EXOS PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
●● Which, of the following is most consistent with Miejen's (2009)
definition of Sport Psychology?
a. Methods for fostering cognition under pressure in sport
b. The study of mental characteristics, or attitude of a person or group
c. Changing an athlete's ability to think in sport
d. Considering the athlete's overall well-being
Answer: Considering the athlete's overall well-being
●● Jace is a shot-put thrower who is trying to go for a personal record in
his upcoming season. He has tried to use heavier shot-puts without
achieving much success. Which concept explain his presented
challenges?
a. Length-tension relationship
b. The force velocity curve
c. Reciprocal inhibition
d. Insufficient amortization
Answer: The force velocity curve
,●● Which of the following best describes what the global muscular
system consists of?
a. Larger, more superficial muscles, that connect the to the rib cage for
the lower extremities or both
b. Muscles that connect directly to the spine at either the proximal or
distal attachment, or both, and work primarily as spinal stabilizers
c. All the large muscles that are associated with power-based movements
d. All muscles associated with the ball-and-socket joints of the skeleton
Answer: Larger, more superficial muscles, that connect the to the rib
cage for the lower extremities or both
●● Eliza is a young soccer player who has been training on her own and
has focused on using machines for the lower body including leg press,
leg extension, and leg curl. She has recently hired a Sports Performance
Coach to enhance her program. Which performance training tenet should
her coach focus on to reduce her chance of an ACL injury?
a. Training for optimum muscle balance
b. Use of the stretch-shortening cycle
c. Using optimum posture for sagital plane movements
d. Training in all planes of motion
Answer: Training in all planes of motion
,●● Training for neuromuscular specificity includes which of the
following strategies?
a. Selecting exercises that rely heavily on the glycolytic system
b. Focusing on speed of contraction to produce greater power
c. Systematically overloading the muscles to increase strength
d. Utilize lighter weight and higher repetitions to develop muscular
endurance
Answer: Focusing on speed of contraction to produce greater power
●● Which of the following describes a Type I motor unit?
a. Large motor units that innervate many muscle fibers and are recruited
last
b. Small motor units that innervate a few fibers and are recruited first
c. A muscle fiber that produces relatively high amounts of force
d. A muscle fiber that produces relatively low amounts of force
Answer: Small motor units that innervate a few fibers and are recruited
first
●● Which of the following refers to the body's ability to sense its
orientation and relative position of its segments?
, a. Proprioception
b. Baroreception
c. Chemoreception
d. Nociception
Answer: Proprioception
●● Which term best describes when the central nervous system allows
agonists, antagonists, synergists, stabilizers, and neutralizers to work
independently during dynamic activities?
a. Sport specific training
b. Functional strength
c. Neuromuscular efficiency
d. Mechanical specificity
Answer: Neuromuscular efficiency
●● When forces hit tissues at oblique angle, as observed in many agility
drills, which type of stress is experienced?
a. Shear stress
b. Compressive stress
c. Tension stress
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED CERTIFICATION STUDY PACK
●● Which, of the following is most consistent with Miejen's (2009)
definition of Sport Psychology?
a. Methods for fostering cognition under pressure in sport
b. The study of mental characteristics, or attitude of a person or group
c. Changing an athlete's ability to think in sport
d. Considering the athlete's overall well-being
Answer: Considering the athlete's overall well-being
●● Jace is a shot-put thrower who is trying to go for a personal record in
his upcoming season. He has tried to use heavier shot-puts without
achieving much success. Which concept explain his presented
challenges?
a. Length-tension relationship
b. The force velocity curve
c. Reciprocal inhibition
d. Insufficient amortization
Answer: The force velocity curve
,●● Which of the following best describes what the global muscular
system consists of?
a. Larger, more superficial muscles, that connect the to the rib cage for
the lower extremities or both
b. Muscles that connect directly to the spine at either the proximal or
distal attachment, or both, and work primarily as spinal stabilizers
c. All the large muscles that are associated with power-based movements
d. All muscles associated with the ball-and-socket joints of the skeleton
Answer: Larger, more superficial muscles, that connect the to the rib
cage for the lower extremities or both
●● Eliza is a young soccer player who has been training on her own and
has focused on using machines for the lower body including leg press,
leg extension, and leg curl. She has recently hired a Sports Performance
Coach to enhance her program. Which performance training tenet should
her coach focus on to reduce her chance of an ACL injury?
a. Training for optimum muscle balance
b. Use of the stretch-shortening cycle
c. Using optimum posture for sagital plane movements
d. Training in all planes of motion
Answer: Training in all planes of motion
,●● Training for neuromuscular specificity includes which of the
following strategies?
a. Selecting exercises that rely heavily on the glycolytic system
b. Focusing on speed of contraction to produce greater power
c. Systematically overloading the muscles to increase strength
d. Utilize lighter weight and higher repetitions to develop muscular
endurance
Answer: Focusing on speed of contraction to produce greater power
●● Which of the following describes a Type I motor unit?
a. Large motor units that innervate many muscle fibers and are recruited
last
b. Small motor units that innervate a few fibers and are recruited first
c. A muscle fiber that produces relatively high amounts of force
d. A muscle fiber that produces relatively low amounts of force
Answer: Small motor units that innervate a few fibers and are recruited
first
●● Which of the following refers to the body's ability to sense its
orientation and relative position of its segments?
, a. Proprioception
b. Baroreception
c. Chemoreception
d. Nociception
Answer: Proprioception
●● Which term best describes when the central nervous system allows
agonists, antagonists, synergists, stabilizers, and neutralizers to work
independently during dynamic activities?
a. Sport specific training
b. Functional strength
c. Neuromuscular efficiency
d. Mechanical specificity
Answer: Neuromuscular efficiency
●● When forces hit tissues at oblique angle, as observed in many agility
drills, which type of stress is experienced?
a. Shear stress
b. Compressive stress
c. Tension stress
