PRINCIPLES OF COACHING UNIT 1
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Recreational VS Competitive - Answer-1. Recreational sport emphasizes fun, learning,
and participation by all
2. Competitive sport emphasizes winning, performance, and participation by best
3. Problems arise when there is incompatibility between program objectives and coach's
objectives
4. The objectives of administrators, players, and parents may be incompatible with
program objectives
keeping winning in perspective - Answer-Winning or striving to win is never more
important that a young athletes well-being
Successful coaches... - Answer-Recognize the difference between objectives for the
contest objective for their athletes' participation, and their own personal objectives
Find ways to achieve all 3 objectives
Coaching Style - Answer-
Your coaching style will determine - Answer-1. How you decide to teach skills and
strategies
2. How you organize your practice and competition methods
3. How you discipline your athletes
4. What role you give your athletes in making decisions
types of coaches - Answer-cooperative, command, submissive
cooperative coaching style - Answer-athlete centered. decisions guided by coach, but
with input of athletes. winning is judged by athlete and coach
command (authoritarian) - Answer-win centered. coaches make all the decisions.
winning is decided by the coach.
submissive - Answer-no emphasis. athlete make all the decisions. winning is not
defined.
leadership - Answer-1. Chart a course
2. Give other direction by having a vision
3. Develop social/psychological environment.. team culture... to achieve goals
what leaders do - Answer-1. Provide direction
, 2. Build environment conducive to achieving team goal... Team Culture
3. Instill values
4. Direct impact on motivation through interpersonal relationships
5. Confront and resolve conflicts
6. Communicate
management skills - Answer-1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Staffing
4. Recruiting
5. Scheduling
6. Budgeting
7. Public relations
transformative leadership - Answer-1. Coach influences the team ←> the team
influences the coach
2. Passing of energy back and forth ←> teaching and learning
3. Involves wise use of power
4. Empowers assistant coaches and player
team culture - Answer-The social architecture that nurtures the team psyche
components of team culture - Answer-1. Team tradition
2. Basic operating procedures
3. Management of information
4. Nature of sport
5. Power, influence, status structure within team
6. Leadership style of coach
developing team culture - Answer-1. Involve players in defining goals
2. Give players responsibilities they can accommodate
3. Demonstrate superior knowledge and skill
4. Treat players with respect
5. Reward competency
6. Reward effort and performance...not outcomes
7. Teach players to reward each other
understanding key characteristics in teenagers - Answer-Early adolescence
11-14 yr
Middle adolescence
15-17 yr
Late adolescence
18-21
early adolescence: physical - Answer-Average age for growth
9.5 yr for girls
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Recreational VS Competitive - Answer-1. Recreational sport emphasizes fun, learning,
and participation by all
2. Competitive sport emphasizes winning, performance, and participation by best
3. Problems arise when there is incompatibility between program objectives and coach's
objectives
4. The objectives of administrators, players, and parents may be incompatible with
program objectives
keeping winning in perspective - Answer-Winning or striving to win is never more
important that a young athletes well-being
Successful coaches... - Answer-Recognize the difference between objectives for the
contest objective for their athletes' participation, and their own personal objectives
Find ways to achieve all 3 objectives
Coaching Style - Answer-
Your coaching style will determine - Answer-1. How you decide to teach skills and
strategies
2. How you organize your practice and competition methods
3. How you discipline your athletes
4. What role you give your athletes in making decisions
types of coaches - Answer-cooperative, command, submissive
cooperative coaching style - Answer-athlete centered. decisions guided by coach, but
with input of athletes. winning is judged by athlete and coach
command (authoritarian) - Answer-win centered. coaches make all the decisions.
winning is decided by the coach.
submissive - Answer-no emphasis. athlete make all the decisions. winning is not
defined.
leadership - Answer-1. Chart a course
2. Give other direction by having a vision
3. Develop social/psychological environment.. team culture... to achieve goals
what leaders do - Answer-1. Provide direction
, 2. Build environment conducive to achieving team goal... Team Culture
3. Instill values
4. Direct impact on motivation through interpersonal relationships
5. Confront and resolve conflicts
6. Communicate
management skills - Answer-1. Planning
2. Organizing
3. Staffing
4. Recruiting
5. Scheduling
6. Budgeting
7. Public relations
transformative leadership - Answer-1. Coach influences the team ←> the team
influences the coach
2. Passing of energy back and forth ←> teaching and learning
3. Involves wise use of power
4. Empowers assistant coaches and player
team culture - Answer-The social architecture that nurtures the team psyche
components of team culture - Answer-1. Team tradition
2. Basic operating procedures
3. Management of information
4. Nature of sport
5. Power, influence, status structure within team
6. Leadership style of coach
developing team culture - Answer-1. Involve players in defining goals
2. Give players responsibilities they can accommodate
3. Demonstrate superior knowledge and skill
4. Treat players with respect
5. Reward competency
6. Reward effort and performance...not outcomes
7. Teach players to reward each other
understanding key characteristics in teenagers - Answer-Early adolescence
11-14 yr
Middle adolescence
15-17 yr
Late adolescence
18-21
early adolescence: physical - Answer-Average age for growth
9.5 yr for girls
