Coaching : Exam 3 (ch 10-12)

watching professional sport coaches and imitating what they do

All of the following are acceptable sources for helping a coach identify the skills that should be included in the season plan except

True

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

Character education should be included within the season plan.

True

Coaches are focused more often on physical training and technical skills than tactical and mental skills.

False

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

Coaches need not provide guidance while athletes are learning or reviewing tactics using video feedback.

False

Coaches should develop the preseason plan and the practice plan at the same time.

mental blueprints of each skill

In order to learn a skill, all of the following types of information are abstracted from technical skills except

getting the team's attention

Introduction of a technical skill involves

a. at a point where there is less interdependent movement

When breaking a technical skill into parts, the break should occur

a. do not tell the athlete what was done incorrectly; limit feedback to how to do the technique correctly

When giving feedback...

Playing conditions remain constant from sport to sport.

Which of the following is false regarding playing conditions?

Coaches need not monitor athlete-related communication through social media.

Which of the following statements about including athlete communication skills in a season plan is false?

Tactical skills are readily available in most coaching books.

Which of the following statements about tactical skill development is false?

The coach should consider whether he or she gets along with the athletes prior to the start of the season.

Which of the following statements regarding a coach's knowledge of the athletes for season planning is false?

b. Once an athlete has learned the skill, less feedback is better.

Which of the following statements regarding coaching feedback is false?

Practice plans should never be altered.

Which of the following statements regarding flexible practice plans is false?

Practices should remain constant with little variation so the athletes know what's coming next.

Which of the following statements regarding optimal use of practices is false?

Elimination of all possible limitations should be accomplished in the preseason planning assessment.

Which of the following statements regarding preseason planning assessment by the coach is not always possible?

Let the athletes determine the purpose of the skill.

Which of the following statements regarding technical skill demonstrations is false?

a distance runner executing a good start to the race

Which of the following would not be considered tactical skills?

The whole method of practice avoids spending time combining skill parts back into the whole.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the whole method of practice?

The concept of game sense is to have the ability to make tactical decisions within a game.

Explain the concept of game sense.

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Explain the concept of tactical principles and provide at least four examples.

Perception refers to a person's ability to recognize and interpret sensory stimuli. Attention is a cognitive skill that is used when observing new tactics and skill. Concentration is the ability to sustain attention on relevant cues and not be distracted by other stimuli or by one's own thoughts.

Explain the three cognitive skills needed to read the sport situation.

Select one or more: a. having the athletes demonstrate technical skills b. having the athletes demonstrate their physical conditioning c. having the athletes complete written or oral examinations d. having the athletes play in a scrimmage

Formal testing strategies to evaluate athletes' technical and tactical skills during the preseason include all of the following except

drills are organized so athletes are kept active & a minimum of time is spent on skills the athletes already perform well

Practice of technical skills is more efficient when

explain how the demonstration will be given and what to look for

Prior to demonstrating a technical skill, a coach should

anyone who can correctly perform the technical skill

The demonstration of a technical skill should be performed by

a. Coaches should develop a system to organize all the skills involved in their sport for future use. b. Coaches should identify the basic or core skills associated with their sport. c. Coaches should always teach technical skills from the beginning as if the athletes don't know them. d. Coaches should identify the technical skills needed for offensive and defensive systems.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the identification of the technical skills that should be included in the teaching plan?

c. practice A by itself, then A and B together, and then A, B, and C combined

The progressive-part method for teaching a technical skill with three parts (A, B, and C) would be

the mental 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 practice stage of learning

The stage of learning that emphasizes repetition to refine technique is

c. the automatic stage of learning

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

a task that has low complexity and high interdependence

The task demand that would benefit from the whole method of practice is

a task that has low complexity and high interdependence

The task demand that would benefit from the whole-part-whole method of practice is

developing character

The teaching plan should include teaching athletes all of the following tactical skills except

Coaches should have athletes practice what is relevant and pertinent for actually playing the sport.

Which of the following statements is true regarding practicing technical skills the way they are performed in a game?

correct one error at a time when an athlete is making several technical errors simultaneously

To ensure effective feedback coaches should

avoid distracting their athletes from learning during practice by making them focus on rules

To make sure the athletes know the rules, coaches should do all the following except

It helps because every athlete that wants to be on the team must be kept on the team.

Which of the following is not a reason to conduct preseason evaluations?

a. Point out the relevant and irrelevant cues for the athlete.

Which of the following is not a strategy for improving an athlete's attention and concentration skills?

As the number increases, the more direct instruction the coach must provide during play.

Which of the following is not true as the number of players on the field or court increases?

tactical skills (tactics)

Which of the following is used to gain an advantage in a game or contest?

The attention-focus method

Which of the following practice methods involves practicing the entire skill but concentrating on a specific aspect of the technique?

Decision-making skills can be enhanced by observing both peer and more advanced athletes' decision making.

Which of the following statements about athletes enhancing their decision-making skills is true?

New skills should never be taught in a gamelike context.

Which of the following statements about athletes practicing the right skill technique is false?

a. The traditional method is efficient when there is only one way to best perform the technical skill, since that involves little decision making. b. The games approach is more efficient when there is limited time to learn and prepare for a game. c. The traditional method is efficient when the skill is too complex to be mastered as a whole. d. The games approach is more efficient in rapidly changing sport environments.

Which of the following statements about choosing between the traditional approach and the games approach for season planning is false?

When they are learning new skills, athletes should continue to practice until they can successfully perform the skill.

Which of the following statements about teaching new skill techniques is false?

Video equipment is too expensive to use in sports.

Which of the following statements about the use of video to enhance technical skill acquisition is false?

Variable practice does not employ decision-making skills, whereas blocked practice does

Which of the following statements comparing blocked practice to variable practice is false?