AEMA CORE EXAM SET 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔There are two kinds of evaluations that equipment managers make of their staff: -
✔✔Formal and informal
✔✔Formal - ✔✔conducted annually or semi-annually and filled with the employee's
records
✔✔Informal - ✔✔Ongoing assessment of an employee's personality, motivations, and
interests that determine how the equipment manager will use the staff member within
the EQ room
✔✔___________ __________ ____________ is one of the foundational duties for
athletic equipment managers. - ✔✔Quality asset management
✔✔Asset management is - ✔✔any system the athletic manager sets up which monitors
and maintains accurate records for items of value to the organization
✔✔____________ is the sum of all goods belonging to your team or institution for which
you are responsible. - ✔✔Inventory
✔✔Allocation files - ✔✔show to whom articles have been issued or allocated and by
whom
✔✔Conflict - ✔✔direct opposition, clash, or disagreement between two or more
individuals
✔✔A previous disagreement, an unkind comment, perceived unfair treatment, or any of
a numerous list of situations might have preceded the current environment - ✔✔Pre-
existing circumstance
✔✔Human emotion and many times people reacting before thinking - ✔✔Spontaneous
reaction
✔✔A series of unsuccessful attempts at completing a task, a number of unwarranted
delays, or even a simple run of bad luck - ✔✔Cumulative series of events or
happenings
✔✔The most popular, but least represented, ground of people are those we consider
_______. - ✔✔Nice
,✔✔This type of person is constantly seeking the reason things are done or
communicated and are mostly interested in how a situation can best benefit them or
their careers - ✔✔Difficult
✔✔This group includes those who appear to be a friend in the presence of others but
are the first to point out any shortcomings when it best serves their interest - ✔✔Wimps
✔✔________ have a tendency to avoid authority and regularly disrespect those in
positions of power. - ✔✔Wimps
✔✔Two types of conflicts: - ✔✔Informal and formal
✔✔________ conflicts are the most frequently occurring and are the ones most easily
handled. - ✔✔Informal
✔✔The most important facet when handling these situations is: - ✔✔DO NOT LOSE
YOUR COMPOSURE!
✔✔The biggest factor in resolving/avoiding conflict situations is - ✔✔understanding the
importance of proper communication between parties
✔✔Framework for communication - ✔✔A sender, a receiver, a message, and noise
✔✔The most common type of noise, and the most difficult to detect: - ✔✔occurs
between the sender's mouth and receiver's ears
✔✔The sender believes that he or she is sending a message that means one thing to
the receiver, and the receiver believes that he or she has received and understood the
message - ✔✔Misunderstanding
✔✔One of the most common communication problems is - ✔✔the tendency for
individuals to judge the usefulness of information according to its source, rather than its
own merits
✔✔Three step process to create an environment that is open to ideas without the fear
or ridicule: - ✔✔Effective communication, real understanding, mutual respect
✔✔____________ is the foundation of success for athletic equipment managers. -
✔✔Organization
✔✔Organization has several different aspects, but the best definition, especially for EQ
managers is to: - ✔✔have a plan of action
, ✔✔Being able to be trusted to do what needs to be done - ✔✔Dependability
✔✔__________ is rooted in insecurity. - ✔✔Arrogance
✔✔People are not born with confidence, it is: - ✔✔developed through hard work and
effective training
✔✔_________ ____________ is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing
different types of risks. - ✔✔Risk management
✔✔Common risks that all equipment managers face regardless of their setting: -
✔✔Legal liability in terms of protective equipment, legal liability in terms of sexual
harassment, inventory risks, and storage risk
✔✔Act of obtaining or purchasing goods and services - ✔✔Procurement
✔✔Recommended schedule for ordering Fall Sports equipment: - ✔✔March 1
✔✔Recommended schedule for ordering Winter Sports equipment: - ✔✔June 1
✔✔Recommended schedule for ordering Spring Sports equipment - ✔✔October 1
✔✔Two types of bidding as a purchasing agent - ✔✔Formal and informal
✔✔________ ________ require public advertising and public opening and are awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder. - ✔✔Formal bids
✔✔__________ ________ can be made by telephone quotation or written quotation. -
✔✔Informal bids
✔✔Uniform materials should be - ✔✔colorfast, wash and wear, and shrink resistant
✔✔Three way institutions purchase goods for the athletic programs - ✔✔purchase
orders, credit card purchases, and manufacturer contracts
✔✔A way for two parties to reach mutually agreeable terms - ✔✔negotiation
✔✔Equipment managers will encounter negotiation often, most typically when it comes
to ______________. - ✔✔procurement
✔✔Negotiations are broken down into these 2 distinct types - ✔✔distributive negotiation
and integrative negotiation
