fundamentals of coaching units 1-3 test, dominance profile stuff, and a bit of remember the titans stuff

True / false A teacher/coach must purposefully plan activities and opportunities for students to develop leadership skills through athletics.

true

True / false Fitness should never be used as punishment in interscholastic athletics.

true

True / false If we are to ensure that all students are included and fully engaged in athletics, the teacher/coach needs to work hard to establish an environment that promotes task involvement.

true

true / false Creating and ensuring a safe, non-threatening and respectful environment that provides each student opportunities to develop skills and learn personal responsibility is the No. 1 responsibility for an interscholastic teacher/coach who has adopted a student-centered coaching philosophy.

true

true / false Interscholastic athletics become part of the educational process when the program is designed to enhance academic achievement and other important outcomes such as the promotion of good citizenship and healthy lifestyles.

true

true or false Each team should have a designated medical kit available at all practices and contests; and establish a set of procedures in the event emergency care is needed.

true

true or false Establishing and maintaining a professional relationship between you and your students is integral to the interscholastic athletic experience.

true

Which of the following best describes "relatedness" in interscholastic athletics?

being connected to others on the team

Establish and communicate in written and verbal form a clear and transparent evaluation and selection process of students to make the program:

during the pre-season

true / false Technical feedback should only be given to your highly talented and high achieving students.

false

true or false The best indicator of a successful interscholastic teacher/coach is wins and losses.

false

Jeremy, a soccer player, focuses on doing better than others do and brags about how little he has to work to outperform others. Which of the following best describes Jeremy?

he is an "ego-involved" student

6. Duty to Instruct Properly

- Athletic practices must be characterized by instruction that accounts for a logical sequence of fundamentals that lead to an enhanced progression of player knowledge, skill, and capability.

In what century did organized athletics become a part of our nation's schools?

1800s

What role does winning play in a student-centered coaching philosophy?

C) Winning is a pleasant by-product to the main goal of developing young people.

2. Duty to Supervise -

A coach must be physically present, provide competent instruction, structure practices that are appropriate for the age and maturity of players, prevent foreseeable injuries and respond to injury or trauma in an approved manner. This duty requires supervisors to make sure facilities are locked and that students are denied access when a competent staff member cannot be physically present to supervise. This duty may also require coaches to control reckless player behaviors. Supervision responsibility also pertains to athletic administrators who are expected to be able to supervise coaches competently.

Duty to Plan -

A coach must demonstrate awareness of the maturity, physical development and readiness of athletes with appropriate plans for instruction, conditioning and supervision.

Teacher/coaches must be professional in the way they teach and behave with their students, parents, colleagues and administrators. Which of the following are examples of acting professionally? (Select all that apply).

A) Being punctual and well-groomed C) Working hard E) Maintaining appropriate relationships with students, parents and coaching colleagues

Which item should be discussed during a preseason meeting with students?

A) Evaluation and selection process B) Expectations and time commitment C) Team rules

The American with Disabilities Act requires that public facilities and programs accommodate an individual with a defined disability unless the accommodation leads to:

A) Fundamental alteration of a program B) Undue administrative burden C) Excessive cost

Interscholastic athletics becomes part of the educational process when:

A) Learning objectives are clearly stated and integrated into the experience B) Learning is purposefully planned C) Personal responsibility and accountability is stressed, D) Teachable moments are used to promote the development of each student

Which of the following are managerial skills necessary for being a successful coach? (Select all that apply)

A) Preparation B) Legal Responsibilities C) Time Management

Your emergency care plan, should include:

A)In the case of life threatening injuries, administer first aid to the injured athlete. B) Personally call or have someone call emergency medical personnel C) Notify parents/guardians promptly when emergency care is needed

What is the least important characteristic for a teacher/coach to consider when matching students?

Age

Which area addressed by state association's eligibility rules is put in place to encourage participation for the sake of sport, competition, learning, and physical activity as opposed to any extrinsic or monetary reward?

Amateur/Awards

ear dominance

Close your eyes after reading this an picture yourself wanting very badly to know what is being said on the other side of a closed door. You walk up to the door and put your ear against it. Which ear was it? Act this out. Which ear did you actually choose?

A student comes to talk with you about a disappointing performance in the last game. What strategy could you use to be an active listener who listens with empathy?

Ask questions to probe for additional insight or simply encourage your student to keep talking.

7. Duty to Match Athletes -

Athletes should be matched with consideration for maturity skill, age, size and speed. To the degree possible, mismatches should be avoided in all categories.

3. Duty to Assess Athletes Readiness for Practice and Competition -

Athletics administrators and coaches are required to assess the health and physical or maturational readiness skills and physical condition of athletes. A progression of skill development and conditioning improvement should be apparent from practice plans. Athletes must also be medically screened in accordance with state association regulations before participating in practice or competition.

10. Duty to Ensure Athletes are Covered by Injury Insurance -

Athletics administrators and coaches must screen athletes to ensure that family and/or school insurance provides basic level of medical coverage. Athletes should not be allowed to participate without injury insurance.

