T&T Final
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1. What should be the focus of a great coach?: There are many areas in being
a great coach. Coaches are teachers, trainers, and mentors to athletes. They help
athletes grow psychologically and socially. The focus is to build the person in the
athlete, helping each athlete become a better, prouder, happier, more effective, and
more fulfilled person. Coaching is about teaching, guiding encouraging, building, be-
lieving, caring, sharing, giving, forgiving, expecting, respecting, modeling, serving,
and inspiring.
2. Define "A Person's Philosophy.": A Person's Philosophy is the unique frame-
work of belief used to make decisions.
3. What kind of philosophy should a coach adopt?: The coach should adopt an
athlete-centered philosophy in which the athlete's well-being and development are
primary considerations.
4. List the five Positive results our text says athletes should obtain from
participating in sports.: 1. Healthy Physical development
2. Enhanced Psychological development
3. Positive Social development
4. Balance in life
5. Fun
5. What are five things that positive coaches do to build the athlete up?: 1.
Detecting and correcting errors
2. Instruct Constructively
3. Are intense
4. Are demanding
5. Expect focused attention and the athlete's best effort
6. What is the Greek meaning for the word competition?: The word competition
comes from two Greek words that, when combined, mean "to strive with" or "to strive
together."
7. Positive coaches Respond and don't React. List the five things positive
coaches do to assist in this process.: 1. Listening carefully and attentively
2. Observing carefully and attentively
3. Catching athletes doing something right and celebrating it
4. Balancing positive and negative feedback
5. Maintaining composure and controlling emotions
8. What kind of motivation is the strongest and most lasting?: Research shows
that the strongest and most lasting and enduring motivation is intrinsic. Intrinsically
motivated athletes focus on success and are positive, not negative.
9. Because thoughts are the result of choice, focus can be completely con-
trolled. List five elements of focus.: 1. Time orientation
2. Positive self-talk
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3. Composure
4. Concentration
5. Confidence
10. What does the nature of the coach-athlete relationship dictate?: The nature
of the coach-athlete relationship dictates that the coach place demands on the
athlete. These demands should be communicated with respect. When reprimand
and criticism are necessary, they should be restricted to the athlete's domain and
administered professionally, privately, immediately, and tactfully without the use of
insulting or personal tones.
11. What professional organization should coaches consider joining?
Your Answer:: The coaches should consider joining professional organizations and
taking a role in the activities of the sports governing body, USA Track & Field
(www.usatf.org).
12. List the nine Legal Duties of a coach.: 1. Properly planning activities
2. Properly supervising activities
3. Providing proper instructions
4. Maintaining current competencies
5. Providing a safe environment
6. Warning people of danger
7. Providing emergency medical procedures
8. Managing the rehabilitation of injuries
9. Keeping records
13. Define the "Assumption of Risk" defense.: This defense maintains the ath-
letes assume a certain amount of risk and liability for their injuries when they choose
to engage in sporting activities because of commonly known and accepted incidental
risks associated with such activities.
14. List the four conditions that must be met to establish negligence.: 1. Duty
2. Breach duty
3. Damages or injuries
4. Proximate cause between breach of duty and damage
15. In 2008, of the women that ran road races, what percentage were age 40 or
above?: 34 percent
16. Bill Rogers--one of the authors of our text--won the Boston Marathon 4
times. What year was the first time and what year was his last win?: 1975-1980
17. The latest "running boom" is characterized by what basic attitudinal and
motivational perspective adjustment compared to previous running boom in
the 70s and 80s?: Running in the 21st century is said to be kinder and gentler.
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18. Running at a specific level of exertion is considered aerobic in nature if
done continuously and long enough. What is that magical length of time?: 20
min.
19. How long is a 5K race?: 3.1 miles
20. One of the major myths about running is that it will ruin your knees. What
are the results of studies that compared the rate at which longtime runner and
sedentary people got arthritis.: No Significant difference
21. At what point are you considered "overweight?": 20 percent over your ideal
weight.
22. The rate of obesity in the United States has increased dramatically since
1991. In 1991, 12 percent of the population was considered obese. What
percent of the population was considered obese in 2008.: 34 percent
23. A mile of walking or running burns about 100 calories.
False: true
24. Calories are a measure of heat.: true
25. How often should you weigh yourself?: No more than once a week
26. Why does making running, not dieting, the main focus of your weight
control program work so well?: You are doing something positive rather than just
denying yourself.
27. After 30 minutes of running your metabolism is increased for 4 hours.: -
False
28. What is your body's main source of fuel during aerobic exercise?: Glycogen
29. One way of evaluating your percent body fat is the "pinch test." To perform
this simple test you should grab a section of flesh between your thumb and
forefinger, about 1 to 2 inches aside of your navel. At what point do the results
of this test indicate you should be concerned about to much body fat.: Pinching
over 1 inch of flesh
30. What is the BMI of a male that weighs 200 pounds and is 6 feet tall?: 27.1
31. Our person in the previous question is likely carrying around too much
body fat.: true
32. Aerobic capacity is expressed as Maximal Oxygen Uptake or Max VO2.: true
33. Studies have found that regular exercisers have about one third the inci-
dence of colon cancer as sedentary people.: false
34. What Morphine like chemical is released in the body during aerobic exer-
cise--running?: Endorphins
35. According to a study that evaluated the mortality rates of exercisers and
non-exercisers over the age of 35, how much longer did the exercisers live?-
: 2.5 years
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1. What should be the focus of a great coach?: There are many areas in being
a great coach. Coaches are teachers, trainers, and mentors to athletes. They help
athletes grow psychologically and socially. The focus is to build the person in the
athlete, helping each athlete become a better, prouder, happier, more effective, and
more fulfilled person. Coaching is about teaching, guiding encouraging, building, be-
lieving, caring, sharing, giving, forgiving, expecting, respecting, modeling, serving,
and inspiring.
