Coaching Principles Test with Answers
Feedback from others on how they see and react to that winning should be a low priority for a team.
a coach is a good way to increase the coach's self- Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
awareness. b. false
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true
b. false
When athletes and coaching assistants are
empowered, they are more likely to believe they are
A good way to develop a coaching philosophy is to making a positive contribution to the team.
make as many people happy as possible. Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true
Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true b. false
b. false
When a coach permits athletes to make most of the
What is the drawback when a coach bases her self- decisions, encourages them to just play and have a
esteem on wins and losses in competition? good time, and avoids dealing with discipline
Answer: E - ANSWER -a. The coach loses problems, what is the coach's primary coaching
more athletic events. style?
b. The distance between the coach's public self and Answer: E - ANSWER -a. command style
her real self increases. b. cooperative style
c. Her athletes perceive the coach as weak when c. games style
she loses. d. integrated style
d. The coach gains some control of her self-esteem. e. submissive style
e. The coach loses some control of her self-esteem.
When a coach makes winning the primary objective
In order for coaches and athletes to keep winning in even when it stifles the athletes' motivation and
proper perspective, what goal should they enjoyment, what is the coach's primary coaching
emphasize? style?
Answer: E - ANSWER -a. avoiding losses to Answer: B - ANSWER -a. games style
less skilled opponents b. command style
b. being rewarded for winning c. cooperative style
c. learning how to win consistently d. integrated style
d. learning how to lose without complaint e. submissive style
e. striving to win
The submissive style of coaching assumes the coach
What does the coaching philosophy "Athletes first, knows when to direct the athletes and when to allow
winning second" emphasize? the athletes to make decisions for themselves.
Answer: D - ANSWER -a. Competitive sports Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
for adolescents should be eliminated. b. false
b. Cooperative games in which no score is kept are
more important to athletes than winning.
c. Winning is important only after athletes have As defined by Thomas Lickona, good character
matured. consists of three attributes. The first two are knowing
d. Winning must be kept in perspective by a greater the good and desiring the good. What is the third
concern for the development of the athletes. attribute?
e. b and c Answer: B - ANSWER -a. believing the good
b. doing the good
c. encouraging the good
The motto "Athletes first, winning second" suggests d. rewarding the good
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e. focusing on the good when the athlete is in what stage of development?
Answer: C - ANSWER -a. preadolescence (9 to
10 years)
A coach is likely to have the greatest effect on b. early adolescence (11 to 14 years)
athletes' lives by teaching them about c. middle adolescence (15 to 17 years)
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. character d. late adolescence (18 to 21 years)
development e. adulthood (21+ years)
b. proficiency in technical skills
c. proficiency in tactical skills
d. physical conditioning What should a coach do to more effectively coach
e. b and c athletes of varying cultural backgrounds?
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. Understand the
athletes' cultural heritages and how they might
When mild hazing causes no physical discomfort, it is influence his coaching.
a harmless initiation ritual that helps to build team b. Expect all athletes to display the same emotions
cohesiveness. and attitudes.
Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true c. Ignore cultural differences among athletes.
b. false d. Avoid discussing prejudices with athletes.
e. all of these
When athletes demonstrate appropriate ethical
behavior, the coach should reward the behavior even Athletes should be matched for competition based on
if it is not exactly what the coach would have their chronological age to prevent the risk of injury to
demonstrated. younger athletes.
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
b. false b. false
What should a coach do when working with an A coach who uses active listening should interrupt
athlete with a disability? athletes frequently to clarify what they mean.
Answer: E - ANSWER -a. Focus the coaching Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
on what the athlete cannot do. b. false
b. Increase the competitive risks and failures the
athlete has to deal with.
c. Treat the athlete as more special than other What is the difference between content and emotion
athletes who are not disabled. in communication?
d. Assist the athlete even when she does not requestAnswer: B - ANSWER -a. Content is expressed
assistance. nonverbally, and emotion is expressed verbally.
e. Disqualify the athlete if her disability creates a high
b. Content is the substance of the message, and
risk to her well-being. emotion is how you feel about it.
c. Emotion mostly affects the messages you send,
and content mostly affects the messages you receive.
