BOC EVALUATION EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following tests could an athletic trainer use to confirm a suspected
bicep brachia tendon rupture? - ✔✔ludington's
✔✔Which of the following treatments is MOST appropriate for Morton's Neuroma? -
✔✔teardrop shaped foam pad between the 3rd and 4th metatarsals
✔✔Which of the following budget types requires an explanation for each item
purchased? - ✔✔zero-based
✔✔After assessing an athlete with a suspected femoral fracture, the athlete appears
pale, is perspiring, has a rapid and weak pulse, and has rapid and shallow respirations.
Which physiological response is MOST likely occurring? - ✔✔hypovolemia (due to
hemorrhaging)
✔✔What is the recommended time period, in years, that every NOCSAE-approved
helmet should be returned to the manufacturer for recertification/reconditioning? -
✔✔two
✔✔An organization sponsoring a state-wide athletic tournament does not have a written
emergency action plan. Which of the following legal consequences would impact the
organization? - ✔✔negligence
✔✔Which of the following design elements in an athletic training facility is MOST likely
to be influenced by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? - ✔✔entryways
✔✔Purulent discharge in the eye - ✔✔bacterial conjunctivitis
✔✔"Falling curtain" over eyes - ✔✔retinal detachment
✔✔Positive Fluorescein dye test - ✔✔corneal abrasion
✔✔Scleral bleeding - ✔✔subconjunctival hematoma
✔✔Visible bleeding in the anterior chamber - ✔✔hyphema
✔✔What is the time frame in days for a conditioned athlete to achieve acclimatization in
the prevention of heat illness? - ✔✔10-14
✔✔A basketball player suffers a Grade II inversion ankle sprain. Of the following, which
is the MOST appropriate progression of rehabilitation exercises?
, - Running
- Isometrics
- Cutting
- Range of motion
- Resistance tubing - ✔✔isometrics, range of motion, resistance tubing, running, cutting
✔✔Which of the following conditions would be BEST treated using a pulsed, biphasic
electrical stimulating current? - ✔✔muscle weakness, soft tissue pain
✔✔Which of the following infections usually develops vesicles? - ✔✔impetigo
✔✔Which of the following statements represents the BEST recommendation that an
athletic trainer could provide to a tennis player suffering from lateral epicondylitis? -
✔✔hold the racquet less tightly and limit the number of backhand strokes
✔✔Which of the following are signs and symptoms of meningitis? - ✔✔high fever,
severe headache, stiff neck
✔✔An athletic trainer budgets by dividing between various categories including
telephone, office supplies, equipment maintenance, and expendable supplies. What
type of budgeting technique is this athletic trainer using? - ✔✔line-item
✔✔The use of which medications is associated with Reye's syndrome? - ✔✔aspirin
✔✔In the event of a sudden death, which of the following terms to the act of the
institution failing to have emergency planning in place? - ✔✔nonfeasance
✔✔Which of the following is the OPTIMAL positioning of the glenohumeral joint to
palpate the greater tuberosity of the humerus? - ✔✔passive external rotation
✔✔Which of the following is a contraindication for the clinical application of continuous
cervical traction? - ✔✔cervical stenosis
✔✔A fixed amount of money without designation defines which type of budgeting? -
✔✔lump-sum
✔✔Which of the following are major triggers of asthma? - ✔✔animal dander, pollens,
stress or anxiety, tobacco smoke
✔✔Which of the following exercises are MOST appropriate for the immediate post-
operative phase of a Bankart repair? - ✔✔active assistive abduction to tolerance, active
elbow/hand ROM, passive flexion to tolerance
GRADED A+
✔✔Which of the following tests could an athletic trainer use to confirm a suspected
bicep brachia tendon rupture? - ✔✔ludington's
✔✔Which of the following treatments is MOST appropriate for Morton's Neuroma? -
✔✔teardrop shaped foam pad between the 3rd and 4th metatarsals
✔✔Which of the following budget types requires an explanation for each item
purchased? - ✔✔zero-based
✔✔After assessing an athlete with a suspected femoral fracture, the athlete appears
pale, is perspiring, has a rapid and weak pulse, and has rapid and shallow respirations.
Which physiological response is MOST likely occurring? - ✔✔hypovolemia (due to
hemorrhaging)
✔✔What is the recommended time period, in years, that every NOCSAE-approved
helmet should be returned to the manufacturer for recertification/reconditioning? -
✔✔two
✔✔An organization sponsoring a state-wide athletic tournament does not have a written
emergency action plan. Which of the following legal consequences would impact the
organization? - ✔✔negligence
✔✔Which of the following design elements in an athletic training facility is MOST likely
to be influenced by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? - ✔✔entryways
✔✔Purulent discharge in the eye - ✔✔bacterial conjunctivitis
✔✔"Falling curtain" over eyes - ✔✔retinal detachment
✔✔Positive Fluorescein dye test - ✔✔corneal abrasion
✔✔Scleral bleeding - ✔✔subconjunctival hematoma
✔✔Visible bleeding in the anterior chamber - ✔✔hyphema
✔✔What is the time frame in days for a conditioned athlete to achieve acclimatization in
the prevention of heat illness? - ✔✔10-14
✔✔A basketball player suffers a Grade II inversion ankle sprain. Of the following, which
is the MOST appropriate progression of rehabilitation exercises?
, - Running
- Isometrics
- Cutting
- Range of motion
- Resistance tubing - ✔✔isometrics, range of motion, resistance tubing, running, cutting
✔✔Which of the following conditions would be BEST treated using a pulsed, biphasic
electrical stimulating current? - ✔✔muscle weakness, soft tissue pain
✔✔Which of the following infections usually develops vesicles? - ✔✔impetigo
✔✔Which of the following statements represents the BEST recommendation that an
athletic trainer could provide to a tennis player suffering from lateral epicondylitis? -
✔✔hold the racquet less tightly and limit the number of backhand strokes
✔✔Which of the following are signs and symptoms of meningitis? - ✔✔high fever,
severe headache, stiff neck
✔✔An athletic trainer budgets by dividing between various categories including
telephone, office supplies, equipment maintenance, and expendable supplies. What
type of budgeting technique is this athletic trainer using? - ✔✔line-item
✔✔The use of which medications is associated with Reye's syndrome? - ✔✔aspirin
✔✔In the event of a sudden death, which of the following terms to the act of the
institution failing to have emergency planning in place? - ✔✔nonfeasance
✔✔Which of the following is the OPTIMAL positioning of the glenohumeral joint to
palpate the greater tuberosity of the humerus? - ✔✔passive external rotation
✔✔Which of the following is a contraindication for the clinical application of continuous
cervical traction? - ✔✔cervical stenosis
✔✔A fixed amount of money without designation defines which type of budgeting? -
✔✔lump-sum
✔✔Which of the following are major triggers of asthma? - ✔✔animal dander, pollens,
stress or anxiety, tobacco smoke
✔✔Which of the following exercises are MOST appropriate for the immediate post-
operative phase of a Bankart repair? - ✔✔active assistive abduction to tolerance, active
elbow/hand ROM, passive flexion to tolerance
