Module 1

Question 1

What is Kinetics?

Answer 1

looking at the forces that cause motion

Question 2

what is Kinematics?

Answer 2

Describing the motions

Question 3

What is technique?

Answer 3

the pattern and sequence of movements that athletes use to perform a skill.

Question 4

what are the 2 types of skills?

Answer 4

Open - being able to execute multiple aspects and different skills in one sport

Closed - executing a performance that looks the same, not affected by the external environment - diving

Question 5

What are two ways to measure and analyze technique?

Answer 5

quantitative measures - metrics, numbers, and measuring movements

qualitative measures - using comments like better, worse, up, down, release, more, snap wrist
more functional in a coach setting

Question 6

What is physical literacy?

Answer 6

creating an environment that covers the fundamental movements so kids have more of a choice to stem from other sports

Question 7

Myers-Briggs Personality Test

Answer 7

Extraverted - Introverted
- how you direct your energy in group situations

Sensing - Intuition
- how people gather information from the world around them

Thinking - feeling
- how you base your feelings

Judging - Perceiving
- rigidity vs Flexibility

Assertive - Turbulent
- how you react under stressful situations

Question 8

Prerequisites for applying the conceptual approach - Teaching Movement Analysis

Answer 8

1. Precision - information must be presented at the level of the learner
2. Accuracy - info, feedback, and knowledge is correct
3. specificity - speak to individuals instead of the whole group
4. Transference - you ability to transfer and apply concepts across different movements
5. Independence - when the athletes don’t need you anymore

Question 9

What is Torque?

Answer 9

a torque is caused when we have a force that is acting on some distance from an axis.
a force that is not acting on the axis, causing rotation of limbs.

Question 10

what are the 3 classes of levers?

Answer 10

Class 1 - the axis is in the very middle of resistance and force.
tetter-totter

Class 2 - the force is always longer than the resistance arm. wheelbarrow

Class 3 - the resistance arm is always greater than the force arm
- bicep curl

Question 11

What are the 3 phases of common movements?

Answer 11

1. Preparatory phase
2. Action phase
3. Followthrough phase

Question 12

What are the 2 types of balance?

Answer 12

Static - minimal movement
Dynamic - movement balance

Question 13

what is inertia?

Answer 13

N1L - an object will want to move in a desired direction and speed unless an external force acts upon it.