COACHING PRINCIPLES EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
◉ What is appropriate to discuss at team meetings?
Answer: B. Answer: 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
◉ Athletes who play for intrinsic rewards seldom maintain the long-
term motivation needed for success in sport.
Answer: B. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ Positive discipline includes preventive discipline and corrective
discipline.
Answer: A. Answer: a. true
b. false
,◉ Team routines should be
Answer: e. Answer: a. as specific as possible
b. determined by the coach and the team
c. determined solely by the coach
d. consistent and unchanging
e. a and c
◉ Negative discipline is effective in the short term and in the long
term.
Answer: B. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ The traditional approach to coaching teaches the whole game, and
then it refines the parts.
Answer: B. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ What best describes the purpose of using the freeze replay in the
games approach?
Answer: a. Answer: a. to improve a specific technical skill through
repetition
b. to improve the athletes' concentration
,c. to explain a specific rule of the game
d. to draw out the key elements of good play
e. a and c
◉ When a coach develops a plan of action for all of her team's
contests against conference opponents, what is her plan called?
Answer: d. Answer: a. a technical skills list
b. a sport techniques list
c. a tactical skills list
d. a game plan checklist
e. a team strategy
◉ During the practice stage of learning, how can a coach be most
effective in helping athletes learn?
Answer: e. Answer: a. When an athlete knows he made an error and
how to correct it, immediately provide corrective feedback before
the athlete has a chance to correct the error on his own.
b. Focus the athletes' mental activity on refining the timing and
coordination of the movements.
c. Withhold positive reinforcement when the athletes perform a
technical skill correctly.
d. Focus the athletes' mental activity on the advanced skills they
should learn after the practice stage.
e. Increase the frequency and duration of verbal cues and feedback.
, ◉ A very common coaching mistake is to provide inaccurate
feedback and advice on how to correct errors.
Answer: A. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ What are the three stages of learning?
Answer: C. Answer: a. mental, physical, and practice
b. mental, physical, and emotional
c. mental, practice, and automatic
d. mental, practice, and performance
e. mental, performance, and automatic
◉ In the early stages of learning, an athlete's sensory feedback plus
feedback from the coach is often more effective than sensory
feedback alone.
Answer: A. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a technical
skill?
Answer: E. Answer: a. Vary the routine for starting each teaching
session.
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXPERT VERIFIED GRADED A+
◉ What is appropriate to discuss at team meetings?
Answer: B. Answer: 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
◉ Athletes who play for intrinsic rewards seldom maintain the long-
term motivation needed for success in sport.
Answer: B. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ Positive discipline includes preventive discipline and corrective
discipline.
Answer: A. Answer: a. true
b. false
,◉ Team routines should be
Answer: e. Answer: a. as specific as possible
b. determined by the coach and the team
c. determined solely by the coach
d. consistent and unchanging
e. a and c
◉ Negative discipline is effective in the short term and in the long
term.
Answer: B. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ The traditional approach to coaching teaches the whole game, and
then it refines the parts.
Answer: B. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ What best describes the purpose of using the freeze replay in the
games approach?
Answer: a. Answer: a. to improve a specific technical skill through
repetition
b. to improve the athletes' concentration
,c. to explain a specific rule of the game
d. to draw out the key elements of good play
e. a and c
◉ When a coach develops a plan of action for all of her team's
contests against conference opponents, what is her plan called?
Answer: d. Answer: a. a technical skills list
b. a sport techniques list
c. a tactical skills list
d. a game plan checklist
e. a team strategy
◉ During the practice stage of learning, how can a coach be most
effective in helping athletes learn?
Answer: e. Answer: a. When an athlete knows he made an error and
how to correct it, immediately provide corrective feedback before
the athlete has a chance to correct the error on his own.
b. Focus the athletes' mental activity on refining the timing and
coordination of the movements.
c. Withhold positive reinforcement when the athletes perform a
technical skill correctly.
d. Focus the athletes' mental activity on the advanced skills they
should learn after the practice stage.
e. Increase the frequency and duration of verbal cues and feedback.
, ◉ A very common coaching mistake is to provide inaccurate
feedback and advice on how to correct errors.
Answer: A. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ What are the three stages of learning?
Answer: C. Answer: a. mental, physical, and practice
b. mental, physical, and emotional
c. mental, practice, and automatic
d. mental, practice, and performance
e. mental, performance, and automatic
◉ In the early stages of learning, an athlete's sensory feedback plus
feedback from the coach is often more effective than sensory
feedback alone.
Answer: A. Answer: a. true
b. false
◉ Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a technical
skill?
Answer: E. Answer: a. Vary the routine for starting each teaching
session.
