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COACHING PRINCIPLES TEST 2 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which diet should be best for most athletes?
e - correct answer - a. 25 percent carbohydrate, 20 percent fat,
and 55 percent protein
b. 30 percent carbohydrate, 30 percent fat, and 40 percent
protein
c. 35 percent carbohydrate, 35 percent fat, and 30 protein
d. 45 percent carbohydrate, 30 percent fat, and 25 percent
protein
e. 55 percent carbohydrate, 25 percent fat, and 20 percent
protein
How a coach manages his weight has little effect on how his athletes
manage theirs.
b - correct answer - a. true
b. false
Athletes should limit the amount of weight they try to lose to two
or fewer pounds per week.
a - correct answer - a. true
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b. false
What best describes the purpose of taking vitamin supplements? d
- correct answer - a. They provide energy to the muscles.
b. They improve performance.
c. They are more beneficial than fruits and vegetables.
d. The help regulate metabolic reactions.
e. all of these
While discussing an athlete's drug problem with the athlete, the
coach should deliver some "tough love" that includes blaming,
judging, and even threatening the athlete with expulsion from the
team.
b - correct answer - a. true
b. false
A 15-year-old athlete legally purchased and took a drug that
required no prescription. Now he has slurred speech, loss of
coordination, and slowed breathing. What type of drug did he
probably take?
c - correct answer - a. alcohol
b. amphetamine
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c. inhalant
d. hallucinogen
e. tobacco
Generally, using scare tactics in drug education programs is
ineffective with high school athletes.
a - correct answer - a. true
b. false
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 - correct answer - a. the athlete's boyfriend or girlfriend
b. the team trainer
c. the athlete's teammates
d. the athlete's parents or guardians
e. b and d
What is the most widely misused drug among 12- to 17-year-
olds?
a - correct answer - a. alcohol
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b. tobacco
c. marijuana
d. prescription medications
e. crack cocaine
After a coach discusses an athlete's drug problem with the athlete,
the coach must notify the appropriate law-enforcement agency.
b - correct answer - a. true
b. false
A coach should delegate as many logistical responsibilities as
practical during the preseason.
a - correct answer - a. true
b. false
Which task should a coach complete during the postseason?
d - correct answer - a. determining how to evaluate and select
athletes for the team
b. scheduling next season's contests
c. planning the team communication strategy
COACHING PRINCIPLES TEST 2 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which diet should be best for most athletes?
e - correct answer - a. 25 percent carbohydrate, 20 percent fat,
and 55 percent protein
b. 30 percent carbohydrate, 30 percent fat, and 40 percent
protein
c. 35 percent carbohydrate, 35 percent fat, and 30 protein
d. 45 percent carbohydrate, 30 percent fat, and 25 percent
protein
e. 55 percent carbohydrate, 25 percent fat, and 20 percent
protein
How a coach manages his weight has little effect on how his athletes
manage theirs.
b - correct answer - a. true
b. false
Athletes should limit the amount of weight they try to lose to two
or fewer pounds per week.
a - correct answer - a. true
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b. false
What best describes the purpose of taking vitamin supplements? d
- correct answer - a. They provide energy to the muscles.
b. They improve performance.
c. They are more beneficial than fruits and vegetables.
d. The help regulate metabolic reactions.
e. all of these
While discussing an athlete's drug problem with the athlete, the
coach should deliver some "tough love" that includes blaming,
judging, and even threatening the athlete with expulsion from the
team.
b - correct answer - a. true
b. false
A 15-year-old athlete legally purchased and took a drug that
required no prescription. Now he has slurred speech, loss of
coordination, and slowed breathing. What type of drug did he
probably take?
c - correct answer - a. alcohol
b. amphetamine
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c. inhalant
d. hallucinogen
e. tobacco
Generally, using scare tactics in drug education programs is
ineffective with high school athletes.
a - correct answer - a. true
b. false
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 - correct answer - a. the athlete's boyfriend or girlfriend
b. the team trainer
c. the athlete's teammates
d. the athlete's parents or guardians
e. b and d
What is the most widely misused drug among 12- to 17-year-
olds?
a - correct answer - a. alcohol
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b. tobacco
c. marijuana
d. prescription medications
e. crack cocaine
After a coach discusses an athlete's drug problem with the athlete,
the coach must notify the appropriate law-enforcement agency.
b - correct answer - a. true
b. false
A coach should delegate as many logistical responsibilities as
practical during the preseason.
a - correct answer - a. true
b. false
Which task should a coach complete during the postseason?
d - correct answer - a. determining how to evaluate and select
athletes for the team
b. scheduling next season's contests
c. planning the team communication strategy
