Coaching Principles ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Coaching - CORRECT ANSWER developing people through improving their
performance, at all levels, and involves setting challenging tasks that increase in difficulty
Roles of a coach - CORRECT ANSWER instructor, teacher, motivator, friend, manager,
social worker, scientist, student, guardian
Coaching process cycle - CORRECT ANSWER plan sessions and programmes according
to the needs of the performer conduct sessions evaluate sessions and programmes repeat sessions
using feedback
Skills and attributes - CORRECT ANSWER communication, planning and organisation,
analysis and evaluation, creation of a safe environment
Knowledge of coaches - CORRECT ANSWER must include a knowledge of a wide range
of aspects, including sport, performers, factors affecting performance and factors effecting coach
influence
Coaching knowledge of sport - CORRECT ANSWER understanding the correct technique
of the sport, and understanding the rules of the sport
Coaching knowledge of performers - CORRECT ANSWER need to understand the
different requirements from different performers, such as children or disabled athletes, how does
a coach change his coaching style to influence them
Coaching knowledge of factors affecting performance - CORRECT ANSWER need to
understand factors such as exercise physiology, psychology, biomechanics etc, and use these
points to improve performance
, Coaching knowledge of factors influencing coaching effectiveness - CORRECT
ANSWER coaches need to have a solid and strong understanding of how coaching
methods, styles and skills can influence the effectiveness of coaching
Leadership scales (barrow 1977) - CORRECT ANSWER a behavioural process of
influencing individuals and groups toward set goals
Sport specific scale (Challaderai and Saheh 1980 - CORRECT ANSWER there are
different versions of coaching that will be used depending on the situation, main 3 types are
preferred version, actual version and coaches version
Preferred version - CORRECT ANSWER what the athlete would prefer the coach to do
Actual version - CORRECT ANSWER how the athlete feels the coach actually behaves
Coaches version - CORRECT ANSWER how the coach belives he behaves
Coaching as educators - CORRECT ANSWER coaching is intertwined with teaching and
learning
Reclassifying coaching - CORRECT ANSWER inherently non routine, problematic and
complex, primarily a social function based on interaction
Teaching - CORRECT ANSWER deliberate process of manipulation in order to influence
or modify individuals, when teaching becomes educational, it leads to the whole development of
a person
Difference between teaching and coaching - CORRECT ANSWER whilst they can be
concluded as separate, it isn't possible to deliver a skill acquisition session (teaching) without
some order of sequencing (coaching)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Coaching - CORRECT ANSWER developing people through improving their
performance, at all levels, and involves setting challenging tasks that increase in difficulty
Roles of a coach - CORRECT ANSWER instructor, teacher, motivator, friend, manager,
social worker, scientist, student, guardian
Coaching process cycle - CORRECT ANSWER plan sessions and programmes according
to the needs of the performer conduct sessions evaluate sessions and programmes repeat sessions
using feedback
Skills and attributes - CORRECT ANSWER communication, planning and organisation,
analysis and evaluation, creation of a safe environment
Knowledge of coaches - CORRECT ANSWER must include a knowledge of a wide range
of aspects, including sport, performers, factors affecting performance and factors effecting coach
influence
Coaching knowledge of sport - CORRECT ANSWER understanding the correct technique
of the sport, and understanding the rules of the sport
Coaching knowledge of performers - CORRECT ANSWER need to understand the
different requirements from different performers, such as children or disabled athletes, how does
a coach change his coaching style to influence them
Coaching knowledge of factors affecting performance - CORRECT ANSWER need to
understand factors such as exercise physiology, psychology, biomechanics etc, and use these
points to improve performance
, Coaching knowledge of factors influencing coaching effectiveness - CORRECT
ANSWER coaches need to have a solid and strong understanding of how coaching
methods, styles and skills can influence the effectiveness of coaching
Leadership scales (barrow 1977) - CORRECT ANSWER a behavioural process of
influencing individuals and groups toward set goals
Sport specific scale (Challaderai and Saheh 1980 - CORRECT ANSWER there are
different versions of coaching that will be used depending on the situation, main 3 types are
preferred version, actual version and coaches version
Preferred version - CORRECT ANSWER what the athlete would prefer the coach to do
Actual version - CORRECT ANSWER how the athlete feels the coach actually behaves
Coaches version - CORRECT ANSWER how the coach belives he behaves
Coaching as educators - CORRECT ANSWER coaching is intertwined with teaching and
learning
Reclassifying coaching - CORRECT ANSWER inherently non routine, problematic and
complex, primarily a social function based on interaction
Teaching - CORRECT ANSWER deliberate process of manipulation in order to influence
or modify individuals, when teaching becomes educational, it leads to the whole development of
a person
Difference between teaching and coaching - CORRECT ANSWER whilst they can be
concluded as separate, it isn't possible to deliver a skill acquisition session (teaching) without
some order of sequencing (coaching)
