HK propel ch 1-10

The key to developing a coaching philosophy is

knowing yourself

A philosophy should consist of

objectives and beliefs

The best way to develop a coaching philosophy is to

develop your own philosophy

A coaching philosophy should be developed primarily by

reflecting on your own past experiences

Coach Chuck Rey’s “no-penalty gym” philosophy

is unique to his nature and style of coaching

If your main core values are ambition and personal recognition, you should

rethink whether coaching young athletes is your true calling

Coaches should base their self-esteem on

living up to their own standards and values

The first question to ask yourself in order to build self-awareness as a coach is which of the following?

Why do I coach?

How should coaches measure success?

player growth

Core values are characteristics or qualities that represent deeply held beliefs

True

Which of the following is an example of a coach's objectives NOT matching the objectives of a sport program?

the coach emphasizes winning in a community-based recreational program

Compatibility of objectives is most important between

athletes and coaches

Which of the following is an appropriate way to meet the important need for athletes to have fun in sport?

Build in some activities that are fun, along with those activities that require focused effort essential to learning and performance

Any personal coaching objectives are fine as long as they can be achieved without compromising the well-being of the athletes.

True

A coach's coaching design includes the following philosophies: winning, positive experiences, and development of players

True

A coach's emphasis on winning should not be on the winning itself but empowering athletes to

strive to win

Why is winning typically the most emphasized objective in sport?

It is powerful, immediate, and socially rewarded

What percentage of young athletes drop out of sports by 13?

70%

What is the main reason adolescents participate in sport?

to have fun

Coaches who base their self-esteem on whether their teams win

feel tremendous pressure and are susceptible to burnout and despair

In which of the following coaching styles does the coach make all the decisions

command style

The ____________ is the most challenging coaching style to implement.

cooperative style

Which of the following statements best describes team culture?

It is the social architecture within the team that nurtures the team psyche

Why is there an “I” in team, contrary to the popular saying?

Team culture and performance are enhanced by acknowledging individual athlete contributions

How can intra-team conflict help a team?

It enables teammates to push each other to get better.

Why might a lack of cohesion in female teams be more disruptive to performance and team success when compared to male teams?

Females are typically socialized to be relationship-oriented and nurturing to others.

Which of the following are drawbacks of the submissive style of coaching? Select all that apply.

1. Lack of effective instruction and feedback

2. Minimal guidance in organizing activities

Coaches need to recruit athletes who are good leaders because leadership is an innate (inborn) quality that cannot be taught.

false

Abusive leadership is ___ times as prevalent in college sports as in the workplace.

2 to 3

Which of the following are outcomes for athletes as a result of emotionally abusive coaches?

Anxiety, depression, lower confidence

Which of the following statements about maturation is accurate?

Youth athletes who are the same chronological age can differ in maturation by as much as five years based on their personal biological clocks

What are ways coaches can support gender equality? Select all that apply

1. Give males and females the same recognition in sport

2. Disallow sexist language

3. Encourage female athletes to pursue career goals, such as coaching

What are ways coaches can be sensitive to mental health issues? Select all that apply

1. Avoid joking about body weight.

2. Talk to athletes about things other than their performance

3. Normalize conversations about mental health by being emotionally vulnerable.

It is ethical for coaches to have consensual sexual relationships with athletes on the team they are coaching if the athlete is an adult

False

What does the Americans with Disabilities Act require that organizations with sport programs do? Select all that apply.

1. Sport programs must provide comparable opportunities to people with disabilities.

2. Sport programs must make reasonable accommodations to ensure athletes with disabilities have equal access to sports.

Biomedical conditions that limit a person’s ability to perform specific tasks are

Disabilities

People with incongruence between their inner feelings of self-gender (internal sense of being male or female) and the sex assigned to them at birth are

transgender

If an athlete discloses to you and the team that they are gay, what should you do? Select all that apply

1. Talk openly to your team about the need to support LGBTQ+ athletes, including this athlete

2. Consistently portray LGBTQ+ people using neutral language.

3. Prohibit athletes from engaging in antigay language and behavior.

How should coaches accurately think about the concept of race, in terms of individual differences in people?

people typically based on certain physical characteristics

Why does the relative age effect occur in sport?

All of the above are true.

Coaches should be _______ and _______ in their messages.

clear; concise

How important is credibility when communicating with your athletes?

Credibility is one of the most important elements

Athletes’ confidence can be hurt when a coach gives them unearned praise

True

What is something that coaches should avoid when communicating with their players?

sarcasm

Body language has more of a total impact on a message sent than the actual words spoken

True

What type of feedback is the statement “You have to jump to front the cutter when she cuts middle”?

specific information

What type of communication creates anxiety and destroys team morale?

inconsistent

One of the worst ethical mistakes a coach can make is to talk about others in _____ ways when the people they are talking about are not present.

derogatory

Listening involves a deep desire to

understand and connect

Which of the following is a good example of how coaches can avoid the negative expectancy effect with athletes

Use multiple performance evaluations to assess athletes’ abilities

The most basic principle of motivation is that

athletes are motivated to fulfill their needs

An example of intrinsic motivation would be

performance satisfaction

An athlete with a fixed (motivational) mindset

tends to play it safe and choose easier tasks to preserve their competence

Which of the following do we want athletes to feel as a result of coaches’ precompetition remarks to the team? Select all that apply

1. prepared

2. excited and inspired

3. focused

Generally, the optimal arousal state for an athlete’s performance (as shown in the inverted-U graph) is

Moderate

Which of the following examples would result in flow experiences for athletes?

