Coaching Principles Test, Coaching Principles Test 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2026-2027 NEW VERSION
When a coach develops a plan of action for all of her team's contests against
conference opponents, what is her plan called?
Answer: d - answer>>>a. a technical skills list
b. a sport techniques list
c. a tactical skills list
d. a game plan checklist
e. a team strategy
During the practice stage of learning, how can a coach be most effective in helping
athletes learn?
Answer: e - answer>>>a. When an athlete knows he made an error and how to
correct it, immediately provide corrective feedback before the athlete has a chance
to correct the error on his own.
b. Focus the athletes' mental activity on refining the timing and coordination of the
movements.
c. Withhold positive reinforcement when the athletes perform a technical skill
correctly.
d. Focus the athletes' mental activity on the advanced skills they should learn after
the practice stage.
e. Increase the frequency and duration of verbal cues and feedback.
A very common coaching mistake is to provide inaccurate feedback and advice on
how to correct errors.
Answer: A - answer>>>a. true
b. false
, -
What are the three stages of learning?
Answer: C - answer>>>a. mental, physical, and practice
b. mental, physical, and emotional
c. mental, practice, and automatic
d. mental, practice, and performance
e. mental, performance, and automatic
In the early stages of learning, an athlete's sensory feedback plus feedback from the
coach is often more effective than sensory feedback alone.
Answer: A - answer>>>a. true
b. false
Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a technical skill?
Answer: E - answer>>>a. Vary the routine for starting each teaching session.
b. Tell athletes not to ask questions until the introduction and demonstration are
completed.
c. Ignore athletes who are not attending and focus on those who are.
d. Take at least 10 minutes to introduce the skill in great detail.
e. Name the skill using its common name or a short, descriptive title.
The best way to help your athletes learn to make good decisions in complicated
game situations is to have them practice only simple tactics and NOT complex
tactics.
Answer: B - answer>>>a. true
b. false
In comparison to blocked practice, variable practice creates better long-term
performance.
Answer: a - answer>>>a. true
,b. false
Why is occasional feedback probably effective with more skilled athletes?
Answer: C - answer>>>a. It encourages them to overanalyze situations.
b. It provides them with more of the coach's solutions to problems.
c. It helps them become independent decision makers.
d. It provides them with more feedback when their performances are in acceptable
ranges.
e. a and b
What coaching approach is especially effective in teaching athletes how to respond
to changing game situations?
Answer: e - answer>>>a. focusing on technical skills, not on tactical skills
b. frequent questioning of athletes while they're playing
c. observing other athletes make decisions
d. controlling feedback
e. variable practice
One example of tactical knowledge is how physical playing conditions affect a team's
play.
Answer: a - answer>>>a. true
b. false
The lists of skills included in an instruction plan should be as detailed and complete
as possible.
Answer a - answer>>>a. true
b. false
The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills that their
coaches demonstrate.
Answer a - answer>>>a. true
, -
b. false
Which athlete skills should be evaluated in the preseason?
Answer e - answer>>>a. only offensive skills
b. only defensive skills
c. only advanced skills
d. only specialty skills
e. only essential skills the athletes can safely perform
An athlete's poor communication skills may limit his learning and performance.
Answer a - answer>>>a. true
b. false
The traditional method would likely be most appropriate for teaching
Answer a - answer>>>a. a complex skill that has a significant risk of injury
b. the principles underlying a technique
c. tactical skills performed in complex, rapidly changing sport environments
d. responsibility and leadership
e. how to learn and function more independently
What factors should be considered in the preseason evaluation of athletes' skills?
Answer b - answer>>>a. expectations of parents
b. the athletes' physical, psychological, and social maturity
c. the opponents' skill proficiencies
d. the contest schedule
e. b and d
Most muscles work independently.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2026-2027 NEW VERSION
When a coach develops a plan of action for all of her team's contests against
conference opponents, what is her plan called?
Answer: d - answer>>>a. a technical skills list
b. a sport techniques list
c. a tactical skills list
d. a game plan checklist
e. a team strategy
During the practice stage of learning, how can a coach be most effective in helping
athletes learn?
Answer: e - answer>>>a. When an athlete knows he made an error and how to
correct it, immediately provide corrective feedback before the athlete has a chance
to correct the error on his own.
b. Focus the athletes' mental activity on refining the timing and coordination of the
movements.
c. Withhold positive reinforcement when the athletes perform a technical skill
correctly.
d. Focus the athletes' mental activity on the advanced skills they should learn after
the practice stage.
e. Increase the frequency and duration of verbal cues and feedback.
A very common coaching mistake is to provide inaccurate feedback and advice on
how to correct errors.
Answer: A - answer>>>a. true
b. false
, -
What are the three stages of learning?
Answer: C - answer>>>a. mental, physical, and practice
b. mental, physical, and emotional
c. mental, practice, and automatic
d. mental, practice, and performance
e. mental, performance, and automatic
In the early stages of learning, an athlete's sensory feedback plus feedback from the
coach is often more effective than sensory feedback alone.
Answer: A - answer>>>a. true
b. false
Which guideline should a coach follow in teaching a technical skill?
Answer: E - answer>>>a. Vary the routine for starting each teaching session.
b. Tell athletes not to ask questions until the introduction and demonstration are
completed.
c. Ignore athletes who are not attending and focus on those who are.
d. Take at least 10 minutes to introduce the skill in great detail.
e. Name the skill using its common name or a short, descriptive title.
The best way to help your athletes learn to make good decisions in complicated
game situations is to have them practice only simple tactics and NOT complex
tactics.
Answer: B - answer>>>a. true
b. false
In comparison to blocked practice, variable practice creates better long-term
performance.
Answer: a - answer>>>a. true
,b. false
Why is occasional feedback probably effective with more skilled athletes?
Answer: C - answer>>>a. It encourages them to overanalyze situations.
b. It provides them with more of the coach's solutions to problems.
c. It helps them become independent decision makers.
d. It provides them with more feedback when their performances are in acceptable
ranges.
e. a and b
What coaching approach is especially effective in teaching athletes how to respond
to changing game situations?
Answer: e - answer>>>a. focusing on technical skills, not on tactical skills
b. frequent questioning of athletes while they're playing
c. observing other athletes make decisions
d. controlling feedback
e. variable practice
One example of tactical knowledge is how physical playing conditions affect a team's
play.
Answer: a - answer>>>a. true
b. false
The lists of skills included in an instruction plan should be as detailed and complete
as possible.
Answer a - answer>>>a. true
b. false
The mental skills that athletes learn are affected by the mental skills that their
coaches demonstrate.
Answer a - answer>>>a. true
, -
b. false
Which athlete skills should be evaluated in the preseason?
Answer e - answer>>>a. only offensive skills
b. only defensive skills
c. only advanced skills
d. only specialty skills
e. only essential skills the athletes can safely perform
An athlete's poor communication skills may limit his learning and performance.
Answer a - answer>>>a. true
b. false
The traditional method would likely be most appropriate for teaching
Answer a - answer>>>a. a complex skill that has a significant risk of injury
b. the principles underlying a technique
c. tactical skills performed in complex, rapidly changing sport environments
d. responsibility and leadership
e. how to learn and function more independently
What factors should be considered in the preseason evaluation of athletes' skills?
Answer b - answer>>>a. expectations of parents
b. the athletes' physical, psychological, and social maturity
c. the opponents' skill proficiencies
d. the contest schedule
e. b and d
Most muscles work independently.
