Deck 11: Coaching Psychology

Question 1

A coach who believes she can affect athletes' confidence and emotions during competitions is using which dimension in the model of coaching efficacy?

A) game strategy
B) motivation
C) technique
D) character building
E) athlete success

Answer 1

motivation

Question 2

Which one of the following countries does not have a government-based national coaching organization for training volunteer and professional coaches?

A) Canada
B) Australia
C) United Kingdom
D) United States
E) none of the above

Answer 2

United States

Question 3

What stream of the NCCP model focuses on participation at introductory levels of sport such as house league?

A) Community Sport Stream
B) Recreational Stream
C) Beginner Stream
D) Developmental Stream

Answer 3

Community Sport Stream

Question 4

A coach who encourages some of his better academic players to tutor other teammates is following which one of the following coaching principles?

A) creating a healthy climate that is enjoyable instead of trying to beat an opponent
B) utilizing a positive approach that involves encouragement and appropriate instruction
C) establishing norms that emphasize athletes' obligations to help and support one another
D) including athletes in decision-making roles regarding team rules and compliance
E) engaging in self-monitoring and assessment to focus on positive coaching behaviours

Question 5

Which of these is not a common myth about coaching psychology?

A) Outstanding athletes have an advantage in becoming excellent coaches.
B) Aspiring coaches must emulate the most successful coaches in their sport.
C) All elite-level coaches are focused solely on winning at the expense of athlete growth and development.
D) Coaching confidence is determined solely by one's innate personality.
E) Elite level coaches are not born with exceptional leadership attributes.

Question 6

Which of the following best represents the developmental path of coaches in Canada?

A) gained experience as an assistant coach
B) majored in Psychology at University
C) acquired coaching knowledge via the internet
D) was a former elite athlete
E) A and C only

Question 7

What are the three states of leader behaviours?

A) required, preferred, expected
B) required, expected, actual
C) preferred, actual, expected
D) required, preferred, actual
E) none of the above

Question 8

Susan is working as a swim instructor at a summer camp for children aged 10-14 with the goal of increasing their skill development. The coaching stream that best suits Susan is ________.

A) Developmental Stream
B) Recreation Stream
C) Instruction Stream
D) Community Sport Stream
E) Beginner Stream

Question 9

A professional coach who chooses not to socialize with players after games is an example of which state of leader behaviour?

A) expected
B) required
C) preferred
D) actual
E) cohesive

Question 10

What is the most important factor in a coach's growth and development?

A) role modelling
B) observation
C) mentoring
D) elite athletic experiences
E) previous leadership experience

Question 11

An expert coach who believes that her curling team could win gold at the Olympics by excelling in mental, physical, tactical, and technical aspects of training is exhibiting ________.

A) a vision
B) a mission statement
C) co-orientation
D) complementarity

Question 12

A wrestling coach who stresses the importance of sound technical instruction to ensure that athletes are prepared for games and practices is demonstrating which component of the coaching model?

A) organization
B) training
C) competition
D) contextual factors
E) athlete's personal

Question 13

A volleyball coach who has athletes develop precompetition routines and focus on what they can control during a match (that is, time outs, rapport with officials, and so on) is demonstrating which component of the coaching model?

A) organization
B) training
C) competition
D) contextual factors
E) athlete's personal characteristics

Question 14

Which is (are) false about the CET program?

A) follows five coaching principles
B) teams playing for trained coaches had higher winning percentages
C) children playing for trained coaches had increases in self-esteem
D) children playing for trained coaches were more likely to return the following season
E) all of the above are true

Question 15

Which one of the following is a consequence of the multidimensional model of leadership?

A) athlete performance
B) leader characteristics
C) situational characteristics
D) athlete characteristics
E) preferred actual behaviour

Question 16

An expert coach who draws up a complete plan for the upcoming season would take into consideration which aspect(s) of training?

A) mental
B) physical
C) tactical
D) all of the above
E) A and C only

Question 17

Which one of the following levels of efficacy has the greatest influence on a coach?

A) previous experiences and preparation
B) perceived skill of athletes
C) previous level of success
D) level of community support
E) A and B only

Question 18

James is the head baseball coach at a local high school. The Principal has made it very clear that James is not allowed to make physical contact with his athletes. This rule best describes which facet of Chelladurai's Multidimensional Model of Leadership?

A) Preferred Behaviour
B) Contextual Factors
C) Situational Behaviour
D) Required Behaviour
E) Coaches Characteristics

Question 19

With the successful completion of the High Performance Coaching diploma at National Coaching Institutes, you are expected to have expertise in what area(s)?

A) planning, designing and implementing a sport program
B) practical coaching knowledge
C) leadership skills and ethical coaching strategies
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 20

Which model allows for connections to be established between the accumulated knowledge of how and why coaches perform as they do and is influenced by the three peripheral components of coaches' personal characteristics, athletic characteristics, and contextual factors?

