Fundamentals of Coaching Exam 1 questions with correct answers

What are the shortcomings of the sports system? - Answer 1) developmental levels where quality coaching is most needed 2) fundamental movement and sports skill taught poorly 3) coaches unaware and neglect critical periods of accelerated adaptation What is LTAD? - Answer specific and well planned outline of training, competition, and recovery that ensures optimal development throughout an athletes career How does learning and memory work? - Answer Through encoding, how the information gets into our brains, storage, how the information is held in a way that can later be retrieved, and retrieval, reactivating and recalling the information you have stored. How does movement support learning? - Answer brain fueling, brain physiology, brain repair, and brain chemistry What are two ways that movement is learning? - Answer 1) remembering skills is evidence of learning 2) learning through a procedural process is the brains untapped resource How does exercise fuel the brain? - Answer exercise fuels the body with oxygen and feeds it neurotropins which encourages growth, helps to make stronger connections, elevates mood, and helps long-term memory