FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING FINAL PAPER QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔What are the four defenses? - ✔✔1. proximate cause - negligence= damages
2. act of God (ex. wind/rain damage)
3. contributory negligence (athlete contributes to the damage/problem)
4. assumption of risk (waiver or consent form, must keep for 3 years past the point the
individual is 18 and MUST be written)
✔✔Advice to stay out of court... - ✔✔1. know your athletes
2. be sure equipment is safe and in good condition
3. required to use protective equipment
4. carefully organize and supervise your team (practice plans need to be written and
filed)
5. provide instruction ( teach how to do correctly)
6. put all safety procedures in writing and require guardian signature
7. describe techniques when using dangerous skills and give instructions
8. use training films
✔✔Should an accident occur... - ✔✔1. administer first aid only do NOT practice
medicine
2. get professional medical assistance
3. keep record of what lead to event
✔✔What is Title IX? - ✔✔a 37-word federal law that came into existence in 1972 that
applies to both genders; for any program that receives federal money
✔✔Who has to follow Title IX? (***has nothing to do with money or being equal) -
✔✔NCAA
✔✔in 1976 who sued due to not having a locker room for girls? - ✔✔LSU
✔✔in 1979: a 3 prong test... - ✔✔1. both men and women are represented in athletics
proportional to the student body
2. demonstrate continuous effort or opportunities in athletics
3. prove you are fully accommodating men and women's athletics
✔✔what are some problems in youth sports programs? - ✔✔1. parents coaching
2. burn out
3. no proper technique
✔✔Officials at athletic events... - ✔✔- how you treat them
- how they treat you
- must have an administrator at EVERY event
, ✔✔who regulates officials at athletic events? - ✔✔UIL
✔✔a waiver or consent form thats written? - ✔✔assumption of risk
✔✔Was title IX created for athletics? - ✔✔FALSE: it was created for professional
schools
✔✔___: regulates athletes, institutions, and coaches
- optional, member association/organization; people/schools pay to join; advertising and
offers championships (why we join) - ✔✔NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
✔✔___: people play/join for championship; regulate athletics, music & athletic events;
and regulate who can participate and where you can participate; largest organization of
its kind; located in austin - ✔✔UIL
University Interscholastic League
✔✔___: write rules for athletic contests in private or public middle or high schools -
✔✔NFSHS
National Federation for State High School Associations
✔✔___: regulate who can participate and do NOT write their own rule book; creates
rules for all athletic and academic contests for non-public schools; member organization
and private/faith based schools join b/c championships - ✔✔TAPPS
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
✔✔___: member organization and play b/c championships; no athletic scholarships,
only academic scholarships; organizes college and university-level athletic programs -
✔✔NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
✔✔___: member organization; money comes from federal base; organizes community
and junior college athletic events - ✔✔NJCAA
National Junior College Athletic Association
✔✔___: has clinics, conferences, avenue to have athletes sponsored; why join?
networking - ✔✔TGCA
Texas Girl Coaches Association
TBCA
Texas Boy Coaches Association
✔✔___: biggest attender is football coaches; gives awards to athletes; leadership
organization that provides education and services to high school coaches - ✔✔THSCA
AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔What are the four defenses? - ✔✔1. proximate cause - negligence= damages
2. act of God (ex. wind/rain damage)
3. contributory negligence (athlete contributes to the damage/problem)
4. assumption of risk (waiver or consent form, must keep for 3 years past the point the
individual is 18 and MUST be written)
✔✔Advice to stay out of court... - ✔✔1. know your athletes
2. be sure equipment is safe and in good condition
3. required to use protective equipment
4. carefully organize and supervise your team (practice plans need to be written and
filed)
5. provide instruction ( teach how to do correctly)
6. put all safety procedures in writing and require guardian signature
7. describe techniques when using dangerous skills and give instructions
8. use training films
✔✔Should an accident occur... - ✔✔1. administer first aid only do NOT practice
medicine
2. get professional medical assistance
3. keep record of what lead to event
✔✔What is Title IX? - ✔✔a 37-word federal law that came into existence in 1972 that
applies to both genders; for any program that receives federal money
✔✔Who has to follow Title IX? (***has nothing to do with money or being equal) -
✔✔NCAA
✔✔in 1976 who sued due to not having a locker room for girls? - ✔✔LSU
✔✔in 1979: a 3 prong test... - ✔✔1. both men and women are represented in athletics
proportional to the student body
2. demonstrate continuous effort or opportunities in athletics
3. prove you are fully accommodating men and women's athletics
✔✔what are some problems in youth sports programs? - ✔✔1. parents coaching
2. burn out
3. no proper technique
✔✔Officials at athletic events... - ✔✔- how you treat them
- how they treat you
- must have an administrator at EVERY event
, ✔✔who regulates officials at athletic events? - ✔✔UIL
✔✔a waiver or consent form thats written? - ✔✔assumption of risk
✔✔Was title IX created for athletics? - ✔✔FALSE: it was created for professional
schools
✔✔___: regulates athletes, institutions, and coaches
- optional, member association/organization; people/schools pay to join; advertising and
offers championships (why we join) - ✔✔NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
✔✔___: people play/join for championship; regulate athletics, music & athletic events;
and regulate who can participate and where you can participate; largest organization of
its kind; located in austin - ✔✔UIL
University Interscholastic League
✔✔___: write rules for athletic contests in private or public middle or high schools -
✔✔NFSHS
National Federation for State High School Associations
✔✔___: regulate who can participate and do NOT write their own rule book; creates
rules for all athletic and academic contests for non-public schools; member organization
and private/faith based schools join b/c championships - ✔✔TAPPS
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
✔✔___: member organization and play b/c championships; no athletic scholarships,
only academic scholarships; organizes college and university-level athletic programs -
✔✔NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
✔✔___: member organization; money comes from federal base; organizes community
and junior college athletic events - ✔✔NJCAA
National Junior College Athletic Association
✔✔___: has clinics, conferences, avenue to have athletes sponsored; why join?
networking - ✔✔TGCA
Texas Girl Coaches Association
TBCA
Texas Boy Coaches Association
✔✔___: biggest attender is football coaches; gives awards to athletes; leadership
organization that provides education and services to high school coaches - ✔✔THSCA
