Successful Coaching ASEP Test

How can an athlete improve her running speed?

Run at her top speed with added resistance.

One example of tactical knowledge is how physical playing conditions affect a team's play.

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Showing interest in each athlete's achievement and providing clear performance feedback should help to develop the team culture.

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Team rules should be stated in positive terms.

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The financial risk of litigation can be transferred by obtaining adequate liability insurance.

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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.

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When athletes and coaching assistants are empowered, they are more likely to believe they are making a positive contribution to the team.

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With training, muscular endurance increases as much as 30 percent per week.

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The principle of progression is best described by which statement(s)?

b. Fitness levels will improve as physical demands are continually increased.

A coach is more likely to share decision making with athletes when he uses which coaching style?

b. cooperative style

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

b. information manager

Which sequence of steps best describes the positive discipline process?

b. instruct, practice, and correct

What is appropriate to discuss at team meetings?

b. problems the team has executing specific plays

What is the average age for the start of the growth spurt in males?

c. 11.5 years

What is the probable percentage of gays and lesbians in high school sports?

c. 5 to 10 percent

Carbon dioxide and lactic acid

c. are waste products resulting when the body produces energy

***A coach is most likely to be found negligent for improperly planning an activity when she directs her athletes to

c. perform a skill that has some inherent risks

The risk of eating disorders among athletes is increased by which factor(s)?

c. personal attributes of perfectionism

In resistance training, what is the term for the weight a muscle lifts?

c. resistance

Typically, what happens when a coach uses negative approaches to communicating?

c. the athletes feel frustrated and unaccepted

In the first few weeks of practice, the skills that are taught and practiced should be determined most by which factor(s)?

c. the athletes' readiness to learn the skills

What is a major source of energy that powers an athlete's muscles?

carbohydrates

What should a coach do when she disagrees with the medical decisions the team physician made for an athlete?

d. First discuss the issue with the physician, and then decide whether or not to seek another opinion.

What does the current evidence indicate about drug testing?

d. It is not as effective as well-designed educational programs.

What does the coaching philosophy "Athletes first, winning second" emphasize?

d. Winning must be kept in perspective by a greater concern for the development of the athletes.

Athletes who think like losers generally

d. attribute their failure to lack of ability

Planning for facilities; ordering equipment, uniforms, and supplies; and arranging transportation are activities that a coach performs primarily in her role as

d. logistics manager

Which factor is most likely to be affected by cultural differences?

d. social role

***To fulfill legal duty 6, a coach should match athletes appropriately in which sport?

d. sprints

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?

d. the athlete's parents or guardians

What best describes the purpose of using the freeze replay in the games approach?

d. to draw out the key elements of good play

If an athlete eats a large meal before a competition, how many hours before the competition should she finish eating?

e. 3 hours

Which diet should be best for most athletes?

e. 55 percent carbohydrate, 25 percent fat, and 20 percent protein

***What is a principle of rewarding athletes effectively?

e. Once athletes have learned new skills well, reward them regularly for performing the skills correctly.

Which activity relates more to a coach's leadership skills than to her management skills?

e. Set team goals by having a vision for the future.

***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?

e. Teach the preparation and follow-through phases, and practice the action phase.

***A coach is likely to be most successful instilling character in her athletes when she

e. a and b

***What does a coaching philosophy consist of?

e. a and b

***What should athletes do to improve their concentration?

e. a and b

Dean is beginning his coaching career. Which reason or reasons are appropriate personal reasons for Dean to coach?

e. a and c

***A coach and her team have more problems communicating in close, important games. What probably causes most of these problems?

e. a and d

What is muscular endurance?

e. a muscle's ability to contract repeatedly or sustain a continuous contraction involving less than maximum force

***What should a head coach assign to or provide to an assistant coach?

e. b and d

Which coaching approach to character education probably affects the most members of a team?

e. creating an environment that encourages the practice and celebration of moral behaviors

What coaching approach probably creates the greatest anxiety among athletes?

e. creating uncertainty about who will start the next game

***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?

e. focusing play

Which mistake do coaches often make in practices?

e. having athletes perform drills that are unrelated to the techniques used in the sport

Self-confidence, attention, concentration, and anxiety control are examples of which skills?

e. mental skills

Which characteristic is NOT a category of nonverbal communication?

e. purpose of the message

What coaching approach is especially effective in teaching athletes how to respond to changing game situations?

e. variable practice

Typically the primary objective of sport programs that emphasize winning at all costs is to ensure that the athletes have fun.

