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CATA Certification Exam Prep Test Bank 2025
with 500 Questions and Correct Answers |
Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT(c)) Exam
Practice Test Bank (Latest)
1. Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ I, II, III, V, VII
2. What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? (Correct Answer) -
✅✅ Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United States in
the late 19th century
3. Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the first major
text on athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917?
(Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Dr. S.E. Bilik
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4. Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured athletes, and
were instrumental in the development of the athletic training profession and
education of athletic training students? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Cramer family
5. When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established?
(Correct Answer) - ✅✅ 1950
6. What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
To establish professional standards for the athletic trainer
7. What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ College/universities and secondary schools
8. A patient is _______ ? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Any individual who is ill or injured
9. An "athlete" is considered to be __________ (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Any
physically active individual participating in recreational or organized sport
10. The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects that
relate to either performance enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the
following professions would be most related to performance enhancement? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Sport psychology
11. Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care &
management? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Orthotics & prosthetics
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12. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports medicine as
multidisciplinary and includes which of the following phenomena associated with
exercise & sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
F. All except C (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ E.
13. True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of disease &
injuries related to exercise & sport (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ True
14. Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations dedicated to
athletic training & sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional standards,
including a code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop & grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate
research, and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose (Correct Answer)
- ✅✅ B
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15. True or false, the mission statement of NATA is "to enhance the quality of health
care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training
profession" (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ True
16. True or false, at the secondary school level the athletic therapist must oversee the
work of the strength & conditioning coach, but is not completely responsible for
designing, implementing, and overseeing the fitness & conditioning program for the
athletes. (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ False
17. What are the 6 ways an athletic therapist can reduce the risk of injury for athletes?
(Correct Answer) - ✅✅ 1. Conducting preparticipation exams
2. Ensuring appropriate training/conditioning of the athlete
3. Monitoring environmental conditions to ensure safe participation
4. Selecting, properly fitting, and maintaining protective equipment
5. Making certain the athlete is eating properly
6. Ensuring the athlete is using medication appropriately & discouraging substance
abuse
18. True or false, it is the role of an athletic therapist to recognize and treat
psychosocial/mental health problems. (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ False (recognize and
refer)
19. __________ is making decisions about the clinical care of an individual patient
based on the current best available evidence in the professional literature. (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Evidence-based practice
CATA Certification Exam Prep Test Bank 2025
with 500 Questions and Correct Answers |
Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT(c)) Exam
Practice Test Bank (Latest)
1. Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ I, II, III, V, VII
2. What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? (Correct Answer) -
✅✅ Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United States in
the late 19th century
3. Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the first major
text on athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917?
(Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Dr. S.E. Bilik
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4. Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured athletes, and
were instrumental in the development of the athletic training profession and
education of athletic training students? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Cramer family
5. When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established?
(Correct Answer) - ✅✅ 1950
6. What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅
To establish professional standards for the athletic trainer
7. What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ College/universities and secondary schools
8. A patient is _______ ? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Any individual who is ill or injured
9. An "athlete" is considered to be __________ (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Any
physically active individual participating in recreational or organized sport
10. The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects that
relate to either performance enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the
following professions would be most related to performance enhancement? (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Sport psychology
11. Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care &
management? (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ Orthotics & prosthetics
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12. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports medicine as
multidisciplinary and includes which of the following phenomena associated with
exercise & sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
F. All except C (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ E.
13. True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of disease &
injuries related to exercise & sport (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ True
14. Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations dedicated to
athletic training & sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional standards,
including a code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop & grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate
research, and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose (Correct Answer)
- ✅✅ B
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15. True or false, the mission statement of NATA is "to enhance the quality of health
care provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training
profession" (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ True
16. True or false, at the secondary school level the athletic therapist must oversee the
work of the strength & conditioning coach, but is not completely responsible for
designing, implementing, and overseeing the fitness & conditioning program for the
athletes. (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ False
17. What are the 6 ways an athletic therapist can reduce the risk of injury for athletes?
(Correct Answer) - ✅✅ 1. Conducting preparticipation exams
2. Ensuring appropriate training/conditioning of the athlete
3. Monitoring environmental conditions to ensure safe participation
4. Selecting, properly fitting, and maintaining protective equipment
5. Making certain the athlete is eating properly
6. Ensuring the athlete is using medication appropriately & discouraging substance
abuse
18. True or false, it is the role of an athletic therapist to recognize and treat
psychosocial/mental health problems. (Correct Answer) - ✅✅ False (recognize and
refer)
19. __________ is making decisions about the clinical care of an individual patient
based on the current best available evidence in the professional literature. (Correct
Answer) - ✅✅ Evidence-based practice
