NSCA-CPSS TEXTBOOK TERMS VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 LATEST
Rationalism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Reason rather than experience is
foundation of
certainty in knowledge
Skepticism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>questioning of certainty in knowledge
Information - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Knowable facts that reduce
uncertainty about
something or someone. Must have the potential to shift thinking and decision
making.
High Performance Team - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Off-field athletic support
staff.
S&C, Sport Physc, Nutrition, Sports Med, and sports science. All lead by sport
coach.
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,Training System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Combination of all relevant
factors in the
athlete's interaction with training to understand fitness and fatigue
Readiness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>condition where an athlete has no
improvement
of physical performance, mental fatigue, or excessive psychological distress"
Sports science - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>application of scientific theory to
the study of sport by inducing adaptations to human functional capacity for the
specific purpose of maximizing performance in sporting competitions.
Science - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Pursuit of logical approaches to discover
how tings
work within the natural universe in which the application of systematic methods
of
inquiry allow us to generate knowledge, test explanations, and understanding.
Exercise science - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>use of sporting techniques and
exercise as mechanism to investigate specific adaptations to human physiology,
psychology and biomechanics.
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, Scientific theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Empiricism, rationalism, and
skepticism
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>All hypothesis must be tested for the
verification
of expert reasoning with verifiable evidence for support
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ability to measure accurately to the
criterion
measure as well as impact of the variable on the training system
Validity measures: Correlation, typical error of estimate
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Ability of lack of retest variation in
measurement.
Get the same score over and over.
Reliability measures: Coefficient of variation
Meaningful change - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the measure of confidence that
variation in measured results has actual value. All must be greater than
coefficient of variation for metric to work.
Periodization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Scaffolding framework around
which specific
training programs are designed through the systematic organization of
programing
strategies to align with targeted performance goals and timelines.
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QUESTIONS & COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 LATEST
Rationalism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Reason rather than experience is
foundation of
certainty in knowledge
Skepticism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>questioning of certainty in knowledge
Information - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Knowable facts that reduce
uncertainty about
something or someone. Must have the potential to shift thinking and decision
making.
High Performance Team - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Off-field athletic support
staff.
S&C, Sport Physc, Nutrition, Sports Med, and sports science. All lead by sport
coach.
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,Training System - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Combination of all relevant
factors in the
athlete's interaction with training to understand fitness and fatigue
Readiness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>condition where an athlete has no
improvement
of physical performance, mental fatigue, or excessive psychological distress"
Sports science - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>application of scientific theory to
the study of sport by inducing adaptations to human functional capacity for the
specific purpose of maximizing performance in sporting competitions.
Science - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Pursuit of logical approaches to discover
how tings
work within the natural universe in which the application of systematic methods
of
inquiry allow us to generate knowledge, test explanations, and understanding.
Exercise science - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>use of sporting techniques and
exercise as mechanism to investigate specific adaptations to human physiology,
psychology and biomechanics.
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, Scientific theory - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Empiricism, rationalism, and
skepticism
Empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>All hypothesis must be tested for the
verification
of expert reasoning with verifiable evidence for support
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>ability to measure accurately to the
criterion
measure as well as impact of the variable on the training system
Validity measures: Correlation, typical error of estimate
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Ability of lack of retest variation in
measurement.
Get the same score over and over.
Reliability measures: Coefficient of variation
Meaningful change - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the measure of confidence that
variation in measured results has actual value. All must be greater than
coefficient of variation for metric to work.
Periodization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Scaffolding framework around
which specific
training programs are designed through the systematic organization of
programing
strategies to align with targeted performance goals and timelines.
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