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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.

false

When an athlete first starts to exercise, her initial energy needs are provided primarily by the aerobic energy system.

false

When an athlete is at rest, her muscles use about 20 percent of the body's energy, and her brain uses about 30 percent of the body's energy.

false

Which muscle fibers have the greatest capacity to produce energy via the anaerobic energy system?

fast glycolytic fibers

Which coaching approach allows athletes to experience flow in practices?

a. Match the difficulty of the skills to the ability of the athletes performing them.

***What should a coach do immediately after she has determined an athlete has a drug problem and violated the team's dug policy?

a. Provide counseling on how to deal with the problem.

***In which instruction planning step are the number of contests and the number of coaching assistants identified?

a. Step 1: identify the skills your athletes need

What is the ability to start, stop, and change speed and direction quickly and with precision?

a. agility

A coach should provide the highest, most direct level of supervision in which situation(s)?

a. when athletes learn new skills

***Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a complex technical skill?

b. Demonstrate each part of the skill before you demonstrate the whole skill.

A coach who uses active listening should interrupt athletes frequently to clarify what they mean.

false

A coach's perception of the coaching situations that challenge him has little effect on the stress the coach feels.

false

A healthy diet includes 10 to 15 percent fat.

false

A medical doctor must be present at each athletic contest.

false

Athletes can build strength simply by eating foods high in protein.

false

Athletes should be matched for competition based on their chronological age to prevent the risk of injury to younger athletes.

false

Blood doping to increase an athlete's oxygen supply is permitted in most endurance sports.

false

Discussing good character with athletes is as effective as modeling good character with athletes.

false

During the hottest months, an athlete should consume as much salt as he can.

false

Generally, athletes gain little benefit from watching others play.

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.

false

Instructional plans are NOT necessary for youth coaches or experienced high school coaches?

false

Misbehaving athletes usually believe they belong and are significant to the team's success.

false

Most physical growth is completed between the ages of 17 and 20.

false

Negative discipline is effective in the short term and in the long term.

false

Practices should be evaluated every week to 10 days throughout the season.

false

Resistance training improves muscular endurance by increasing the ability of muscles to work aerobically.

false

Soccer players—except for the goalkeepers—require low levels of aerobic fitness.

false

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantees a person with a disability a position on any sport team he or she desires to join.

false

The Volunteer Protection Act provides volunteer coaches immunity from lawsuits in cases of gross negligence.

false

The frequency of exercise is the most important factor in designing and monitoring an energy training program.

false

The greatest success in sport is achieved through surpassing the performance of others.

false

The tactical decisions athletes make should have no effect on how well they play.

false

The traditional approach to coaching is more effective for teaching tactical skills in complex, rapidly changing sport environments.

false

Typically athletes will trust the coach regardless of their personal relationships with the coach.

false

A coach has a legal duty to provide adequate and proper equipment throughout the season.

true

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.

true

A coach should discuss with the team the criteria for athlete selection.

true

A coach should ensure that his athletes participate in drug education.

true

An ethical action should be legal, honest, and moral.

true

As an athlete's fitness level increases, she must work more to improve her fitness.

true

Athletes should limit the amount of weight they try to lose to two or fewer pounds per week.

true

Completing a full shoulder turn when hitting a golf ball is a technique.

true

During practice, substituting for an athlete and providing him with corrective feedback individually on the sidelines is effective, positive coaching.

true

During the season, a coach's primary tasks as an event and contest manager include participating in contests and conducting practices.

true

Feeling competent is an example of an intrinsic reward.

true

Fitness testing can help a coach assess the athletes' subsequent training progress.

true

Generally, using scare tactics in drug education programs is ineffective with high school athletes.

true

In high school sports, the parts of most technical skills should be practiced, and the whole skills should be practiced.

true