Question 1

The most popular interscholastic sport for girls in the United States is&#10;A) basketball&#10;B) outdoor track and field&#10;C) swimming&#10;D) soccer

Accepted Answer

Outdoor track and field has consistently been the most popular interscholastic sport for girls in the United States, attracting a large number of participants across high schools.

Question 2

The reason children most often cite for wanting to participate in organized youth sports.&#10;A) win&#10;B) obtain a trophy&#10;C) make parents proud&#10;D) have fun

Accepted Answer

The primary reason children often cite for wanting to participate in organized youth sports is to have fun. This motivation surpasses the desire to win, obtain trophies, or make their parents proud.

Question 3

According to Harter (1988), individuals choose to participate in an activity such as sports because they&#10;A) experience success at performance attempts, which motivates them to continue performance&#10;B) experience success if they win an extrinsic award&#10;C) are motivated to become collegiate athletes&#10;D) attach meaning to their friends' choices for extracurricular participation and follow the crowd

Accepted Answer

Harter (1988) suggests that individuals are motivated to participate in activities like sports primarily because they experience success in their performance attempts, which in turn motivates them to continue engaging in the activity. This intrinsic motivation is key to understanding why people choose to participate and persist in sports and other activities.

Question 4

When surveyed, both boys and girls give the same answer regarding a change they would make in their youth sport program before reentering. This change is&#10;A) better officiating&#10;B) less interference from parents&#10;C) making practices more fun&#10;D) choosing better teams&#10;E) having a better tournament schedule

Accepted Answer

Both boys and girls often express a desire for practices to be more enjoyable, as enjoyment is a key factor in their continued participation in youth sports.

Question 5

The most cited reason children provide for discontinuing a sport is&#10;A) it takes too much time&#10;B) coach plays favorites&#10;C) there is an overemphasis on winning&#10;D) they lose interest&#10;E) there is too much pressure

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The most cited reason children give for quitting a sport is that they lose interest. This can be due to a variety of factors, including not having fun, feeling over-pressured, or simply developing other interests.

Question 6

The most common injuries in youth football occur to the&#10;A) quarterback&#10;B) receiver&#10;C) defensive back&#10;D) center&#10;E) offensive lineman

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Question 7

As a result of the overuse injury &#34;Little League elbow,&#34; all of the following rule changes have occurred in youth baseball EXCEPT&#10;A) t-ball was incorporated&#10;B) the pitcher is not allowed to throw a curve ball&#10;C) the number of innings per week that an individual can pitch is limited&#10;D) girls cannot compete

Accepted Answer

"Little League elbow" is an overuse injury affecting young baseball players, leading to several rule changes aimed at preventing such injuries. These include incorporating t-ball to reduce the stress on young arms, limiting the types of pitches thrown (like curveballs) to prevent excessive strain, and capping the number of innings a player can pitch to avoid overuse. However, there has been no rule change excluding girls from competing; girls are allowed to participate in youth baseball leagues, including Little League.

Question 8

Reducing body weight through rapid dehydration&#10;A) is acceptable for wrestling athletes&#10;B) is acceptable for boxing athletes&#10;C) is a common practice in gymnastics&#10;D) can be detrimental to performance

Accepted Answer

Rapid dehydration to reduce body weight can be detrimental to performance because it can lead to decreased strength, endurance, and cognitive function, impacting an athlete's ability to perform at their best.

Question 9

Research on stress in children's sports by Simon and Martens (1979) examined the level of state anxiety among hundreds of boys and found that&#10;A) boys at all age levels experience more stress than girls&#10;B) boys at puberty experience more stress than older boys&#10;C) state anxiety is greatest in individual activities&#10;D) state anxiety is greatest in team sports&#10;E) children do not exhibit stress in sport

Accepted Answer

Simon and Martens (1979) found that state anxiety is greatest in individual activities, as these often place more pressure on the individual compared to team sports.

Question 10

Ways to reduce competitive stress in sport include all of the following EXCEPT&#10;A) providing more trophies and distributing them earlier in the season&#10;B) changing some aspect of the sport so that success will occur more frequently&#10;C) instilling self-confidence through skill training&#10;D) placing the outcome of the contest in perspective&#10;E) realistic goals for all players being set by the coach

Accepted Answer

Providing more trophies and distributing them earlier in the season does not necessarily reduce competitive stress. It might not address the root causes of stress such as fear of failure, pressure to perform, or the competitive nature of the sport itself. Other options like changing aspects of the sport for more frequent success, instilling self-confidence, placing outcomes in perspective, and setting realistic goals directly contribute to reducing stress by improving players' mindset and approach to competition.

Question 11

The primary reason provided for coaching youth sport leagues is&#10;A) to get university credit&#10;B) to gain experience prior to student teaching&#10;C) to win the playoffs&#10;D) that the coach's child is in the league

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Question 12

Young children between 8 and 9 years of age tend to use which of the following sources of information to estimate their physical competence?&#10;A) game outcome&#10;B) parental feedback&#10;C) peer evaluation&#10;D) game outcome and parental feedback&#10;E) game outcome, parental feedback and peer evaluation

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The answer of Young children between 8 and 9 years...

Question 13

Of the approximately 3.5 million coaches in the United States, about how many are volunteers?&#10;A) 150,000&#10;B) 250,000&#10;C) 2,500,000&#10;D) 3,000,000

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The answer of Of the approximately 3.5 million coaches in...

Question 14

Approximately what percentage of volunteer coaches lack the necessary formal preparation to coach?&#10;A) 30%&#10;B) 60%&#10;C) 65%&#10;D) 90%&#10;E) 95%

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The answer of Approximately what percentage of volunteer coaches lack...

Question 15

It has been estimated that for every female coach there are approximately how many male coaches?&#10;A) 2&#10;B) 4&#10;C) 6&#10;D) 8&#10;E) 10

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Question 16

Of the following organizational categories, which one contains the highest number of youth participants?&#10;A) agency-sponsored sports&#10;B) club sports&#10;C) recreational sport programs&#10;D) intramural sports&#10;E) interscholastic sports

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The answer of Of the following organizational categories, which one...

Question 17

What do the following sentences refer to :&#10;-Authorities recommend that young children not take part in competitive sports until this age (in years).

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