CSCS CH 12 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
An athlete is having measurements taken to assess her body composition. The coach
uses a DEXA scan and a new method he is being asked to test. The purpose of using
these two measures is to establish what type of validity of the new test? - Correct
Answers -*a. concurrent
Due to availability of the track, a coach testing her athletes' 5K time must test them in
the early afternoon, which is the hottest part of the day in their location. Which of the
following guidelines is LEAST effective for minimizing health risks and obtaining
accurate results? - Correct Answers -*a. Be acclimatized to the heat and humidity for 2
hours before testing.
What is the minimum length of the rest period recommended between trials that are
close to an athlete's maximum? - Correct Answers -*b. 3 minutes
Which of the following combination of tests would be most relevant for an American
football wide receiver? - Correct Answers -*d. vertical jump and 30- to 100-yard (27-91
m) sprint
One scorer for a group testing allowed a partial last repetition to count toward an
athlete's total score on the pull-up test, while another scorer did not count that repetition.
This difference between scorers is related to which of the following? - Correct Answers -
*c. interrater reliability
All of the following are athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests EXCEPT
- Correct Answers -*d. biomechanical movement pattern specificity
If an athlete's test result is high on one day and low the next day, which of the following
aspects of test quality appears to be compromised? - Correct Answers -*b. reliability
If a coach is planning to schedule testing and it must all be performed on the same day,
which is the most ideal sequence for testing? - Correct Answers -*b. nonfatiguing,
agility, maximum power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance, anaerobic
capacity, aerobic capacity
CORRECT ANSWERS
An athlete is having measurements taken to assess her body composition. The coach
uses a DEXA scan and a new method he is being asked to test. The purpose of using
these two measures is to establish what type of validity of the new test? - Correct
Answers -*a. concurrent
Due to availability of the track, a coach testing her athletes' 5K time must test them in
the early afternoon, which is the hottest part of the day in their location. Which of the
following guidelines is LEAST effective for minimizing health risks and obtaining
accurate results? - Correct Answers -*a. Be acclimatized to the heat and humidity for 2
hours before testing.
What is the minimum length of the rest period recommended between trials that are
close to an athlete's maximum? - Correct Answers -*b. 3 minutes
Which of the following combination of tests would be most relevant for an American
football wide receiver? - Correct Answers -*d. vertical jump and 30- to 100-yard (27-91
m) sprint
One scorer for a group testing allowed a partial last repetition to count toward an
athlete's total score on the pull-up test, while another scorer did not count that repetition.
This difference between scorers is related to which of the following? - Correct Answers -
*c. interrater reliability
All of the following are athlete-related factors to consider when selecting tests EXCEPT
- Correct Answers -*d. biomechanical movement pattern specificity
If an athlete's test result is high on one day and low the next day, which of the following
aspects of test quality appears to be compromised? - Correct Answers -*b. reliability
If a coach is planning to schedule testing and it must all be performed on the same day,
which is the most ideal sequence for testing? - Correct Answers -*b. nonfatiguing,
agility, maximum power and strength, sprints, local muscular endurance, anaerobic
capacity, aerobic capacity
