Which four factors and order were identified within the Technical-Relational Model related to player tracking technology? [High Impact Player Tracking – Troester]

Plan, Monitor, Manage, and Profile

Plan, Profile, Monitor, and Manage

Profile, Plan, Monitor, and Manage

Determining acceleration and deceleration from GPS technology represent which level of metrics? [High Impact Player Tracking – Troester]

Level 1 Metrics

Level 2 Metrics

Level 3 Metrics

True or False: Using the same technology device(s) in a consistent manner is best to ensure the validity and reliability of athlete tracking. [High Impact Player Tracking – Troester]

True

False

Coaches can enhance their knowledge of training session and practice workload by ________ specific drill demands and using this information to ________ training load. [High Impact Player Tracking – Troester]

Benchmarking; Periodize

Estimating; Reduce

Color-coding; Standardize

Best practices for the management of athlete tracking include which of the following? [High Impact Player Tracking - Troester]

Training load from the planning process should be consistently adhered to and repeated as prescribed.

Training load should be regularly evaluated to ensure the training stimulus is producing the desired training result.

Individual and position-specific loading progressions should be treated as a secondary priority within team training progressions.

True or False: Microdosing is synonymous with “Minimum Effective Dose” in training. [Microdosing – Cuthbert et al.]

True

False

Although not exclusively, microdosing may be most appropriate during which phase of training? [Microdosing – Cuthbert et al.]

Off-season, when there is more time for experimentation in programming

Pre-season, when acute workload is elevated

In-season, during periods of frequent competition

Use of ________ during microdosed training sessions can result in improved performance during subsequent training activity. [Microdosing – Cuthbert et al.]

Concurrent Training

RBE and Sequencing

PAPE and Priming

True or False: Microdosing may be used to enhance motor learning by providing more focused and frequent training opportunities than traditional training. [Microdosing – Cuthbert et al.]

True

False

Using the scenarios in Table 2, which training option would be most appropriate for a weaker athlete with a low training age who prefers spending less time in the gym each day? [Microdosing – Cuthbert et al.]

Option A

Option B

Option C

True or False: Shorter, more frequent strength and endurance training sessions have been shown to be as effective as longer, less frequent sessions in military populations. [Resistance Training Frequency – Bonder and Shim]

True

False

How long is a typical microdosing workout? [Resistance Training Frequency – Bonder and Shim]

15-30 minutes

30-45 minutes

45-60 minutes

Which of the following are contraindicated in microdosing programs? [Resistance Training Frequency – Bonder and Shim]

Compound, multi-joint movements

Supersets, compound sets, and drop sets

Single-joint, isolation, and unilateral exercises

True or False: The authors suggest that microdosing should only be applied for weight room sessions that focus on strength and power [Resistance Training Frequency – Bonder and Shim]

True

False

The following is true about the relationship between warm-up, cool-down, and microdosing workout sessions. [Resistance Training Frequency – Bonder and Shim]

General cardiovascular warm-up and cool-down enhance the benefits of microdosing sessions and recovery.

Structured training sessions should always include a specific warm-up and cool-down period with static stretching.

Coaches should use discretion to ensure that athletes are warmed up to optimize performance within microdosing workouts, including performing exercises through a full range of motion.

Regarding legal responsibility, failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable and prudent strength and conditioning coach would have exercised in a similar situation defines which of the following? [Professional – Wainright]

Breach

Liability

Negligence

True or False: Trusting third-party product testing labels is sufficient to shield strength and conditioning coaches and other professionals from legal liability related to supplement product safety and repercussions due to positive drug tests. [Professional – Wainright]

True

False

The use of mental toughness workouts and exercise volumes that exceed normal ranges found in scientific research could result in which of the following legal claims? [Professional – Wainright]

Gross negligence

Medical negligence

Professional malpractice

True or False: The improper collection and reporting of performance data, including device calibration, validity, and reliability, are risk areas for legal claims with athletes. [Professional – Wainright]

True

False

Potential legal risks with offering unpaid strength and conditioning internships include which of the following? [Professional – Wainright]

Indirect disclosure

Fair housing standards

Disparate impact

In strength and conditioning, evidence-based practice involves integrating ________ with ________ such that the individual needs of athletes are met in terms of physicality, values, preferences, and constraints. [Evidence-Based Practice – Turner]

Novel training methods; Stakeholder demands

Medical viewpoints; Practitioner needs

Scientific research; Coach experience

Which of the following terms is used to describe programming and decision-making by strength and conditioning coaches at times when scientific research is inadequate? [Evidence-Based Practice – Turner]

Evidence-based practice

Empirical decision making

Theory-based practice

Which level of evidence is described as the screening of databases to find and report on relevant studies to develop a consensus and improve understanding of the topic area? [Evidence-Based Practice – Turner]

Meta-analysis

Randomized control trial

Cohort study

True or False: According to the author, strength and conditioning coaches should avoid experimenting with training interventions and volume-load prescriptions to avoid health and financial risks. [Evidence-Based Practice – Turner]

True

False

According to the article, the role of the strength and conditioning coach is to choose training interventions that they perceive as having the highest probability of success and then modify and adapt from there. This process requires the coach to consider which of the following? [Evidence-Based Practice – Turner]

Attitude, archetype, and adaptability

Culture, constraints, and context

Physicality, proficiency, and potential

Innovation and creativity in coaching include the following two dimensions. [Creative Mind – Stebbing]

Knowledge and communication

Self-reflection and open-mindedness

Education and experience

True or False: In a strength and conditioning context, the term “Consilience” refers to the agreement between similar knowledge disciplines to improve the focus and certainty of programming. [Creative Mind – Stebbing]

True

False

Methods of creativity in coaching may include which of the following? [Creative Mind – Stebbing]

Reusing a program

Planned de-load periods

Microdosing volume

Which of the following scenarios explains an effective creative problem-solving approach? [Creative Mind – Stebbing]

The coach follows a structured philosophy of training based on her own past experience. The coach feels this is the most effective approach because of the success of the program with previous athletes.

The team captains approach the coach with a unique exercise from an Instagram post by their rival school. The coach cannot find evidence to support this new approach but finds a compromise because he feels under pressure to add it to the program.

A coach seeks to add more variety to the program. She adds an “Instagram Exercise of the Day” to the team workout. The coach likes that his athletes get to “try everything” regardless of the scientific basis or effectiveness of the training.

How are strength and conditioning coaches uniquely positioned to inform evidence-based practice and athlete-coach interaction? [Creative Mind – Stebbing]

Coaches have a deeper understanding of long-term training and periodization interventions than what is typically represented in most research studies.

The field of strength and conditioning is cyclical, with today's trends often echoing past ones.

Coaches are effective at cueing a variety of exercises with athletes based on emerging trends.