CSCS TESTING AND EVALUATION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following physical competency screens is most appropriate for assessing
mobility of the hips and upper back?
A. sit-and-reach test
B. overhead squat
C. star-excursion balance test - Correct Answers -B. overhead squat
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation for a lack of change in the
vertical jump?
A. lack of effort
B. inefficient training program
C. increased bodyweight - Correct Answers -C. increased bodyweight
An athlete initiates the T-test by performing which of the following movements?
A. back pedal
B. forward sprint
C. lateral shuffle - Correct Answers -B. forward sprint
A 120-lb (54.5-kg) female lacrosse player has the following test results:
1RM bench press- 95 lb (43 kg)
1RM back squat- 135 lb (61.5 kg)
Vertical jump- 14.75 in. (37.5 cm)
20 m sprint- 3.8 sec
40 m sprint- 6.2 sec
Pro-agility- 5.3 sec
Which of the following exercises would be most important in order to improve her
assessment scores?
A. repeat sprints
B. power clean
C. bench press - Correct Answers -B. power clean
Which of the following tests are most appropriate for women's collegiate field hockey?
, A. 1RM power clean and 300-yd (274 m) shuttle
B. YMCA Bench Press and 300-yd (274 m) shuttle
C. 1RM power clean and 20-m beep test - Correct Answers -C. 1RM power clean and
20-m beep test
Which of the following instructions are appropriate to give to an athlete who is preparing
to perform the T-test?
A. "Keep your head slightly tilted down and focus your eyes on each cone."
B. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes on each cone."
C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead." - Correct
Answers -C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead."
A female collegiate basketball forward in her junior year is administered a battery of
tests. The results are shown below:
Height- 69 in. (175 cm)
Bodyweight- 150 lb (68 kg)
Percent body fat- 20%
1RM bench press- 100 lb (45.5 kg)
1RM squat- 196 lb (89 kg)
Vertical jump- 19 in. (48 cm)
Which of the following needs improvement?
A. lower body strength
B. anaerobic power
C. upper body strength - Correct Answers -C. upper body strength
A college baseball player was tested 10 weeks before the start of the season with the
following results:
Height- 6 ft, 0 in. (182 cm)
Bodyweight- 212 lb (96.5 kg)
1 RM bench press- 260 lb (118 kg)
1 RM squat- 335 lb (152.5 kg)
1 RM power clean- 200 lb (91 kg)
Pro-agility- 4.62 sec
10 yd- 2.01 sec
Vertical jump- 23 in.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following physical competency screens is most appropriate for assessing
mobility of the hips and upper back?
A. sit-and-reach test
B. overhead squat
C. star-excursion balance test - Correct Answers -B. overhead squat
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation for a lack of change in the
vertical jump?
A. lack of effort
B. inefficient training program
C. increased bodyweight - Correct Answers -C. increased bodyweight
An athlete initiates the T-test by performing which of the following movements?
A. back pedal
B. forward sprint
C. lateral shuffle - Correct Answers -B. forward sprint
A 120-lb (54.5-kg) female lacrosse player has the following test results:
1RM bench press- 95 lb (43 kg)
1RM back squat- 135 lb (61.5 kg)
Vertical jump- 14.75 in. (37.5 cm)
20 m sprint- 3.8 sec
40 m sprint- 6.2 sec
Pro-agility- 5.3 sec
Which of the following exercises would be most important in order to improve her
assessment scores?
A. repeat sprints
B. power clean
C. bench press - Correct Answers -B. power clean
Which of the following tests are most appropriate for women's collegiate field hockey?
, A. 1RM power clean and 300-yd (274 m) shuttle
B. YMCA Bench Press and 300-yd (274 m) shuttle
C. 1RM power clean and 20-m beep test - Correct Answers -C. 1RM power clean and
20-m beep test
Which of the following instructions are appropriate to give to an athlete who is preparing
to perform the T-test?
A. "Keep your head slightly tilted down and focus your eyes on each cone."
B. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes on each cone."
C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead." - Correct
Answers -C. "Keep your head in a neutral position and focus your eyes straight ahead."
A female collegiate basketball forward in her junior year is administered a battery of
tests. The results are shown below:
Height- 69 in. (175 cm)
Bodyweight- 150 lb (68 kg)
Percent body fat- 20%
1RM bench press- 100 lb (45.5 kg)
1RM squat- 196 lb (89 kg)
Vertical jump- 19 in. (48 cm)
Which of the following needs improvement?
A. lower body strength
B. anaerobic power
C. upper body strength - Correct Answers -C. upper body strength
A college baseball player was tested 10 weeks before the start of the season with the
following results:
Height- 6 ft, 0 in. (182 cm)
Bodyweight- 212 lb (96.5 kg)
1 RM bench press- 260 lb (118 kg)
1 RM squat- 335 lb (152.5 kg)
1 RM power clean- 200 lb (91 kg)
Pro-agility- 4.62 sec
10 yd- 2.01 sec
Vertical jump- 23 in.
