Coaching Test 2 Questions And Answers

Coaching Test 2 What is included in different dimensions of communication - ANS - Not only sending messages but also receiving them - Verbal and Nonverbal - Content and emotion;Coach Incredible - ANS - Never admits to an error - Doesn't get the respect he demands -Doesn't follow through with what he says - No credibility with athletes;Coach Naysayer - ANS - Most words and actions are negative, sometimes almost hostile - Criticizes athletes - Slow to praise - Covers up kindness with negative comments;The Judge - ANS - Evaluates instead of instructs - Places slam rather than feedback - Causes athletes to feel uncertain and uncomfortable;Coach Fickle - ANS - Uncertain of what they may say from week to week - Tells players not to argue with officials, but they do;Coach Glib - ANS - Most talkative person you've ever met - Gives instructions constantly during practice - So busy talking that they don't have time to listen to athletes;Coach Stone - ANS - Never shows emotion - Never knows how they feel - Leaves players feeling insecure most off the time;The Professor - ANS - Unable to explain anything at a level understandable to his players - Unable to demonstrate the skills of the sport in a logical sequence;Coach Skinner - ANS -Doesn't seem to understand how the principles of reinforcement work;Donkey - ANS See people as stubborn and stupid. The only way to motivate players is the (carrot) reward and the stick (punishment) approach with emphasis on stick;Stork - ANS Motivation is something they give to players, like a stork bringing a bundle of joy to its mother. Coaches have motivation and deliver it to their players when they choose, often dispensing it by waxing eloquently in oratorical pep talks;What is Flow - ANS Occurs when athletes are totally immersed in an activity; we lose our sense of time, feeling everything is going just right because they are neither bored nor anxious;How do athletes attain flow - ANS - Fit the difficulty of the skills to be learned or performed to the ability of athletes - Keep practices stimulating - Keep everyone active - Avoid constant instruction - Don't consistently evaluate athletes;What are guidelines for setting personal goals - ANS - Emphasize performance goals over outcome goals - Set challenging but realistic goals - Set specific, not general goals - Set both practices and contest goals;Tips for using extrinsic rewards and creating intrinsically motivated athletes - ANS - Over time the more extrinsic rewards athletes get, the less value they attain - As a coach, create conditions in practices and games that provide your athletes opportunities to attain their own intrinsic rewards- Fun and success;Mistakes - ANS Athletes try to perform the skill or behavior but cannot because they do not know how or have not yet mastered the skill or behavior;Misbehaviors - ANS When athletes have been instructed, and when they possess the skill or behavior to respond appropriately but willfully chose not to;What is an athlete code of conduct - ANS it is a pledge that athletes sign at the beginning of the season stating the rules and how they should act for being a part of the program;What are appropriate reasons to hold team meetings - ANS - Provides athletes with better information that will help the be better athletes - Valuable opportunities to discuss important character education issues - Useful in developing the consequences for violations of team rules - Valuable for problem solving - Exchange compliments and appreciation;What is and what isn't willful misbehavior - ANS Willful misbehavior is knowing what to do/what is right and choosing to do the opposite;What is positive discipline - ANS - Discipline that develops self-control in your disciplines - Constructive not destructing - Instructs - Trains - Corrects;What are the 6 steps to preventative team discipline? List them in the correct order - ANS 1. Create the right team culture 2. Hold team meetings 3. Develop team rules 4. Create Team routines 5. Conduct exciting practices 6. Catch them doing good;What are the 2 important needs of athletes - ANS - To have fun - To feel worthy;Intrinsic Rewards - ANS Those feelings that are internally satisfying when athletes participate in sport;Extrinsic Rewards - ANS Trophies, medals, money, praise, and trips to a tournament;