Final Exam

Question 1

What is RAE (Relative Age Effect)?

Answer 1

The relative age effect is a phenomenon in which children born in, or close to, a critical age cut-off period may have an advantage in both athletic and academic endeavours.

Question 2

What is contextual interference?

Answer 2

involves mixing up your practice structure, either by adding different tasks and/or adding practice variability when learning a skill

Question 3

What is Quiet Eye

Answer 3

the final fixation or tracking gaze at a task-relevant location prior to the initiation of the final phase of the movement

Question 4

What is Autonomy?

Answer 4

the right of or to self govern

Question 5

What is skeletal age?

Answer 5

a measure of the degree to which a skeleton has matured

Question 6

Ways to measure skeletal age?

Answer 6

X-Rays of wrist and hand
Size/Space between bones

Question 7

Interstitial Growth

Answer 7

Growth in bone length/height

Question 8

Appositional Growth

Answer 8

Growth in bone width

Question 9

Why are schools a good place to promote physical activity?

Answer 9

1. It’s mandatory
2. Long days already, gives kids a break
3. Infrastructure

Question 10

What is physical education positively associated with?

Answer 10

• Cognitive Skills
• Academic Attitudes
• Academic Performance

Question 11

What is the take home message for schools?

Answer 11

Promote Physical Education

Question 12

How can children stunt growth when working out?

Answer 12

• Too intense training
• Restricted Diet

Question 13

Positives of Strength training for more obese children?

Answer 13

• Self esteem
• body satisfaction
• self confidence

Question 14

How do we feel about Zero Score?

Answer 14

makes kids feel bad about themselves

Question 15

What age is it safe to start strength training?

Answer 15

7rys of age or of coordination

Question 16

When would you start strength training as a child?

Answer 16

Middle School

Question 17

What strength training workouts are appropriate for children?

Answer 17

Body Weight
Bands
Dumbbells
Machines

Question 18

Why should you offer different levels of exercises?

Answer 18

Creates fair opportunities for everyone to participate and having more options for children to choose from the better

Question 19

When should you increase weight for a child during a workout?

Answer 19

When it becomes easy for the child to finish sets

Question 20

General Recommendation for lifting per week?

Answer 20

2-3 times a week or give targeted muscles a day of rest between

Question 21

Is strength training for children safe?

Answer 21

Yes, as long as it’s done properly and supervised by a proper instructor

Question 22

Flexibility Definition?

Answer 22

Ability to move joints through a range motion without causing injury

Question 23

Flexibility (Childhood)

Answer 23

Stable

Question 24

Flexibility (Infant)

Answer 24

Very flexible

Question 25

Flexibility (Adolescence)

Answer 25

Mostly Stable

Question 26

Flexibility (Adulthood)

Answer 26

Gradual Loss

Question 27

Flexibility (Elderly)

Answer 27

Difficult, Nearly gone

Question 28

Adipose System

Answer 28

Body Fat %

Question 29

Why do obese children need to work harder?

Answer 29

They carry a heavier load/more weight

Question 30

Why is it important that children should not be put on caloric restricting diets?

Answer 30

Children need sufficient calories to promote normal growth…vitamins, proteins, fibers.
Can also cause stress/unhappiness or eating disorders

Question 31

Developmental Coordination Disorder

Answer 31

Coordination skills below expectations

Question 32

Consequences for children who suffer from DCD?

Answer 32

• Increased Risk for anxiety and depression
• Difficulties making friends
• Lower odds of being physically active
• Higher odds of obesity