NEW BOC ADMINISTRATION &
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1928
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1947
National Athletic Trainier's Association (NATA) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1950
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1954
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1972
National Strength and Conditioning Assoiciation (NSCA) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1978
American Academy of Pediactics, Sports Committee
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards & Medical Aspects of Sports
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1979
AMA recognizes athletic training as an allied health profession - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1990
Committee for Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) is formed - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>2006
BOC created the certification exam and continuing education requirements - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1989
BOC rule deliniation study --> defined the profession - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2004
Needs Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>How to plan a budget; based on the needs of the
program
Needs Assessment: Phase 1 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>exploration (identify needs, decide on
info to collect for each need, where/how to collect info)
Needs Assessment: Phase 2 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>information gathering (collect info,
prioritize needs, determine causes for needs)
,Needs Assessment: Phase 3 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>decision making (develop alternative
solutions for needs, determine budgetary implications, prioritize solutions, integrate solutions
into the program budget)
Spending-Ceiling Model - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>justification for expenses that exceed
those of the previous budget cycle
Spending-Reduction Model - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>reallocation of institutional funds -->
reduced spending levels
Zero-Based Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a budgeting approach in which each
department starts from zero every year and must justify every item in the budget, rather than
simply adjusting the previous year's budget amounts
Fixed Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>expenditures and revenues are projected on a
monthly basis, thereby providing an estimate of cash flow; most appropriate for large, well-
established sports medicine clinics during economic certainty
Variable Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A method requiring adjustment of monthly
expenditures so that they do not exceed revenues.
Lump-Sum Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A method that allocates a fixed amount of
money for an entire program without specifying how the money will be spent.
Line Item Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A method that allocates a fixed amount of
money for each sub function of a program
Performance Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>allocates funds for discrete activities; not
commonly used due to expense and difficulty of analyzing specific activity costs
Expendable Supplies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>cannot be reused (tape)
Non-Expendable Supplies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>can be reused (scissors)
Non-Consumable Capital - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Usually not removed from athletic
training facility (ice machine, tx table, modality unit)
Consumable Capital - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Can be removed from athletic training facility
(crutches, coolers, and kits)
Purchasing Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Quotes --> Negotiations --> Requisition -->
Purchase Order --> Receipt --> Payment
Request for Quotation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>documentation that provides vendors with
the specifications for the bidding on the sale of goods and services
, Negotiations - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the process of bargaining (capital equipment,
medium-priced annual rebuys, lower-cost consumable supplies)
Requisition - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>formal or informal communication used for requesting
authorization to purchase goods/services
Purchase Order - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A document that formalizes the terms of a
purchase and transmits the intentions of the buyer to purchase goods or services from a vendor
Receiving - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>process of accepting delivery of goods; should be
immediately checked to make sure the packing slip matches its contents
Accounts Payable - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Amounts to be paid in the future for goods or
services already acquired
Alternative purchasing strategies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>pooled buying consortia,
alumni/booster groups, external funding programs
-Purchasing: cost, program owns equipment (may be bad if technology becomes obsolete)
-Leasing: possible tax advantages, lower initial cost, use capital on other things
Avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Avoid a risky activity
Transference - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Activites associated with high financial risk and low
frequency OR lower financial risk and higher frequency.
**Purchase insurance to cover costs**
**Have waivers signed by athletes & parents**
Retention - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Activites with an acceptable level of risk that is viewed
as part of the cost of doing business.
**Account for risk in the budget and establish a reserve fund**
Reduction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Development, implementation, monitoring & evaluation
of policies & procedures can reduce risk.
EAP: Emergency Action Plan - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A written plan detailing how facility
staff are to respond in a specific type of emergency.
