PASS Coaching Revision

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an effective coach?

• Leadership skills

• Organisation and managerial skills

• A positive role model

• No knowledge of the sport

Accreditation for coaching is available through

• NSW Institute of Sport

• public schools

• National Coaching Accreditation Scheme

• K Mart

Coaches provide athletes with the opportunity to

• develop skills and performance

• learn how to lose

• develop a win at all costs attitude

• take the fun out of sport and win

A coach acts as a role model in terms of behaviour and attitude. What coaching skill is this?

• managerial

• leadership

• motivator

• mediator

Using encouragement, praise, rewards and reinforcement helps with this

• role modelling

• organisation

• mediation

• motivation

Which of the following is important for the communication from the coach?

• display good sportsmanship

• keeping up to date with information

• highlight important points

• letting the athletes run the training program

This type of coach is focused on control

• laissez faire

• democratic

• authoritarian

• all coaches

This type of coaching style focuses on communication between the coach and the athletes

• laissez faire

• democratic

• authoritarian

• all coaching styles

In this coaching style, the decision making is done by the athletes

• laissez faire

• democratic

• authoritarian

• all coaching styles

What is a characteristic of an introverted athlete?

• withdraws from crowds; likes quiet

• likes crowds; enjoys noise

• withdraws from crowds; likes noise

• likes crowds; dislikes noise