Midterm

Question 1

3 types of coaching education

Answer 1

• Formal
• Non-formal
• Informal

Question 2

Amateurism vs. Professionalism

Answer 2

• Professionals are paid to compete in their sport
• Amateurs do not have their sport as their primary source of income
• Canadian Olympians must be amateurs

Question 3

Formal coaching characteristics

Answer 3

• Access to experts
• Traditional, packaged education
• Formal assessment procedures
• Recognition of achievement
• Capacity to develop critical thinking skills
• 10% of learning

Question 4

Non-formal coaching characteristics

Answer 4

• Embedded in planned activities
• From the learner’s POV
• Makes up 20% of learning
• Self-reflective

Question 5

Informal coaching characteristics

Answer 5

• Part of a wider program
• Practical experience
• Makes up 70% of learning

Question 6

5 levels of Maslow’s Heirarchy of Needs

Answer 6

1. Physiological
2. Safety
3. Love/belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self-actualisation

Question 7

Identify and define the 3 coaching styles

Answer 7

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Question 8

Identify two types of engagement in sport

Answer 8

• Participation

- Performance

Question 9

Identify the 6 coaching domains

Answer 9

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Question 10

Identidy and define DMSP

Answer 10

Developmental Model of Sport Education

• Sampling years during childhood
• Recreational years in adolescence OR
• Specialisation years (13-15) followed by Investment years (16+) for elite athletes
• Performance outcomes are different, but personal development outcomes should be the same

Question 11

Identify and define NCCP

Answer 11

National Coaching Certification Program

- Delivered by provincial/national governments

Question 12

What are the two national sports based on the National Sport Act of 2009

Answer 12

Summer: Lacrosse
Winter: Ice Hockey

Question 13

What is the purpose of the Physical Activity and Sport Act of 2003

Answer 13

• Designed to promote physical activity and sport

- Aims to preserve and promote integral parts of Canadian culture and society

Question 14

Benefits of physical activity and sport according to Sport Act of 2003

Answer 14

• Health
• Social cohesion
• Linguistic duality
• Economic activity
• Cultural diversity
• Quality of life

Question 15

5 principles of Canadian sport policy

Answer 15

• Doping-free sport
• Treatment of all persons with fairness and respect
• Full and fair participation of all persons
• The fair, equitable, transparent, and timely resolution of disputes within sport
• Highest ethical standards and values

Question 16

2 objectives of the Canadian sport policy

Answer 16

• To increase participation in the practice of sport and the pursuit of excellence in sport
• To build capacity in the Canadian sport system

Question 17

5 goals of the Canadian sport policy

Answer 17

• Introduction to sport
• Recreational sport
• Competitive sport
• High-performance sport
• Sport for development

Question 18

2 purposes of the Sport Canada strategy on ethical sport

Answer 18

• To define Sport Canada’s role in advancing and supporting ethical sport in Canada and abroad
• To provide guidance for Sport Canada’s actions by describing where the organisation will focus its attention

Question 19

4 goals and objectives of the Sport Canada strategy on ethical sport

Answer 19

• Primary goal is that Canadians excel in an ethically-based sports system
• Enhance awareness and understanding of ethical sport delivery
• Increase commitment and capacity to deliver ethical sport
• Increase opportunities to enhance the delivery of ethical sport

Question 20

5 roles of a coach

Answer 20

1. Guiding and caretaking
2. Teaching
3. Mentoring
4. Sponsorship
5. Awakening