Bishop: When using the countermovement jump to monitor neuromuscular fatigue, which metric may be most useful for practitioners?

Jump Height

Time to Take-Off

Landing Force

Bishop: When using the countermovement jump during injury rehabilitation testing, which type of data may be most useful for practitioners? 

Peak power

Mean power

Inter-limb asymmetry

Chu: How does the athlete initiate a "Tuck Jump?"

From the athletic position, drop into a slight crouch with the arms extended behind the body, the athlete will jump straight up and pull the knees as high as possible.

The athlete should drop from a box 18" high and jump to a box of equal 18".

From the athletic position the athlete shifts the weight onto the preferred leg and then jumps as high as they can off of that leg.

Escalante: Which of the following is true?

Advanced training techniques are generally considered to be significantly better than traditional training when training volume is equated.

The effectiveness of advanced training techniques is highly advanced lifters is extremely limited and results cannot be inferred.

The use of advance training techniques will not prevent boredom and add variety into the program without necessarily changing exercises.

Goodin: Regarding sport vs Exercise Science, which statement is true? 

Sport Scientists use biology (and related disciplines) to improve sport

Exercise Scientists use exercise or training to understand sport performance

Both Exercise Scientists and Sport Scientists use identical methodologies to find their results.

Greufe: Who is involved in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team?

Sport scientist and physical therapist

Surgeon and athletic trainer

All of the above

Greufe: What are some tests in return to play testing battery for end stage rehab?

Hop and jump tests utilizing technology or other objective measurements

Range of motion and effusion differences between limbs

BFR training during an isometric strength session

Hank: Which of the following is NOT considered to be an effective prep drill for speed training? 

Screw drivers

Knee drivers

Forward rolls

Howard et al.: Quality physical education in the school setting can complement LTAD and serve as a resource to: 

learn and play a variety of activities to prepare for middle school. travel/club, and high school sports

provide children and youth the opportunity to acquire and refine fundamental motor skills and general motor ability that can create a pathway for sport participation and physical activity throughout the lifespan

learn the importance of exercise prescription to meet their age- or grade level expectations of physical fitness

Howard et al.: Collective impact is the idea that:

Organizations can create lasting solutions to social problems on a large-scale by coordinating their efforts and working together

Like-minded committees or groups within an organization can impact social change by working more closely together

An organization can set annual goals that build on the previous year so that social change is clearly outlined within the goals

Howard et al: A key point in participation in interactive roundtable discussions is to be:

Sure to let everyone know what is on your mind

Ready to share your experiences when someone else speaks

Able to work toward a shared solution to the topic

Hudy: How can you get the BEST results out of the technology your program has available?

By downloading the data into an athlete management system

By investing more money into technology

By educating coaches and athletes about the goals of performance training and recovery techniques which, ultimately, effectively connects the data to athlete performance

Hudy: What is an effective way to bridge the generational gap between veteran coaches and younger coaches and athletes?

Keep up with the latest trends on TikTok and being friends with no boundaries

Cater to the athletes

Allow them to bring individualism on-court/field while communicating clear expectations regarding performance.

Hudy: What is the ACL re-tear rate in athletes?

60-65%

35-40%

20-25%

Hudy: What is a way to test neuromuscular readiness?

Countermovement jump

Food log

Limb symmetry

Kolber: Hip impingement will most likely be aggravated with which of the following exercises?

Deep squat with barbell

Hip abduction machine

Sumo squat with dumbbell

Kolber: Hip impingement with a Cam deformity may be defined as?

Bone overgrowth of the femoral neck

Bone overgrowth of the acetabulum

Degeneration of the femoroacetabular joint

Kurtz: If you work at a private high school, university or private sector company, by accounting rules, you are more than likely viewed as:

An Asset

An Expense

A Commodity

Kurtz: In order to develop a trust level with your athletes, coaches and parents of athletes your philosophy should:

Not be shared with them

Be differentiated through proper exercise progressions/ regressions & individualized assessments

Be a closed-door policy

Lorenz: Which statement is true regarding Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training?

BFR is an adjunct or a compliment to what we’re already doing

The point of BFR is to use it for one’s lifetime

BFR is the restriction of venous flow to muscle with occlusion of arterial return

Marcum: Which of the following is true regarding the design of an effective Warm-up? 

Enjoy, engage, be present, FUN!

Un-controlled movement to dynamic movement

Required positions for sport/training sessions should not be considered

Marcum: In building the human foundation, which quality is NOT considered essential?

Posture & alignment

Sense of humor

Strength

Dane Miller: Which type of endurance is the MOST sport specific for an American Football Lineman

Aerobic

Alactic only

Alactic & Glycolytic

Dane Miller: Which of the following statements is true?

Only weak athletes need endurance training

You can get strong and improve endurance simultaneously

Endurance training makes you weak

Todd Miller: Following a weight loss intervention and subsequent weight regain, this is the tendency to continue gaining fat despite the body weight returning to its baseline value. 

Interventional fattening

FFM Overshoot

Collateral fattening

Todd Miller: The primary goal of resistance training during a weight loss intervention should be to:

Optimize muscle hypertrophy

Maximize caloric burn

Prevent losses in fat free mass

Missimer: Which of the following fascial lines is part of our deep core?

