High School Coaching Test Questions And Answers

5 outcomes in order - ANS 1. Promotion of Learning 2. Learn to Compete 3. Enhance School Pride 4. Improve Students' Athletic Ability 5. Enhance Self-Esteem Note This - ANS It is vitally important that teacher/coaches remember that a developmentally appropriate experience is one that is consistent with the ability and maturity of the student. Students, even in high school, are not miniature adults. This simple, but important recognition will significantly reduce or remove a great deal of frustration you may experience, particularly when coaching middle school-aged children. Remember, if your students do not look like professional athletes, such as LeBron James and Alex Morgan, do not expect them to understand the game or play like LeBron or Alex! This may seem obvious, but often teacher/coaches' expectations are inconsistent with their students' stage of cognitive, motor-skill, psychological and/or physical development. Note This - ANS While the physical and motor-skill development characteristics of students are relatively easy to assess, see, and measure, cognitive and psychological development characteristics are less obvious. Teacher/coaches need some understanding of key development issues to be able to maximize their students' learning and development. Consider these questions: - Will the student understand what I say? - How many coaching points will he/she be able to take in? Note This - ANS Clearly, knowing the answer to these questions will assist teacher/coaches in planning practice sessions, and thus optimize learning and enjoyment. In addition, it is important that interscholastic teacher/coaches have knowledge of psychological development. This knowledge will provide the basis for understanding: - How and why students are likely to react in different situations - The psychological demands sport places on participants, and its powerful psychological effects on them You must also be aware of the effects your behavior has on students. Such issues are important to consider at all times. Note This - Teacher Influence - ANS U.S. author, autobiographer, and historian Henry Adams stated that, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." The same applies for teacher/coaches. It is widely accepted that teacher/coaches hold the key to the positive or negative outcomes of the interscholastic athletic experience. Teachers/coaches are truly the delivery system for all that is positive, and at times negative, about the interscholastic athletic experience. In order to create a developmentally appropriate experience, the teacher/coach must consider which of the following questions? - ANS 1. Will the student understand what I say? 2. How many coaching points will the students be able to take in? 3. How are the students likely to react in this situation? Note This - 1972 Title IX - ANS The single-most dramatic change in the world of interscholastic athletics occurred after the U.S. Congress passed Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Title IX declared that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Millions of girls have benefitted from this piece of federal legislation. Although girls still do not receive an equal share of athletic resources in all communities, the increased participation clearly has been a result of new opportunities. - ANS Participating in interscholastic athletics DOES NOT automatically result in positive or negative outcomes. Sports are not in and of themselves, educational. However, they do support educational goals. - ANS When structured appropriately, athletics teach students skills that contribute to OVERALL DEVELOPMENT Note This - ANS Initially, sport became part of our nation's schools to address four societal concerns: 1. Education The lessons learned in athletic practice and competition were considered the primary reason for the institutionalization of athletics in our schools. The opportunity to teach character, discipline, teamwork and perseverance through the vehicle of athletics was promoted by education and community leaders. 2. Socialization The capacity for athletics to foster the socialization of a diverse population in the "American Way" was also promoted by community leaders. It was believed that as a nation of immigrants, interscholastic athletics provided participants and families opportunities to shape and be shaped by some of the dominant beliefs about what it was and is to be an American. 3. Military Preparedness The physical fitness level, and therefore the ability of our nation's young men to defend our country, has long been a source of national concern. Although John F. Kennedy is most closely associated with the promotion of physical fitness in our schools to address this issue, this approach has long been emphasized as a reason for the inclusion of athletics in our schools. It was believed that participation in sport would instill in these young men toughness, discipline, and most importantly, an unquestioning respect for authority. 4. Health The physical health benefits of participation in athletics were also a strong reason for the introduction and acceptance of athletics in our schools. The notion that a sound body went hand-in-hand with a sound mind contributed to the growing institutionalization of athletics in our schools. Teachable moment - ANS A moment of educational opportunity when a person is most likely to be disposed to learn something or is especially responsive to being taught or made aware of something. What is a teachable moment? - ANS Reflective Questions: -"What did you observe?" -"How did the coach do?" Teachable moments may appear at any time Interscholastic athletics becomes part of the education process when: - ANS - Learning objectives are clearly stated and integrated into the experience. - Coaches purposefully plan for learning to take place. - Coaches purposefully explain to students what they are going to teach. - Coaches teach what they said they were going to teach. - Coaches reinforce what the students learned. - The program is designed to enhance academic achievement and other important outcomes such as the promotion of good citizenship and healthy lifestyles.