KIN490 Quiz 7

Which of the following is the maximum recommended depth jump box height for an athlete who weighs over 220 pounds (100 kg)? 16 18 32 42

18

The varsity soccer coach is trying to get his high school team in peak condition before season starts. The team, who is mainly juniors and seniors in high school, have been practicing hard all pre-season and has three weeks before season begins. The coach is focusing on increasing the intensity of sport-specific training and wants to include both resistance training and plyometrics. OF the following which do you think is the BEST recommendation for number of days to dedicate toward resistance training and plyometrics? 1 2 3 5

3

What is the primary method for speed and agility development? Selected Answer: Answers: increase functional flexibility development of explosive strength use of sprint resistance (e.g. running with a parachute) and sprint assistance (.e.g. high-speed towing) techniques execution of sound movement technique

Correct execution of sound movement technique

Which of the following is not one of the primary training goals of agility performance? Selected Answer: Answers: enhance perceptual-cognitive abilities affective and rapid braking rapid reacceleration in a new direction of travel increased stride length and frequency

Correct increased stride length and frequency

Which of the following has been shown to improve change-of-direction ability? Selected Answer: Answers: decreased hip extension velocity lessened lateral trunk tilt lower center of mass height reduced braking impulse

Correct lower center of mass height

Which of the following describes the rate and amplitude of impulses being sent from the nervous system to the target muscles? Selected Answer: Answers: eccentric-concentric coupling elastic energy neural drive stretch-shortening cycle

Correct neural drive

If the angle of the front leg is not in the appropriate position at the start of the sprint, what should the athlete do to fix this? Selected Answer: Answers: redistribute their weight raise or lower the hips strengthen their trunk and/or thighs rest

Correct raise or lower the hips

Which of the following is incorrect form for elite sprinting technique? Selected Answer: Answers: front knee angle is around 90 degrees front hip angle is around 40 degrees rear hip angle is around 80 degrees starting torso angle is around 60 degrees

Correct starting torso angle is around 60 degrees

After a needs analysis is performed, which of the following steps comes next when developing a program for agility development? Answers: Plan the development of a primary area of need and a secondary area of need. Determine strengths and weaknesses by comparing results to performance standards. Distribute the time available for agility development based on need identification. Provide a preliminary plan for transition of percent distribution through the training blocks.

Selected Answer: Correct Determine strengths and weaknesses by comparing results to performance standards.

Which of the following is a field and court drill for a novice athlete who needs to work on eccentric strength? Answers: deceleration drills leaning drills Olympic lifts unilateral lifts

Selected Answer: Correct deceleration drills

Which of the following is the order of the phases of the stretch-shortening cycle Answers: amortization, concentric, eccentric concentric, eccentric, amortization eccentric, amortization, concentric none of the above

Selected Answer: Correct eccentric, amortization, concentric

Which of the following is the best recommendation for combining plyometric training with resistance training in a single workout session? Answers: high-intensity lower body resistance training with low-intensity upper body plyometrics low-intensity lower body resistance training with low-intensity upper body plyometrics high-intensity upper body resistance training with high-intensity upper body plyometrics low-intensity upper body resistance training with high-intensity upper body plyometrics

Selected Answer: Correct high-intensity lower body resistance training with low-intensity upper body plyometrics

When an athlete lands on the ground from a lower body plyometric jump, the shoulders should be in line with the ____ when viewed from the side. Answers: toes ankles knees hips

Selected Answer: Correct knees

Agility is similar to speed, except that agility also includes which of the following components that is not part of speed? Answers: acceleration maximal velocity capacity to produce force perceptual-cognitive ability

Selected Answer: Correct perceptual-cognitive ability

Which of the following is not true regarding elite (vs. novice) sprinters Answers: achieve greater stride length and stride frequency produce greater deceleration forces produce greater initial forces and velocities achieve higher rates of acceleration

Selected Answer: Correct produce greater deceleration forces

hich of the following is a recommended landing surface for performing plyometrics Answers: tile hardwood exercise mat suspended floor

Selected Answer: Correct suspended floor

Which of the following is a chronic adaptation to the stretch-shortening actions? up-regulated muscle stiffness increased mechanical efficiency increased impulse increased power via elastic energy recovery

Selected Answer: Correct up-regulated muscle stiffness

For a sprint athlete, which of the following exercises is best used to help develop the stretch-shortening cycle? Answers: overhead press squat snatch walking lunge

Snatch

All of the following actions during the ground support phase contribute to optimal stride length and frequency except Selected Answer: Answers: minimizing the horizontal braking force maximizing the backward velocity of the leg limiting the range of motion at the ankle contacting the ground ahead of the center of gravity

contacting the ground ahead of the center of gravity