Keep athletes stimulated by varying practices.

What type of goal should an athlete be focused on at the moment of performance execution

process

Why do failure-oriented athletes sometimes demonstrate a lack of effort or care in their training?

They protect their self-worth by pretending not to care.

The best way to develop a growth mindset of competence is to praise athletes when they achieve important outcome goals.

False

Most sports do NOT require early specialization to achieve elite status as an adult athlete.

True

Which of the following views best matches positive discipline

the view of discipline as training and instruction

Positive discipline maintains a healthy balance between directing and teaching without stifling athletes’ growth and motivation.

true

What does it mean to “connect after you correct”?

Interpersonally check in with an athlete after disciplining them

It’s good for athletes to see that they’re in the coach’s “doghouse” to prolong the sense of punishment after disciplining them

false

Which of the following is an unenforceable rule

Athletes will always have a positive attitude toward the team.

Coaches should have a firm zero-tolerance policy for the violation of team rules, with preset punishments for these violations.

false

Negative discipline uses punishment, which means penalizing a person by depriving them of something, inflicting pain, or forcing them to engage in undesirable behavior.

True

Corrective discipline involves preventing disciplinary problems before they can occur.

False

How could a coach use activity rewards to help motivate and manage athletes’ behaviors? Select all that apply

1. Reward the team’s effort by allowing them to scrimmage

2. Allow a player to try a new position they wish to play.

Rewards have the potential to enhance athletes’ motivation if

the reward was earned due to working hard or achieving something

For life skills learned in sport to actually be considered life skills, they must

be transferred and applied to life domains outside of sport

An Athlete Character Code is helpful to

provide examples of behaviors that are expected as part of a moral value adopted by the team

If the hazing victim is a willing participant, then it is not considered hazing.

False

The following are all examples of coaches modeling good character EXCEPT

coaches arguing with officials about decisions

Even if coaches are unaware of hazing practices in their teams, they are ultimately responsible and liable for the hazing activities

True

Which of the following statements is NOT true of bullying and hazing?

Bullying is a ritual imposed on a person wanting to be included in the group.

What is the best approach to talking to athletes about bullying and hazing?

Ask questions to create a moral dialogue and discussion

What does the term “game reasoning” mean with regard to sportsmanship?

Doing whatever it takes to win takes precedence over fair play.

How should coaches educate athletes to respond to bad calls from officials? Select all that apply.

1. Explain that unfairness occurs in sport because officials are human

2. Explain that it’s acceptable to be angry but unacceptable to act out in anger.

How should coaches use moral dilemmas (situations that require moral choices) in sport?

As teachable moments to discuss right actions with athletes

The decisions and actions to gain an advantage over opposing teams or players are called

Tactical skills

The specific procedures to move the body or perform a task are called

Technical skills

The ability to make good tactical decisions within a sport is called

game sense

What is a plan of action for the season or a series of contests called?

strategy

Which of the following statements is NOT descriptive of the games approach to learning

The games approach emphasizes direct instruction.

The traditional approach to coaching follows the holistic approach to learning.

False

Shaping play could involve

a and c

Which of the following is NOT a step in the implementation of the games approach in a specific sport situation?

practicing repetitive drilling of a skill

The use of tactical skills shows that the athletes are making decisions through their actions to gain an advantage.

true

The biggest difference between the games approach to coaching and the traditional approach to coaching is that in the games approach

athletes help each other master the skills of the sport

Which of the following is NOT a type of information abstracted by an athlete’s brain in order to learn the skill?

mental blueprints of each skill

A complex set of rules that guides movement is a

Motor program

Prior to demonstrating a technical skill, a coach should

explain how the demonstration will be given and what to look for

The task demand that would benefit from the whole method of practice is

A task that has low complexity and high interdependence

The task demand that would benefit from the parts method of practice is

a task that has high complexity and low interdependence

The progressive-parts method for teaching a technical skill with three parts (A, B, and C) would be

practice A by itself, then A and B together, and then A, B, and C combined

Which of the following are good principles for technical skill practice? Select all that apply

1. Ensures athletes practice the correct technique

2. Keep practices short and frequent for new techniques

Optimal use of practices includes all of the following EXCEPT

practices should remain constant with little variation so the athletes know what’s coming next

An error should be observed several times before the coach provides error identification feedback or error correction feedback.

True

It’s harder to correct athlete errors in team sports than in individual sports.

True