*Review annually*
What should an EAP include? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>(a) Location of Phones/important
Numbers
(b) Location of First Aid kits and other emergency equipment
(c) Lists of personnel and COC (chain of command)
(d) Evacuation Routes and muster sites
(e) Entry routes for emergency responders
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 2025
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+
International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1928
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1947
National Athletic Trainier's Association (NATA) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1950
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1954
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1972
National Strength and Conditioning Assoiciation (NSCA) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1978
American Academy of Pediactics, Sports Committee
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards & Medical Aspects of Sports
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>1979
AMA recognizes athletic training as an allied health profession - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1990
Committee for Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) is formed - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>2006
BOC created the certification exam and continuing education requirements - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>1989
BOC rule deliniation study --> defined the profession - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2004
Needs Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>How to plan a budget; based on the needs of the
program
Needs Assessment: Phase 1 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>exploration (identify needs, decide on
info to collect for each need, where/how to collect info)
Needs Assessment: Phase 2 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>information gathering (collect info,
prioritize needs, determine causes for needs)
,Needs Assessment: Phase 3 - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>decision making (develop alternative
solutions for needs, determine budgetary implications, prioritize solutions, integrate solutions
into the program budget)
Spending-Ceiling Model - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>justification for expenses that exceed
those of the previous budget cycle
Spending-Reduction Model - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>reallocation of institutional funds -->
reduced spending levels
Zero-Based Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>a budgeting approach in which each
department starts from zero every year and must justify every item in the budget, rather than
simply adjusting the previous year's budget amounts
Fixed Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>expenditures and revenues are projected on a
monthly basis, thereby providing an estimate of cash flow; most appropriate for large, well-
established sports medicine clinics during economic certainty
Variable Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A method requiring adjustment of monthly
expenditures so that they do not exceed revenues.
Lump-Sum Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A method that allocates a fixed amount of
money for an entire program without specifying how the money will be spent.
Line Item Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A method that allocates a fixed amount of
money for each sub function of a program
Performance Budgeting - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>allocates funds for discrete activities; not
commonly used due to expense and difficulty of analyzing specific activity costs
Expendable Supplies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>cannot be reused (tape)
Non-Expendable Supplies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>can be reused (scissors)
Non-Consumable Capital - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Usually not removed from athletic
training facility (ice machine, tx table, modality unit)
Consumable Capital - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Can be removed from athletic training facility
(crutches, coolers, and kits)
Purchasing Equipment - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Quotes --> Negotiations --> Requisition -->
Purchase Order --> Receipt --> Payment
Request for Quotation - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>documentation that provides vendors with
the specifications for the bidding on the sale of goods and services
, Negotiations - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the process of bargaining (capital equipment,
medium-priced annual rebuys, lower-cost consumable supplies)
Requisition - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>formal or informal communication used for requesting
authorization to purchase goods/services
Purchase Order - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A document that formalizes the terms of a
purchase and transmits the intentions of the buyer to purchase goods or services from a vendor
Receiving - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>process of accepting delivery of goods; should be
immediately checked to make sure the packing slip matches its contents
Accounts Payable - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Amounts to be paid in the future for goods or
services already acquired
Alternative purchasing strategies - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>pooled buying consortia,
alumni/booster groups, external funding programs
-Purchasing: cost, program owns equipment (may be bad if technology becomes obsolete)
-Leasing: possible tax advantages, lower initial cost, use capital on other things
Avoidance - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Avoid a risky activity
Transference - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Activites associated with high financial risk and low
frequency OR lower financial risk and higher frequency.
**Purchase insurance to cover costs**
**Have waivers signed by athletes & parents**
Retention - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Activites with an acceptable level of risk that is viewed
as part of the cost of doing business.
**Account for risk in the budget and establish a reserve fund**
Reduction - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Development, implementation, monitoring & evaluation
of policies & procedures can reduce risk.
EAP: Emergency Action Plan - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A written plan detailing how facility
staff are to respond in a specific type of emergency.
*Review annually*
What should an EAP include? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>(a) Location of Phones/important
Numbers
(b) Location of First Aid kits and other emergency equipment
(c) Lists of personnel and COC (chain of command)
(d) Evacuation Routes and muster sites
(e) Entry routes for emergency responders
