COACHING PRINCIPLES 2026 EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
◉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?
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
◉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?
