TACTICAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING QUESTIONS
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The tactical strength and conditioning facilitator (TSAC-F) certification was developed by the national
strength association for people who have an interest in working with tactical athletes. Which of the
following is NOT a requirement for this certification?
Must have a college degree
Must be at least 18 years old
Must be AED/CPR certified - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Must have a college degree
Training technical and tactical skills should be emphasized before general physical preparation in tactical
athletes
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
Which of the following is a requirement of tactical athletes but not traditional sports athletes?
1. Require specific strength and conditioning programs
2. Compete against an opponent with predetermined event parameters
3. Capacity to execute physically demanding tasks
4. Requires year round/ continuous physical readiness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Requires year
round/continuous physical readiness
Which of the following BEST describes the tactical athletes job demands
Unexpected is the norm
structured and controlled
mostly sedentary and relatively consistent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Unexpected is the norm
,Which of the following factors should be considered when designing a training program for the tactical
athlete
unpredictable schedules
seasonal training
structured job demands - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅unpredictable schedules
The role of a tactical performance coach includes all of the following except
designing training programs
preventing common injuries
reinforcing physical preparedness
providing nutrition counseling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅providing nutrition counseling
a strength and conditioning professional observes an officer jumping out of her car and hopping a
barricade in pursuit of a suspect. This would best be described as a ________ analysis
movement
injury
illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅movement
All of the following would be considered a "Tactical Athlete" EXCEPT
Construction workers
SWAT
Firefighters
military - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅construction
The prerequisites to become a certified TSAC facilitator include being 18 years old, having a CPR/AED
certification and what other component?
, College coaching experience
postssecondary education
highschool diploma
another NSCA certification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Highschool diploma
The differentiating factor for classifying individuals as tactical athletes is the occupational requirement
of providing a tactical response to a physically threatening or emergent situation that may arise without
notice and last for an unpredictable duration of time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅true
The first step in creating a legally defensible fitness test is ___________
performing an injury analysis
conduct a Job task analysis (JTA)
determining the adverse impact of a particular fitness test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅conduct a JTA
Which of the following tests would most likely present the largest challenges related to test-retest
reliability
The plank
1RM bench
Vertical Jump - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the plank
A general fitness test may provide information about _____________ but does not necessarily predict
_________
participant motivation; morbitidy and mortality
physical characteristics; occupational readiness
health status; physical characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅physical characteristics;
occupational readiness
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The tactical strength and conditioning facilitator (TSAC-F) certification was developed by the national
strength association for people who have an interest in working with tactical athletes. Which of the
following is NOT a requirement for this certification?
Must have a college degree
Must be at least 18 years old
Must be AED/CPR certified - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Must have a college degree
Training technical and tactical skills should be emphasized before general physical preparation in tactical
athletes
True or False - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅False
Which of the following is a requirement of tactical athletes but not traditional sports athletes?
1. Require specific strength and conditioning programs
2. Compete against an opponent with predetermined event parameters
3. Capacity to execute physically demanding tasks
4. Requires year round/ continuous physical readiness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Requires year
round/continuous physical readiness
Which of the following BEST describes the tactical athletes job demands
Unexpected is the norm
structured and controlled
mostly sedentary and relatively consistent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Unexpected is the norm
,Which of the following factors should be considered when designing a training program for the tactical
athlete
unpredictable schedules
seasonal training
structured job demands - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅unpredictable schedules
The role of a tactical performance coach includes all of the following except
designing training programs
preventing common injuries
reinforcing physical preparedness
providing nutrition counseling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅providing nutrition counseling
a strength and conditioning professional observes an officer jumping out of her car and hopping a
barricade in pursuit of a suspect. This would best be described as a ________ analysis
movement
injury
illness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅movement
All of the following would be considered a "Tactical Athlete" EXCEPT
Construction workers
SWAT
Firefighters
military - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅construction
The prerequisites to become a certified TSAC facilitator include being 18 years old, having a CPR/AED
certification and what other component?
, College coaching experience
postssecondary education
highschool diploma
another NSCA certification - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Highschool diploma
The differentiating factor for classifying individuals as tactical athletes is the occupational requirement
of providing a tactical response to a physically threatening or emergent situation that may arise without
notice and last for an unpredictable duration of time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅true
The first step in creating a legally defensible fitness test is ___________
performing an injury analysis
conduct a Job task analysis (JTA)
determining the adverse impact of a particular fitness test - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅conduct a JTA
Which of the following tests would most likely present the largest challenges related to test-retest
reliability
The plank
1RM bench
Vertical Jump - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the plank
A general fitness test may provide information about _____________ but does not necessarily predict
_________
participant motivation; morbitidy and mortality
physical characteristics; occupational readiness
health status; physical characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅physical characteristics;
occupational readiness
