FUNDAMENTALS OF COACHING STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔A defining characteristic of free-play activities is that they
minimize intrinsic motivation
are closely monitored to ensure athlete safety
provide no external recognitions
seldom ensure competitive balance
promote athlete creativity - ✔✔promote athlete creativity
✔✔Which statement about athlete talent development is most accurate?
Athletes typically reach physical and emotional maturity around the age of 15.
Early sport specialization is linked with longer and more successful sport involvement.
Athletes should sample multiple sports through the end of high school.
Playing a single sport from ages of 11 to 15 increases the chances of making a national
team.
Playing a single position within a sport from a young age increases the chances of
playing pro. - ✔✔Athletes should sample multiple sports through the end of high school.
✔✔Emphasizing transferable sport skills such as agility, balance, strength, coordination,
and decision-making skills is referred to as ...
the learn to compete stage of LTAD
deliberate practice
specialized training
free play
multilateral development - ✔✔multilateral development
✔✔According to the developmental model of sport participation, which stage of athlete
development requires a high amount of deliberate practice?
Recreational years
Entry into sport years
Investment years
Sampling years
,Specializing years - ✔✔Investment years
✔✔Chapter 6 - ✔✔
✔✔Learning is best viewed as
something that only occurs under the direct supervision of a coach
having four components: process, change, experience, outcome
an observable outcome such as the ability to hit a golf ball successfully
how an athlete feels about his or her performance
the process that leads to the desired outcome, knowledge, or attitude - ✔✔an
observable outcome such as the ability to hit a golf ball successfully
✔✔Which principle of athlete learning is associated with having athletes demonstrate a
skill before teaching it to them?
Prior knowledge can help or hinder learning.
Skill mastery requires learning component skills.
Elaborative interrogation forces athletes to access prior knowledge and make new
connections to this knowledge.
Deliberate practice should be combined with targeted feedback.
Motivation directly influences learning - ✔✔Prior knowledge can help or hinder learning.
✔✔Learning occurs best when new knowledge is
connected to existing and accurate knowledge
connected to the most recent thing that was learned
organized sequentially
explained verbally
organized in a random way - ✔✔connected to existing and accurate knowledge
✔✔Which of the following terms is used to describe how expert athletes organize their
knowledge?
, Randomization
Deliberate sorting
Chunking
Sequential
Serialization - ✔✔Chunking
✔✔When they describe what they know about a topic, such as bunting in baseball,
athletes demonstrate
declarative knowledge
technical knowledge
deliberate knowledge
procedural knowledge
topical knowledge - ✔✔declarative knowledge
✔✔When athletes perform a skill, such as showing how to execute a bunt in baseball in
various game scenarios, they are demonstrating
declarative knowledge
topical knowledge
deliberate knowledge
technical knowledge
procedural knowledge - ✔✔procedural knowledge
✔✔When coaches ask athletes why questions, the athletes have to access prior
knowledge and make new connections. The term for this teaching technique is
elaborative interrogation
critical reflection
strategic questioning
interpretive reflection on action
reflection in action - ✔✔elaborative interrogation
✔✔Which teaching strategy is recommended because it serves as an advanced primer
for learning and performance by focusing the athletes' attention on relevant cues to
prepare for quality practice?
Coach report cards
Athlete written self-assessments
Midseason one-on-one interviews with athletes
Team meetings before every practice
Athlete peer evaluations - ✔✔Athlete written self-assessments
✔✔Which statement about priming and learning is most accurate?
AND SOLUTIONS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔A defining characteristic of free-play activities is that they
minimize intrinsic motivation
are closely monitored to ensure athlete safety
provide no external recognitions
seldom ensure competitive balance
promote athlete creativity - ✔✔promote athlete creativity
✔✔Which statement about athlete talent development is most accurate?
Athletes typically reach physical and emotional maturity around the age of 15.
Early sport specialization is linked with longer and more successful sport involvement.
Athletes should sample multiple sports through the end of high school.
Playing a single sport from ages of 11 to 15 increases the chances of making a national
team.
Playing a single position within a sport from a young age increases the chances of
playing pro. - ✔✔Athletes should sample multiple sports through the end of high school.
✔✔Emphasizing transferable sport skills such as agility, balance, strength, coordination,
and decision-making skills is referred to as ...
the learn to compete stage of LTAD
deliberate practice
specialized training
free play
multilateral development - ✔✔multilateral development
✔✔According to the developmental model of sport participation, which stage of athlete
development requires a high amount of deliberate practice?
Recreational years
Entry into sport years
Investment years
Sampling years
,Specializing years - ✔✔Investment years
✔✔Chapter 6 - ✔✔
✔✔Learning is best viewed as
something that only occurs under the direct supervision of a coach
having four components: process, change, experience, outcome
an observable outcome such as the ability to hit a golf ball successfully
how an athlete feels about his or her performance
the process that leads to the desired outcome, knowledge, or attitude - ✔✔an
observable outcome such as the ability to hit a golf ball successfully
✔✔Which principle of athlete learning is associated with having athletes demonstrate a
skill before teaching it to them?
Prior knowledge can help or hinder learning.
Skill mastery requires learning component skills.
Elaborative interrogation forces athletes to access prior knowledge and make new
connections to this knowledge.
Deliberate practice should be combined with targeted feedback.
Motivation directly influences learning - ✔✔Prior knowledge can help or hinder learning.
✔✔Learning occurs best when new knowledge is
connected to existing and accurate knowledge
connected to the most recent thing that was learned
organized sequentially
explained verbally
organized in a random way - ✔✔connected to existing and accurate knowledge
✔✔Which of the following terms is used to describe how expert athletes organize their
knowledge?
, Randomization
Deliberate sorting
Chunking
Sequential
Serialization - ✔✔Chunking
✔✔When they describe what they know about a topic, such as bunting in baseball,
athletes demonstrate
declarative knowledge
technical knowledge
deliberate knowledge
procedural knowledge
topical knowledge - ✔✔declarative knowledge
✔✔When athletes perform a skill, such as showing how to execute a bunt in baseball in
various game scenarios, they are demonstrating
declarative knowledge
topical knowledge
deliberate knowledge
technical knowledge
procedural knowledge - ✔✔procedural knowledge
✔✔When coaches ask athletes why questions, the athletes have to access prior
knowledge and make new connections. The term for this teaching technique is
elaborative interrogation
critical reflection
strategic questioning
interpretive reflection on action
reflection in action - ✔✔elaborative interrogation
✔✔Which teaching strategy is recommended because it serves as an advanced primer
for learning and performance by focusing the athletes' attention on relevant cues to
prepare for quality practice?
Coach report cards
Athlete written self-assessments
Midseason one-on-one interviews with athletes
Team meetings before every practice
Athlete peer evaluations - ✔✔Athlete written self-assessments
✔✔Which statement about priming and learning is most accurate?
