Principles of Coaching Final

Principles of Coaching Final A teacher/coach must purposefully plan activities and opportunities for students to develop leadership skills through athletics. - Answer- True A developmentally appropriate experience is one that is consistent with a student's age. - Answer- False The #1 responsibility for an interscholastic teacher/coach who has adopted a studentcentered coaching philosophy is to ensure a one-on-one relationship with all parents/guardians to discuss the responsibilities and concerns of all student-athletes. - Answer- False In what century did Title IX become a part of our nation's policies in public schools? - Answer- 1900 Developing literacy was not a societal concern that interscholastic athletics was expected to address. - Answer- True Title IX had a tremendous impact on increasing participation for girls in interscholastic sports in America schools. - Answer- True The teacher/coach used a bullying situation that occurred during the school day to demonstrate appropriate behavior. Coach met with the athletes at a pre-practice meeting to share what had occurred when one of the student-athletes in the school stood up for a new student who was being bullied. This is referred to in the NFHS course as a ___. - Answer- Teachable Moment What role does winning play in a student-centered coaching philosophy? - Answer- A pleasant by product to the main goal of developing young people Promotion of learning, citizenship, sportsmanship, healthy lifestyles and life skills are the top 5 educational outcomes of interscholastic athletics. - Answer- True The coach is a ________ influence on the education of the student athlete. - AnswerTremendous The primary purpose of interscholastic athletics is to ___. - Answer- Promote learning in all areas of development The successful teacher/coach can structure interscholastic athletics to enhance students' self esteem. - Answer- True Which of the following have nothing to do with professionalism for teacher/coaches? - Answer- All are important The teacher/coach is responsible for the execution of the emergency action plan if a student is injured during a contest. - Answer- True A coaches emergency plan should include - Answer- Administering first aid to the injured athlete. Personally call or have someone call emergency medical personnel. Notify parents/guardians promptly when emergency care is needed. The American with Disabilities Act requires that public facilities and programs accommodate all individuals with a defined disability at all times and in all situations. - Answer- False Evaluation and selection process is an item that should be discussed during the post season. - Answer- False It is the responsibility of the director of athletics, not the coach, to see that every practice starts and ends on time so there is little chance of overlap. - Answer- False The state association's eligibility rule that addresses _____ is put into place to discourage opportunities for recruitment by other teams. - Answer- Transfer/ residency Coach should complete as many administrative tasks as possible during the __. (such as budget, schedule games and facilities) - Answer- Off Season Escorting or arranging escorts for the officials to and from the field, locker rooms, and their vehicles is the responsibility of the state athletic association officials police. - Answer- False All individuals involved in interscholastic athletics are ultimately responsible to the Board of education. - Answer- true The head coach is fully in charge of game scheduling during the off season. - AnswerFalse During transporting of athletes to contests, the head coach can sit in the front of the bus and maintain an indirect supervisory role of the team. The athletes are expected to be responsible for their behavior while traveling so the coaches are not responsible if something happens. - Answer- False Head coaches should identify equipment in need of repair and fix it themselves to help with the budget. - Answer- False It is not necessary for the team to have a designated emergency medical kit available if they have an athletic trainer on staff. - Answer- False Delegating responsibilities and exchanging ideas is a reasonable expectation of head coaches with their assistant coaches. - Answer- True What is the least important characteristic for a teacher/coach to consider when matching students? - Answer- Age It is appropriate to allow hazing during an initiation period for__. - Answer- none at all The head coach is responsible for establishing a selection process of students to make the program through try outs. This process is the business of the head coach and not transparent to others for examination or question. - Answer- False It is the head coaches responsibility for general supervision at all times. When assistant coaches are hired as employees of the school district to coach, it is the head coaches responsibility to ensure they are knowledgeable and all phases/actions of supervision over student athletes at all times. - Answer- true A head coach allows a student to attend practice who has not been cleared with a physical and permission form. The coach tells the student to observe and sit on the sideline. The student does as instructed. He gets hit in the head by a lacrosse ball during practice and rushed to the hospital after coaches followed all medical procedures as outlined after the accident. The boy suffers permanent blindness in one eye. The head coach is liable for negligence in this situation because he did not have the appropriate papers completed and signed that would allow the boy to be at practice. - Answer- true Arranging escorts for the officials on and off the field during school athletic events is the responsibility of the state officials association. - Answer- false Coaches can supervise a team traveling on a bus by sitting in the front to maintain an indirect supervisory role. - Answer- false It is recommended that coach establish and communicate in written and verbal form, a clear and transparent evaluation and selection process of students to make the program. - Answer- true A "teachable moment" is an opportunity anyone can take to present a case that others can learn life lessons from. - Answer- true Provide an example of something that took place in Remember the Titans that would have been a clear and distinct liability issue without question if something had happened to one of the student-athletes. - Answer- with holding water, running in the woods at night What would be a least important characteristic for a teacher/coach to consider in matching students in practice? - Answer- age _________ is responsible for the execution of the emergency care plan if a student is injured during a contest. - Answer- coach You have a student who consistently reminds teammates what an outstanding athlete he/she is and does little as a team-player. 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