ML&C Coaching activities

During a demonstration of the spike in volleyball, a coach is heard to say to the players 'your movements should be batman, superman and Usain Bolt before you hit the ball'. This is an example of which type of coach activity?

• static-dynamic

• chaining

• shaping

• verbal coaching

A child who is learning to swim breastroke is taught the action in three stages; using a flutter/dolphin kick with the correct arm action, a frog kick action using a kickboard and finally, the completed stroke, with the arm and leg action together. This coaching activity is known as

• shaping

• chaining

• static-dynamic

• complex to simple movements

During PE, the teacher has her students throw the ball to each other standing on the pool deck before moving into the pool and throwing while treading water. Of what type of coaching activity is this an example?

• shaping

• chaining

• beginner-advanced

• static-dynamic

A young boys parents put training wheels on his bike while he learns to ride. This is an example of which coaching activity?

• simple-complex

• static-dynamic

• shaping

• chaining

A hurdles coach teaches their athletes the timing of footwork in between hurdles by getting the athlete to complete 10m of hurdles using mini hurdles. What kind of coaching activity is this?

• static-dynamic

• simple-complex

• chaining

• shaping

During a quarter time break, an Australian Rules Football coach needs to provide feedback to the players to make improvements for the second quarter. What type of feedback would most likely be used in this situation?

• video analysis

• qualitative analysis

• coach and peer feedback

• kinaesthetic feedback

A coach gets their netball players to face each other and pass the ball back and forward before they pass the ball while moving down the court. What coaching activity is this an example of?

• shaping

• chaining

• simple-complex

• static-dynamic

Which of the following skills could best be taught by the chaining method?

• A basketball lay up

• Cycling

• Running

• A forward flip in gymnastics

With regard to transfer of learning, which of the following best describes a coach's aim to continue training in the rain?

• wet-weather training

• training to practice

• training to competition

• skill to skill

Shaping is best used for which kind of skills

• High in complexity and high in organisation

• High in complexity and low in organisation

• Low in complexity and high in organisation

• Low in complexity and low in organisation