Coaching Principles Test 2 (2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct

Coaching Principles Test 2 (2023/ 2024) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct Q: What best describes a positive approach to communicating with athletes? a. It emphasizes praise and reward, and it can include punishment. b. Athletes are not punished for misbehavior. c. It consists of equal parts encouragement and discouragement. d. It is the hallmark of a command-style coach. e. It requires all messages to be compliments. Answer: a Q: Intimidating movements, hostile gestures, and joyful facial expressions are examples of nonverbal communication. a. true b. false Answer: a Q: When athletes perform poorly, they lack motivation. a. true b. false Answer: b Q: Success-oriented athletes think winning is a consequence of their abilities, and they think occasional failures are caused by their insufficient efforts. a. true b. false Answer: a Q: Athletes learn to fear failure in which circumstance(s)? Answer: a Choices a. when their performance is emphasized, not their learning and attitude b. when their goals are realistic and sometimes challenging c. when they are motivated by self-satisfaction and not by extrinsic rewards d. all of these e. a and b Q: Which coaching approach allows athletes to experience flow in practices? Answer: a Choices a. Match the difficulty of the skills to the ability of the athletes performing them. b. Teach only one or two skills at a time so that athletes can overlearn them. c. Provide constant instruction and evaluation during the learning phase. d. Let athletes spend a lot of time watching better athletes perform. e. Provide frequent breaks so that athletes can stop and think about the activity. Q: What is a characteristic of the most effective goals for athletes? Answer: a Choices a. They are based on performance. b. They are based on outcomes. c. They are challenging and frequently unrealistic. d. They are developed for the team. e. They are developed by the coach. Q: Feeling competent is an example of an intrinsic reward. Answer: a Choices a. true b. false Q: What is appropriate to discuss at team meetings? Answer: b Choices a. an athlete's mistakes in the previous contest b. problems the team has executing specific plays c. an athlete's apparent drug use d. the announcement of who did not make the team e. a and b Q: Athletes who play for intrinsic rewards seldom maintain the long-term motivation needed for success in sport. Answer: b Choices a. true b. false