Most of the legal duties of a coach are performed in the _____ phase of athletic health care. - correct answer prevention
Coach Graham sends one of his
... [Show More] practice squads onto the school track for a 1-mile run while he works with his other squad in the gym. Which legal duty is Coach Graham neglecting? - correct answer Supervise the activity closely.
Coach Hayes is certified in sport first aid and CPR. One of his freshman distance runners collapses in the middle of a race and is wheezing heavily. A teammate tells Hayes that this runner has a history of asthma attacks but hadn't wanted the coach to know. What legal duty is coach Hayes neglecting? - correct answer Evaluate athletes for injury or incapacity.
Which description below is most appropriate for a strength and conditioning coach's involvement during the assessment or diagnosis and treatment phase of an athletic injury? - correct answer Leave it to other members of the athletic health care team.
Evaluation of athletes by conducting or ordering diagnostic tests is the duty of the _____ during the _____ phase of athletic health care. - correct answer physician; recognition and first aid care
What is the proper way to warm up your athletes before workouts, practices, and competitions? - correct answer Have them perform low-intensity aerobic exercise or light calisthenics for 5 to 10 minutes; practice sport skills such as light throwing, hitting, or kicking; and then perform a few sport-specific drills.
Which statement is true? - correct answer Strength, flexibility, endurance, and power are keys to preventing injury.
Which step is part of a sound first aid emergency plan? - correct answer Take an athlete's emergency information card to every practice and game, Give an emergency response card to the contact person calling for emergency assistance ,Complete an injury report form and keep it on file.
Muscles are elastic tissues that move bones. They are connected to the bones by - correct answer tendons
The hamstring is - correct answer a muscle on the back of the thigh
A volleyball player lands from a jump and completely tears her Achilles. She has a - correct answer Grade III strain
Which tendons can be overstressed when an athlete throws with a weak or inflexible shoulder? - correct answer rotator cuff and biceps
What kind of injury is caused by stretching a patellar ligament beyond its normal limits? - correct answer tension
An athlete makes the universal choking sign while chewing a piece of gum. You prepare to perform the Heimlich maneuver by standing behind the athlete and making a fist with one hand. Where should you place your fist before thrusting it inward and upward? - correct answer just above the navel [Show Less]