TACTICAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING QUESTIONS UPDATED QUESTIONS AND

TACTICAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING QUESTIONS
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The tactical strength and conditioning facilitator (TSAC-F) certification was developed by the national
strength association for people who have an interest in working with tactical athletes. Which of the
following is NOT a requirement for this certification?



Must have a college degree

Must be at least 18 years old

Must be AED/CPR certified - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Must have a college degree



Training technical and tactical skills should be emphasized before general physical preparation in tactical
athletes



True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False



Which of the following is a requirement of tactical athletes but not traditional sports athletes?



1. Require specific strength and conditioning programs

2. Compete against an opponent with predetermined event parameters

3. Capacity to execute physically demanding tasks

4. Requires year round/ continuous physical readiness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Requires year
round/continuous physical readiness



Which of the following BEST describes the tactical athletes job demands



Unexpected is the norm

structured and controlled

mostly sedentary and relatively consistent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Unexpected is the norm

,Which of the following factors should be considered when designing a training program for the tactical
athlete



unpredictable schedules

seasonal training

structured job demands - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅unpredictable schedules



The role of a tactical performance coach includes all of the following except



designing training programs

preventing common injuries

reinforcing physical preparedness

providing nutrition counseling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅providing nutrition counseling



a strength and conditioning professional observes an officer jumping out of her car and hopping a
barricade in pursuit of a suspect. This would best be described as a ________ analysis



movement

injury

illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅movement



All of the following would be considered a "Tactical Athlete" EXCEPT



Construction workers

SWAT

Firefighters

military - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅construction



The prerequisites to become a certified TSAC facilitator include being 18 years old, having a CPR/AED
certification and what other component?

, College coaching experience

postssecondary education

highschool diploma

another NSCA certification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Highschool diploma



The differentiating factor for classifying individuals as tactical athletes is the occupational requirement
of providing a tactical response to a physically threatening or emergent situation that may arise without
notice and last for an unpredictable duration of time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅true



The first step in creating a legally defensible fitness test is ___________



performing an injury analysis

conduct a Job task analysis (JTA)

determining the adverse impact of a particular fitness test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅conduct a JTA



Which of the following tests would most likely present the largest challenges related to test-retest
reliability



The plank

1RM bench

Vertical Jump - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the plank



A general fitness test may provide information about _____________ but does not necessarily predict
_________



participant motivation; morbitidy and mortality

physical characteristics; occupational readiness

health status; physical characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅physical characteristics;
occupational readiness