Which of the following prepubertal situations would be considered early sport specialization?

Alexa, who plays softball for two seasons a year and no other sports. Her fall season lasts 6 weeks and the spring/summer season lasts 5 months.

Jose, who plays football in the fall for 4.5 months and baseball in the spring/summer for 6 months. He does not participate in any other sports.

Aliza, who is a golfer that participates in a 4-month fall season and 5-month spring/summer season. She does not participate in any other sports.

If Dylan is 9 years old, what is the recommended maximum number of cumulative training hours per week?

7

9

14

When evaluating an early specialization athlete’s stage of maturity, which of the following methods is recommended?

Maturity offset

Percent of predicted adult height

Time before peak height velocity

During the period of development near peak height and weight velocity, which of the following may decrease or stall temporarily?

Relative risk of injury

Relative risk of illness

Performance

With proper training and athlete management, approximately what percentage of youth overuse injuries are believed to be avoidable?

50%

60%

75%

It is recommended that ___________________________ be incorporated in every training session irrespective of developmental stage for early specializing athletes.

Deceleration and landing technique training

Flexibility training

Non-structured forms of training

When working with early specialization athletes, strength and conditioning coaches should deliberately prescribe _________________.

Movements not characteristic to their specific sport

Conditioning exercises that meet the metabolic demands of their sport of choice

Strength training exercises that focus on unilateral movements

Which of the following is a symptom of an overuse injury?

Sharp decrease in performance

Sharp increase in pain

Gradual increase of pain

An increase of acute to chronic workload ratios of 2 standard deviations has been shown to result in _______________.

A 2 – 3-fold decrease in injury risk for the following 8 weeks

A 3-fold increase in injury risk for the following week

A 4 – 5-fold increase in injury risk for the next 4 weeks

When focusing on the psychosocial aspects of development, it is recommended that coaches provide opportunities for ____________.

Building self-confidence

Failure in a safe environment

Team-based development