1. A good coach will analyse athlete performance by making a single observation of an athlete's
performance error to inform improvement. Answer: a. False
2. Power results from the best possible combination of strength and speed. Answer: b. True
3. A high jumper planning to improve his or her jumping height by 10 cm in the season ahead is
an example of a measurable goal. Answer: b. True
4. An authoritarian coach ensures a flexible training structure for his or her athletes. Answer: b.
False
5. Warming up for a training programme increases an athlete’s respiration and heart rate.
Answer: a. True
6. Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to and what you
intend it to test. Answer: a. True
7. It would be deemed inappropriate for a sports coach to educate parents on how to handle
their child’s participation in sports. Answer: b. True
8. The “adaptation” training principle requires that new training activities must happen quickly
to reduce possible injury. Answer: a. False
9. The physical educator should focus more on formative evaluation because it provides a
better overall picture of the learner’s performance. Answer: b. True
10. In the participation period of physical development, where learners are between seven and
eleven years old, the movement emphasis should be on basic coordination, skills, and
movement patterns. Answer: b. True
11. If a usually fit athlete falls ill with influenza and needs to stay in bed, his or her fitness level
can drop by 15% per week. Answer: a. True
12. During post-season management, the coach must arrange publicity, maintain equipment,
and complete records of athlete performance. Answer: a. False
13. Managing a sports team in a school environment with few resources, poor facilities, and no
assistance will result in an increased workload for the sports coach. Answer: b. True
14. Incorporating academic skills in physical education lessons to reinforce class learning is
known as “modification.” Answer: a. False
15. A casual sports coaching style facilitates opportunities for the athlete to develop physically,
socially, and psychologically. Answer: b. True
16. The physical educator should focus on evaluating fundamental skills in the lower primary
school grades and then move toward evaluating sport skills in grades six and seven. Answer:
a. True
17. Training may be defined as a short-term, systematic process to improve an athlete’s fitness in
a specific activity. Answer: a. True
18. An endurance sport requires aerobic fitness, and a power sport requires anaerobic fitness.
Answer: b. True
19. Ballistic stretching is much safer than static stretching. Answer: a. False
performance error to inform improvement. Answer: a. False
2. Power results from the best possible combination of strength and speed. Answer: b. True
3. A high jumper planning to improve his or her jumping height by 10 cm in the season ahead is
an example of a measurable goal. Answer: b. True
4. An authoritarian coach ensures a flexible training structure for his or her athletes. Answer: b.
False
5. Warming up for a training programme increases an athlete’s respiration and heart rate.
Answer: a. True
6. Validity refers to the extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to and what you
intend it to test. Answer: a. True
7. It would be deemed inappropriate for a sports coach to educate parents on how to handle
their child’s participation in sports. Answer: b. True
8. The “adaptation” training principle requires that new training activities must happen quickly
to reduce possible injury. Answer: a. False
9. The physical educator should focus more on formative evaluation because it provides a
better overall picture of the learner’s performance. Answer: b. True
10. In the participation period of physical development, where learners are between seven and
eleven years old, the movement emphasis should be on basic coordination, skills, and
movement patterns. Answer: b. True
11. If a usually fit athlete falls ill with influenza and needs to stay in bed, his or her fitness level
can drop by 15% per week. Answer: a. True
12. During post-season management, the coach must arrange publicity, maintain equipment,
and complete records of athlete performance. Answer: a. False
13. Managing a sports team in a school environment with few resources, poor facilities, and no
assistance will result in an increased workload for the sports coach. Answer: b. True
14. Incorporating academic skills in physical education lessons to reinforce class learning is
known as “modification.” Answer: a. False
15. A casual sports coaching style facilitates opportunities for the athlete to develop physically,
socially, and psychologically. Answer: b. True
16. The physical educator should focus on evaluating fundamental skills in the lower primary
school grades and then move toward evaluating sport skills in grades six and seven. Answer:
a. True
17. Training may be defined as a short-term, systematic process to improve an athlete’s fitness in
a specific activity. Answer: a. True
18. An endurance sport requires aerobic fitness, and a power sport requires anaerobic fitness.
Answer: b. True
19. Ballistic stretching is much safer than static stretching. Answer: a. False
