SPORTS MEDICINE HOSA COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULLY SOLVED
QUESTION SET
◉Officials. Answer: Responsible for enforcing fair rules, monitoring
playing conditions, and cooperating with AT and physician
◉Coaches. Answer: Must plan practices that include conditioning
and training of athletes and teach techniques and rules of sport.
Practices must be of reasonable duration, taking skill level, fatigue,
and environmental conditions into consideration. Selecting, fitting,
and maintaining protective equipment. Supervision of practice and
game facilities must be reviewed by coaching staff. Must update
education by attending clinics, review rule change, skill
development, first aid/ CPR. Athletes wellbeing is 1st. Works close
with team physician and BOC certified AT.
◉Athletic Training Student. Answer: Defined by interest , experience
in allied healthcare, desire to gain knowledge of profession. Start
with maintaining a clean athletic training area/facility. Other duties
include inventory control, keeping track of supplies and equipment,
and communication to head trainer. Should have checklist for
practice, games, or road trips. Packing kits and other preparation
activities. Preparing an sport/electrolyte drink or water.
,Documenting weight before and after practice. Recording for daily
treatments. Treatments such as taping, wrapping,
changing dressings,giving minor treatments, and first aid
procedures
◉Physical Rehabilitation program goal. Answer: To return the
injured athlete to pre-injury levels of strength, power, endurance,
flexibility, and confidence as quickly and safely as possible.
◉Rehab program focuses on.... Answer: Injured body part
◉What happens when and if an athlete returns to activity without
undergoing physical rehabilitation?. Answer: Could become re-
injured.
◉Aggressive rehab program will require.... Answer: Particular
exercise program by athlete at a level slightly lower than what
causes pain,
◉5 phases of physical rehabilitation that need to be addressed-.
Answer: -post surgical/ acute injury
-early exercise
-intermediate exercise
-advanced exercise
, -initial sports re-entry
◉Along with exercise, AT must also deal with ..... Answer: -
decreasing pain
- effusion
-inflammatory response to trauma
◉Returning an athlete to a pain-free active range of motion will
increase.... Answer: - muscular strength, power, and endurance to
anatomical structure
◉4 basic components of any physical rehab program are.... Answer: -
therapeutic exercise
-therapeutic modalities
-athletic education
-goal setting
◉When determining purpose of an exercise, always consider....
Answer: joint range of motion,
muscle strength, power, endurance, balance, proprioception,
kinesthetic awareness and cardiovascular fitness (total body
conditioning)
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULLY SOLVED
QUESTION SET
◉Officials. Answer: Responsible for enforcing fair rules, monitoring
playing conditions, and cooperating with AT and physician
◉Coaches. Answer: Must plan practices that include conditioning
and training of athletes and teach techniques and rules of sport.
Practices must be of reasonable duration, taking skill level, fatigue,
and environmental conditions into consideration. Selecting, fitting,
and maintaining protective equipment. Supervision of practice and
game facilities must be reviewed by coaching staff. Must update
education by attending clinics, review rule change, skill
development, first aid/ CPR. Athletes wellbeing is 1st. Works close
with team physician and BOC certified AT.
◉Athletic Training Student. Answer: Defined by interest , experience
in allied healthcare, desire to gain knowledge of profession. Start
with maintaining a clean athletic training area/facility. Other duties
include inventory control, keeping track of supplies and equipment,
and communication to head trainer. Should have checklist for
practice, games, or road trips. Packing kits and other preparation
activities. Preparing an sport/electrolyte drink or water.
,Documenting weight before and after practice. Recording for daily
treatments. Treatments such as taping, wrapping,
changing dressings,giving minor treatments, and first aid
procedures
◉Physical Rehabilitation program goal. Answer: To return the
injured athlete to pre-injury levels of strength, power, endurance,
flexibility, and confidence as quickly and safely as possible.
◉Rehab program focuses on.... Answer: Injured body part
◉What happens when and if an athlete returns to activity without
undergoing physical rehabilitation?. Answer: Could become re-
injured.
◉Aggressive rehab program will require.... Answer: Particular
exercise program by athlete at a level slightly lower than what
causes pain,
◉5 phases of physical rehabilitation that need to be addressed-.
Answer: -post surgical/ acute injury
-early exercise
-intermediate exercise
-advanced exercise
, -initial sports re-entry
◉Along with exercise, AT must also deal with ..... Answer: -
decreasing pain
- effusion
-inflammatory response to trauma
◉Returning an athlete to a pain-free active range of motion will
increase.... Answer: - muscular strength, power, and endurance to
anatomical structure
◉4 basic components of any physical rehab program are.... Answer: -
therapeutic exercise
-therapeutic modalities
-athletic education
-goal setting
◉When determining purpose of an exercise, always consider....
Answer: joint range of motion,
muscle strength, power, endurance, balance, proprioception,
kinesthetic awareness and cardiovascular fitness (total body
conditioning)
