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Principles of Coaching Final Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
A teacher/coach must purposefully plan activities and opportunities for students to develop
leadership skills through athletics. - Answer✔True
A developmentally appropriate experience is one that is consistent with a student's age. -
Answer✔False
The #1 responsibility for an interscholastic teacher/coach who has adopted a student-centered
coaching philosophy is to ensure a one-on-one relationship with all parents/guardians to
discuss the responsibilities and concerns of all student-athletes. - Answer✔False
In what century did Title IX become a part of our nation's policies in public schools? -
Answer✔1900
Developing literacy was not a societal concern that interscholastic athletics was expected to
address. - Answer✔True
Title IX had a tremendous impact on increasing participation for girls in interscholastic sports in
America schools. - Answer✔True
The teacher/coach used a bullying situation that occurred during the school day to demonstrate
appropriate behavior. Coach met with the athletes at a pre-practice meeting to share what had
occurred when one of the student-athletes in the school stood up for a new student who was
being bullied.
This is referred to in the NFHS course as a ___. - Answer✔Teachable Moment
What role does winning play in a student-centered coaching philosophy? - Answer✔A pleasant
by product to the main goal of developing young people
Promotion of learning, citizenship, sportsmanship, healthy lifestyles and life skills are the top 5
educational outcomes of interscholastic athletics. - Answer✔True
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The coach is a ________ influence on the education of the student athlete. -
Answer✔Tremendous
The primary purpose of interscholastic athletics is to ___. - Answer✔Promote learning in all
areas of development
The successful teacher/coach can structure interscholastic athletics to enhance students' self
esteem. - Answer✔True
Which of the following have nothing to do with professionalism for teacher/coaches? -
Answer✔All are important
The teacher/coach is responsible for the execution of the emergency action plan if a student is
injured during a contest. - Answer✔True
A coaches emergency plan should include - Answer✔Administering first aid to the injured
athlete.
Personally call or have someone call emergency medical personnel.
Notify parents/guardians promptly when emergency care is needed.
The American with Disabilities Act requires that public facilities and programs accommodate all
individuals with a defined disability at all times and in all situations. - Answer✔False
Evaluation and selection process is an item that should be discussed during the post season. -
Answer✔False
It is the responsibility of the director of athletics, not the coach, to see that every practice starts
and ends on time so there is little chance of overlap. - Answer✔False
The state association's eligibility rule that addresses _____ is put into place to discourage
opportunities for recruitment by other teams. - Answer✔Transfer/ residency
Coach should complete as many administrative tasks as possible during the __. (such as budget,
schedule games and facilities) - Answer✔Off Season
Escorting or arranging escorts for the officials to and from the field, locker rooms, and their
vehicles is the responsibility of the state athletic association officials police. - Answer✔False
All individuals involved in interscholastic athletics are ultimately responsible to the Board of
education. - Answer✔true
The head coach is fully in charge of game scheduling during the off season. - Answer✔False
During transporting of athletes to contests, the head coach can sit in the front of the bus and
maintain an indirect supervisory role of the team. The athletes are expected to be responsible
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Principles of Coaching Final Exam Questions
And Answers 2025 Update.
A teacher/coach must purposefully plan activities and opportunities for students to develop
leadership skills through athletics. - Answer✔True
A developmentally appropriate experience is one that is consistent with a student's age. -
Answer✔False
The #1 responsibility for an interscholastic teacher/coach who has adopted a student-centered
coaching philosophy is to ensure a one-on-one relationship with all parents/guardians to
discuss the responsibilities and concerns of all student-athletes. - Answer✔False
In what century did Title IX become a part of our nation's policies in public schools? -
Answer✔1900
Developing literacy was not a societal concern that interscholastic athletics was expected to
address. - Answer✔True
Title IX had a tremendous impact on increasing participation for girls in interscholastic sports in
America schools. - Answer✔True
The teacher/coach used a bullying situation that occurred during the school day to demonstrate
appropriate behavior. Coach met with the athletes at a pre-practice meeting to share what had
occurred when one of the student-athletes in the school stood up for a new student who was
being bullied.
This is referred to in the NFHS course as a ___. - Answer✔Teachable Moment
What role does winning play in a student-centered coaching philosophy? - Answer✔A pleasant
by product to the main goal of developing young people
Promotion of learning, citizenship, sportsmanship, healthy lifestyles and life skills are the top 5
educational outcomes of interscholastic athletics. - Answer✔True
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, ©FYNDLAY 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 8:10PM.
The coach is a ________ influence on the education of the student athlete. -
Answer✔Tremendous
The primary purpose of interscholastic athletics is to ___. - Answer✔Promote learning in all
areas of development
The successful teacher/coach can structure interscholastic athletics to enhance students' self
esteem. - Answer✔True
Which of the following have nothing to do with professionalism for teacher/coaches? -
Answer✔All are important
The teacher/coach is responsible for the execution of the emergency action plan if a student is
injured during a contest. - Answer✔True
A coaches emergency plan should include - Answer✔Administering first aid to the injured
athlete.
Personally call or have someone call emergency medical personnel.
Notify parents/guardians promptly when emergency care is needed.
The American with Disabilities Act requires that public facilities and programs accommodate all
individuals with a defined disability at all times and in all situations. - Answer✔False
Evaluation and selection process is an item that should be discussed during the post season. -
Answer✔False
It is the responsibility of the director of athletics, not the coach, to see that every practice starts
and ends on time so there is little chance of overlap. - Answer✔False
The state association's eligibility rule that addresses _____ is put into place to discourage
opportunities for recruitment by other teams. - Answer✔Transfer/ residency
Coach should complete as many administrative tasks as possible during the __. (such as budget,
schedule games and facilities) - Answer✔Off Season
Escorting or arranging escorts for the officials to and from the field, locker rooms, and their
vehicles is the responsibility of the state athletic association officials police. - Answer✔False
All individuals involved in interscholastic athletics are ultimately responsible to the Board of
education. - Answer✔true
The head coach is fully in charge of game scheduling during the off season. - Answer✔False
During transporting of athletes to contests, the head coach can sit in the front of the bus and
maintain an indirect supervisory role of the team. The athletes are expected to be responsible
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