equipment requirements, structure of each session, and important points to emphasize during practice sessions.

Before providing feedback regarding a poor tactical performance, a teacher/coach should: Assess whether the student has the physiological or technical skill to be able to execute the tactical decision. Ask other team members what they thought about the student's performance. Observe the student in several games to truly detect the problem before offering any feedback. All of the above

Assess whether the student has the physiological or technical skill to be able to execute the tactical decision.

What are three common learning styles? Visual, Musical, Tactile Auditory, Reading, Interpersonal Auditory, Kinesthetic, Visual Auditory, Spatial, Logical

Auditory, Kinesthetic, Visual

Which of the following tips can be helpful during a pre-game speech? (Select all that apply). Be brief and use the time to reinforce what you have been coaching all week or all season. Introduce new information about the game plan. Help students focus on what is important. Offer positive encouragement and reinforce the game plan that the student or team has worked on all week. Give a pep-talk to "motivate" the students to superhuman levels of performance.

Be brief and use the time to reinforce what you have been coaching all week or all season. Help students focus on what is important. Offer positive encouragement and reinforce the game plan that the student or team has worked on all week

When a task is open (e.g., a rally in tennis), a teacher/coach should design practice sessions to: Build consistent and repeatable movements and the formation of habits. Practice techniques through drilling or "grooving" the desired response. Be predominantly "game-like" so that the student becomes better at adapting, adjusting, and anticipating changes. Reinforce trigger words or cue words that students can use to improve their technical performance.

Be predominantly "game-like" so that the student becomes better at adapting, adjusting, and anticipating changes.

To engage in effective observation for tactical interviewing a teacher/coach should: Closely observe students to determine whether they have a good technical execution of their skills. Closely observe students to see how they are interacting with one another. Closely observe students and evaluate whether students are making the "right choice" at the "right time" in the "right place". None of the above

Closely observe students and evaluate whether students are making the "right choice" at the "right time" in the "right place".

A teacher/coach engaging in tactical interviewing will: (Select all that apply) Closely observe students and evaluate whether students are making the "right choice" at the "right time" in the "right place". Help students become aware of what they do by asking questions. Tell students when they are making incorrect tactical decisions without student input or problem-solving. Assess whether an issue is actually tactical or whether the student does not have the physiological or technical skill to be able to execute the tactical decision.

Closely observe students and evaluate whether students are making the "right choice" at the "right time" in the "right place". Help students become aware of what they do by asking questions. Assess whether an issue is actually tactical or whether the student does not have the physiological or technical skill to be able to execute the tactical decision.

A good practice plan includes: (select all that apply). Defined learning objectives to help students understand where they are going and how they will get there. The equipment required for the practice session and how it will be distributed and returned. The technical and tactical skills to be practiced and the drills to be implemented. The important points to be emphasized during practice. How to group the students for practice activities. The structure of each session that will make the best use of practice time available

Defined learning objectives to help students understand where they are going and how they will get there. The equipment required for the practice session and how it will be distributed and returned. The technical and tactical skills to be practiced and the drills to be implemented. The important points to be emphasized during practice. How to group the students for practice activities. The structure of each session that will make the best use of practice time available

A teacher/coach is interested in evaluating student progress in the program. Which suggestion would you offer the teacher/coach? Have students set their own goals and monitor them throughout the season so they can see their own progress. Develop a list of activities and behaviors vital to development and performance and then on a weekly basis have students rate themselves on each activity/behavior. Meet with students to discuss their progress. Develop a list of activities and behaviors vital to development and performance and then on a weekly basis rate them on each activity/behavior. Meet with students to discuss their progress. Monitor how each student performs during competition and what contribution is made to the team. At the end of the season, share these observations with the students.

Develop a list of activities and behaviors vital to development and performance and then on a weekly basis have students rate themselves on each activity/behavior. Meet with students to discuss their progress.

During the beginning stage of skill acquisition, the student is focused on: Developing a motor program for the technique being performed. Tactical abilities. Making adjustments to basic technique. None of the above

Developing a motor program for the technique being performed.