During tennis practice, a student is observing where the shots are going and making adjustments to the serve. This represents what type of feedback?

Augmented

Which of the following actions is expected under the anti- harassment laws?

Avoid even the appearance of impropriety with regard to your interaction with students by being careful what you say and avoid any physical contact that may be construed as inappropriate touching.

which of the following is an example of a teachable moment?

B) Following a loss, a teacher/coach explains the importance of losing with dignity and encourages the students to face their adversity.

All individuals involved in interscholastic athletics are ultimately responsible t0?

Board of Education

What was NOT a societal concern interscholastic athletics was expected to address?

C) Develop literacy to help students become effective citizens (Literacy)

Title IX legislation passed in 1972 stated in part that "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." This had a tremendous impact on:

C) Increasing participation for girls in interscholastic sports in America schools

4. Duty to Maintain Safe Playing Conditions -

Coaches are considered trained professionals who possess a higher level of knowledge and skill that permits them to identify foreseeable causes of injury inherent in defective indoor and outdoor facilities or hazardous environments.

11. Duty to Provide Emergency Care -

Coaches are expected to be able to administer standard emergency care (first aid, CPR) in response to a range of traumatic injuries.

9. Duty to Warn -

Coaches are required to warn parents and athletes of unsafe practices specific to a sport and the potential for injury or death. This warning should be issued in writing and both athletes and parents should be required to provide written certification of their comprehension.

12. Duty to Design a Proper Emergency Response Plan -

Coaches must design plans to ensure an expedited response by EMS and an effective transition to the care and supervision of emergency medical personnel.

Which of the following best describes the communication process?

Communication involves creating, delivering, and receiving messages effectively.

Which of the following does NOT represent a developmentally appropriate experience?

Consider students at the interscholastic level just as smaller versions of college and professional athletes.

5. Duty to Provide Safe Equipment -

Courts have held athletic supervisors responsible to improve unsafe environments, repair or remove defective equipment or disallow athlete access.

Which of the following exemplifies a teacher/coach acting as a positive role model?

D) After a loss, the teacher/coach goes over to the coach of the opposing team and shakes his/her hand and congratulates the team on a job well done.

Which of the following strategies will help a teacher/coach work most effectively with an assistant coach?

Delegate responsibilities and encourages an open exchange of ideas and insights

Which of the following is an effective way to improve concentration in your students?

Develop trigger words to stay in the moment and focus.

Complete as many administrative tasks as possible (e.g., budget, scheduling of contests and facilities):

During the off season

A teacher/coach walks out of practice to handle a scheduling issue for the upcoming game. While away, a player is injured due to horseplay. The teacher/coach could be negligent because what duty was breached?

Duty to Supervise

Hemisphere Dominance-

Each of us use both hemispheres to process information. Some of us may use both equally. Many of us have a preference of hemispheres in which we are most comfortable learning through. There are descriptions of the Left (Logic) and Right (Gestalt) below:

The successful teacher/coach can structure interscholastic athletics to achieve which of the following outcomes?

Enhance students' self-esteem

dominance testing eye

Eye (fyi...right eye track left to right; left eye tracks right to left. This is important if you are left eye dominant, as your dominant eye will automatically track right to left. Example: in US we are taught to read and write left to right. What happens when a child is left eye dominant and tracks right to left?) Very interesting!

In transporting students, the head coach an sit in the front of the bus providing an indirect supervision.

False

true or false The athletic director is ultimately accountable for athletics in a school.

False

true or false The head coach is completely in charge of game scheduling during the off-season.

False

"Ugh! You are still not bending your elbow during the catch-pull phase of your stroke. Think this time!" This is not an effective use of the feedback sandwich for the underwater pull of the freestyle (front crawl). Which of the following statements would better represent correct usage of the feedback sandwich?

I like your recovery and finish of your stroke - good work. Next time, let's add the slight elbow bend in the catch-pull phase of your stroke. This is going to improve the efficiency and power of your stroke. Let's give it another try

which of the following is a SMART goal?

I would like to jump 6 ft. 1 in. in the high jump by the end of the season.

Which of the following practices should NOT be implemented to create a safe sport environment?

Identify equipment in need of repair and have you or another coach fix it

Which of the following statements best represent how to develop a coaching philosophy?

Identify your defining values, explore how your values are consistent with the mission and purpose of interscholastic athletics and the athletics mission in your school, and explore the role of winning.

13. Duty to Provide Proper Transportation -

In general, bonded, commercial carriers should be used for out of town transportation. Self or family transportation for local competition may be allowed if parents have adequate insurance coverage for team members other than their family members. (follow School District guidelines)

Many sport accidents occur as a result of activities taking place in unsafe or inappropriate facilities. What can be done to reduce these injuries?

Inspect the facility regularly and keep in safe condition

A teacher/coach is clapping and gives the following feedback after a drill, "Good effort on that last drill. You are really keeping the intensity high." What statement best describes the use of this feedback statement.

It is an appropriate use of feedback for reinforcement because it uses verbal compliments to reward desirable behaviors.

Which of the following are effective strategies for communicating information non-verbally?