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔There are two kinds of evaluations that equipment managers make of their staff: -
✔✔Formal and informal
✔✔Formal - ✔✔conducted annually or semi-annually and filled with the employee's
records
✔✔Informal - ✔✔Ongoing assessment of an employee's personality, motivations, and
interests that determine how the equipment manager will use the staff member within
the EQ room
✔✔___________ __________ ____________ is one of the foundational duties for
athletic equipment managers. - ✔✔Quality asset management
✔✔Asset management is - ✔✔any system the athletic manager sets up which monitors
and maintains accurate records for items of value to the organization
✔✔____________ is the sum of all goods belonging to your team or institution for which
you are responsible. - ✔✔Inventory
✔✔Allocation files - ✔✔show to whom articles have been issued or allocated and by
whom
✔✔Conflict - ✔✔direct opposition, clash, or disagreement between two or more
individuals
✔✔A previous disagreement, an unkind comment, perceived unfair treatment, or any of
a numerous list of situations might have preceded the current environment - ✔✔Pre-
existing circumstance
✔✔Human emotion and many times people reacting before thinking - ✔✔Spontaneous
reaction
✔✔A series of unsuccessful attempts at completing a task, a number of unwarranted
delays, or even a simple run of bad luck - ✔✔Cumulative series of events or
happenings
✔✔The most popular, but least represented, ground of people are those we consider
_______. - ✔✔Nice
,✔✔This type of person is constantly seeking the reason things are done or
communicated and are mostly interested in how a situation can best benefit them or
their careers - ✔✔Difficult
✔✔This group includes those who appear to be a friend in the presence of others but
are the first to point out any shortcomings when it best serves their interest - ✔✔Wimps
✔✔________ have a tendency to avoid authority and regularly disrespect those in
positions of power. - ✔✔Wimps
✔✔Two types of conflicts: - ✔✔Informal and formal
✔✔________ conflicts are the most frequently occurring and are the ones most easily
handled. - ✔✔Informal
✔✔The most important facet when handling these situations is: - ✔✔DO NOT LOSE
YOUR COMPOSURE!
✔✔The biggest factor in resolving/avoiding conflict situations is - ✔✔understanding the
importance of proper communication between parties
✔✔Framework for communication - ✔✔A sender, a receiver, a message, and noise
✔✔The most common type of noise, and the most difficult to detect: - ✔✔occurs
between the sender's mouth and receiver's ears
✔✔The sender believes that he or she is sending a message that means one thing to
the receiver, and the receiver believes that he or she has received and understood the
message - ✔✔Misunderstanding
✔✔One of the most common communication problems is - ✔✔the tendency for
individuals to judge the usefulness of information according to its source, rather than its
own merits
✔✔Three step process to create an environment that is open to ideas without the fear
or ridicule: - ✔✔Effective communication, real understanding, mutual respect
✔✔____________ is the foundation of success for athletic equipment managers. -
✔✔Organization
✔✔Organization has several different aspects, but the best definition, especially for EQ
managers is to: - ✔✔have a plan of action
, ✔✔Being able to be trusted to do what needs to be done - ✔✔Dependability
✔✔__________ is rooted in insecurity. - ✔✔Arrogance
✔✔People are not born with confidence, it is: - ✔✔developed through hard work and
effective training
✔✔_________ ____________ is the process of identifying, assessing, and prioritizing
different types of risks. - ✔✔Risk management
✔✔Common risks that all equipment managers face regardless of their setting: -
✔✔Legal liability in terms of protective equipment, legal liability in terms of sexual
harassment, inventory risks, and storage risk
✔✔Act of obtaining or purchasing goods and services - ✔✔Procurement
✔✔Recommended schedule for ordering Fall Sports equipment: - ✔✔March 1
✔✔Recommended schedule for ordering Winter Sports equipment: - ✔✔June 1
✔✔Recommended schedule for ordering Spring Sports equipment - ✔✔October 1
✔✔Two types of bidding as a purchasing agent - ✔✔Formal and informal
✔✔________ ________ require public advertising and public opening and are awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder. - ✔✔Formal bids
✔✔__________ ________ can be made by telephone quotation or written quotation. -
✔✔Informal bids
✔✔Uniform materials should be - ✔✔colorfast, wash and wear, and shrink resistant
✔✔Three way institutions purchase goods for the athletic programs - ✔✔purchase
orders, credit card purchases, and manufacturer contracts
✔✔A way for two parties to reach mutually agreeable terms - ✔✔negotiation
✔✔Equipment managers will encounter negotiation often, most typically when it comes
to ______________. - ✔✔procurement
✔✔Negotiations are broken down into these 2 distinct types - ✔✔distributive negotiation
and integrative negotiation
