Deck 11: Level of Competition and Training

Question 1

Beginners should focus on sport- and position-specific training year round.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Beginners should focus on a general, multi-faceted approach to strength and conditioning.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Specialized speed training, such as assisted/resisted sprinting and variable pace sprinting would benefit beginners.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

National caliber athletes are able to employ a greater variety of exercises than a beginner.

Question 5

A national caliber athlete's strength will continue to increase from general training.

Question 6

A national caliber athlete needs to train power to increase it.

Question 7

National caliber athletes should begin performing sport-specific and position-specific metabolic conditioning.

Question 8

Elite athletes are close to their genetic potential.

Question 9

The elite athlete needs to focus on general, non-specific training year round.

Question 10

Elite athletes will benefit from a classic periodization model.

Question 11

Which of the following exercises is not appropriate for a beginning athlete?

A) Back squats.
B) Ankling.
C) Depth jumps.
D) Shuffling.

Question 12

During the preparatory period, a beginner will benefit from how many strength training sessions per week?

A) One.
B) Two to four.
C) Five.
D) More than five.

Question 13

During the competition period, the beginner's intensity of strength training should be fixed at:

A) 60-80% of 1-RM.
B) 80-90% of 1-RM.
C) 90-100% of 1-RM.
D) A prescribed range of repetitions.

Question 14

For a national caliber athletes, which of the following exercises are appropriate for increasing power?

A) Power clean
B) Power snatch
C) Counter-movement jump
D) All are appropriate

Question 15

For the national caliber athlete, which training phase sees speed, agility, and metabolic conditioning training sessions combined?

A) General preparation
B) Special preparation
C) Pre-competition
D) Recovery

Question 16

For the national caliber athlete, which training phase sees the use of complex training?

A) General preparation
B) Special preparation
C) Pre-competition
D) Competition

Question 17

Which level of athlete will have the greatest difficulty improving their strength?

A) Beginners.
B) National caliber.
C) Elite.

Question 18

Which level of athlete will have the least difficulty improving their strength?

A) Beginners.
B) National caliber.
C) Elite.

Question 19

Which level of athlete will need to perform the most event-specific exercises?

A) Beginners.
B) National caliber.
C) Elite.

Question 20

Which level of athlete performs the least event-specific exercises?

A) Beginners.
B) National caliber.
C) Elite.

Question 21

List three things that a beginner's strength and conditioning program should focus on.

Question 22

List four examples of speed training exercises that a beginner would use in the preparatory period.

Question 23

List three things that a national caliber athlete's strength and conditioning program should focus on.

Question 24

List five examples of agility exercises that a national caliber athlete would use in the preparatory period.

Question 25

List three things that an elite athlete's strength and conditioning program should focus on.

Question 26

Describe how the beginner's training changes as they advance through the preparatory, competition, and recovery periods.

Question 27

Describe how the national caliber athlete's training changes as they advance through the preparatory, competition, and recovery periods.

Question 28

Describe how the elite/professional athlete's training changes as they advance through the preparatory, competition, and recovery periods.

Question 29

Explain how the training of the beginner is different from a national caliber athlete.

Question 30

Explain how the training of a national caliber athlete is different from a beginner.