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ATR 257 EXAM 1 COMPLETELY UPDATED 2025–
2026 EDITION | VERIFIED QUESTIONS & 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GUARANTEED A+
PERFORMANCE
What is the purpose of PPE? - ANSWER: identify risk
Areas of inclusion in PPE - ANSWER: medical history Physical exam
cardio/ortho/general wellness screening maturity assessment
What is injury survellence? - ANSWER: systematic observation to track
relationship between 2 events
What is an example of system for injury survallence? - ANSWER: NCAA (ISS)
National safety council
National high school sport related injury surveillance study National center for
catastrophic sports injury research
What is Laviett's 3 step toward competence? - ANSWER:
reflect, learn, communicate
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What is negligence and the 4 steps? - ANSWER: failure to use reasonable care
duty of care, breach of duty, direct cause, resultant damages
What is a tort? - ANSWER: legal wrong committed against person or property
3 torts - ANSWER: nonfeasance: AT fails to act malfeasance: AT commits act
they are not legally allowed misfeasance: AT is trained, but does duty incorrectly
What is the main goal of strength and conditioning? - ANSWER: minimize injury
and maximize performance
What is the highest level of strength and conditioning certification? - ANSWER:
NSCA (National strength and conditioning association) gives CSCS (certificated
strength and conditioning specialist)
What are the principles of strength and conditioning? - ANSWER: individuality,
specificity, overload, progression, diminishing returns, reversibility
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What is indivuality? - ANSWER: everyones is unique and responds differently,
could be based on bio age vs training age
What is training age? - ANSWER: starts when the athlete started consistent
program
What is specificity? - ANSWER: adaptions for muscle/exercise (sport specific)
What is overload? - ANSWER: body must be stressed beyond accustomed weight
to ensure improvement
What is progression? - ANSWER: training must increase gradually and constantly
increase, too quickly will cause injury but too slow will not yield improvement
What is reversibility? - ANSWER: When stimulus is gone for too long,
performance will decrease but overtime gains will return
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What is the SAID principle? - ANSWER: Specific Adaptations to Imposed
Demands
when body is subjects stresses to overloads it will gradually adapt to meet demands
What is the difference between intensity, volume, and frequency? -
- ANSWER: intensity: difficulty (hard is better than long) volume: amount
performed (reps or sets)
frequency: number of session per week/month
What is cardiorespiratory endurance? - ANSWER: the ability of the lungs, heart,
and muscles to work together over extended period of time
Aerobic capacity - ANSWER: the maximum amount of oxygen that can be
delivered through the blood
What is the difference between heart rate and stroke volume? - ANSWER: Heart
rate is rate heart pumps blood, stroke volume is amount of blood pumped each beat
ATR 257 EXAM 1 COMPLETELY UPDATED 2025–
2026 EDITION | VERIFIED QUESTIONS & 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS | GUARANTEED A+
PERFORMANCE
What is the purpose of PPE? - ANSWER: identify risk
Areas of inclusion in PPE - ANSWER: medical history Physical exam
cardio/ortho/general wellness screening maturity assessment
What is injury survellence? - ANSWER: systematic observation to track
relationship between 2 events
What is an example of system for injury survallence? - ANSWER: NCAA (ISS)
National safety council
National high school sport related injury surveillance study National center for
catastrophic sports injury research
What is Laviett's 3 step toward competence? - ANSWER:
reflect, learn, communicate
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What is negligence and the 4 steps? - ANSWER: failure to use reasonable care
duty of care, breach of duty, direct cause, resultant damages
What is a tort? - ANSWER: legal wrong committed against person or property
3 torts - ANSWER: nonfeasance: AT fails to act malfeasance: AT commits act
they are not legally allowed misfeasance: AT is trained, but does duty incorrectly
What is the main goal of strength and conditioning? - ANSWER: minimize injury
and maximize performance
What is the highest level of strength and conditioning certification? - ANSWER:
NSCA (National strength and conditioning association) gives CSCS (certificated
strength and conditioning specialist)
What are the principles of strength and conditioning? - ANSWER: individuality,
specificity, overload, progression, diminishing returns, reversibility
,3|Page
What is indivuality? - ANSWER: everyones is unique and responds differently,
could be based on bio age vs training age
What is training age? - ANSWER: starts when the athlete started consistent
program
What is specificity? - ANSWER: adaptions for muscle/exercise (sport specific)
What is overload? - ANSWER: body must be stressed beyond accustomed weight
to ensure improvement
What is progression? - ANSWER: training must increase gradually and constantly
increase, too quickly will cause injury but too slow will not yield improvement
What is reversibility? - ANSWER: When stimulus is gone for too long,
performance will decrease but overtime gains will return
, 4|Page
What is the SAID principle? - ANSWER: Specific Adaptations to Imposed
Demands
when body is subjects stresses to overloads it will gradually adapt to meet demands
What is the difference between intensity, volume, and frequency? -
- ANSWER: intensity: difficulty (hard is better than long) volume: amount
performed (reps or sets)
frequency: number of session per week/month
What is cardiorespiratory endurance? - ANSWER: the ability of the lungs, heart,
and muscles to work together over extended period of time
Aerobic capacity - ANSWER: the maximum amount of oxygen that can be
delivered through the blood
What is the difference between heart rate and stroke volume? - ANSWER: Heart
rate is rate heart pumps blood, stroke volume is amount of blood pumped each beat
