COACHING PRINCIPLES TEST 2
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Good coaches encourage athletes to stay within the athletes' comfort zones.
b - Answer-a. true
b. false
When athletes and coaching assistants are empowered, they are more likely to believe
they are making a positive contribution to the team.
a - Answer-a. true
b. false
When athletes demonstrate appropriate ethical behavior, the coach should reward the
behavior even if it is not exactly what the coach would have demonstrated.
a - Answer-a. true
b. false
Which statement applies more to hazing specifically than to bullying generally?
d - Answer-a. Usually it is committed by one person or just a few people.
b. Its purpose is to exclude someone from a group.
c. It probably does not occur frequently in elementary school or high school.
d. It is a ritual required for joining a group.
e. It encourages others to reject the victim.
A coach is likely to be most successful instilling character in her athletes when she
A (wrong) - Answer-a. develops all team rules with little input from the athletes
b. lectures athletes about moral behavior
c. requires athletes to develop their personal concepts of character on their own
d. models and teaches ethical decision making
e. a and b
An ethical action should be legal, honest, and moral.
A - Answer-a. true
b. false
What is the probable percentage of gays and lesbians in high school sports?
c - Answer-a. 1 to 2 percent
b. 2 to 4 percent
c. 5 to 10 percent
d. 11 to 15 percent
e. 16 to 20 percent
, Boys and girls should be coached differently because of their sex.
b - Answer-a. true
b. false
Which factor is most likely to be affected by cultural differences? - Answer-a. physical
speed
b. heredity
c. intelligence
d. social role
e. maturity
Most physical growth is completed between the ages of 17 and 20.
b - Answer-a. true
b. false
What should a coach do to more effectively coach athletes of varying cultural
backgrounds?
A - Answer-a. Understand the athletes' cultural heritages and how they might influence
his coaching.
b. Expect all athletes to display the same emotions and attitudes.
c. Ignore cultural differences among athletes.
d. Avoid discussing prejudices with athletes.
e. all of these
An important benefit of active listening is that it enables a coach to
d - Answer-a. focus on the athletes' thought processes rather than their emotions
b. discourage discussion of the athletes' problems and fears unrelated to the sport
c. increase the opportunities to express sympathy
d. respond more constructively to the athletes
e. decrease the coach's influence by increasing the athletes' independence
Typically, what happens when a coach uses negative approaches to communicating?
c - Answer-a. The self-confidence of the athletes is enhanced.
b. Long term, the athletes learn more and are more motivated.
c. The athletes feel frustrated and unaccepted.
d. The athletes take more risks.
e. b and d
A coach provides little instruction and minimal guidance in organizing activities and
resolves discipline problems only when absolutely necessary. The coach is more likely
to use the submissive style of communication rather than the command style of
communication.
a - Answer-a. true
b. false
What best describes a positive approach to communicating with athletes?
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Good coaches encourage athletes to stay within the athletes' comfort zones.
b - Answer-a. true
b. false
When athletes and coaching assistants are empowered, they are more likely to believe
they are making a positive contribution to the team.
a - Answer-a. true
b. false
When athletes demonstrate appropriate ethical behavior, the coach should reward the
behavior even if it is not exactly what the coach would have demonstrated.
a - Answer-a. true
b. false
Which statement applies more to hazing specifically than to bullying generally?
d - Answer-a. Usually it is committed by one person or just a few people.
b. Its purpose is to exclude someone from a group.
c. It probably does not occur frequently in elementary school or high school.
d. It is a ritual required for joining a group.
e. It encourages others to reject the victim.
A coach is likely to be most successful instilling character in her athletes when she
A (wrong) - Answer-a. develops all team rules with little input from the athletes
b. lectures athletes about moral behavior
c. requires athletes to develop their personal concepts of character on their own
d. models and teaches ethical decision making
e. a and b
An ethical action should be legal, honest, and moral.
A - Answer-a. true
b. false
What is the probable percentage of gays and lesbians in high school sports?
c - Answer-a. 1 to 2 percent
b. 2 to 4 percent
c. 5 to 10 percent
d. 11 to 15 percent
e. 16 to 20 percent
, Boys and girls should be coached differently because of their sex.
b - Answer-a. true
b. false
Which factor is most likely to be affected by cultural differences? - Answer-a. physical
speed
b. heredity
c. intelligence
d. social role
e. maturity
Most physical growth is completed between the ages of 17 and 20.
b - Answer-a. true
b. false
What should a coach do to more effectively coach athletes of varying cultural
backgrounds?
A - Answer-a. Understand the athletes' cultural heritages and how they might influence
his coaching.
b. Expect all athletes to display the same emotions and attitudes.
c. Ignore cultural differences among athletes.
d. Avoid discussing prejudices with athletes.
e. all of these
An important benefit of active listening is that it enables a coach to
d - Answer-a. focus on the athletes' thought processes rather than their emotions
b. discourage discussion of the athletes' problems and fears unrelated to the sport
c. increase the opportunities to express sympathy
d. respond more constructively to the athletes
e. decrease the coach's influence by increasing the athletes' independence
Typically, what happens when a coach uses negative approaches to communicating?
c - Answer-a. The self-confidence of the athletes is enhanced.
b. Long term, the athletes learn more and are more motivated.
c. The athletes feel frustrated and unaccepted.
d. The athletes take more risks.
e. b and d
A coach provides little instruction and minimal guidance in organizing activities and
resolves discipline problems only when absolutely necessary. The coach is more likely
to use the submissive style of communication rather than the command style of
communication.
a - Answer-a. true
b. false
What best describes a positive approach to communicating with athletes?
