NFHS COACHING PRINCIPLES TEST PART II 2025
COMPLETE EXAM (VERIFIED EXAM) - AMU
Which athlete skills should be evaluated in the preseason?
e
a. only offensive skills
b. only defensive skills
c. only advanced skills
d. only specialty skills
e. only essential skills the athletes can safely perform
Practices should be evaluated every week to 10 days throughout the season.
b
a. true
b. false
Experienced coaches are a good source for learning which tactical skills should be taught and in what
sequence.
a
a. true
b. false
The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills that their coaches demonstrate.
a
a. true
b. false
What factors should be considered in the preseason evaluation of athletes' skills?
b
a. expectations of parents
, b. the athletes' physical, psychological, and social maturity
c. the opponents' skill proficiencies
d. the contest schedule
e. b and d
Running a 10-kilometer race (about 6.2 miles) emphasizes what type of fitness?
a
a. aerobic fitness
b. anaerobic fitness
c. muscular fitness
d. preconditioning fitness
e. a and b
Which guideline is recommended for testing athletes' fitness?
c
a. Test once a year, preferably during the preseason.
b. To individualize the testing, use different equipment for different athletes.
c. Test each function at least twice, and use the best score.
d. To avoid confounding the results, do not allow athletes to practice for the tests.
e. To increase motivation, share individual results with the team.
A warm-up should begin with strenuous exercise, then progress to light, sport-specific activity and
stretching, and then conclude with more intense work.
b
a. true
b. false
Baseball players require high levels of aerobic fitness.
b
COMPLETE EXAM (VERIFIED EXAM) - AMU
Which athlete skills should be evaluated in the preseason?
e
a. only offensive skills
b. only defensive skills
c. only advanced skills
d. only specialty skills
e. only essential skills the athletes can safely perform
Practices should be evaluated every week to 10 days throughout the season.
b
a. true
b. false
Experienced coaches are a good source for learning which tactical skills should be taught and in what
sequence.
a
a. true
b. false
The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills that their coaches demonstrate.
a
a. true
b. false
What factors should be considered in the preseason evaluation of athletes' skills?
b
a. expectations of parents
, b. the athletes' physical, psychological, and social maturity
c. the opponents' skill proficiencies
d. the contest schedule
e. b and d
Running a 10-kilometer race (about 6.2 miles) emphasizes what type of fitness?
a
a. aerobic fitness
b. anaerobic fitness
c. muscular fitness
d. preconditioning fitness
e. a and b
Which guideline is recommended for testing athletes' fitness?
c
a. Test once a year, preferably during the preseason.
b. To individualize the testing, use different equipment for different athletes.
c. Test each function at least twice, and use the best score.
d. To avoid confounding the results, do not allow athletes to practice for the tests.
e. To increase motivation, share individual results with the team.
A warm-up should begin with strenuous exercise, then progress to light, sport-specific activity and
stretching, and then conclude with more intense work.
b
a. true
b. false
Baseball players require high levels of aerobic fitness.
b
