NFHS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP E X A M
Questions and Answers
1. What is a SMART Goal?
Answer I want to have a good amplitude on each jump and stick the dismount on my beam at
conference in three weeks.
2. T/F Students who set exclusively outcome goals often experience
decreases in their confidence when they fail to meet the goal and
perceive this as a failure.
Answer True
3. A football player has set a goal of scoring two touchdowns in
next week's game. What type of goal has he set?
Answer Outcome Goal
4. T/F
Setting process goals, the how I am going to do it part of goal-
setting, increases the probability of achieving the outcome goal
because of the direct influence they have on positive behaviors.
Answer True
5. Which of the following are good goal-setting strategies?
Answer - Write goals down
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, -set daily goals for practice and competition
-set short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals
6. T/F
Research has shown that students who have high confidence are
more likely to try hard, choose challenging tasks, experience
positive emotions, and be less anxious in training and competition.
Answer True
7. The most influential source of self-confidence is
Answer Past Performance
8. A teacher/coach provides feedback and encouragement during a
time-out. This is an attempt to build self-confidence by using which
source of self-confi- dence?
Answer Verbal Persuasion
9. Which of the following phrases describes the concept of vicarious
experience as a source of confidence
Answer "If she can do it, I can do it"
10. Self Awareness steps
Answer 1. develop an understanding of the characteristics of their sport
2. assess their personality in terms of low/high anxiety, extroversion/introversion
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Questions and Answers
1. What is a SMART Goal?
Answer I want to have a good amplitude on each jump and stick the dismount on my beam at
conference in three weeks.
2. T/F Students who set exclusively outcome goals often experience
decreases in their confidence when they fail to meet the goal and
perceive this as a failure.
Answer True
3. A football player has set a goal of scoring two touchdowns in
next week's game. What type of goal has he set?
Answer Outcome Goal
4. T/F
Setting process goals, the how I am going to do it part of goal-
setting, increases the probability of achieving the outcome goal
because of the direct influence they have on positive behaviors.
Answer True
5. Which of the following are good goal-setting strategies?
Answer - Write goals down
1/
14
, -set daily goals for practice and competition
-set short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals
6. T/F
Research has shown that students who have high confidence are
more likely to try hard, choose challenging tasks, experience
positive emotions, and be less anxious in training and competition.
Answer True
7. The most influential source of self-confidence is
Answer Past Performance
8. A teacher/coach provides feedback and encouragement during a
time-out. This is an attempt to build self-confidence by using which
source of self-confi- dence?
Answer Verbal Persuasion
9. Which of the following phrases describes the concept of vicarious
experience as a source of confidence
Answer "If she can do it, I can do it"
10. Self Awareness steps
Answer 1. develop an understanding of the characteristics of their sport
2. assess their personality in terms of low/high anxiety, extroversion/introversion
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