HOSA SPORTS MEDICINE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

HOSA SPORTS MEDICINE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 Domains of Fitness - Answer -The health-related components of fitness (flexibility, muscular strength/endurance, and cardiorespiratory endurance) Performance related components of fitness (speed, power, agility, balance, reaction time) Periodization - Answer -approach to conditioning that brings about the peak performance while reducing injuries and overtraining in the athlete through a conditioning program that is followed throughout the various seasons SAID principle (specific adaptation to imposed demands) - Answer - States that when the body is subjected to stresses and overloads of varying intensities, it will gradually adapt to overcome whatever demands are placed on it, and in doing so, minimize the potential for injury. training effect - Answer -An increase in functional capacity of muscles and other bodily tissues as a result of increased stress (overload) placed upon oad principle - Answer -Standard which states that gradual increase of a physical demand on the body will improve fitness. To see improvement in any physiological component, the system must work harder than it is accustomed to working. Gradually the system will adapt to imposed demands. Warm up and cool down - Answer -An element to be considered when designing a training session. The preparation of the body for rigorous activity (warm-up). The gradual decrease of activity at the end of a training session to promote recovery (cool-down). Flexibility - Answer -The ability to move your body parts through their full range of motion