A) the model of coaching efficacy
B) the 3 + 1 Cs model
C) the multi-dimensional model of leadership
D) the Leadership Scale for Sport
E) none of the above

Question 21

Most youth-sport coaches are male, in their mid/late-forties and competed in sport prior to coaching.

Question 22

What document or organization is responsible for listing the methods by which coaches are educated, developed, and certified?

A) Pyramid of Success
B) Co-orientation element of 3 + 1 Cs model
C) Transformational Leadership Model
D) The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
E) International Sport Coaching Framework

Question 23

Despite its practical appeal, leadership has not been studied in industrial and organizational psychology.

Question 24

Given Charlene's extensive background in basketball, she was assigned to coach the women's varsity team at the high school she currently teaches at. The coaching stream that best suits Charlene is ________.

A) Competition Stream
B) Elite Stream
C) High Performance Stream
D) Community Sport Stream
E) Intermediate Stream

Question 25

Choosing your team based on your coaching philosophy would fall under which category of the coaching model?

A) creating a vision
B) creating a mission statement
C) organization
D) setting goals
E) establishing a long term plan

Question 26

What aspect of coaching is still in its early form of development and is hindered by a lack of clarity with its definition?

A) 3 + 1 Cs model
B) Co-orientation
C) Coaching Efficacy
D) Athlete-Centred Coaching
E) International Council of Coach Education mission statement

Question 27

Canadian Olympic and university coaches use a different coaching style compared to some of their European and South American counterparts.

Question 28

What is/are true about John Wooden's Pyramid of Success?

A) explains steps to achieve success in life
B) explains steps to achieve success in basketball
C) enthusiasm and Industriousness are at the top of the pyramid
D) all of the above
E) A and B only

Question 29

"When I coach my athlete during practices or games and I am responsive to his/her efforts", is related to what element of the 3 Cs + 1 model?

A) complementarity
B) co-operation
C) closeness
D) commitment
E) consternation

Question 30

The most important source of self-efficacy for coaches is previous experience and preparation.

Question 31

Canada, Australia, and the U.K. all have a government-based national coaching organizations, while the United States does not.

Question 32

The extent to which coaches believe they have the capacity to affect the learning and performance of their athletes is known as coach effectiveness.

Question 33

If you apply the primary coaching categories of the Coaching Model to the classroom context, which aspect of the model would best represent a midterm exam?

A) athlete development
B) organization
C) competition
D) training
E) game simulation

Question 34

Pat Summit, famous head basketball coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Voles built a pyramid of success, which includes industriousness and enthusiasm as its lone elements.

Question 35

What element of the 3 Cs + 1 model includes the athletes and coaches interpersonal perceptions and reflects the degree to which they have established a common ground in their relationship?

A) co-operation
B) co-orientation
C) commitment
D) closeness
E) consternation

Question 36

What percentage of the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) head coaching population is currently female?

A) less than 20%
B) 20-30%
C) 50%
D) 35-40%
E) none of the above

Question 37

The Instructional Stream in the NCCP model focuses on skill proficiency in non-competitive situations (i.e., golf instructor).

Question 38

The Positive Coaching Alliance's mission is to improve the quality and exposure of coaching at all levels around the world.

Question 39

Research has revealed that tactical training is the most common form of instruction and coaches stress the importance of sound tactical training to ensure that athletes are prepared for games and practices.

Question 40

What is the key finding from the Carter and Bloom (2009) study?

A) Previous athletic experiences do not affect coach development.
B) It is important to develop peer networks with other coaches.
C) The internet is a valuable source for acquiring coaching knowledge.
D) all of the above
E) A and C only

Question 41

Explain the athlete-centred approach that is used by many successful coaches.

Question 42

The Coach Effective Training (CET) program has been re-named. Identify the new name of the program and its philosophy.

Question 43

Identify and briefly describe the primary components of the coach model.

Question 44

What is Coaching Efficacy? Explain the four key dimensions at the core of this model.

Question 45

At the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, women took 20% of the coaching roles for Team Canada.

Question 46

How do research and theory help us understand the coach-athlete relationship?

Question 47

The old structure of the NCCP model focused on knowledge and course-based programs run by the CAC with five levels of certification. Explain the focus of the new NCCP model and describe the different streams of the program.

Question 48

Explain the five coaching principles of youth-sport coaches.

Question 49

Jeff is coaching an elite-level High School hockey team and is having difficulty teaching his team a new defensive system. Outline and define the primary components of the Coaching Model and how Jeff should use these 3 components to help his team learn his new system.

Question 50

Research from Dan Gould and his colleagues stressed the importance of effective coaching in the Training component of the Coaching Model.