TSAC-F Chapter 8 exam
questions and answers
Physical Prepardness - answer Defined as a state of optimal health and
having the physical ability to perform technical, tactical, and physically
demanding job requirements
Physical Assessment - answer Something that quantitatively measures
fitness and work capacity, usually determining job suitability; measure
overall fitness
Development of a tactical athlete - answer 1) Improve general physical
preparedness and applied strength and conditioning, 2) Endure rigorous
selection and initial training, 3) Develop and maintain technical and
tactical expertise required of the profession, 4) Utilize specific strength
and conditioning prescription to optimize performance, 5) Sustain general
and occupational physical preparedness for optimized physical readiness
Aerobic Endurance - answer The ability to exercise large muscle groups at
a level somewhere between moderate and high intensity for more than a
few minutes
Muscular Strength - answer The maximum amount of force that can be
generated by a muscle or muscle group
Muscular Endruance - answer The ability of a muscle or muscle group to
repetitively perform work for an extended period of time
Muscular Power - answer The rate of work per unit of time, making it a
function of strength and speed
Flexibility - answer The ability to move a joint through the entire ROM
Agility - answer The ability to change movement speed and direction
, Job-simulation Tests (JSTs) - answer Replicate important tasks as
determined by a thorough job analysis
Incumbent - answer Ensures personnel maintain the physical fitness
necessary to perform essential job tasks and that they can perform the
tasks safely and effectively
Validity - answer the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is
supposed to
Order of Testing - answer 1) Nonfatiguing (verti jump, sit and reach)
2) Agility (T-Test)
3) Maximum power and strength (1rm bench)
4) Sprint (40 yard dash)
5) Muscular Endurance (pushup, pullup, etc)
6. Fatiguing anaerobic capacity (300 m run)
7. Aerobic Capacity (1.5 mile run, etc)
Test termination - answer predetermined endpoint client requests to stop
clinical indication to stop
Test Frequency - answer How often the test is preformed
External Motivated - answer Needs a reward, or pressure to partake in
fitness
Introjected Motivated - answer Motivated by a form of social recognition
such as a t-shirt
Identified - answer People who require a valuable outcome from
performing well on the test- a reward that is directly related to the
behavior (promotion, etc)
questions and answers
Physical Prepardness - answer Defined as a state of optimal health and
having the physical ability to perform technical, tactical, and physically
demanding job requirements
Physical Assessment - answer Something that quantitatively measures
fitness and work capacity, usually determining job suitability; measure
overall fitness
Development of a tactical athlete - answer 1) Improve general physical
preparedness and applied strength and conditioning, 2) Endure rigorous
selection and initial training, 3) Develop and maintain technical and
tactical expertise required of the profession, 4) Utilize specific strength
and conditioning prescription to optimize performance, 5) Sustain general
and occupational physical preparedness for optimized physical readiness
Aerobic Endurance - answer The ability to exercise large muscle groups at
a level somewhere between moderate and high intensity for more than a
few minutes
Muscular Strength - answer The maximum amount of force that can be
generated by a muscle or muscle group
Muscular Endruance - answer The ability of a muscle or muscle group to
repetitively perform work for an extended period of time
Muscular Power - answer The rate of work per unit of time, making it a
function of strength and speed
Flexibility - answer The ability to move a joint through the entire ROM
Agility - answer The ability to change movement speed and direction
, Job-simulation Tests (JSTs) - answer Replicate important tasks as
determined by a thorough job analysis
Incumbent - answer Ensures personnel maintain the physical fitness
necessary to perform essential job tasks and that they can perform the
tasks safely and effectively
Validity - answer the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is
supposed to
Order of Testing - answer 1) Nonfatiguing (verti jump, sit and reach)
2) Agility (T-Test)
3) Maximum power and strength (1rm bench)
4) Sprint (40 yard dash)
5) Muscular Endurance (pushup, pullup, etc)
6. Fatiguing anaerobic capacity (300 m run)
7. Aerobic Capacity (1.5 mile run, etc)
Test termination - answer predetermined endpoint client requests to stop
clinical indication to stop
Test Frequency - answer How often the test is preformed
External Motivated - answer Needs a reward, or pressure to partake in
fitness
Introjected Motivated - answer Motivated by a form of social recognition
such as a t-shirt
Identified - answer People who require a valuable outcome from
performing well on the test- a reward that is directly related to the
behavior (promotion, etc)
