Chapter 6

Which two factors have the most influence on skill learning?

• heredity and age

• maturation and motivation

• training and heredity

• practice and knowledge

What is especially important for effective practice?

• feedback

• mental rehearsal

• muscle memory

• repetitions

A _______________ is an injury to ligaments. If a ligament is stretched, swelling and pain around the joint can result.

• Sprain

• Strain

• trauma

• tear

A _______________, or muscle pull, is an injury to tendons or muscles.

• Sprain

• Strain

• Trauma

• Tear

Which list includes the correct terms in the RICE formula for treating strains, sprains, and bruises?

• rest, immobilize, cool, evaluate

• rest, immobilize, compress, elevate

• rest, ice, cool, evaluate

• rest, ice, compress, elevate

_______________ exercises cause ligaments to be stretched. These same exercises also twist the joints and force your joints to move in ways that they were not designed to move.

• Hyperkinetic

• Hypokinetic

• Hyperextension and hyperflexion

• Hypoextension and hypoflexion

Which statement is true?

• Mild concussions do not require an athlete to take a break from activity.

• Having one concussion increases the risk of having another.

• Mild concussions are rare in soccer.

• Having one concussion does not increase the risk of having another.

Doing more exercise than the body can handle may result in ?

• cardiorespiratory fitness

• overuse injury

• biomechanical principles

• hypothermia

Your muscles are connected to your bones by?

• ligaments

• tendons

• bursa

• cartilage

Unnoticed injuries with effects that may be delayed for months or years are

• microtraumas

• sprains

• strains

• dislocations