Free Sports Training and Coaching MCQs with Answers
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- A. .The 12 minute cooper run
- B. The Illinois test
- C. Running
- D. The 10 minute cooper run
Explanation: The standard Cooper test for cardiorespiratory endurance is a 12-minute run, in which the distance covered is recorded.
Correct answer: .The 12 minute cooper run- A. Serve
- B. Simple
- C. Complex
- D. Overhead clear
Explanation: A complex skill contains several linked sub-routines that must be performed in sequence, such as the components of a badminton overhead…
Correct answer: Complex- A. Lots of information
- B. Given during the next training session
- C. Negative
- D. Positive and corrective
Explanation: Useful feedback should reinforce what was done well while identifying how to correct errors, so it should be positive and corrective.
Correct answer: Positive and corrective- A. Shadow
- B. Gradual build up
- C. Whole part whole
- D. Feeder drills
Explanation: Shadow practice involves performing the movement without the opponent or full equipment, allowing the performer to concentrate on…
Correct answer: Shadow- A. Sit ups
- B. Circuit
- C. Interval
- D. Fartlek
Explanation: Circuit training develops muscular endurance by making the athlete perform repeated exercises at several stations with limited rest.
Correct answer: Circuit- A. Flexibility
- B. Co-ordination
- C. Timing
- D. Agility
Explanation: Agility is the ability to change body direction or position quickly while maintaining control.
Correct answer: Agility- A. Sit and reach
- B. Flexibility
- C. Hand grip dynamometer
- D. None of these
Explanation: The sit-and-reach test measures flexibility, especially the range of movement of the lower back and hamstrings.
Correct answer: Sit and reach- A. Specificity
- B. Reversibility
- C. Overload
- D. Intensity
Explanation: Reversibility means that training gains decline when training is stopped or greatly reduced, often summarized as “use it or lose it.”…
Correct answer: Reversibility- A. Co-ordination
- B. Balance
- C. Agility
- D. Power.
Explanation: Agility combines rapid changes of direction with efficient control of the body.
Correct answer: Agility- A. Oxygen energy system
- B. Phosphagen energy system
- C. Lactic acid energy system
- D. ATP-PCr energy system
Explanation: A marathon is sustained for a long duration, so the aerobic or oxygen energy system must be highly developed to produce ATP using oxygen.
Correct answer: Oxygen energy system- A. Is associated with overtraining
- B. All of the above
- C. Has a physiological component
- D. Has a psychological component
Explanation: Chronic fatigue is a recognized sign of overtraining and may involve both physiological problems, such as impaired recovery, and…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. go as hard as you can as often as you can
- B. exercise for 3 hours on the weekend to make up for the week
- C. set short and long term goals
- D. join a health club
Explanation: Short-term goals provide achievable steps, while long-term goals give the exercise program direction and motivation.
Correct answer: set short and long term goals- A. Aerobic physical activity
- B. Increasing muscular strength and endurance
- C. Flexibility
- D. All of the above
Explanation: A health-enhancement program should develop cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility.
Correct answer: All of the above54. Which one of the following is not a physiological effect of overtraining_________________________?
- A. Increased resting heart rate
- B. Irritability
- C. Weight loss
- D. Lymphocytopenia
Explanation: Increased resting heart rate, lymphocytopenia and weight loss are physiological signs of overtraining.
Correct answer: Irritability- A. To lose weight
- B. To achieve sporting ambition
- C. Reversibility
- D. To relieve tension
Explanation: Weight control, sporting achievement and tension relief are common aims of training.
Correct answer: Reversibility- A. Losss of appetite
- B. Loss of sleep
- C. Loss of weight
- D. All of them
Explanation: Excessive training load can disturb appetite, sleep and body weight as part of the overtraining response.
Correct answer: All of them- A. Anaerobic endurance
- B. Endurance
- C. None of these
- D. Aerobic endurance
Explanation: Aerobic endurance is the ability to sustain prolonged activity using oxygen-dependent energy production.
Correct answer: Aerobic endurance- A. Micro cycle
- B. Macro cycle
- C. Mere cycle
- D. All above
Explanation: A microcycle is the shortest training unit, usually lasting a few days to about two weeks.
Correct answer: Micro cycle- A. Micro cycle
- B. Mere cycle
- C. Macro cycle
- D. All of above
Explanation: A macrocycle is the longest planning phase in periodised training and commonly represents the full annual plan of about 52 weeks.
Correct answer: Macro cycle- A. Physical activity
- B. Warm up
- C. Warm down
- D. Sport training
Explanation: Sport training is a planned and systematic process that develops fitness and skills according to the demands of a particular sport.
Correct answer: Sport training