Athletic Leadership NFHS
Which of the following are good goal-setting strategies? - ✔️✔️- Write goals down
- set daily goals for practice and competition
- set short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals
Which of the following steps can be taken to improve concentration? - ✔️✔️-have
students compile list of distractions and help them understand the relevant info they
should focus on during training and competition
What is a SMART Goal? - ✔️✔️I want to have a good amplitude on each jump and
stick the dismount on my beam at conference in three weeks.
T/F Students who set exclusively outcome goals often experience decreases in their
confidence when they fail to meet the goal and perceive this as a failure. - ✔️✔️True
T/F: Setting process goals, the how I am going to do it part of goal-setting, increases the
probability of achieving the outcome goal because of the direct influence they hav on
positive behaviors. - ✔️✔️True
T/F: Research has shown that students who have high confidence are more likely to try
hard, choose challenging tasks, experience positive emotions, and be less anxious in
training and competition. - ✔️✔️True
The most influential source of self-confidence is: - ✔️✔️Past Performance
A teacher/coach provides feedback and encouragement during a time-out. This is an
attempt to build self-confidence by using which source of self-confidence? -
✔️✔️Verbal Persuasion
Which of the following phrases describes the concept of vicarious experience as a
source of confidence: - ✔️✔️"If she can do it, I can do it"
Self Awareness steps - ✔️✔️1. develop an understanding of the characteristics of their
sport
2. assess their personality in terms of low/high anxiety, extroversion/introversion
3. determine their ability level
T/F: The secret to improving concentration is to assist your students in ensuring that
their thoughts and actions are specific and relevant to the task at hand - ✔️✔️True
, Describe the relationship between arousal and performance - ✔️✔️performance
progressively increases as arousal increases to a point and then as arousal continues
to increase performance decreases
Effective concentration skills to teach students - ✔️✔️-develop pre-performance
routines,
-develop a routine for when a mistake occurs
-develop trigger words to stay in the moment and focus
-develop relaxation strategies
To help students reach their ideal performance state, a teacher/coach should -
✔️✔️Have students engage in a self-awareness assessment to understand the
characteristics of their athletic task and themselves (personality, ability, anxiety level),
then guide them to either increase or decrease their arousal to optimize performance.
effective way to improve concentration of students - ✔️✔️develop trigger words to stay
in the moment and focus
During tennis practice, a student is observing where shots are going and making
adjustments to the serve. This represents what type of feedback? - ✔️✔️augmented
T/F: Fitness should never be used as punishment in interscholastic athletics -
✔️✔️True
A teacher/coach discusses goals and successes achieved over the last 2 weeks just
before the next big game. This is an attempt to build self-confidence by using which
source of self-confidence? - ✔️✔️past performance
Which of the following best describes "relatedness" in interscholastic athletics? -
✔️✔️being connected to others on the team
if we are to ensure that all students are included and fully engaged in athletics, the
teacher/coach needs to work hard to establish an environment that promotes task
involvement - ✔️✔️True
How can a teacher/coach increase the level of student relatedness on the team -
✔️✔️take time to get to know students
Which of the following best describes the communication process? -
✔️✔️communication involves creating, delivering, and receiving messages effectively
Which is a SMART goal? - ✔️✔️i would like to jump 6 ft. 1 in. in the high jump by the
end of the season
Which of the following are good goal-setting strategies? - ✔️✔️- Write goals down
- set daily goals for practice and competition
- set short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term goals
Which of the following steps can be taken to improve concentration? - ✔️✔️-have
students compile list of distractions and help them understand the relevant info they
should focus on during training and competition
What is a SMART Goal? - ✔️✔️I want to have a good amplitude on each jump and
stick the dismount on my beam at conference in three weeks.
T/F Students who set exclusively outcome goals often experience decreases in their
confidence when they fail to meet the goal and perceive this as a failure. - ✔️✔️True
T/F: Setting process goals, the how I am going to do it part of goal-setting, increases the
probability of achieving the outcome goal because of the direct influence they hav on
positive behaviors. - ✔️✔️True
T/F: Research has shown that students who have high confidence are more likely to try
hard, choose challenging tasks, experience positive emotions, and be less anxious in
training and competition. - ✔️✔️True
The most influential source of self-confidence is: - ✔️✔️Past Performance
A teacher/coach provides feedback and encouragement during a time-out. This is an
attempt to build self-confidence by using which source of self-confidence? -
✔️✔️Verbal Persuasion
Which of the following phrases describes the concept of vicarious experience as a
source of confidence: - ✔️✔️"If she can do it, I can do it"
Self Awareness steps - ✔️✔️1. develop an understanding of the characteristics of their
sport
2. assess their personality in terms of low/high anxiety, extroversion/introversion
3. determine their ability level
T/F: The secret to improving concentration is to assist your students in ensuring that
their thoughts and actions are specific and relevant to the task at hand - ✔️✔️True
, Describe the relationship between arousal and performance - ✔️✔️performance
progressively increases as arousal increases to a point and then as arousal continues
to increase performance decreases
Effective concentration skills to teach students - ✔️✔️-develop pre-performance
routines,
-develop a routine for when a mistake occurs
-develop trigger words to stay in the moment and focus
-develop relaxation strategies
To help students reach their ideal performance state, a teacher/coach should -
✔️✔️Have students engage in a self-awareness assessment to understand the
characteristics of their athletic task and themselves (personality, ability, anxiety level),
then guide them to either increase or decrease their arousal to optimize performance.
effective way to improve concentration of students - ✔️✔️develop trigger words to stay
in the moment and focus
During tennis practice, a student is observing where shots are going and making
adjustments to the serve. This represents what type of feedback? - ✔️✔️augmented
T/F: Fitness should never be used as punishment in interscholastic athletics -
✔️✔️True
A teacher/coach discusses goals and successes achieved over the last 2 weeks just
before the next big game. This is an attempt to build self-confidence by using which
source of self-confidence? - ✔️✔️past performance
Which of the following best describes "relatedness" in interscholastic athletics? -
✔️✔️being connected to others on the team
if we are to ensure that all students are included and fully engaged in athletics, the
teacher/coach needs to work hard to establish an environment that promotes task
involvement - ✔️✔️True
How can a teacher/coach increase the level of student relatedness on the team -
✔️✔️take time to get to know students
Which of the following best describes the communication process? -
✔️✔️communication involves creating, delivering, and receiving messages effectively
Which is a SMART goal? - ✔️✔️i would like to jump 6 ft. 1 in. in the high jump by the
end of the season
