Injury Prevention and Types of Injuries MODIFIED

Which of the following is defined as an approach to conditioning that attempts to bring about peak performance, while reducing injuries and overtraining in athletes, by developing a training and conditioning program to be followed throughout that various seasons?

• Cross training

• Periodization

Which of the following describes the season when conditioning is dedicated to unstructured recreational activities?

• In-season

• Off-season

A soccer player running ren 120-yard sprints in under 20 seconds each with a 1-minute walking recovery period between each sprint is an example of ______.

• Continuous training

• Interval training

Which of the following statements is true of ballistic stretching?

• It is the most effective and widely used technique of stretching in injury rehabilitation of sore or strained muscles.

• It involves a bouncing movement in which repetitive contractions of the agonist muscle are used to produce quick stretches of the antagonist muscle.

Hops, bounds, and depth jumps are forms of ________.

• Isokinetic exercises

• Plyometric exercises

which of the following involves a muscle contraction in which the length of the muscle is changing while the contraction is performed at a constant velocity?

• Isometric exercises

• Isokinetic exercises

Which of the following involves passively stretching a muscle by placing it in a maximal position of stretch, or its endpoint where there is a resistance to stretch, and holding it there for an extended time?

• Static stretching

• Active stretching

Which of the following statements is true of isokinetic exercises?

• In isokinetic exercises, the muscle is shortened and lengthened through a complete range of motion.

• In isokinetic exercises, resistance is given at a fixed velocity of movement with accommodation resistance.

A dynamic worm-up that is usually used to prepare for physical activity can be done in _________.

• not more than 10 minutes

• as little as 5 minutes or as long as 20 minutes

Which of the following involves a muscle contraction in which the length of the muscle remains constant while tension develops toward a maximum force against an immoveable resistance?

• An isometric exercise

• An isotonic exercise