NSCA-CSCS PRACTICAL APPLIED: EXERCISE
TECHNIQUE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following performance scenarios for a sports team would benefit most from
an agility training drill where the athlete sprints at a coach and makes a cut opposite the
direction the coach points?
A. offensive play
B. defensive play
C. goal tending - Answers - A. offensive play
An effective warm-up should be structured to include which of the following actions in
order?
A. raise physiological factors, dynamic movement, sport-specific movements
B. elevate body temperature, static and dynamic stretching, sport-specific movements
C. raise physiological factors, dynamic stretching and mobility, sport-specific activities -
Answers - C. raise physiological factors, dynamic stretching and mobility, sport-specific
activities
Which of the following foot contact and body positions should result in a more
propulsive resultant ground reaction force when performing weighted sled pushes?
A. foot contact in line with the athlete's center of gravity
B. foot contact in front of the athlete's center of gravity
C. foot contact behind their center of gravity - Answers - C. foot contact behind their
center of gravity
The performance of active recovery following an intense training session has shown the
greatest impact on which of the following?
A reduced muscular fatigue
B. positive psychological outcomes
C. decreased blood lactate removal - Answers - B. positive psychological outcomes
Which of the following cues should be provided to an untrained athlete to improve
change of direction performance in the Z-drill?
A. push off the inside leg
B. lean toward the cone
C. anticipate the cone - Answers - C. anticipate the cone
A strength and conditioning professional is seeking to enhance maximal sprint
performance of trained athletes. Which of the following will be impacted the most during
the power phase of a training cycle?
A. stride length
B. step length
TECHNIQUE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the following performance scenarios for a sports team would benefit most from
an agility training drill where the athlete sprints at a coach and makes a cut opposite the
direction the coach points?
A. offensive play
B. defensive play
C. goal tending - Answers - A. offensive play
An effective warm-up should be structured to include which of the following actions in
order?
A. raise physiological factors, dynamic movement, sport-specific movements
B. elevate body temperature, static and dynamic stretching, sport-specific movements
C. raise physiological factors, dynamic stretching and mobility, sport-specific activities -
Answers - C. raise physiological factors, dynamic stretching and mobility, sport-specific
activities
Which of the following foot contact and body positions should result in a more
propulsive resultant ground reaction force when performing weighted sled pushes?
A. foot contact in line with the athlete's center of gravity
B. foot contact in front of the athlete's center of gravity
C. foot contact behind their center of gravity - Answers - C. foot contact behind their
center of gravity
The performance of active recovery following an intense training session has shown the
greatest impact on which of the following?
A reduced muscular fatigue
B. positive psychological outcomes
C. decreased blood lactate removal - Answers - B. positive psychological outcomes
Which of the following cues should be provided to an untrained athlete to improve
change of direction performance in the Z-drill?
A. push off the inside leg
B. lean toward the cone
C. anticipate the cone - Answers - C. anticipate the cone
A strength and conditioning professional is seeking to enhance maximal sprint
performance of trained athletes. Which of the following will be impacted the most during
the power phase of a training cycle?
A. stride length
B. step length
