Free Printable Developing Coaching Skills Quiz 1

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Developing Coaching Skills Quiz 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name

Class

Date

What is meant by a 'stimulus'?

Money to improve coaching and equipment

Something that is used to help a participant learn a skill

Equipment athletes can use to improve their reaction time

Something that can trigger a specific behaviour to occur

This type of coach/leader takes a hands off, laid back approach

Democratic

Autocratic

Laissez faire

Which of these statements are true for Classical Conditioning

Developed by Pavlov

Believes we can become conditioned to cues,

sounds, prompts, etc.

Believes we learn behaviour based on the

consequences of actions

Over time we will know what to do without even consciously thinking about it.

S-R bond stands for...

(a)

Who came up with the observational learning theory? (Hint: Bobo doll experiment)

Thorndike

Bandura

Skinner

Paget

FILL IN THE BLANK: Operant conditioning believes that positive reinforcement ______________ the stimulus-response bond (S-R Bond)

strengthens

weakens

Which coaching theory thinks participants learn skills/behaviour through demonstrations?

Classical conditioning

Operant conditioning

Observational learning

Thorndike's law

Which one of these is NOT one of Thorndike's laws?

Law of understanding

Law of effect

Law of readiness

Law of exercise

Briefly describe what is Thorndike meant when he proposed the 'law of readiness'

4 lines

10.

Autocratic leaders...

Consider the opinions and feedback from their participants

Let participants decide what to do and just faciliate (very little decision making)

Make all the decisions and do not consider opinions/ideas from their participants

11.

Which of the following statements are true for democratic leaders?

Seeks feedback from the team/players and

then decides how to proceed

Lets participants make all the decisions

Values individuals, the team and

developing positive relationships

Has a disciplinarian approach and controls all aspects of the session

12.

A referee blowing the whistle signifying that play should stop and the correct behaviour being displayed is an example of what type of coaching theory?