USAW L2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The iiInternational iiCouncil iifor iiCoaching iiExcellence iihas iiestablished iia iiframework iiof
iisix ii(6) iiprimary iifunctions iithat iiwill iihelp iito iifulfill iithe iicore iipurpose iiof iiguiding
iidevelopment iiand iiimprovement iiof iiathletes iiunder iithe iidirection iiof iia iiquality iicoach.
iiReview iithose ii6 iifunctions iiand iiexplain iithe iiimportance iiof iieach iias iithey iirelate iito
iiathlete iiperformance. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiVision iiand iistrategy, iicoach iicreates iivision iiand
iistrategy iibased iion iineeds iiof iiathletes. ii
2. iiShape iithe iienvironment, iicoach iirecruits iiand iicommits iito iithe iiathletes iiand iitakes
iiresponsibility iiof iiplanning iitraining iiand iicompetition. ii
3. iiBuild iirelationships, iicoach iibuilds iirelationships iiwith iiathletes iiand iiothers iiin
iiprogram, iicoach iiis iiresponsible iifor iiengaging iiand iiguiding, iiit's iiabout iileadership. ii
4. iiConduct iipractice iiand iistructure iicompetitions, iiprepare iifor iicompetition, iipositive
iicompetition iiexperience iiis iiimportant iifor iiprogram iidevelopment. ii
5. iiRead iiand iireact iito iisituations, iicoach iiis iiattentive iito iiall iievents iias iiwell iihas
iieffective iidecision iimaking. ii
6. iiLearn iiand iireflect, iiconstantly iievaluate iiprogram, iisupport iiand iidevelop iifuture
iicoaches.
Draw, iiLabel iiand iiExplain iithe iiAthlete iiQuadrant iiof iiSkill iiAcquisition ii- iiAnswers ii-A-
acquisition(what iiare iiskills iiathlete iineeds iito iiknow)
B-application(can iiathlete iisuccessfully iicomplete iithese iiskills)
C-assimilation(can iithe iiathlete iicomplete iithese iiskills iiroutinely iiand iiautomatically)
D-adapatation(can iithe iiathlete iisuccessfully iicomplete iithis iiskills iirountinely iiin iia
iiunique iisituation)
Of iithe iithree iienergy iisystems iiin iithe iihuman iibody, iiPhosphagen, iiGlycolytic, iiand
iiOxidative, iiexplain iiwhich iiis iimost iiimportant iito iithe iidevelopment
of iicompetitive iiweightlifters iiand iigive iian iiexample iiof iiproper iitraining iito iipositively
iiaffect iithis iisystem ii- iiAnswers ii-Phosphogen-primary iisource iifor iivery iihigh iiintensity
iiexercise iiup iito ii15 iiseconds. iiSets iishould iibe ii1-2 iireps iiwith ii2-4 iiminute iirest
Glycolytic-high iiintensity iifor iiup iito ii30 iiseconds
Sets iishould iibe ii2-4 iireps iiwith ii2-3 iiminute iirest
A iibiomechanical iiprinciple iithat iiaffects iiweightlifting iiis iithat iiwhen iiforce iiis iiapplied iito
iiaccelerate iian iiobject iilike iia iibarbell, iiit iishould iialways iibe iiapplied iisequentially iifrom
iiproximal iito iidistal. iiExplain iithis iiprinciple ii- iiAnswers ii-Proximal iito iidistal iiapplication
iiof iiforce iilinks iitogether iimultiple iilevers iitogether, iiuses iilarger iithen iismaller iimuscles
iiin iisequences, iiand iiensures iithe iimost iiefficient iiuse iiof iithe iiathlete's iibody iito
iigenerate iiexplosive iiforces.
ANSWERS
The iiInternational iiCouncil iifor iiCoaching iiExcellence iihas iiestablished iia iiframework iiof
iisix ii(6) iiprimary iifunctions iithat iiwill iihelp iito iifulfill iithe iicore iipurpose iiof iiguiding
iidevelopment iiand iiimprovement iiof iiathletes iiunder iithe iidirection iiof iia iiquality iicoach.
iiReview iithose ii6 iifunctions iiand iiexplain iithe iiimportance iiof iieach iias iithey iirelate iito
iiathlete iiperformance. ii- iiAnswers ii-1. iiVision iiand iistrategy, iicoach iicreates iivision iiand
iistrategy iibased iion iineeds iiof iiathletes. ii
2. iiShape iithe iienvironment, iicoach iirecruits iiand iicommits iito iithe iiathletes iiand iitakes
iiresponsibility iiof iiplanning iitraining iiand iicompetition. ii
3. iiBuild iirelationships, iicoach iibuilds iirelationships iiwith iiathletes iiand iiothers iiin
iiprogram, iicoach iiis iiresponsible iifor iiengaging iiand iiguiding, iiit's iiabout iileadership. ii
4. iiConduct iipractice iiand iistructure iicompetitions, iiprepare iifor iicompetition, iipositive
iicompetition iiexperience iiis iiimportant iifor iiprogram iidevelopment. ii
5. iiRead iiand iireact iito iisituations, iicoach iiis iiattentive iito iiall iievents iias iiwell iihas
iieffective iidecision iimaking. ii
6. iiLearn iiand iireflect, iiconstantly iievaluate iiprogram, iisupport iiand iidevelop iifuture
iicoaches.
Draw, iiLabel iiand iiExplain iithe iiAthlete iiQuadrant iiof iiSkill iiAcquisition ii- iiAnswers ii-A-
acquisition(what iiare iiskills iiathlete iineeds iito iiknow)
B-application(can iiathlete iisuccessfully iicomplete iithese iiskills)
C-assimilation(can iithe iiathlete iicomplete iithese iiskills iiroutinely iiand iiautomatically)
D-adapatation(can iithe iiathlete iisuccessfully iicomplete iithis iiskills iirountinely iiin iia
iiunique iisituation)
Of iithe iithree iienergy iisystems iiin iithe iihuman iibody, iiPhosphagen, iiGlycolytic, iiand
iiOxidative, iiexplain iiwhich iiis iimost iiimportant iito iithe iidevelopment
of iicompetitive iiweightlifters iiand iigive iian iiexample iiof iiproper iitraining iito iipositively
iiaffect iithis iisystem ii- iiAnswers ii-Phosphogen-primary iisource iifor iivery iihigh iiintensity
iiexercise iiup iito ii15 iiseconds. iiSets iishould iibe ii1-2 iireps iiwith ii2-4 iiminute iirest
Glycolytic-high iiintensity iifor iiup iito ii30 iiseconds
Sets iishould iibe ii2-4 iireps iiwith ii2-3 iiminute iirest
A iibiomechanical iiprinciple iithat iiaffects iiweightlifting iiis iithat iiwhen iiforce iiis iiapplied iito
iiaccelerate iian iiobject iilike iia iibarbell, iiit iishould iialways iibe iiapplied iisequentially iifrom
iiproximal iito iidistal. iiExplain iithis iiprinciple ii- iiAnswers ii-Proximal iito iidistal iiapplication
iiof iiforce iilinks iitogether iimultiple iilevers iitogether, iiuses iilarger iithen iismaller iimuscles
iiin iisequences, iiand iiensures iithe iimost iiefficient iiuse iiof iithe iiathlete's iibody iito
iigenerate iiexplosive iiforces.
