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