Chapter 1 Introduction to PES

Question 1

1 As athletes progress toward elite status in their sport, organizational expectations and societal pressures increases have been shown to lead which of the following unhealthy concerns?

Increased self-efficacy, increased focus, increased motivation

Elevated performance, elevated mood, elevated earnings

Burnout, poor mental health, and risk-taking behaviors

Decreased performance, loss of strength, loss of agility

Answer 1

Burnout, poor mental health, and risk-taking behaviors

Question 2

2 Which term describes the consideration of personal, emotional, cultural, academic, athletic, and the social identity of the athlete including the influence of nutrition, sleep, and recovery on athletic performance?

Circuit Training

Holistic Approach

Integrative Model

Block Training

Answer 2

Holistic Approach

Question 3

3 Research has demonstrated that which of the following has been linked to physical activity in children and adolescents?

Increased stress

Decreased social interaction

Decreased social health

Increased academic performance

Answer 3

Increased academic performance

Question 4

4 A Sports Performance Training program should focus on improving which of the following aspects of human performance?

Quickness, bodybuilding, fitness, powerlifting, and metabolic conditioning

Agility, muscle hypertrophy, cognitive therapy, and body composition

Flexibility, core strength, balance, plyometrics, and speed

Physique changes, agility, rehabilitation, plyometrics, and running

Answer 4

Flexibility, core strength, balance, plyometrics, and speed

Question 5

5 The a director, physical therapists, sport coach, and performance coach work together to form which of the following teams?

Athletic training group

Integrated Sports Performance Team

Sport enhancement team

Sport Medicine

Answer 5

Integrated Sports Performance Team

Question 6

6 Which role of the Sports Performance Team is tasked with focusing on the evaluation and treatment of athletic injuries, as well as providing design protocols for injury prevention?

Skills coach

Sport director

Physical therapists

Athletic coach

Answer 6

Physical therapists

Question 7

7 Which model would be the best approach to further increase an athlete’s chances of reaching optimal performance as part of a sports team?

Neurobiological model

Athlete—centered model

Conjugated training model

Transactional training model

Answer 7

Athlete—centered model

Question 8

8 Which of the following three elements describe the type of athletic movements and training system needed for optimal neuromuscular efficiency and performance?

Functional, dynamic, complex

Weighted, accommodated, functional

Integrative, dynamic, isolated

Accommodated, dynamic, static

Answer 8

Functional, dynamic, complex

Question 9

9 Which term reflects the in-depth knowledge a Sports Performance Coach must have in order to structure a training program within specific phases to increase the potential of maximal performance?

Conjugated training

Periodization models

Triphasic training

Undulating training

Answer 9

Periodization models

Question 10

10 Which key factors should be addressed in a Sports Performance Training Program(s)?

Goal orientated, endurance based, body composition centered.

Compound based, goal specific, athlete centered

Goal-oriented, sport-specific, periodized

Bodybuilding centered, isolation focused, goal driven

Answer 10

Goal-oriented, sport-specific, periodized

Question 11

11 Research, as reported in the Australian national sport policy document, has demonstrated that academic performance of children and adolescents is highly linked to which of the following?

Physical activity

Power training

Gaming

Formal exercise programming

Answer 11

Physical activity

Question 12

12 The Sports Performance Coach should design training programs largely to advance the entirety of which of the following aspects?

Human movement system

Athlete’s prestige

Individual speed

Absolute strength

Answer 12

Human movement system

Question 13

13 Which, of the following, describes the expert in tactical and strategic methods needed to maximize performance in an athlete?

Athletic trainer

Sports Performance Coach

Sport/skill coach

Physical therapists

Answer 13

Sport/skill coach

Question 14

14 Performance conditioning requires an advanced knowledge of scientific principles in which of the following categories?

Human anatomy, body composition, power lifting

Human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology

Bodybuilding, physiology, intermittent fasting

Human anatomy, restricted dieting, kinesiology

Answer 14

Human anatomy, physiology, kinesiology

Question 15

15 Which of the following roles is tasked with supporting the health and well-being of the athlete, keeping them on the field of play, and maximizing athletic performance?

Athletic administrators

Physicians

Athletic enhancement group

Integrated Sports Performance Team

Answer 15

Integrated Sports Performance Team

Question 16

16 Which of the following factors should always remain at the forefront when working with any athlete?

Safety

Athletic ability

Functionality

Earning potential

Answer 16

Safety

Question 18

18 Experienced strength and conditioning coaches, with a background in demanding excellence in performance, and who possess a sound understanding of the complex nature of elite performance are eligible to take on which of the following roles?

Athletic director

Team dietician

Spor coach

Sports Performance Coach

Answer 18

Sports Performance Coach