Which guidelines should a teacher/coach incorporate into a program evaluation? (Select all that apply). Evaluate whether the program achieved its stated learning objectives and goals. Determine how successful you were in teaching specific sport skills, sportsmanship, citizenship, a healthy lifestyle, and various life skills. Be proactive in identifying areas of concern and use this opportunity to make changes and enhance your program. Collect information from all stakeholders including your athletic director, students, and parents/guardians. None of the above

Evaluate whether the program achieved its stated learning objectives and goals. Determine how successful you were in teaching specific sport skills, sportsmanship, citizenship, a healthy lifestyle, and various life skills. Be proactive in identifying areas of concern and use this opportunity to make changes and enhance your program. Collect information from all stakeholders including your athletic director, students, and parents/guardians.

If a skill causes physical fatigue, demands intense concentration, or has the potential to become tedious, practice sessions should be long with short periods of rest between sessions. True False

F

Successful interscholastic teacher/coaches use a pre-game pep talk to "psyche up" their students. True False

F

Which of the following tips would be useful for the teacher/coach during competition? (Select all that apply) Provide constant feedback to students to help them improve during the game. Focus on observing and analyzing the game. Reflect on what to say and allow students to play. Deliver appropriately timed, specific feedback containing relevant cues. Screaming and yelling at officials to improve chances of better calls. Support and encourage task-involving behaviors such as effort and performance improvement.

Focus on observing and analyzing the game. Reflect on what to say and allow students to play. Deliver appropriately timed, specific feedback containing relevant cues. Support and encourage task-involving behaviors such as effort and performance improvement.

During the beginning stage of learning, the teacher/coach can use which of the following learning tactics? Allow students to devote their entire attention to perform the movement accurately, consistently, and efficiently Structure practice sessions to enhance technical/tactical development and learning. Focus primarily on the maintenance of skill performance Focus on the general idea of how to execute a technique and provide feedback after every success

Focus on the general idea of how to execute a technique and provide feedback after every success.

Which of the following is true about the length and duration of practice sessions? Longer practice sessions generally produce more efficient learning than do shorter sessions particularly with younger and beginner learners. If a skill causes physical fatigue or demands intense concentration practice sessions should be short and frequent. Regardless of length, offer as few repetitions as possible during a practice session. Practice sessions that are spread out over many days are usually less effective th sessions crowded into a short time span.

If a skill causes physical fatigue or demands intense concentration practice sessions should be short and frequent.

Complete the following sentence. The decision to use the whole, combined, or part approach when teaching a skill should be determined by the ________and___________of the skill. Interdependence and complexity Interdependence and simplicity Danger and dependence Ease and danger

Interdependence and complexity

Coaches ejected at any level are subjected to a minimum of: Next game suspension and school fine of $300 Warning and no fine Next game suspension and school fine of $100 Warning and school fine of $100

Next game suspension and school fine of $300

The 5-step process for tactical interviewing is: Observe, Ask, Tell, Assess, Feedback Observe, Ask, Listen, Assess, Feedback Observe, Attend, Question, Correct, Evaluate Observe, Question, Share, Evaluate, Observe Again

Observe, Ask, Listen, Assess, Feedback

Athletes ejected are ineligible until: Coach decides to play them Principal or AD decides Official determines penalty SCHSL office clears them to play

SCHSL office clears them to play

An important step in developing an effective feedback system is to: Collect information at the end of the season to improve for the following season. Select the specific behavior to be tracked throughout the season. Focus exclusively on the win/loss record as an indicator of success within the program. Ask an outside person, e.g., the athletic director, to collect information and provide feedback about the program.

Select the specific behavior to be tracked throughout the season.

A key to improving coaching effectiveness is to get feedback about your effectiveness from which of the following: (select all that apply). Self Athletic director Students Parent/Guardians Assistant coach

Self Athletic director Students Parent/Guardians Assistant coach

During the intermediate stage of learning, the teacher/coach can use which of the following learning tactics? Allow students to devote their entire attention to technical learning during practice sessions. Structure practice sessions to enhance technical/tactical development and learning. Provide feedback after every success. Use short and concise statements to tell the student what to look for in their technical performance.

