CSCCA – SCCC EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A sprinter completed a 800-m sprint. Which of the following should he do to facilitate
removal of lactic acid from the blood?
a) perform static stretches
b) drink several glasses of water
c) perform moderate intensity jogging - ✔✔c) perform moderate intensity jogging
✔✔Long term recovery from exercise is best achieved with:
a) proper nutritional intake
b) a proper cooldown
c) cold water immersion - ✔✔a) proper nutritional intake
✔✔In organizing a prioritization chart, which of the following makes most sense?
a) make sure there is a high volume of work close to the competitive season
b) incorporate speed and agility work together
c) allowing adequate time in the offseason for aerobic base building
d) b&c - ✔✔d) b&c
✔✔The basketball coach says his players need to jump higher. In addition to a
plyometric program, which of the following resistance training exercises are most
essential to this goal?
a) power clean & front squat
b) leg curl & front squat
c) front squat & seated calf raise - ✔✔a) power clean & front squat
✔✔Which of the following would be the most appropriate warm-up for soccer players?
a) static stretching
b) foam rolling
c) light jogging
d) dynamic warmup - ✔✔d) dynamic warmup
✔✔Which of the following about free weights versus machine weights is correct?
a) proprioception is better developed with machine weights
b) core stabilization is better developed with machine weights
c) symmetry is better developed with free weights - ✔✔c) symmetry is better developed
with machine weights
✔✔During which of the following exercises should a spotter's hands be placed on the
athlete's wrists?
a) bench press
b) upright row
c) incline dumbbell bench press - ✔✔c) incline dumbbell bench press
,✔✔Which of hte following exercises would develop the antagonists of a squat?
a) vertical jump
b) hamstring curls
c) lunges - ✔✔b) hamstring curls
✔✔List the order of muscle fiber recruitment (light to maximal)
a) T1 - T2a - T2x
b) T1 - T2x - T2a
c) T2x - T2a - T1 - ✔✔a) T1 - T2a - T2x
✔✔The molecule that can be directly used by intramuscular contractile proteins for
muscle contraction is:
a) Palmitate
b) Phosphocreatine
c) Adenosine triphosphate
d) Pyruvate - ✔✔c) Adensosine triphosphate
✔✔True/ False - Only one energy system is turned on during a particular exercise? -
✔✔False
✔✔The _______ system produces ATP the quickest
a) Fast Glycolysis
b) ATP-PCr
c) Aerobic Metabolism - ✔✔b) ATP-PCr
✔✔True/False - The process whereby amino acids are oxidized during prolonged
exercise is worsened if the athlete is in a carbohydrate-depleted state? - ✔✔True
✔✔According to Chapter 2 of the CSCCa textbook, the work:rest ratio needed in order
to optimize PCr recovery between 100-m sprints is:
a) 1:1
b) 1:5
c) 1:20 - ✔✔c) 1:20
✔✔Consuming a carbohydrate beverage during exercise has been shown to improve
______ performance
a) endurance
b) resistance
c) endurance and resistance - ✔✔c) endurance and resistance
✔✔The location in the muscle cell where the Krebs cycle occurs is called the:
a) mitochondria
b) nucleus
, c) sarcoplasm
d) z-line - ✔✔a) mitochondria
✔✔There is newer scientific data suggesting that endurance athletes may optimize fat
oxidation during exercise through:
a) very high carbohydrate dieting (9-10g/kg/bw)
b) consuming a carbohydrate-protein beverage prior to exercise verses a carbohydrate
only beverage
c) supplementing the diet w/ B-Vitamins
d) very low carbohydrate/high fat dieting - ✔✔d) very low carbohydrate/high fat dieting
✔✔Resting heart rate of of less than 60 beats/min is called:
a) tachycardia
b) bradycardia
c) hypocardia - ✔✔b) bradycardia
✔✔the exchange of gases and nutrients between blood and tissues is a major function
of:
a) arterioles
b) venules
c) capillaries - ✔✔c) capillaries
✔✔Cardiac afterload on the left ventricle is largely determined by:
a) the pulmonary arterial pressure
b) the aortic pressure
c) the end diastolic volume of left ventricle - ✔✔b) the aortic pressure
✔✔Identify the equation for determining oxygen consumption: VO2 = cardiac output x
(a-v)O2 difference:
a) Frank-Starling equation
b) Fick equation
c) Pollock's equation - ✔✔b) Fick equation
✔✔Poiseuille's Law - ✔✔Resistance to blood flow to exercising muscles is dependent
on: length, radius and viscosity
✔✔During exercise, the respiratory system plays a role in acid-base balance by:
a) removing H+ from the blood by the HCO3 reaction
b) aiding the kidney in the removal of lactic acid
c) increasing the pH of the blood by hyperventilation - ✔✔a) removing H+ from the
blood by the HCO3 reaction
✔✔At the onset of exercise, the primary drive to increase pulmonary ventilation is due
to:
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔A sprinter completed a 800-m sprint. Which of the following should he do to facilitate
removal of lactic acid from the blood?
