COACHING PRINCIPLES TEST 2 ESSENTIAL
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following is not normally thought of as a variable in
the Recovery Training Principle?
a) time
b) sleep
c) nutrition
d) recreational opportunities.
Answer: d) recreational opportunities
◉ The feeling or sensation of "butterflies in your stomach" (nausea
or queasiness) is best described as
a) cognitive anxiety
b) somatic anxiety
c) state anxiety
d) trait anxiety.
Answer: b) somatic anxiety
,◉ This graph refers to "The Zone", represented by the diamond
symbol, or what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi identified as "Flow."
Because of the fairly unique relationship displayed in this graph, the
y axis (represented by the club symbol) and the x axis (represented
by the heart symbol are interchangeable, and refer to the levels of:
a) challenge and ability
b) arousal and performance
c) cognitive and affective
d) individual and team.
Answer: a) challenge and ability
◉ Which of the following is NOT included in the ideal state of mind
for athletic performance, or the ideal performance state?
a) excitement
b) fear
c) focused
d) automaticity (unconscious competence, able to perform a task
well without thinking.
Answer: b) fear
, ◉ What was the trigger phrase the character Billy Chapel, played by
Kevin Costner, used in the baseball movie "For Love of the Game" to
focus his attention on the task at hand (pitching)
a) "Clear the mechanism"
b) "Damn Yankees" (when playing against New York
c) "Play the Game"
d) "I've got mine" (walking-away money.
Answer: a) "Clear the mechanism"
◉ Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary motivations
for young people to participate in athletics, according to the reading?
a) the need for fun and stimulation (excitement)
b) the need for acceptance and belonging
c) the need for control and autonomy
d) the need to perpetuate the species.
Answer: d) the need to perpetuate the species
◉ Which of the following practices is generally considered the MOST
effective means of building self-efficacy?
a) mastery experiences
STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following is not normally thought of as a variable in
the Recovery Training Principle?
a) time
b) sleep
c) nutrition
d) recreational opportunities.
Answer: d) recreational opportunities
◉ The feeling or sensation of "butterflies in your stomach" (nausea
or queasiness) is best described as
a) cognitive anxiety
b) somatic anxiety
c) state anxiety
d) trait anxiety.
Answer: b) somatic anxiety
,◉ This graph refers to "The Zone", represented by the diamond
symbol, or what Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi identified as "Flow."
Because of the fairly unique relationship displayed in this graph, the
y axis (represented by the club symbol) and the x axis (represented
by the heart symbol are interchangeable, and refer to the levels of:
a) challenge and ability
b) arousal and performance
c) cognitive and affective
d) individual and team.
Answer: a) challenge and ability
◉ Which of the following is NOT included in the ideal state of mind
for athletic performance, or the ideal performance state?
a) excitement
b) fear
c) focused
d) automaticity (unconscious competence, able to perform a task
well without thinking.
Answer: b) fear
, ◉ What was the trigger phrase the character Billy Chapel, played by
Kevin Costner, used in the baseball movie "For Love of the Game" to
focus his attention on the task at hand (pitching)
a) "Clear the mechanism"
b) "Damn Yankees" (when playing against New York
c) "Play the Game"
d) "I've got mine" (walking-away money.
Answer: a) "Clear the mechanism"
◉ Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary motivations
for young people to participate in athletics, according to the reading?
a) the need for fun and stimulation (excitement)
b) the need for acceptance and belonging
c) the need for control and autonomy
d) the need to perpetuate the species.
Answer: d) the need to perpetuate the species
◉ Which of the following practices is generally considered the MOST
effective means of building self-efficacy?
a) mastery experiences