Structure practice sessions to enhance technical/tactical development and learning.

A teacher/coach's ability to model a calm and confident demeanor has a positive effect on student behavior. True False

T

Designing programs that combine all three learning styles is the most effective approach in the promotion of learning. True False

T

Just as in the classroom, good teacher/coaches have written practice plans. True False

T

Practice sessions must accommodate different rates of learning. True False

T

Regardless of innate talent, hereditary predispositions, and genetic limitations, high levels of skill cannot be acquired without years of deliberate practice. True False

T

Learning is defined as: The process of acquiring knowledge or skill through study, experience, or teaching. The ability to determine what strategies are most appropriate in a given situation and whether the The coordinated, refined, and efficient movement patterns that occur as a result of years of extended and systematic practice. Listening to the spoken word of a teacher/coach, peers, or self.

The process of acquiring knowledge or skill through study, experience, or teaching.

The decision to use the "whole" method of practice should be made when: The techniques being learned are high in interdependence. The techniques being learned are low in interdependence. The techniques learned cannot be combined. None of the above

The techniques being learned are high in interdependence.

The best use of post-competition time is: To discuss what the students did right and wrong during the competition and to tell them how to spend their time following competition. To say nothing. To briefly reinforce the behaviors you observed that were consistent with the values of the program and remind students to follow post-competition hydration and nutrition plans. To do a play-by-play analysis of the competition and to note a weakness for every student on the team so everyone has something to work on the next day in practice.

To briefly reinforce the behaviors you observed that were consistent with the values of the program and remind students to follow post-competition hydration and nutrition plans.

The structure of a practice session includes: Warm-up, Activities, Cool-down, Feedback Warm-up, Activities, Cool-down, Evaluate Warm-up, Activities, Cool-down Warm-up, Activities, Scrimmage, Evaluate

Warm-up, Activities, Cool-down, Evaluate

Variable practice would be most effective in learning a skill under which conditions? When the conditions under which the skill is executed do not change When students are just starting to learn the skill When the skill causes physical fatigue When the conditions under which the skill is executed change frequently

When the conditions under which the skill is executed change frequently

Constant practice would be most effective in learning a skill under which conditions? When the conditions under which the skill is executed do not change. When students are just starting to learn the skill. When the conditions under which the skill is executed change frequently. When the task is an open skill.

When the conditions under which the skill is executed do not change.,When students are just starting to learn the skill.

The following statements concerning Open/Closed Season are true, except: Participation cannot be mandatory. Practice and Weight Training must be open to all students. A coach can work with his or her players anytime during the year. Strength and Conditioning programs are allowed during closed season.

a coach can work with his or her players anytime during the year.

Technical skill development should be the primary focus during which stage of learning? Intermediate Beginning Advanced

beginning

Select the type of skill required in the following sport situation: Shot put A) Open B) Closed

closed

Select the type of skill required in the following sport situation: Swimming start A) Open B) Closed

closed

Select the type of skill required in the following sport situation: Tennis serve A) Open B) Closed

closed

The following courses are required of all coaches except: Concussion in Sports Sudden Cardiac Arrest First Aid, Health and Safety Heat Illness Prevention

first aid, health, and safety

Which of the following is not considered an appropriate health care professional? Licensed Medical Doctor Certified Athletic Trainer Registered Nurse Practitioner Head Coach

head coach

Complete the following sentence. _______is the process of acquiring knowledge or skill through study, experience, or teaching. Intuition Technical ability Learning Tactical ability

learning

Select the type of skill required in the following sport situation: Rebounding in basketball A) Open B) Closed

open

Select the type of skill required in the following sport situation: Shortstop executing a double play A) Open B) Closed

open

Select the type of skill required in the following sport situation: Single-leg takedown in wrestling A) Open B) Closed

open