a) perform static stretches
b) drink several glasses of water
c) perform moderate intensity jogging - ✔✔c) perform moderate intensity jogging
✔✔Long term recovery from exercise is best achieved with:
a) proper nutritional intake
b) a proper cooldown
c) cold water immersion - ✔✔a) proper nutritional intake
✔✔In organizing a prioritization chart, which of the following makes most sense?
a) make sure there is a high volume of work close to the competitive season
b) incorporate speed and agility work together
c) allowing adequate time in the offseason for aerobic base building
d) b&c - ✔✔d) b&c
✔✔The basketball coach says his players need to jump higher. In addition to a
plyometric program, which of the following resistance training exercises are most
essential to this goal?
a) power clean & front squat
b) leg curl & front squat
c) front squat & seated calf raise - ✔✔a) power clean & front squat
✔✔Which of the following would be the most appropriate warm-up for soccer players?
a) static stretching
b) foam rolling
c) light jogging
d) dynamic warmup - ✔✔d) dynamic warmup
✔✔Which of the following about free weights versus machine weights is correct?
a) proprioception is better developed with machine weights
b) core stabilization is better developed with machine weights
c) symmetry is better developed with free weights - ✔✔c) symmetry is better developed
with machine weights
✔✔During which of the following exercises should a spotter's hands be placed on the
athlete's wrists?
a) bench press
b) upright row
c) incline dumbbell bench press - ✔✔c) incline dumbbell bench press
,✔✔Which of hte following exercises would develop the antagonists of a squat?
a) vertical jump
b) hamstring curls
c) lunges - ✔✔b) hamstring curls
✔✔List the order of muscle fiber recruitment (light to maximal)
a) T1 - T2a - T2x
b) T1 - T2x - T2a
c) T2x - T2a - T1 - ✔✔a) T1 - T2a - T2x
✔✔The molecule that can be directly used by intramuscular contractile proteins for
muscle contraction is:
a) Palmitate
b) Phosphocreatine
c) Adenosine triphosphate
d) Pyruvate - ✔✔c) Adensosine triphosphate
✔✔True/ False - Only one energy system is turned on during a particular exercise? -
✔✔False
✔✔The _______ system produces ATP the quickest
a) Fast Glycolysis
b) ATP-PCr
c) Aerobic Metabolism - ✔✔b) ATP-PCr
✔✔True/False - The process whereby amino acids are oxidized during prolonged
exercise is worsened if the athlete is in a carbohydrate-depleted state? - ✔✔True
✔✔According to Chapter 2 of the CSCCa textbook, the work:rest ratio needed in order
to optimize PCr recovery between 100-m sprints is:
a) 1:1
b) 1:5
c) 1:20 - ✔✔c) 1:20
✔✔Consuming a carbohydrate beverage during exercise has been shown to improve
______ performance
a) endurance
b) resistance
c) endurance and resistance - ✔✔c) endurance and resistance
✔✔The location in the muscle cell where the Krebs cycle occurs is called the:
a) mitochondria
b) nucleus
, c) sarcoplasm
d) z-line - ✔✔a) mitochondria
✔✔There is newer scientific data suggesting that endurance athletes may optimize fat
oxidation during exercise through:
a) very high carbohydrate dieting (9-10g/kg/bw)
b) consuming a carbohydrate-protein beverage prior to exercise verses a carbohydrate
only beverage
c) supplementing the diet w/ B-Vitamins
d) very low carbohydrate/high fat dieting - ✔✔d) very low carbohydrate/high fat dieting
✔✔Resting heart rate of of less than 60 beats/min is called:
a) tachycardia
b) bradycardia
c) hypocardia - ✔✔b) bradycardia
✔✔the exchange of gases and nutrients between blood and tissues is a major function
of:
a) arterioles
b) venules
c) capillaries - ✔✔c) capillaries
✔✔Cardiac afterload on the left ventricle is largely determined by:
a) the pulmonary arterial pressure
b) the aortic pressure
c) the end diastolic volume of left ventricle - ✔✔b) the aortic pressure
✔✔Identify the equation for determining oxygen consumption: VO2 = cardiac output x
(a-v)O2 difference:
a) Frank-Starling equation
b) Fick equation
c) Pollock's equation - ✔✔b) Fick equation
✔✔Poiseuille's Law - ✔✔Resistance to blood flow to exercising muscles is dependent
on: length, radius and viscosity
✔✔During exercise, the respiratory system plays a role in acid-base balance by:
a) removing H+ from the blood by the HCO3 reaction
b) aiding the kidney in the removal of lactic acid
c) increasing the pH of the blood by hyperventilation - ✔✔a) removing H+ from the
blood by the HCO3 reaction
✔✔At the onset of exercise, the primary drive to increase pulmonary ventilation is due
to:
