CSCS Exam 2 Questions with Verified
Solutions
For men and women respectively, which of the following loads should be used for the
YMCA bench press test?
40 pounds (18.2 kg) and 15 pounds (6.8 kg)
80 pounds (36.4 kg) and 35 pounds (15.9 kg)
95 pounds (43.2 kg) and 45 pounds (20.5 kg)
135 pounds (61.4 kg) and 65 pounds (29.5 kg) - ANS-80 pounds (36.4 kg) and 35
pounds (15.9 kg)
An athlete struggles to return to a "ready" stance after jumping for a ball. This deficiency
demonstrates a need to improve which of the following components of athletic
performance?
balance
flexibility
stability
local muscular endurance - ANS-stability
During the 300-yard (274 m) shuttle run, how far away are the lines, and how many
round trips are made to complete this test?
15 yards (13.7 m) apart with 20 trips
25 yards (22.9 m) apart with 6 trips
,30 yards (27.4 m) apart with 10 trips
50 yards (45.7 m) apart with 3 trips - ANS-25 yards (22.9 m) apart with 6 trips
If an athlete's test result is high on one day and low the next day, which of the following
aspects of test quality appears to be compromised?
face validity
reliability
recognized measure of the test
criterion-referenced validity - ANS-reliability
If a coach is planning to schedule testing and it must all be performed on the same day,
which is the most ideal sequence for testing?
agility, maximum power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance, anaerobic
capacity, aerobic capacity, nonfatiguing
nonfatiguing, agility, maximum power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance,
anaerobic capacity, aerobic capacity
aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, local muscular endurance, sprints, maximum
power and strength, agility, nonfatiguing
maximum power and strength, agility, sprints, aerobic capacity, local muscular
endurance, nonfatiguing, anaerobic capacity - ANS-nonfatiguing, agility, maximum
power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance, anaerobic capacity, aerobic
capacity
Due to availability of the track, a coach testing her athletes' 5K time must test them in
the early afternoon, which is the hottest part of the day in their location. Which of the
following guidelines is LEAST effective for minimizing health risks and obtaining
accurate results?
Be acclimatized to the heat and humidity for 2 hours before testing.
,Go shirtless or wear loose-fitting tank tops and shorts.
Be attentive to cramps, nausea, and dizziness.
Monitor heart rate. - ANS-Be acclimatized to the heat and humidity for 2 hours before
testing.
An athlete is having measurements taken to assess her body composition. The coach
uses a DEXA scan and a new method he is being asked to test. The purpose of using
these two measures is to establish what type of validity of the new test?
concurrent
predictive
construct
discriminant - ANS-concurrent
Which of the following is a valid test of local muscular endurance for a well-trained
athlete?
push-up test
Wingate anaerobic test
star excursion balance test
Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test - ANS-push-up test
Which of the following is the effect size for a 10-week squat training program? The
athletes' pretraining 1RM squat mean was 150 kg (330 pounds), the posttraining 1RM
squat mean was 156 kg (343.2 pounds), and the standard deviation was 6 kg (13.2
pounds).
-1.0
, -0.03
0.04
1.0 - ANS-1.0
An athlete is able to identify that the back squat 1RM test is being used to test her
maximal lower body strength. This is an example of which of the following?
reliability
face validity
convergent validity
interrater agreement - ANS-face validity
One scorer for a group testing allowed a partial last repetition to count toward an
athlete's total score on the pull-up test, while another scorer did not count that repetition.
This difference between scorers is related to which of the following?
intrasubject variability
intrarater variability
interrater reliability
test-retest reliability - ANS-interrater reliability
All of the following are athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests EXCEPT
training age
sport skill level
Solutions
For men and women respectively, which of the following loads should be used for the
YMCA bench press test?
40 pounds (18.2 kg) and 15 pounds (6.8 kg)
80 pounds (36.4 kg) and 35 pounds (15.9 kg)
95 pounds (43.2 kg) and 45 pounds (20.5 kg)
135 pounds (61.4 kg) and 65 pounds (29.5 kg) - ANS-80 pounds (36.4 kg) and 35
pounds (15.9 kg)
An athlete struggles to return to a "ready" stance after jumping for a ball. This deficiency
demonstrates a need to improve which of the following components of athletic
performance?
balance
flexibility
stability
local muscular endurance - ANS-stability
During the 300-yard (274 m) shuttle run, how far away are the lines, and how many
round trips are made to complete this test?
15 yards (13.7 m) apart with 20 trips
25 yards (22.9 m) apart with 6 trips
,30 yards (27.4 m) apart with 10 trips
50 yards (45.7 m) apart with 3 trips - ANS-25 yards (22.9 m) apart with 6 trips
If an athlete's test result is high on one day and low the next day, which of the following
aspects of test quality appears to be compromised?
face validity
reliability
recognized measure of the test
criterion-referenced validity - ANS-reliability
If a coach is planning to schedule testing and it must all be performed on the same day,
which is the most ideal sequence for testing?
agility, maximum power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance, anaerobic
capacity, aerobic capacity, nonfatiguing
nonfatiguing, agility, maximum power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance,
anaerobic capacity, aerobic capacity
aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, local muscular endurance, sprints, maximum
power and strength, agility, nonfatiguing
maximum power and strength, agility, sprints, aerobic capacity, local muscular
endurance, nonfatiguing, anaerobic capacity - ANS-nonfatiguing, agility, maximum
power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance, anaerobic capacity, aerobic
capacity
Due to availability of the track, a coach testing her athletes' 5K time must test them in
the early afternoon, which is the hottest part of the day in their location. Which of the
following guidelines is LEAST effective for minimizing health risks and obtaining
accurate results?
Be acclimatized to the heat and humidity for 2 hours before testing.
,Go shirtless or wear loose-fitting tank tops and shorts.
Be attentive to cramps, nausea, and dizziness.
Monitor heart rate. - ANS-Be acclimatized to the heat and humidity for 2 hours before
testing.
An athlete is having measurements taken to assess her body composition. The coach
uses a DEXA scan and a new method he is being asked to test. The purpose of using
these two measures is to establish what type of validity of the new test?
concurrent
predictive
construct
discriminant - ANS-concurrent
Which of the following is a valid test of local muscular endurance for a well-trained
athlete?
push-up test
Wingate anaerobic test
star excursion balance test
Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test - ANS-push-up test
Which of the following is the effect size for a 10-week squat training program? The
athletes' pretraining 1RM squat mean was 150 kg (330 pounds), the posttraining 1RM
squat mean was 156 kg (343.2 pounds), and the standard deviation was 6 kg (13.2
pounds).
-1.0
, -0.03
0.04
1.0 - ANS-1.0
An athlete is able to identify that the back squat 1RM test is being used to test her
maximal lower body strength. This is an example of which of the following?
reliability
face validity
convergent validity
interrater agreement - ANS-face validity
One scorer for a group testing allowed a partial last repetition to count toward an
athlete's total score on the pull-up test, while another scorer did not count that repetition.
This difference between scorers is related to which of the following?
intrasubject variability
intrarater variability
interrater reliability
test-retest reliability - ANS-interrater reliability
All of the following are athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests EXCEPT
training age
sport skill level