The expectations of teachers and coaches can affect d. Generally, coaches are better at controlling the
how athletes with low self-esteem tend to perform. emotion of their messages rather than the substance
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true of their messages.
b. false e. b and c
Typically, an athlete's peer group provides the most An important benefit of active listening is that it
influence on the athlete's thinking and life choices enables a coach to
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Feedback from others on how they see and react to that winning should be a low priority for a team.
a coach is a good way to increase the coach's self- Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
awareness. b. false
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true
b. false
When athletes and coaching assistants are
empowered, they are more likely to believe they are
A good way to develop a coaching philosophy is to making a positive contribution to the team.
make as many people happy as possible. Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true
Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true b. false
b. false
When a coach permits athletes to make most of the
What is the drawback when a coach bases her self- decisions, encourages them to just play and have a
esteem on wins and losses in competition? good time, and avoids dealing with discipline
Answer: E - ANSWER -a. The coach loses problems, what is the coach's primary coaching
more athletic events. style?
b. The distance between the coach's public self and Answer: E - ANSWER -a. command style
her real self increases. b. cooperative style
c. Her athletes perceive the coach as weak when c. games style
she loses. d. integrated style
d. The coach gains some control of her self-esteem. e. submissive style
e. The coach loses some control of her self-esteem.
When a coach makes winning the primary objective
In order for coaches and athletes to keep winning in even when it stifles the athletes' motivation and
proper perspective, what goal should they enjoyment, what is the coach's primary coaching
emphasize? style?
Answer: E - ANSWER -a. avoiding losses to Answer: B - ANSWER -a. games style
less skilled opponents b. command style
b. being rewarded for winning c. cooperative style
c. learning how to win consistently d. integrated style
d. learning how to lose without complaint e. submissive style
e. striving to win
The submissive style of coaching assumes the coach
What does the coaching philosophy "Athletes first, knows when to direct the athletes and when to allow
winning second" emphasize? the athletes to make decisions for themselves.
Answer: D - ANSWER -a. Competitive sports Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
for adolescents should be eliminated. b. false
b. Cooperative games in which no score is kept are
more important to athletes than winning.
c. Winning is important only after athletes have As defined by Thomas Lickona, good character
matured. consists of three attributes. The first two are knowing
d. Winning must be kept in perspective by a greater the good and desiring the good. What is the third
concern for the development of the athletes. attribute?
e. b and c Answer: B - ANSWER -a. believing the good
b. doing the good
c. encouraging the good
The motto "Athletes first, winning second" suggests d. rewarding the good
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e. focusing on the good when the athlete is in what stage of development?
Answer: C - ANSWER -a. preadolescence (9 to
10 years)
A coach is likely to have the greatest effect on b. early adolescence (11 to 14 years)
athletes' lives by teaching them about c. middle adolescence (15 to 17 years)
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. character d. late adolescence (18 to 21 years)
development e. adulthood (21+ years)
b. proficiency in technical skills
c. proficiency in tactical skills
d. physical conditioning What should a coach do to more effectively coach
e. b and c athletes of varying cultural backgrounds?
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. Understand the
athletes' cultural heritages and how they might
When mild hazing causes no physical discomfort, it is influence his coaching.
a harmless initiation ritual that helps to build team b. Expect all athletes to display the same emotions
cohesiveness. and attitudes.
Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true c. Ignore cultural differences among athletes.
b. false d. Avoid discussing prejudices with athletes.
e. all of these
When athletes demonstrate appropriate ethical
behavior, the coach should reward the behavior even Athletes should be matched for competition based on
if it is not exactly what the coach would have their chronological age to prevent the risk of injury to
demonstrated. younger athletes.
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
b. false b. false
What should a coach do when working with an A coach who uses active listening should interrupt
athlete with a disability? athletes frequently to clarify what they mean.
Answer: E - ANSWER -a. Focus the coaching Answer: B - ANSWER -a. true
on what the athlete cannot do. b. false
b. Increase the competitive risks and failures the
athlete has to deal with.
c. Treat the athlete as more special than other What is the difference between content and emotion
athletes who are not disabled. in communication?
d. Assist the athlete even when she does not requestAnswer: B - ANSWER -a. Content is expressed
assistance. nonverbally, and emotion is expressed verbally.
e. Disqualify the athlete if her disability creates a high
b. Content is the substance of the message, and
risk to her well-being. emotion is how you feel about it.
c. Emotion mostly affects the messages you send,
and content mostly affects the messages you receive.
The expectations of teachers and coaches can affect d. Generally, coaches are better at controlling the
how athletes with low self-esteem tend to perform. emotion of their messages rather than the substance
Answer: A - ANSWER -a. true of their messages.
b. false e. b and c
Typically, an athlete's peer group provides the most An important benefit of active listening is that it
influence on the athlete's thinking and life choices enables a coach to
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