The Lateral Line

The Deep Front Line

The Spiral Line

Missimer: Which of the following muscles is not considered a local stabilizer?

Gluteus Medius

Pelvic Floor Muscles

Transversus Abdominus

Myer: Which of the following best describes the relationship between Title IX, increased female sports participation, and the ACL injury risk epidemic in female athletes?

Title IX directly caused the ACL injury risk epidemic in female athletes due to the sudden surge in female sports participation.

Increased female sports participation, prompted by Title IX, led to heightened awareness of ACL injury risks among female athletes.

The ACL injury risk epidemic in female athletes emerged independently of Title IX and increased female sports participation.

Myer: Which of the following strategies is most effective in preventing ACL injury among athletes?

Increasing the intensity and frequency of strength training sessions.

Implementing targeted neuromuscular training programs to address injury risk factors.

Focusing solely on flexibility exercises to improve joint mobility and reduce injury risk.

Novak: What is a previously used name for what is now called Photobiomodulation?

Laser Bio-Stimulation

Non-thermal stimulation

Low-level biomodulation

Novak: Photobiomodulation does the following in the body except:

Support mitochondrial ATP production

Improve circulation through Nitric Oxide

Facilitate Hemostasis

Pollen: Which of the following is NOT a good reason to conduct pre-participation screening?

Detect current injuries

Predict future injuries

Gather baseline data

Pollen: To prevent the most injuries and take athletes’ time availability into consideration, which prevention approach is best?

A targeted injury prevention program exclusively for athletes identified as high risk

A global injury prevention program for all athletes, regardless of individual risk levels

A global injury prevention program for all athletes focused on the highest burden injuries, plus individually tailored exercises for lower burden injuries.

Raether: When developing preparation strategies, the coach should:

Match warm-up with training focus

Make warm-up independent of training focus

Allow the athlete to design the warm-up

Read: Why is vertical jump testing useful in sports medicine? 

It is almost as sensitive for identification of residual deficits as the hop test

It helps practitioners identify trainable neuro-muscular deficits

It is a non-performance test

Schurrer: With regard to verticial integration, which is true? 

Intensity determines results

Intensity determines emphasis

Intensity is a non-factor

Secomb: Which statement is the most accurate regarding research philosophy? 

Provide theoretical information that can be used to improve the athlete’s competitive performance and sense of humor.

Provide actionable information that can be used to improve the athlete’s competitive performance and health

Neither a. or b. is accurate regarding research philosophy

Signorile: ____________ is one of the major performance variables associated with independence, fall prevention, and rehabilitation following surgery.

Strength

Power

Endurance

Storey: If the load is the same on two different deadlift reps but one has a 5 second eccentric phase and the other has a 1 second eccentric  phase, which rep will have a higher peak eccentric force?

5 second Eccentric Rep

1 second Eccentric Rep

cBoth will have the same Eccentric force

Suchomel: Perhaps the most cited reason that strength and conditioning coaches do not implement weightlifting movements is:

The exercises may be too difficult to learn and teach correctly

The exercises do not promote positive strength-power adaptations

The exercises are too dangerous

Suchomel: Depending on the loads prescribed, training with weightlifting pulling derivatives can:

lead to similar improvements in strength-power performance compared to catching derivatives.

lead to greater improvements in strength-power performance compared to catching derivatives.

Both a and b.

Taft: What is the most accurate answer regarding the agility ladder? 

The agility ladder is NOT a direct Speed training tool

The agility ladder is NOT an Agility training tool

Both a. and b. are accurate answers

Taft: Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 patterns of locomotive literacy?

Jump

Thoracic Rotation

Acceleration

Turner: What is reductionism in sport science research? 

The approach of studying sports solely through the lens of individual athlete performance.

The methodology of simplifying complex sporting phenomena into smaller, more manageable components for analysis.

The philosophy of emphasizing holistic understanding and integration of various factors in sports research.

Turner: What is confirmation bias?

The tendency to seek out information that supports one's existing beliefs while ignoring contradictory evidence.

The process of verifying experimental results through repeated testing in controlled environments.

The practice of ensuring that research findings are aligned with established scientific theories.

Turner: What is a training philosophy in sports coaching? 

A set of rules and regulations governing the conduct of athletes during training sessions.

A systematic approach or guiding principle that shapes how a coach designs and implements training programs.

A code of ethics that coaches follow to ensure fair play and sportsmanship among athletes.

Walts, Clark: Which of the following answers best describes the purpose of "sprint profiling"?

To perform muscle fiber biopsies in order to determine which athletes have the most potential for sprinting events

To analyze the different portions of an athlete's linear sprint performance (i.e., acceleration vs. top speed) to facilitate individualized sprint training prescription.

To quantify the correlations between 1RM squat strength, broad jump, and 0-10 yard acceleration performance.

Walts, Clark: Which of the following describes some of the major goals/purposes of performing the wicket (mini hurdle) drill with team sport athletes?

To exaggerate high knee lift and disproportionately lengthen stride length during upright running

To reinforce proper foot strike (relative to COM), leg swing mechanics, and pelvic control during high-speed running.

To directly mimic how the athletes will sprint in game competition on the field or court.

Ward: Which of the following statements regarding the rotator cuff is true? 

Rotator cuff injuries effect approximately 30% of people over 60

20-50% of rotator cuff repairs will fail

Both a. and b. are true