NCSF CSC FINAL PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which is the key component to quickness?
A. Maximum speed
B. Acceleration rate
C. Core strength
D. Directional change - Correct Answers -B. Acceleration rate
Which exercise maintains the longest kinetic chain?
A. Pull up
B. Leg press
C. Overhead squat
D. Dumbbell chest press - Correct Answers -C. Overhead squat
What is the greatest limiting factor to racking the weight during cleans?
A. Trunk strength
B. Upper body mobility
C. Spinal extension ROM
D. Lower body strength - Correct Answers -B. Upper body mobility
Why does aerobic fitness predict anaerobic repeat sprint ability in the yo-yo beep test?
A. Slow twitch fibers spare glycogen
B. The heart can attain higher rates
C. Aerobic metabolism aids in buffering anaerobic byproducts
D. Vascular compliance enhances blood delivery - Correct Answers -C. Aerobic
metabolism aids in buffering anaerobic byproducts
What determines the work recovery ratios for an athlete's training program?
A. The strength of the athlete
B. The size of the field
C. The number of athletes being trained
D. The metabolic demands
of the sport - Correct Answers -D. The metabolic demands of the sport
Which of the following exercises may require modification for taller athletes?
,A. Hang clean
B. Deadlift
C. Bench press
D. Weighted step ups - Correct Answers -B. Deadlift
What is the recommended strength ratio between shoulder flexors and extensors?
A. 1:1
B. 1:2
C. 3:1
D. 2:3 - Correct Answers -D. 2:3
What is the local stabilizer of the shoulder?
A. Pec minor
B. Supraspinatus
C. Serratus anterior
D. Anterior deltoid - Correct Answers -B. Supraspinatus
What type of training is most relevant to increasing swing speed in sports?
A. Forearm Strength
B. Shoulder Flexibility
C. Hip Power
D. Trunk Strength balance - Correct Answers -C. Hip Power
Which test is used to measure anaerobic capacity?
A. 60 yd shuttle
B. 400 meter
C. Yo-Yo IR1
D. 225 lb multi-rep bench test - Correct Answers -B. 400 meter
What is tight when an athlete has limitations reaching overhead in the frontal or sagittal
plane?
A. Rotator cuff
B. Latissimus dorsi
C. Rhomboids
D. Anterior deltoid - Correct Answers -B. Latissimus dorsi
What is the estimated repetition range when testing using 80% of 1RM?
A. 1-3
B. 4-6
, C. 7-9
D. 10-12 - Correct Answers -C. 7-9
Why are multi-rep tests used for maximal strength prediction over 1RM assessments?
A. To reduce risk for injury
B. To account for
prediction errors
C. Multi-rep tests validly
predict maximal strength at low rep ranges
D. All the above - Correct Answers -D. All the above
What is the issue for an athlete who performs an overhead squat with femoral
adduction?
A. Adductors are tight
B. Glutes are not activating properly
C. Calves are tight
D. Trunk is weak - Correct Answers -B. Glutes are not activating properly
What is being assessed in the picture?
A. Abdominals
B. Glutes
C. Low back
D. Hip flexors - Correct Answers -C. Low back
When the leg is straight in the Thomas test as pictured, it assesses the ______?
A. Abdominals
B. Iliopsoas
C. Hamstrings
D. Glutes - Correct Answers -B. Iliopsoas
A free throw in basketball is an example what type of skill?
A. Temporal
B. Reactive
C. Open
D. Closed - Correct Answers -D. Closed
Which of the following will most likely prevent an athlete from performing a maximal
power clean test?
A. Not knowing the previous 1RM
B. Not having experience performing the lift
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which is the key component to quickness?
A. Maximum speed
B. Acceleration rate
C. Core strength
D. Directional change - Correct Answers -B. Acceleration rate
Which exercise maintains the longest kinetic chain?
A. Pull up
B. Leg press
C. Overhead squat
D. Dumbbell chest press - Correct Answers -C. Overhead squat
What is the greatest limiting factor to racking the weight during cleans?
A. Trunk strength
B. Upper body mobility
C. Spinal extension ROM
D. Lower body strength - Correct Answers -B. Upper body mobility
Why does aerobic fitness predict anaerobic repeat sprint ability in the yo-yo beep test?
A. Slow twitch fibers spare glycogen
B. The heart can attain higher rates
C. Aerobic metabolism aids in buffering anaerobic byproducts
D. Vascular compliance enhances blood delivery - Correct Answers -C. Aerobic
metabolism aids in buffering anaerobic byproducts
What determines the work recovery ratios for an athlete's training program?
A. The strength of the athlete
B. The size of the field
C. The number of athletes being trained
D. The metabolic demands
of the sport - Correct Answers -D. The metabolic demands of the sport
Which of the following exercises may require modification for taller athletes?
,A. Hang clean
B. Deadlift
C. Bench press
D. Weighted step ups - Correct Answers -B. Deadlift
What is the recommended strength ratio between shoulder flexors and extensors?
A. 1:1
B. 1:2
C. 3:1
D. 2:3 - Correct Answers -D. 2:3
What is the local stabilizer of the shoulder?
A. Pec minor
B. Supraspinatus
C. Serratus anterior
D. Anterior deltoid - Correct Answers -B. Supraspinatus
What type of training is most relevant to increasing swing speed in sports?
A. Forearm Strength
B. Shoulder Flexibility
C. Hip Power
D. Trunk Strength balance - Correct Answers -C. Hip Power
Which test is used to measure anaerobic capacity?
A. 60 yd shuttle
B. 400 meter
C. Yo-Yo IR1
D. 225 lb multi-rep bench test - Correct Answers -B. 400 meter
What is tight when an athlete has limitations reaching overhead in the frontal or sagittal
plane?
A. Rotator cuff
B. Latissimus dorsi
C. Rhomboids
D. Anterior deltoid - Correct Answers -B. Latissimus dorsi
What is the estimated repetition range when testing using 80% of 1RM?
A. 1-3
B. 4-6
, C. 7-9
D. 10-12 - Correct Answers -C. 7-9
Why are multi-rep tests used for maximal strength prediction over 1RM assessments?
A. To reduce risk for injury
B. To account for
prediction errors
C. Multi-rep tests validly
predict maximal strength at low rep ranges
D. All the above - Correct Answers -D. All the above
What is the issue for an athlete who performs an overhead squat with femoral
adduction?
A. Adductors are tight
B. Glutes are not activating properly
C. Calves are tight
D. Trunk is weak - Correct Answers -B. Glutes are not activating properly
What is being assessed in the picture?
A. Abdominals
B. Glutes
C. Low back
D. Hip flexors - Correct Answers -C. Low back
When the leg is straight in the Thomas test as pictured, it assesses the ______?
A. Abdominals
B. Iliopsoas
C. Hamstrings
D. Glutes - Correct Answers -B. Iliopsoas
A free throw in basketball is an example what type of skill?
A. Temporal
B. Reactive
C. Open
D. Closed - Correct Answers -D. Closed
Which of the following will most likely prevent an athlete from performing a maximal
power clean test?
A. Not knowing the previous 1RM
B. Not having experience performing the lift
