NSCA-CSCS PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATION
A head collegiate strength and conditioning professional is scheduled to supervise the
resistance training session of the men's rowing team. He is unexpectedly called away
from the facility 10 minutes before the session is scheduled to begin. Which of the
following should the assistant strength and conditioning professional do NEXT?
a. cancel the training session
b. supervise the training session
c. ask the rowing coach to supervise the athletes - Correct Answers -b
A male collegiate volleyball player is performing lower-body plyometric drills that are of
high intensity in the strength and conditioning facility. Which of the following is the mot
appropriate surface?
a. carpet
b. turf
c. rubber floor - Correct Answers -c
While working out in the strength and conditioning facility, an athlete comes across a
sharp edge on a piece of equipment and cuts her hand open. There is immediate pain
and bleeding. What is the strength and conditioning professional's immediate priority?
a. apply compression
b. clean the wound
c. apply ice - Correct Answers -a
Which of the following will optimize traffic flow in a strength and conditioning facility?
a. Pathways with a width 24 in
b. Arrangement of the equipment
c. Spacing equipment at least 36 in aprt - Correct Answers -b
Which of the following best represents a required procedure, or standard, for the
strength and conditioning professional?
a. the strength and conditioning practitioner should acquire a bachelors or master
degree
b. strength and conditioning programs must provide adequate and appropriate
supervision
c. strength and conditioning professionals should develop and maintain various records
- Correct Answers -b
During an intense outdoor summer soccer practice, a player is seen to be sweating
heavily and performing poorly. A coach identifies that the athlete has cold, clammy skin.
Which of the following is the most likely condition?
ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATION
A head collegiate strength and conditioning professional is scheduled to supervise the
resistance training session of the men's rowing team. He is unexpectedly called away
from the facility 10 minutes before the session is scheduled to begin. Which of the
following should the assistant strength and conditioning professional do NEXT?
a. cancel the training session
b. supervise the training session
c. ask the rowing coach to supervise the athletes - Correct Answers -b
A male collegiate volleyball player is performing lower-body plyometric drills that are of
high intensity in the strength and conditioning facility. Which of the following is the mot
appropriate surface?
a. carpet
b. turf
c. rubber floor - Correct Answers -c
While working out in the strength and conditioning facility, an athlete comes across a
sharp edge on a piece of equipment and cuts her hand open. There is immediate pain
and bleeding. What is the strength and conditioning professional's immediate priority?
a. apply compression
b. clean the wound
c. apply ice - Correct Answers -a
Which of the following will optimize traffic flow in a strength and conditioning facility?
a. Pathways with a width 24 in
b. Arrangement of the equipment
c. Spacing equipment at least 36 in aprt - Correct Answers -b
Which of the following best represents a required procedure, or standard, for the
strength and conditioning professional?
a. the strength and conditioning practitioner should acquire a bachelors or master
degree
b. strength and conditioning programs must provide adequate and appropriate
supervision
c. strength and conditioning professionals should develop and maintain various records
- Correct Answers -b
During an intense outdoor summer soccer practice, a player is seen to be sweating
heavily and performing poorly. A coach identifies that the athlete has cold, clammy skin.
Which of the following is the most likely condition?
