Principles of Coaching Test 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what is the key to developing a philosophy of coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER getting to
know yourself
What does a coaching philosophy consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER major objectives
and your beliefs or principles that help you achieve your objectives
why evaluate decisions about your principles? - CORRECT ANSWER favorable
evaluations strengthen principles, while unfavorable evaluations indicate that you need to search
for different principles
what does philosophy mean? - CORRECT ANSWER the means to the pursuit of wisdom
What are the two main taks to develop a useful coaching philosophy? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1 - develop greater self-awareness, and to decide what your objectives are in
coaching
what is your ideal self? - CORRECT ANSWER the person you would like to be - it
represents your values, your sense of right and wrong
what is your public self? - CORRECT ANSWER the image you believe others have of
you. yo want others to believe certain things about you so they love and respect you
what is your real self? - CORRECT ANSWER the sum of the subjective thoughts,
feelings, and needs that you see as being the authentic you. it is constantly changing.
, what is important about self disclosure with coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER deciding
how much of yourself you will share with your athletes. Some coaches want to remain etched to
be good taskmasters, others disagree and think this detachment hurts the team.
What is societies main objectives in sports? - CORRECT ANSWER primarily to help
young people develop physically, psychologically, and socially. society expects the coach to
accept development as the number one objective. but evidence supports that society really values
winning the most.
Coaches main objectives in sports? - CORRECT ANSWER to win, to help the young have
fun, to help them develop physically, psychologically, and socially
whats different about societies objectives and coaches objectives in sports? - CORRECT
ANSWER one may place a more important value on winning, or development of character
may be more important to the coach. its important for the program and coach to have the same
objectives
Whats the difference between recreational and competitive sports? - CORRECT
ANSWER recreational sports have the short term objectives of having fun and learning the
game, with winning being a secondary objective. competitive sports have short term objectives
of wining and performing well, with fun as a secondary objective
whats the motto that this book supports about winning? - CORRECT ANSWER athletes
first, winning second
what is the appropriate perspective to winning, according to this book? - CORRECT
ANSWER the emphasis of a coach should not be on the winning itself but on striving to
win
what does making an ethical decision help an individual develop? - CORRECT
ANSWER it helps they develop their character
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what is the key to developing a philosophy of coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER getting to
know yourself
What does a coaching philosophy consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER major objectives
and your beliefs or principles that help you achieve your objectives
why evaluate decisions about your principles? - CORRECT ANSWER favorable
evaluations strengthen principles, while unfavorable evaluations indicate that you need to search
for different principles
what does philosophy mean? - CORRECT ANSWER the means to the pursuit of wisdom
What are the two main taks to develop a useful coaching philosophy? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1 - develop greater self-awareness, and to decide what your objectives are in
coaching
what is your ideal self? - CORRECT ANSWER the person you would like to be - it
represents your values, your sense of right and wrong
what is your public self? - CORRECT ANSWER the image you believe others have of
you. yo want others to believe certain things about you so they love and respect you
what is your real self? - CORRECT ANSWER the sum of the subjective thoughts,
feelings, and needs that you see as being the authentic you. it is constantly changing.
, what is important about self disclosure with coaching? - CORRECT ANSWER deciding
how much of yourself you will share with your athletes. Some coaches want to remain etched to
be good taskmasters, others disagree and think this detachment hurts the team.
What is societies main objectives in sports? - CORRECT ANSWER primarily to help
young people develop physically, psychologically, and socially. society expects the coach to
accept development as the number one objective. but evidence supports that society really values
winning the most.
Coaches main objectives in sports? - CORRECT ANSWER to win, to help the young have
fun, to help them develop physically, psychologically, and socially
whats different about societies objectives and coaches objectives in sports? - CORRECT
ANSWER one may place a more important value on winning, or development of character
may be more important to the coach. its important for the program and coach to have the same
objectives
Whats the difference between recreational and competitive sports? - CORRECT
ANSWER recreational sports have the short term objectives of having fun and learning the
game, with winning being a secondary objective. competitive sports have short term objectives
of wining and performing well, with fun as a secondary objective
whats the motto that this book supports about winning? - CORRECT ANSWER athletes
first, winning second
what is the appropriate perspective to winning, according to this book? - CORRECT
ANSWER the emphasis of a coach should not be on the winning itself but on striving to
win
what does making an ethical decision help an individual develop? - CORRECT
ANSWER it helps they develop their character