Maintain eye contact without staring Smile Maintain a posture of relaxed confidence

Breakdowns in concentration often take place when a student is? (select all that apply).

Physically fatigued Paying attention to something that is irrelevant Unable to identify what is most important in a situation

8. Duty to Condition Properly -

Practices must account for a progression of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal conditioning regimens that prepare athletes sequentially for more challenging practices and competitive activities.

the primary purpose of interscholastic athletics is to:

Promote learning in all areas of development

the top 5 educational outcomes of interscholastic athletics are:

Promotion of learning citizenship, sportsmanship healthy lifestyle life skills

How can Jeremy's teacher/coach foster task-involvement?

Provide challenging drills that help him improve his skills Encourage him to focus on personal improvement.

Which of the following is an appropriate strategy to help reduce levels of anxiety?

Provide positive feedback, when and where appropriate, and look to optimize the development of a student's ability.

Eye Dominance-

Put your arms straight out in front of you, palms flat, fingers pointing upward.Bring your hands together to form a very small triangle. Keeping arms stretched straight, with hands together forming the triangle, find something small across the room and view it through the triangle with both eyes OPEN. Once the triangle is on it with both eyes open....close the left eye. If you still see it you are right eye dominant. If it disappears, you are left eye dominant. Repeat this with various objects until you determine your dominant eye.

more dominance profile stuff

Students, in this video I am talking about the dominance profile where a person has same side dominant body part as brain (hemisphere) dominance. It doesn't matter if it's left or right, if a body part is same side dominance as the brain it is possible to have blockage in the relative act of that body part. Ear is for audible/hearing Eye, visual Hand, communication Foot, movement

How can a teacher/coach increase the level of student relatedness on the team?

Take the time to really get to know your students.

What is not a defense against negligence litigation for a teacher/coach?

The student did not complete the teacher/coach's conditioning program and was therefore not capable of meeting the physical challenges of the sport.

Research has shown that the optimal level of arousal for the performance of a particular athletic task is dependent on which of the following variables?

The task itself and the individual performing the task.

Part of developing a student-centered philosophy involves adopting a code of ethics. Which of the following statements represent a student-centered philosophy and is part of the NFHS Code of Ethics?

The teacher/coach shall be aware that he or she has a tremendous influence, for either good or ill, on the education of the student-athlete and, thus, shall never place the value of winning above the value of instilling the highest ideals of character.

14. Duty to Select,

Train, and Supervise Coaches - Administrators have responsibility to ensure that appropriate skill and knowledge levels exist among members of the coaching staff to ensure appropriate levels of safety and well being among athletes.

Which area addressed by state association's eligibility rules is put in place to inhibit students from seeking out or being recruited by other schools solely for athletic purposes?

Transfer/Residency

It is the responsibility of the head coach to adhere to the facility schedule and not overlap into the time of other teams by being well prepared for every practice.

True

true or false Arranging escorts for the officials to and from the field, locker rooms, and their vehicles is the responsibility of the home teacher/coach during the in-season?

True

true or false The teacher/coach must maintain accurate and complete financial records and operate within established school district guidelines in terms of fund raising.

True

Who is responsible for the execution of the emergency plan, if a student gets hurt during a contest

a teach/coach

A developmentally appropriate experience is one that is consistent with a student's:

ability, maturity

A teacher/coach discusses the goals and successes achieved over the last two weeks just before the next big game. This is an attempt to build self-confidence by using which source of self-confidence?

past performance

A distance runner sets a goal of reducing her 5000-meter time by two seconds from her previous time by the end of the month. Which type of goal does this represent?

performance

LOGIC (left) hemisphere description

processes from pieces to whole, parts of language; syntax, semantics; letters, printing, spelling; numbers; techniques (sport, music, art); controls feelings; language oriented; planned/structured; sequential thinking; future oriented; time conscious; structure oriented. Likely to have organized closets and living spaces neat and orderly. Clothes neatly folded or hanging, perhaps arranged by color or style. Studies in traditional environment: desk, chair, well lit, quiet, distraction-free as possible. Focus on details and in sequential order.

GESTALT (right) hemisphere description

processes from whole to pieces; language comprehension; images, emotion, meaning; rhythm, dialect, application; estimation, application; flow and movement; intuition, estimation; looks for similarities; free with feelings; prefers drawing; spontaneous, fluid; simultaneous thinking; now oriented; less time conscious; people oriented. Likely to have "messy" or less organized living space; clutter doesn't bother them; comfortable with clothes lying around; closet liable to be a place to throw everything out of sight with little organization, yet they seem to know where everything is. Study area likely to prefer more relaxed environment, lying on bed or floor with pillows, less lighted area; multi-tasking, tv, music, other things going on around them at the same time; people present; can function in a messy, unorganized environment as it does not disturb them.

Hand Dominance-

what hand do you write with, throw with, eat with, bat with or golf with. (We are often taught through sports to use both hands and feet when being taught skills, yet you are likely to have a preference.)

foot Dominance

which foot do you prefer for stopping/kicking a ball, taking a first step with when you start to walk from standing still?