Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is the key to developing a philosophy of coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER- getting to
know yourself
What does a coaching philosophy consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER- major objectives and
your beliefs or principles that help you achieve your objectives
why evaluate decisions about your principles? - CORRECT ANSWER- favorable evaluations
strengthen principles, while unfavorable evaluations indicate that you need to search for
different principles
what does philosophy mean? - CORRECT ANSWER- the means to the pursuit of wisdom
What are the two main taks to develop a useful coaching philosophy? - CORRECT
ANSWER- 1 - develop greater self-awareness, and to decide what your objectives are in
coaching
what is your ideal self? - CORRECT ANSWER- the person you would like to be - it
represents your values, your sense of right and wrong
what is your public self? - CORRECT ANSWER- the image you believe others have of you.
yo want others to believe certain things about you so they love and respect you
what is your real self? - CORRECT ANSWER- the sum of the subjective thoughts, feelings,
and needs that you see as being the authentic you. it is constantly changing.
what is important about self disclosure with coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER- deciding
how much of yourself you will share with your athletes. Some coaches want to remain etched
to be good taskmasters, others disagree and think this detachment hurts the team.
What is societies main objectives in sports? - CORRECT ANSWER- primarily to help young
people develop physically, psychologically, and socially. society expects the coach to accept
, development as the number one objective. but evidence supports that society really values
winning the most.
Coaches main objectives in sports? - CORRECT ANSWER- to win, to help the young have
fun, to help them develop physically, psychologically, and socially
whats different about societies objectives and coaches objectives in sports? - CORRECT
ANSWER- one may place a more important value on winning, or development of character
may be more important to the coach. its important for the program and coach to have the
same objectives
Whats the difference between recreational and competitive sports? - CORRECT ANSWER-
recreational sports have the short term objectives of having fun and learning the game, with
winning being a secondary objective. competitive sports have short term objectives of wining
and performing well, with fun as a secondary objective
whats the motto that this book supports about winning? - CORRECT ANSWER- athletes
first, winning second
what is the appropriate perspective to winning, according to this book? - CORRECT
ANSWER- the emphasis of a coach should not be on the winning itself but on striving to win
what does making an ethical decision help an individual develop? - CORRECT ANSWER- it
helps they develop their character
What are the three coaching styles? - CORRECT ANSWER- command, submissive,
cooperative
what is the command style? - CORRECT ANSWER- the coach makes all the decisions
what is the submissive style? - CORRECT ANSWER- the coach makes as few decisions as
possible- the "we are here to have a fun time" approach
what is the cooperative style? - CORRECT ANSWER- coaches share decision making with
their athletes. they want to provide leadership while allowing the players to make decisions.
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