WorksheetsCoaching Placement
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is one of the overall goals of ALL sports coaching?
a)
Athlete learning
b)
Winning
c)
Improving personal bests
d)
Being a mentor to your athletes
2.
Finish this quote: 'To sit still is to stagnate, the best coaches are always seeking to ___________________
(Kingston & Jones, 2013).
(Kingston & Jones, 2013).
a)
Improve their technique
b)
Find the easiest way to win
c)
Run around
d)
Improve their knowledge
3.
Which one of these is NOT a coaching domain?
a)
Excellence
b)
Participation
c)
Foundation
d)
Performance
4.
Which one of these is NOT a feature of the participation coaching domain?
a)
Casual participation in sport
b)
Focus on winning
c)
Introduction to the fundamentals of the sport
d)
Delivery of basic skills
5.
What is the most common way in which coaches learn?
a)
Formal coach education
b)
Non formal coach education
c)
Informal coach education
6.
The following statements highlight what coaches want from formalised coach education programmes (such as the FA Level 1 course?). One is incorrect.
a)
Knowledgeable
and professional coach educators
b)
Opportunity to apply knowledge in a
practical coaching environment
c)
Coach education courses that are simple to pass
d)
Coach educators modelling the behaviour and practices expected from coach learners
7.
Behaviourist learning theory can influence how coaches coach. Coaches can use reinforcement to modify behaviour. Which of the following is NOT a type of reinforcement?
a)
Social
b)
Tangible
c)
Edible
d)
Audio
8.
For coaches to be able to use reinforcement, they must...
a)
Have a good selection of treats to give out
b)
Know what their athletes like and dislike
c)
Have a good understanding of different learning theories and their theorists
d)
Practice the process
9.
The Zone of Proximal Development can help us to understand different ways our athletes learn. What is the ZPD?
a)
The way in which learns can proximally develop their knowledge in a sporting situation
b)
The difference between what a learner knows at the start of the session, compared to what they know at the end
c)
The difference between what a learner can
do on their own and what they can achieve with help
10.
The LTAD was designed to combine successfully training methods alongside a greater scientific basis for children and adolescents. It is split in to 2 strands - early and late specialisation. What category would gymnastics fit in to?
a)
Early Specialisation
b)
Late Specialisation
11.
Robertson and Way (2005) highlighted 7 stages of the LTAD. What is the first stage?
a)
FUNdamentals
b)
Active start
c)
Training to train
d)
Learning to train
12.
The objective of the fundamental stage of the LTAD is to learn all fundamental movement skills to build overall motor skills. If you can't throw, you will only be able to take part in which sport listed?
a)
Rugby
b)
Football
c)
Cricket
d)
Hockey
13.
Before you plan a coaching session, you need to __________
a)
Create a session plan
b)
Do a practice needs analysis
c)
Speak to the head coach
d)
Prepare the right equipment and clothing
14.
What does the planning cycle consist of?
a)
Reflect, Plan, Deliver
b)
Plan, Do
c)
Evaluate, Plan, Reflect, Deliver
d)
Plan, Lead, Reflect
15.
What is the first thing a coach should do when they arrive to deliver a session
a)
Introduce themselves to athletes and parents
b)
A health and safety assessment
c)
Set up equipment
d)
Outline session aims
16.
How a coach a communicates can affect motivation, confidence, concentration, anxiety levels, the athlete’s feelings and behaviours, skill acquisition and the coach’s ability to provide feedback on performance. What do athletes learn more from?
a)
Coaches behaviour
b)
Coaches words used
c)
The way the coaches words are said
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