NFHS Principles of Coaching Latest Update 2024-2025
1.6 The top 5 educational objectives of interscholastic athletics are:
Healthy Lifestyle
Communication
Winning
Financial Independence
Promote Learning
Life Skills
Sportsmanship
Citizenship - Answer Healthy Lifestyle
Promote Learning
Life Skills
Sportsmanship
Citizenship
1.7 Which of the four coaching skill sets consists of a concrete knowledge base of the
sport?
Managerial
Interpersonal
Tactical
Technical
Communication - Answer Technical
1.8 Which of the following is not an example of a professional development opportunity
for interscholastic teacher/coaches?
,Completing various NFHS certifications
Attending workshops and conferences from accredited organizations
Joining professional organizations and coaching associations.
Attending a college game
Attending coaching clinics at local universities. - Answer Attending a college game
1.9 Which of the following is NOT an attribute that students are seeking in a
teacher/coach?
Personal Concern
Motivation
Confidence
Fairness and Consistency
Winning Record
Competence
Support
Approachability - Answer NOT PERSONAL CONCERN
1.10 Choose all of the responses that are NOT correct. A coaches influence is.
limited to practice time
over when the athlete graduates
limited to the athletic competition
a quality that can last a lifetime - Answer limited to practice time
over when the athlete graduates
limited to the athletic contest
,1.11 What piece of federal legislation declared that no person in the United States shall,
on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance.
Title XI
ADA
Title I
Title X
Title IV
none of the above - Answer none of the above
1.12 Sports became part of the nation's school fabric in order to address four concerns
in society, except for.
Military Preparedness
Socialization
Social injustice
Education
Health - Answer Social injustice
1.1 The objective of student-centered athletics is to win and lose with grace.
T/F - False
1.2 The best indicator of a successful interscholastic teacher/coach is won/lost record.
T/F - False
, 1.3 Teacher/coach is required to intentionally plan activities and situations that allow
students to learn leadership through athletics.
T/F - True
1.4 Your coaching philosophy will be communicated by chance and there is no need for
a plan to put the philosophy in place.
T/F - Answer False
1.5 Studies have indicated that the more the focus of an individual is on winning, the
greater the chance he or she will cheat or engage in unsportsmanlike activities.
T/F - Answer True
1.13 Which of the four coaching skill sets contains the decision making that helps win
games?
Communication
Interpersonal
Technical
Managerial
Tactical - Answer Tactical
1.14 Which of the four coaching skill sets consists of communication, social skills, and
motivation?
Technical
1.6 The top 5 educational objectives of interscholastic athletics are:
Healthy Lifestyle
Communication
Winning
Financial Independence
Promote Learning
Life Skills
Sportsmanship
Citizenship - Answer Healthy Lifestyle
Promote Learning
Life Skills
Sportsmanship
Citizenship
1.7 Which of the four coaching skill sets consists of a concrete knowledge base of the
sport?
Managerial
Interpersonal
Tactical
Technical
Communication - Answer Technical
1.8 Which of the following is not an example of a professional development opportunity
for interscholastic teacher/coaches?
,Completing various NFHS certifications
Attending workshops and conferences from accredited organizations
Joining professional organizations and coaching associations.
Attending a college game
Attending coaching clinics at local universities. - Answer Attending a college game
1.9 Which of the following is NOT an attribute that students are seeking in a
teacher/coach?
Personal Concern
Motivation
Confidence
Fairness and Consistency
Winning Record
Competence
Support
Approachability - Answer NOT PERSONAL CONCERN
1.10 Choose all of the responses that are NOT correct. A coaches influence is.
limited to practice time
over when the athlete graduates
limited to the athletic competition
a quality that can last a lifetime - Answer limited to practice time
over when the athlete graduates
limited to the athletic contest
,1.11 What piece of federal legislation declared that no person in the United States shall,
on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance.
Title XI
ADA
Title I
Title X
Title IV
none of the above - Answer none of the above
1.12 Sports became part of the nation's school fabric in order to address four concerns
in society, except for.
Military Preparedness
Socialization
Social injustice
Education
Health - Answer Social injustice
1.1 The objective of student-centered athletics is to win and lose with grace.
T/F - False
1.2 The best indicator of a successful interscholastic teacher/coach is won/lost record.
T/F - False
, 1.3 Teacher/coach is required to intentionally plan activities and situations that allow
students to learn leadership through athletics.
T/F - True
1.4 Your coaching philosophy will be communicated by chance and there is no need for
a plan to put the philosophy in place.
T/F - Answer False
1.5 Studies have indicated that the more the focus of an individual is on winning, the
greater the chance he or she will cheat or engage in unsportsmanlike activities.
T/F - Answer True
1.13 Which of the four coaching skill sets contains the decision making that helps win
games?
Communication
Interpersonal
Technical
Managerial
Tactical - Answer Tactical
1.14 Which of the four coaching skill sets consists of communication, social skills, and
motivation?
Technical
