Testing And Evaluation

Question 1

What is a possible explanation for excessive intra-rater variability?

Answer 1

Eagerness to see improvement from athletes

Question 2

What test estimates aerobic capacity?

Answer 2

Yo-yo intermittent recovery test

P261

Question 3

What is not a justification for athletic testing?

Answer 3

Screening for potential injuries

P250

Question 4

Where should the tester be positioned in order to accurately evaluate flexibility of an athlete executing an overhead squat?

Answer 4

Beside the athlete

P287

Question 5

For an inexperienced young athlete, which of these is the least ideal tests?

Answer 5

One rep max back squat

P139-143, 253, 453

Question 6

After two coaches test a group of athletes in a pro agility test, the coaches report very different results. What statement is most accurate?

Answer 6

The results are unreliable on the basis of a lack of interrater reliability
P251-252

Question 7

How is a local push-up endurance test performed according to US Army testing protocols?

Answer 7

Maximum reps within a two minute period

P275, 304

Question 8

How many trials should be performed in how much rest should be taken between each when administering a 300 yards shuttle test?

Answer 8

Two trials, five minute rest

P273

Question 9

What athletic attribute is being evaluated by a test or implement starts, stops and directional changes in response to stimulus?

Answer 9

Agility

P261

Question 10

What is the healthy average body fat percentage for an adult female

Answer 10

25%

P316

Question 11

The variability of scores around me and is known as which of the following?

Answer 11

Standard deviation

P291

Question 12

A high level of the following varability does not necessarily mean a test is unreliable?

Answer 12

Intersubject variability

Question 13

For the army standard, what is the difference between female and male test standards

Answer 13

No difference

P275

Question 14

What is the minimum ideal deceleration distance past the finish line during a speed test

Answer 14

20 yards

P261-262, 283

Question 15

The maximum amount of reps in a partial curl up test should be performed in how much time

Answer 15

3.75 minutes

P274

Question 16

The measure of variability of a set of results about the average is defined by which of these

Answer 16

Standard deviation

P291-292

Question 17

Which substrate begins the process of producing a steroid promote it proteins?

Answer 17

mRNA

P70-71

Question 18

On an ECG, the P-wave represents which of the following

Answer 18

Depolarization of the atria

P14

Question 19

Which phase of the stretch shortening cycle corresponds to the time delay required for afferent nerves to synapse with alpha motor neurons?

Answer 19

Amortization phase

P473

Question 20

When does the stretch shortening cycle primarily occur?

Answer 20

During the transitioning from eccentric to concentric muscle action
P525

Question 21

The size principal refers to which of the following

Answer 21

Motor units are recruited in selective order based on recruitment threshold and firing rate
P91

Question 22

Motion of the chicken away from the chest is described as which type of movement

Answer 22

Extension

P26

Question 23

What is the starting point for the abdominal crunch

Answer 23

Supine

P360

Question 24

What type of motivation influences pursuit of a professional sporting career for the sake of a high income?

Answer 24

Extrinsic motivation

P161-162

Question 25

In an electric cardio gram or ECG, what is the significance of the T wave?

Answer 25

Ventricular repolarization

P14

Question 26

The majority of sporting movements involved which type of joint

Answer 26

Synovial joints

P2

Question 27

What substance increases red blood cell formation?

Answer 27

Erythropoietin

P128

Question 28

What hormone promotes the catabolism of protein?

Answer 28

Cortisol

P82-83

Question 29

What would you use to define an impulse during a sprint

Answer 29

Total force X ground contact period

P524

Question 30

What energy molecule will likely be depleted during intense strength training involving 5 to 30 second set intervals?

Answer 30

Creatine phosphate

P55

Question 31

What results in the greatest EPOC?

Answer 31

10 total sets at 80 to 90% one RM

P58

Question 32

During resisted elbow flexion, the forearm ask as which class of lever?

Answer 32

Third class lever

Question 33

During advanced stages of the detraining, highly trained athletes may see a decrease in VO to Max of:

Answer 33

6% to 20%

P131

Question 34

How long is the suggested period of time for holding a static stretch

Answer 34

15 to 30 seconds

P:23

Question 35

The process of hormone receptors becoming less responsive is known as?

Answer 35

Down regulation

P70

Question 36

Which process produces a ATP from acetyl-COA?

Answer 36

Krebs cycle

P49

Question 37

Insulin like growth factor is released due to stimulation by which hormone

Answer 37

Growth hormone

P67, 77-78

Question 38

What hormone is permissive

Answer 38

Thyroid

P71

Question 39

Sarcopenia is associated with?

Answer 39

Decreased muscle cross-section area

P148

Question 40

In the latissimus dorsi, what action involve separation of the Z lines?

Answer 40

The barbell bent over row lowering phase

P6-8

Question 41

What type of training is defined by training with one stead of each of the following: squats, push-ups, bicep curls, lay curls, and sequence with limited rest intervals between sets

Answer 41

Circuit training

P449

Question 42

Which heart structure is most typically compromised in a sufferer of chronic tachycardia

Answer 42

Conduction system

P12-14