2. Define "A Person's Philosophy.": A Person's Philosophy is the unique frame-
work of belief used to make decisions.
3. What kind of philosophy should a coach adopt?: The coach should adopt an
athlete-centered philosophy in which the athlete's well-being and development are
primary considerations.
4. List the five Positive results our text says athletes should obtain from
participating in sports.: 1. Healthy Physical development
2. Enhanced Psychological development
3. Positive Social development
4. Balance in life
5. Fun
5. What are five things that positive coaches do to build the athlete up?: 1.
Detecting and correcting errors
2. Instruct Constructively
3. Are intense
4. Are demanding
5. Expect focused attention and the athlete's best effort
6. What is the Greek meaning for the word competition?: The word competition
comes from two Greek words that, when combined, mean "to strive with" or "to strive
together."
7. Positive coaches Respond and don't React. List the five things positive
coaches do to assist in this process.: 1. Listening carefully and attentively
2. Observing carefully and attentively
3. Catching athletes doing something right and celebrating it
4. Balancing positive and negative feedback
5. Maintaining composure and controlling emotions
8. What kind of motivation is the strongest and most lasting?: Research shows
that the strongest and most lasting and enduring motivation is intrinsic. Intrinsically
motivated athletes focus on success and are positive, not negative.
9. Because thoughts are the result of choice, focus can be completely con-
trolled. List five elements of focus.: 1. Time orientation
2. Positive self-talk
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3. Composure
4. Concentration
5. Confidence
10. What does the nature of the coach-athlete relationship dictate?: The nature
of the coach-athlete relationship dictates that the coach place demands on the
athlete. These demands should be communicated with respect. When reprimand
and criticism are necessary, they should be restricted to the athlete's domain and
administered professionally, privately, immediately, and tactfully without the use of
insulting or personal tones.
11. What professional organization should coaches consider joining?
Your Answer:: The coaches should consider joining professional organizations and
taking a role in the activities of the sports governing body, USA Track & Field
(www.usatf.org).
12. List the nine Legal Duties of a coach.: 1. Properly planning activities
2. Properly supervising activities
3. Providing proper instructions
4. Maintaining current competencies
5. Providing a safe environment
6. Warning people of danger
7. Providing emergency medical procedures
8. Managing the rehabilitation of injuries
9. Keeping records
13. Define the "Assumption of Risk" defense.: This defense maintains the ath-
letes assume a certain amount of risk and liability for their injuries when they choose
to engage in sporting activities because of commonly known and accepted incidental
risks associated with such activities.
14. List the four conditions that must be met to establish negligence.: 1. Duty
2. Breach duty
3. Damages or injuries
4. Proximate cause between breach of duty and damage
15. In 2008, of the women that ran road races, what percentage were age 40 or
above?: 34 percent
16. Bill Rogers--one of the authors of our text--won the Boston Marathon 4
times. What year was the first time and what year was his last win?: 1975-1980
17. The latest "running boom" is characterized by what basic attitudinal and
motivational perspective adjustment compared to previous running boom in
the 70s and 80s?: Running in the 21st century is said to be kinder and gentler.
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18. Running at a specific level of exertion is considered aerobic in nature if
done continuously and long enough. What is that magical length of time?: 20
min.
19. How long is a 5K race?: 3.1 miles
20. One of the major myths about running is that it will ruin your knees. What
are the results of studies that compared the rate at which longtime runner and
sedentary people got arthritis.: No Significant difference
21. At what point are you considered "overweight?": 20 percent over your ideal
weight.
22. The rate of obesity in the United States has increased dramatically since
1991. In 1991, 12 percent of the population was considered obese. What
percent of the population was considered obese in 2008.: 34 percent
23. A mile of walking or running burns about 100 calories.
False: true
24. Calories are a measure of heat.: true
25. How often should you weigh yourself?: No more than once a week
26. Why does making running, not dieting, the main focus of your weight
control program work so well?: You are doing something positive rather than just
denying yourself.
27. After 30 minutes of running your metabolism is increased for 4 hours.: -
False
28. What is your body's main source of fuel during aerobic exercise?: Glycogen
29. One way of evaluating your percent body fat is the "pinch test." To perform
this simple test you should grab a section of flesh between your thumb and
forefinger, about 1 to 2 inches aside of your navel. At what point do the results
of this test indicate you should be concerned about to much body fat.: Pinching
over 1 inch of flesh
30. What is the BMI of a male that weighs 200 pounds and is 6 feet tall?: 27.1
31. Our person in the previous question is likely carrying around too much
body fat.: true
32. Aerobic capacity is expressed as Maximal Oxygen Uptake or Max VO2.: true
33. Studies have found that regular exercisers have about one third the inci-
dence of colon cancer as sedentary people.: false
34. What Morphine like chemical is released in the body during aerobic exer-
cise--running?: Endorphins
35. According to a study that evaluated the mortality rates of exercisers and
non-exercisers over the age of 35, how much longer did the exercisers live?-
: 2.5 years
